DIY tire furniture
Today's market offers a wide range of various furniture made from various materials. However, home craftsmen can use unconventional materials to make it, from which, as it might seem, nothing can be done.
These can rightfully include old car tires, which are no longer suitable for use by motorists, but have found application in summer cottages and household plots. Even furniture is made of unusual crafts: tables, armchairs, ottomans, chairs. It will decorate the dacha interior, add an element of originality to it and, which is important, will require a minimum of financial investments.
How to choose the right tires
To make furniture from tires that can last for a long time, it is important to choose the right tire. When choosing, you need to give preference to material that:
- does not have deep cracks;
- not deformed;
- has not been under the sun for a long time.
In addition, it is necessary to take into account the dimensions of the future piece of furniture and select the format that is closest to the desired one.
What tools and materials are needed for manufacturing
Automobile rubber is a dense and fairly durable material, so additional materials and tools will be required to process it. For manufacturing, you need the right number of tires. You need to add one or two spare to it.
Of the auxiliary ones you may need:
- plywood or other woodworking materials;
- burlap, foam rubber, felt, eco-leather;
- cutting tools;
- drill, screwdriver.
You may also need: hacksaw, pliers, screwdrivers.
What furniture can be made from old tires
Despite the seeming limited use, car tires provide the ability to make the most diverse furniture, original and comfortable, with your own hands. It is good for summer cottages, while it does not require moving from place to place: it can be assembled at the installation site. The most common are:
- sets or individual items for the dining area (table and chairs, benches);
- for decorating a place of rest (armchairs, ottomans, coffee tables, sofas, benches).
Sofa
Anyone who wants to make this element of the interior must first decide on its size and shape. A compact round sofa can be made from one old, large, one-piece truck tire, which will become the base of the furniture, and another, cut in half, filled with soft material and used as a backrest.
You will need plywood to make it. Two blanks will be made from it: one - the base of the product, which will "lie" on the tire, the other - for the seat.
Further it is necessary:
- drill 4 holes in one plywood blank and a tire, with the help of which the cover must be connected to the tire with bolts and nuts, while the size of the plywood part must be larger than the rubber part;
- a seat is made from the second blank: a fabric for covering, foam rubber is taken, all this is fixed on a plywood base with a furniture stapler, and then glued to the base of the sofa;
- to make it comfortable on such a sofa, you can make a fabric or leather cover with which to cover the base - it will additionally be perceived as an element of decoration;
- if legs are expected, they can be made of wooden blocks and bolted to the bottom;
- the soft back is made of half of the tire, the inner part of which is filled with a "pillow" densely filled with foam rubber, while its size should go beyond the boundaries of the tire;
- the back must be covered with a cloth or a cover made of fabric, leather or other selected material must be prepared to match the base or in a contrasting color scheme, and then bolted to the base.
For a large sofa that needs three to five people, you can use several tires of the same size from cars. Each element is made as an ottoman, consisting of two covers - they will become the basis of the furniture. They need to be connected with a common sheet of plywood, carefully connected with screws. This is the bottom of the sofa.
You need to fix it so that the roundness of the product is preserved and gives originality to the product.
The seat and back are decorated with various materials that give softness, but foam is more often used. It is fixed with a furniture stapler, and the part itself is covered with fabric. Legs are optional.
You can decorate finished furniture with pillows of different sizes and shapes. By analogy, you can make a chair from a tire with your own hands, after watching a master class, where a craftsman will share the secrets of making it.
Side table
The tire table can be made in different versions. If the home craftsman is just trying his hand, you can start with the simplest design, consisting of two stands made of car tires, and a rectangular square or round table top made of plywood or other materials attached to them with bolts. The base and table top can be painted.
Note! Do not forget that the tires must be thoroughly washed and degreased before using.
For greater stability, inside each "column" you need to fill in a seal: sand or earthen. And so that the "tire" structure does not collapse, each joint between the tires must be treated with molten bitumen mastic.
The coffee table can be made from one large tire on the legs. You can use plywood, glass or plastic as a countertop. So that it fits snugly to the base, together with rubber, it can be wrapped with yarn or twine.
The wicker table will look original, but it is worth starting to make it for someone who already has the skills to work: it will take not only time investment, but patience and accuracy. You can familiarize yourself with the procedure for its manufacture by watching the video instructions, which can be easily found on the Internet.
Bed
A sleeping bed from car tires can also be made. Its execution order is similar to the manufacture of a sofa, but instead of a soft back, you can arrange a headboard made of the same materials.A master class will teach you how to make a durable and comfortable bed.
Chairs
Car tires can be used to make comfortable chairs. To do this, you need to select the tires of the desired size, wash them well, dry them and degrease them. After that, cut off the outer rim from the tire, paint both parts of the workpiece, then:
- arrange the seat in any version you like: soft, made of foam rubber, or hard - wicker;
- screw the legs;
- attach two bars to the base on which the back of the chair will be attached;
- make the backrest in the selected configuration (soft or hard).
There are other options for making chairs from car tires, examples of which are widely presented on the websites of home craftsmen.
From used tires, you can make various furniture, as well as a variety of crafts that will decorate a summer cottage or a local area.
Video: beautiful furniture from car tires