How to assemble a sofa Amsterdam corner instructions

How to assemble an Amsterdam sofa video instruction

Thanks to its compact dimensions and high performance characteristics, a sofa with an accordion mechanism is very popular. This model transforms into a spacious sleeping area, so it is perfect for both living rooms and children's rooms. If necessary, upholstered furniture can be moved from one room to another. Knowing how to assemble a sofa accordion, this will not be difficult. The model has a simple design that every man can handle without much effort.

Sofa Amsterdam - characteristics

Furniture manufacturing is a well-oiled mechanism over the years, in which the slightest error can lead to damage to the product, therefore all designs, no matter whether a corner or straight Amsterdam sofa, have basic characteristics:

Dimensions – 240x110x100 cm, sleeping area – 200x160 cm.
The mechanism of the sofa is Eurobook.
The set includes 4 pillows, 2 for the back of the sofa and 2 decorative ones, filled with holofiber.
The factory sofa has removable covers with zippers.
The structure is secured with bolts.
The frame is made of natural wood, often birch or pine.

Amsterdam sofa size

Standard furniture has the following parameters: 160×192 cm – these are the dimensions of the sleeping place that the Amsterdam sofa bed has, this size is similar to a standard double bed. The length of the backrest is 192 cm; when folded, the length of the sofa is 240 cm and the width is 150 cm. It can comfortably accommodate several people to watch TV or have a meal. The Amsterdam mini sofa, as a rule, is placed in children's rooms and offices, where there is a small sleeping space or one that is not needed at all.

What's inside the Amsterdam sofa?

The sofa is filled with a ventilated Bonnell spring block. The Amsterdam Eurobook sofa is made of dense two-layer felt, polyurethane foam and high-quality batting. The tick-tock springs do not scratch the floor because the transformation occurs in the air. The Amsterdam sofa model is one of the most comfortable and multifunctional, and the hard, orthopedic mattress is suitable for people with bad backs and children whose spine is still developing.

Color of sofas Amsterdam

When ordering a sofa, you can choose any suitable material: textile upholstery with leather armrests, exquisite patterns or bright velor. Matting fabric is used as upholstery. It is dense and durable, its coarsely woven fibrous base is elastic, so it holds its shape well and is easy to clean. The practical and wear-resistant upholstery material is pleasant in everyday use. In order for the sofa to match the interior, it must match it in color:

A black sofa will not fit into a “warm” room, but it will look great in a minimalist, “cold” room.

Sketching and drawings

The drawings and diagrams necessary to make an accordion sofa with your own hands can be found on the Internet, you can substitute the required dimensions, taking into account the free space in the room, the desired length and width of the bed. But first you need to decide on the design. The soft part can rest on a metal frame with lamellas made from a round or rectangular pipe or on a carpentry frame made of timber and fiberboard. To make a metal frame yourself, you will need metal pipes, high-quality lamellas, lath holders for attaching wooden lamellas to the frame, and other fasteners, a pipe bender, and welding. To absorb the load, it is important to correctly calculate the step of fastening the lamellas. Working with carpentry is much easier.

This article describes in detail how to make a sofa with an accordion transformation mechanism on a wooden frame, consisting of the following parts:

soft part of 3 sections - rear back, front back and seat;
2 soft straight armrests;
a stiffener connecting the sidewalls at the rear;
bottom drawer on wheels;
guide for rolling out the drawer.

You can implement your project. When drawing a diagram or sketch, you need to think through the following points:

the armrests will be hard or soft, straight or complex in shape;
will the unfolded sofa have a high back-headboard, or just a stiffening rib connecting the armrests;
Will there be a box under the seat?

Based on the sketches, drawings are constructed, which indicate the dimensions of each structural element. Based on the drawings, details are drawn up - it is calculated what materials and in what quantities will be needed.

Features: pros and cons

It is worth considering the features of this model in more detail. The advantages include convenience, easy care of the upholstery and very high quality. You shouldn’t ignore the design either, because the designers have done their best here. In any living room, such a soft “friend” will look solid - and at the same time create an atmosphere of comfort in the room. It is also worth noting that this furniture has an attractive appearance. The beauty of a room is important for many, especially for the owner of the house, who always wants to be proud of it.

The sofa is quite large in size, but you can easily fit the whole family on it - for example, for watching a movie together at home.

For a large family, this factor plays a very important role when choosing home furniture. Every person knows how important it is to spend time with their loved ones. “Amsterdam” can be easily unfolded at any time and become a double bed. It can be placed in the bedroom, in the living room - and even in the nursery. With such a sofa, an unexpected visit from guests or relatives (even in the middle of the night) will no longer be taken by surprise.

DIY Accordion Sofa (Mikhail Teremkov)

The sofa frame is made of metal and wood. There is also a mixed frame. A sofa with a metal frame can withstand significant loads. When making such a sofa, all metal parts are treated with anti-corrosion agents. For the production of wooden frames, softwood materials are chosen because they are stronger and more durable. But such a frame must be carefully processed, because pests may infest it, and it must be dried well, since over time it can begin to creak. The mixed type of frame is distinguished by the fact that its base is metal, and the back, armrests, drawer and scurvy are made of wood materials. The accordion sofa comes in two shapes: straight and angular.

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What to look for?

If you have purchased a new sofa and plan to assemble it yourself, then first carefully inspect all the mechanisms. If they show signs of corrosion, are loose and generally look used, then you have definitely been provided with defective products. There is no point in assembling such a product, otherwise you will soon have to think about how to properly disassemble it in order to change parts at your own expense.

Sofa Reloti Silver

For example, the Reloti Silver sofa has become one of the most popular models today. Specialists always try to assemble it, because it requires precision in every connection. If you do not have any experience in assembling furniture, but really want to carry out this procedure yourself, then use the drawings offered by the manufacturer. They give a very cloudy view of the assembly, but still, if you understand them, you can get all the data on how to assemble correctly.

Materials, accessories, tools

To make a sofa you will need:

for armrests - timber with a section of 25x50 mm, plywood 10 mm or chipboard 25 mm for the frame, fiberboard (hardboard) for the sides;
timber and fiberboard for the frame of the soft part;
boards for the frame of the box, fiberboard for the bottom, plywood for the facade;
plywood or chipboard for stiffeners;
guide boards;
foam;
furniture fabric, leatherette can be used for the sides;
transformation mechanism, support hinges, wheel supports;
self-tapping screws, bolts and nuts, furniture or universal glue.

Armrests

The easiest way to make armrests is rectangular in shape; they can be made quite wide. The armrests are completely symmetrical and differ only in the direction of the bolt for assembling the elements. Sequence of work:

Assembling a frame from 4 strips of plywood (top, bottom, front, back walls) and 7 vertical beams, the 7th beam is installed closer to the rear wall of the frame, a hole is drilled in it for a bolt. The bolt is immediately installed in place and fixed from the head side.
Covering the frame with foam rubber (allowance at the edges of 0.5 cm).
Covered with fabric (allowance of at least 5 cm, for a model with drawstrings more).
Manufacturing, pasting with foam rubber, covering the sidewalls from fiberboard (a hole for the bolt is immediately drilled in the inner sidewall).
Installing the side panels into the body, fixing them with self-tapping screws in the corners.

If tightening is being done, it is convenient to cut holes in the foam rubber using a joker pipe with a pointed edge. Instead of furniture buttons, you can use footrests on a nail, covering them with fabric. The prepared bearings are driven into the holes with a mallet, the fabric in the tightening areas is pre-fixed to the plywood with a stapler.

Reviews

Buyers leave very mixed reviews about this sofa. They write on various sites. In their reviews, buyers noted that a corduroy sofa in the interior looks very interesting and luxurious, but it is not entirely convenient to use, including cleaning. Corduroy itself tends to get dirty, dust gets caught in its delicate fibers, the fabric loses its beauty and does not look as good as at the very beginning. It is advisable for the owner of such a sofa to periodically carefully care for it.

But the eco-leather model, although it will not look as original and interesting as its corduroy version, is very convenient for everyday use. Both in appearance and in terms of tactile sensations, eco-leather is no different from products made from real leather, which many customers really like. However, consumers note that due to its size, this piece of upholstered furniture cannot be placed in every room. It is better to install it in a spacious room, since the frame of the sofa is 1.75 m wide. There are factory defects: there is not enough filling in the pillows. It happens that the material stretches in places where the furniture is often used.

Soft part

Using self-tapping screws, a timber frame is assembled (frame and 2-3 transverse stiffeners).
The frame is covered with fiberboard on top.
Holes for bolts are made in the lower part of the rear backrest; in these places, the beam must be reinforced with plywood overlays 5-10 mm thick.
The frames of the rear and front backrests are laid side by side. The bars, which are in contact, are screwed with self-tapping screws from the inside of the frame closer to the corners. The bars are marked and drilled for mounting holes for the hinges that will fasten the backs together.
The fiberboard is covered with foam rubber 8-10 mm thick, density 22. You can glue foam rubber of a smaller thickness in several layers.
On the sides of the front backrest and seat, holes are marked and drilled for the transformation mechanism.
Frames covered with foam rubber are covered with a stapler using padding polyester or batting, upholstery fabric, or furniture covers are sewn and stretched over the soft part.

Frame replacement

Repair of sofa parts.

Sofa repair involves replacing foam rubber. To do this you will need to remove the upholstery. This work is carried out using furniture foam rubber, the density of which ranges from 35-40 mm. If the spring block breaks through the foam, then the springs are replaced. The burlap is cut to a specific size. It is laid on the block in 2 layers. Foam rubber is placed on top. It is fixed to the frame with staples, and to the burlap with glue. Then a layer of padding polyester is laid. The fabric is stretched and fixed. The furniture is being assembled.

Box and small parts

The box frame is assembled from 4 boards; the boards are connected to each other using vertical bars, which are installed in the inner corners. The diagonals of the box are measured - they should be the same. A stiffening rib is attached in the middle. The fiberboard bottom is secured with short self-tapping screws. The front and rear rollers are screwed into the corners. Holes for the transformation mechanism are marked on the sides. The front panel is covered with fabric and attached from the inside to the front wall of the drawer.

The 2 guide boards along which the rollers will ride are connected to each other by two transverse boards, the ends of which, after assembly, should reach the middle of the bottom of the armrest. The parallelism of the guides is checked by measuring the diagonals. The rear stiffener is covered with fabric.