How to make a sofa book with your own hands

Any apartment should be comfortable and spacious. The same requirements for a country house. To make the most of the space, it is advisable to buy furniture that will transform. And it's better if you do it yourself.

In this review, we will consider how a do-it-yourself sofa book is made, what is needed for this and how to ensure reliability.

A sofa-book - what is it?

This type of furniture should be in every home. Due to its compactness, functionality and convenience, the Eurobook deserves respect.

The design of the Eurobook is simple. There is a movable part that can be pulled out due to special fittings. If you plan to make it yourself, then it is better to make a movable part on wheels.

When folded, such a sofa can accommodate up to 6-7 people in a sitting position. It is convenient and allows you to spend time together with your family and friends. And if guests come to you from distant lands, you can always expand the sofa, getting a comfortable sleeping place for two.

Advantages and disadvantages

The advantages of the Eurobook include:

• simple construction;
• short time to bring to sleep;
• the spaciousness of the sofa;
• structural reliability;
• durability;
• quality of finishing materials.

Before you make a do-it-yourself eurobook sofa, the drawings of which you will see below, you need to familiarize yourself with all the shortcomings of this design.

1. The main disadvantage of this design is the presence of castors. They are necessary for smooth unfolding of the moving part. Wheels can damage the floor. To eliminate this drawback, it is necessary to select wheels with a soft coating (for example, silicone).
2. With constant unfolding, the mechanism loosens. This contributes to the deterioration of the quality of the upholstery due to excessive friction of the surfaces.
3. For tall people, discomfort is possible due to the limited length of the side armrests.

Buying a Eurobook sofa is a good idea. All the disadvantages are completely covered by the advantages. But what if you make such a piece of furniture with your own hands? This will save money and make the product according to your own drawings, sizes and designs.

Diy eurobook sofa

Before making a eurobook with your own hands, you need to make three drawings.

1. Basic three-view drawing with all dimensions applied.
2. Cutting diagram of the material indicating dimensions, deviations for tolerances, allowances and a margin for the thickness of the cut.
3. A sketch presented by several options.This drawing shows what design will be obtained after the product is manufactured. With the help of a sketch, it turns out to choose the design style of the sofa for the current design of the room where the installation is planned.

After all the drawings have been drawn up, it is necessary to purchase the material.

If all three drawings are drawn up correctly, you do not risk buying less or more material. This saves money and also provides the required amount of building material of the desired style and article. If you have to buy additional material, the texture of the next batch will be 100 percent different. Therefore, purchase the required volume at once.

It is also important to draw up the order for assembling the product. This will save time and assemble all the components correctly. If you omit this stage, damage to the workpieces is possible, the use of fasteners for other purposes.

Blueprints

The eurobook sofa drawing includes three main elements:

• first, a sketch of the future sofa is drawn;
• then the main drawing is drawn up;
• further cutting scheme.

Calling a sketch a drawing will not rotate the tongue. The point is that the sketch is drawn by hand, without using a ruler. It is rather a drawing depicting the future design of the finished product, its color content, range, structure, texture, dimensions and dimensions.

The sketch is drawn using the vanishing point method. One or two points of space are selected, at which all lines will converge. First of all, squares are drawn on a sheet of paper, indicating the spatial size of the room. Next, the lines of the floor, walls and ceiling, door and window openings are applied.

Interior elements should also be present here. Decorative objects, paintings, wall clocks - the more you depict details on the sketch, the easier it is then to choose the design of the eurobook.

At the last stage of drawing up the sketch, the lines of the sofa itself are applied. To understand the final result, you need to decorate the sketch with colored pencils. For a successful selection of the sofa design option, draw some sketches. This way you can choose the best option.

After the final result of the sketch, proceed to the main drawing. It must be composed in three forms:

• in front;
• on the side;
• above.

Separately, a diagram of the frame, internal fastenings is drawn. For a perfect fit, first draw the fully assembled sofa with upholstery.

After the main drawing, a material cutting scheme is made. This is necessary in order to determine the number of required boards, chipboard sheets, plywood, as well as upholstery fabrics.

Observing the exact sequence, you will get the perfect do-it-yourself sofa-book, the drawings and diagrams of which are given below.

Material and tool

For manufacturing you will need:

• screwdriver;
• drill;
• jigsaw;
• construction stapler.

As a material, you must have in stock:

• wooden board;
• plywood;
• Chipboard;
• foam rubber;
• fabric upholstery (cotton or other).

Do not forget to get a set of screwdrivers, drills, furniture brackets, the necessary fasteners (screws, dowels, furniture screws, wood glue).

Assembling the frame

The frame for the sofa-book can be assembled from:

• metal;
• wood.

The assembly process from wood is much easier than from steel. The fact is that the metal is more difficult to process, and it will also have to be connected by electric arc welding. This type of work at home is flammable. And the metal frame is much heavier than the wooden one.

The assembly of the wood frame takes place in three stages.

1. First, the bottom frame is assembled, which acts as a base.
2. Next, the sidewalls are attached. The reliability of the future product depends on this element.
3. After attaching the sidewalls, it is necessary to assemble the support frame under the back.

The support frame under the back is connected to the sides and the lower frame by means of a special folding mechanism made of metal. This basic element (fastening mechanism) must be purchased from a furniture store. Pay attention to quality, expensive folding mechanisms. It is very easy to distinguish it: heavy, massive guides with a rigid structure.

Base

The base of the fold-out sofa is a bottom frame fixed between two sides. Each element is made from a different material. The frame is best assembled from coniferous wood (Christmas tree, pine). But the sidewalls are made of chipboard or plywood, since they must be solid and massive.

The frame boards are fastened in several ways.

• Thorn-groove connection. Additionally, such a connection is strengthened with wood glue, dowels or self-tapping screws. Making slots for grooves and a tenon requires certain skills, so only knowledgeable people can use this method.
• Metal connection. A more suitable mounting method for a beginner. Buy 90 degree metal corners. Connect the frame using self-tapping screws. This method requires minimal wood handling skills. All you need is to evenly cut the bars at the ends, connecting them to the self-tapping screws.

It is also better to connect the lower frame to the sidewalls with metal fasteners of a special style. Cut plywood using an electric jigsaw with a special curly file. Consider the material allowance for cutting.

The support of the sofa must ensure its stability both when folded and unfolded. They are made of a bar with a section of 100 * 100 mm. Thanks to this size, the sofa will stand firmly on the floor surface.

It is advisable to use the niche under the seat for the location of the linen drawers. They are made of plywood or chipboard. Additionally, the boxes are equipped with wheels. The bottom of the boxes is covered with a sheet of fiberboard.

Assembling the seat and back

In order for the sofa to be as comfortable, convenient and functional as possible, the back and seat are equipped with a special crate, which gives additional elasticity. Special plastic brackets are used to secure the bars.

If you don't want to spend money on plastic brackets, you can fix the jumpers with ordinary self-tapping screws. The design of the sofa-book will not lose its comfort and operation when used.

Wood for elastic lintels is best used from hard species.Birch, ash, oak, larch are perfect here.

The back of the sofa is made in a similar way.

Assembling the armrests

The armrests are made of plywood or chipboard. To make it comfortable to sit on the sofa, the armrests are cut in an oblong-oval shape. It is not difficult to fix them: joining with ordinary self-tapping screws will do. To prevent the wood from cracking, drill a hole with an electric drill before screwing in the hardware.

Fastening the click-clack mechanism

In order for the design of the sofa-book to perform its functions for a long time, the mechanism aimed at unfolding must be correctly and securely fastened.

To carry out this work, you must use an electric drill. Holes are drilled in the sides, bottom and support frames. After that, the mechanism is fastened to a bolted connection with a nut and washer.

Fastening the folding mechanism to self-tapping screws is not permissible. Such a connection will be unreliable and will fail shortly.

Sofa finishing

Various fabrics can be used as a finishing material for the sofa. To make a do-it-yourself book sofa, it is best to use high quality cotton fabric. The fact is that cotton most easily lends itself to bends and twists, which are necessary for self-upholstery.

Before doing the covering of the sofa, you need to fix the foam rubber. In addition to foam, other soft fillers can also be used. His choice largely determines the ease of independent work.

Foam rubber is fixed with a construction stapler in specially prepared places in the seats, backrests, and also in the armrests. They are additionally covered with fabric.

After fixing the foam rubber, they begin to tighten. It is important to properly fold and fold the fabric.

In order for the sofa to be of high quality, it is necessary to make fabric patterns. For this, special stencils are made. Upholstery cuts are made in special places provided in advance.

For an exclusive design on your sofa-bed, use tightening buttons on the back. It is not difficult to make such elements with your own hands. Before closing the foam rubber, stitches are made in it with a construction stapler in those places where the fastening of the tightening buttons is planned. Such interior elements will perfectly decorate the interior decoration.

Check out a selection of photos of beautiful Eurobook sofas. Perhaps here you will find the option that is ideal for your living room, giving it freshness, comfort and spaciousness.

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