Firms engaged in the production of furniture appear on the modern market every year. But very often the quality or price of their goods leaves much to be desired. If you are tired of standard and same-type furniture in the store, then trying to make original wood furniture yourself is for you. Moreover, if your imagination works well and you have a stock of ideas that you want to implement in the interior of your home.
DIY wooden furniture is an excellent solution for creative people. These products will become an original decoration of any room and will give the interior a special uniqueness.
Photos of handmade wooden furniture turn out to be very beautiful, which is why designers and photographers often use such elements in their work.
How to choose finishing coatings
From his own experience, Woodworkers was convinced that the appearance and performance characteristics of furniture largely depend on the correct choice of coating.
- Wax is an unreliable coating; the surface treated with it will require constant maintenance, additional polishing and additional application of material.
Oil is a more reliable coating; it forms a thin but stable film on products. 1-2 times a year you need to go over the product with a swab dipped in the same oil. This is an excellent finish for wooden kitchen countertops.
- Shellac protects wood better than mask and wax, but it forms a thin film, and no one can guarantee that scuffs and cracks will not form on it.
- Professional multi-component polyurethane varnishes protect any furniture; products coated with it look beautiful and unusual.
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Even if you chop off a piece from a tree, it’s the same inside. Sanded and reapplied oil. And if the veneer comes off, serious restoration will be required, so it is better to always fix the veneer with varnish.
This is the kind of product design that can be made using polyurethane coatings: everything here is covered with polyurethane stain and patina and secured with varnish.
But here everything is a little more complicated: a layer of primer was applied, when it was dry - a layer of paint (Woodworkers applies it with a spray gun), then patina, excess patina is removed (this stage can be repeated several times), the result is fixed with varnish.
Varietal wood species
Before choosing a particular type of wood, you need to decide what kind of wood furniture can be made. Species are divided into hard and soft wood.
Hard varieties include apple, ash, beech, acacia and elm. They are used for the manufacture of frame structures and furniture that can withstand heavy loads. Soft species are juniper, pine, willow, fir. Decorative parts that are not designed for heavy loads are made from this material.
When creating solid wood furniture with your own hands, it is important to take into account future conditions when using it. For example, for rooms with high humidity you will need wood with good moisture resistance. It could be cedar.
Interesting products are made from wenge, meranti, mahogany and makore; such rocks have an unusual texture.
Pine is used for the frame of upholstered furniture and decorative elements.
Beech is durable, but not resistant to moisture. Before starting work, this type of wood must be coated with special protective agents.
Oak is ideal for making solid furniture, such as chests of drawers, beds or wardrobes.
Birch is a fragile material, prone to cracks, as a result of which it is used to create smaller furniture elements - coffee tables and chairs.
Where can I get lumber?
Despite the abundance of forests in our country, not everyone can afford a thematic array.
Therefore, tips for making your own furniture include finding affordable wood. You can get it:
- After the New Year holidays (pine trunks are great for making legs);
- With the help of worn-out windows, doors, furniture (old structures are often made of high-quality wood, which only needs to be adjusted in size to fit the future furniture);
- In your garden-dacha (stumps and wild garden trees - pear, apple, walnut - are considered consumable raw materials);
- In a planting or forest (bad weather often breaks tree trunks that can be used to make furniture).
For the last point, it is better to have personal transport, since sawing a trunk with a chainsaw on the spot can be regarded as an administrative offense.
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Features of the production of children's furniture made of wood
All items in a children's room should be reliable and durable and, most importantly, not dangerous. In addition, it is important to observe the following details:
- There are no sharp corners, it is better to round them so that children cannot get injured.
- Non-toxic paint coating.
- No small parts (it is better to use large elements to avoid the child tearing something off and swallowing it).
- The connections are made without the use of nails (the best option is self-tapping screws).
- Simplicity of the design solution (it is better to use more bright colors than complex shapes - it will cost less, and the child will like it more).
Drawings of our users' work
The hero of the story told at the beginning of the article began his furniture journey by studying generally accepted standards.
Beginning home craftsmen can use the drawings that (in detail, with dimensions) were developed by users of our portal.
This is a popular type of chair in country houses, also known as a "throne".
Here is a comfortable rocking chair made of plywood.
Here is a creative recycling of inch board scraps left over from construction: 150 mm wide, 25 mm thick and 300-500 mm long. You could use them for firewood, or you could make stools! The photograph shows the design features of the product.
All this is work done at an amateur level, but here are the things done by a professional, FORUMHOUSE user with the nickname Woodworkers.
Making wooden furniture for the bathhouse with your own hands
For better arrangement of the bathhouse, it is necessary to correctly place furniture in it: benches, table, couch, and so on. All this, of course, can be bought, but it will be much cheaper to do it yourself. You can make this bath kit yourself
First of all, you need to choose the right breed; it must meet the following properties:
- Low thermal conductivity.
- No knots or cracks. All irregularities must be sanded.
- High density and strength. Only hardwoods are suitable for the steam room: oak, alder, and so on. You can also use conifers for the waiting room and rest room, the main thing is proper processing.
Pipes
Plastic polymer pipes should not be thrown away after laying sewerage or water supply on the site.
Cuttings of such materials using various fittings and connecting elements are widely used for the manufacture of beautiful sun loungers and armchairs, with a folding or stationary design.
Do not forget about the possibility of combinatorial combination of different materials in the manufacture of furniture structures with an ergonomic and practical design.
For use in an open area, it is better to use wear-resistant and high-quality materials that are not afraid of aggressive environmental influences.
In order to preserve the appearance of comfortable garden furniture, you can use covers or any available covering materials.
Folding structures and soft mattresses or pillows are recommended to be stored in utility rooms or storage rooms during the cold season.
Wooden furniture for the kitchen
Of all the interior items, kitchen sets are the most structurally complex, as they involve many drawers and shelves.
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To make kitchen furniture from wood with your own hands, you need to follow the following procedure:
- We are drawing up a project. To correctly draw up a project, you need to draw a floor plan and designate the necessary areas (sink, work surface, cabinets, and so on).
- Next, we purchase the necessary materials and accessories.
- We cut the sheets into the necessary elements.
- We assemble the structure. The main thing is accuracy and attentiveness - then the kitchen will be durable and will last for many years.
Work zone
When you have lumber and tools, then you need to find a place to make wooden furniture. Otherwise, the housing will be clogged with dust, shavings and other waste.
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- Crafting table;
- Vise;
- Shelves and drawers for storing tools and consumables;
- Seat (better adjustable);
- Lighting.
When improving your workshop, you can gradually add different machines to the above list - wood lathe, drilling, sharpening, etc.
Bathroom storage
In a small apartment, bathrooms most often also have a small area, and if the order in a small bathroom gets out of control, then you can resort to various options for storing items such as razors and combs, detergents and toilet paper.
Here are some of the suggestions:
- install shelves above the sink, providing easy access to the things stored on them;
- The space above the toilet should not be neglected, as this is an excellent place to install special baskets or drawers for storing toiletries;
- Towel holders can be installed on the door leaf;
- It is advisable to store many small items and personal hygiene items in cabinet drawers installed in the bathroom;
- Quite a lot of things fit in a narrow closet with drawers;
- A stylish way to keep dirty laundry out of your bathroom is to use space-saving fabric baskets that can be folded and hidden when empty;
- a shower cabin, rather than a bathtub, is the best proposal for increasing the space in the room for taking water procedures.
Review of basic and additional materials
Choosing a base is, first of all, a work of imagination, a desire to try to translate into reality options for extraordinary solutions for outdoor landscaping. When deciding what garden furniture can be made from, they take into account the factor of general style and practicality.
By using certain materials, you can determine the subsequent finish. The type of base largely determines the additional elements selected in accordance with the main material. Many, given this fact, receive excellent pieces of garden furniture of their own production.
Making products from flexible tree branches. This material is attractive when you want to get the original shape of chairs, original varieties of rocking chairs and exclusive tables. Such furniture is usually placed under a canopy. It perfectly contributes to a comfortable rest during the summer heat.
Using metal bases as starting material. When determining options for deciding what kind of garden furniture can be made, they often think that it should be designed to last for a long time.
Of course, metal is, first of all, high strength. In this the tree is much inferior to it. But the work itself with such raw materials is more complex. Sometimes you have to resort to welding. In other cases, the connecting parts are bolts and an anchor. Additional elements are duralumin or steel pipes of various sections (rectangular, square or round).
