Original DIY furniture

The main disadvantage of standard solutions lies precisely in their standardization. Factory furniture can look and cost cheap or expensive, but only the presence of original elements will give the design individuality.

unusual furniture — The pursuit of originality is a design trend in recent years.

A unique interior is not as difficult a task as it might seem at first glance. A lot of interesting ideas for furniture are literally lying underfoot.

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Is it possible to make furniture with your own hands
Non-standard materials
How to make garden furniture
Is it possible to make upholstered furniture
Advantages and disadvantages of homemade furniture
How to restore old furniture in an original way
Video: pallet furniture
Photo ideas for arranging the interior from improvised means

Is it possible to make furniture with your own hands

Stylish and creative do-it-yourself furniture is not only the lot of cabinetmakers.

To implement many unusual ideas, one does not need large financial investments, or special skills, or even a professional tool. In many cases, you can do with the materials at hand.

table and chair made of cardboard — Creative ideas can be gleaned from design magazines and come up with furniture yourself.

Non-standard materials

First, a couple of general tips:

All wooden surfaces should be sanded and varnished.
Ready-made decor for every taste is easy to find in stores. However, in some cases, additional decoration is inappropriate (for example, if you can emphasize the natural pattern of wood).

Old furniture can be transformed with your ideas.

Do not rush to throw away old broken furniture. In most cases, new life can be breathed into it. Yes, and with other things that have become obsolete, you should not rush.

Use old furniture to bring your original ideas to life.

Several interesting use cases for second-hand:

Stylish chaos. With a flick of the hand, a mountain of broken furniture is transformed ... into an elegant storage system. The algorithm is simple: measure, cut off unnecessary, combine the rest, mount, starting from the lower tier, sand, cover with a monochromatic varnish. Unusual, original, interesting.
A sofa from an old bathtub. You don't even need to measure anything. Just cut off the excess and put on the mattress.
Chairs from ... magazines. The biggest challenge is making the bases.
Did you inherit the complete collected works of Marx, Engels and Lenin from your grandfather? So this is an almost finished sofa! True, you will have to "confuse" a little with the installation of books on one level. It will take a lot of glue. Finish - varnish.
An original mini-table made of a flower stand and ... a vinyl record.

You can translate interesting ideas yourself with a little effort.

And a few ideas for DIY furniture from pallets, SIP panels and plastic pipes.

Pallet furniture

The fashion for furniture from pallets was introduced by the architectural studio "MOST Architecture" from the Netherlands. In 2010, the designers were commissioned to design a temporary office in the center of Amsterdam ... and designed everything using only pallets.

The trend of recent years is to create furniture with your own hands from wooden pallets.

Literally everything is made of them, from stairs and tables to podiums, partitions and wall cladding.

Pallet furniture fantasies look unusual, stylish and original.The main thing is not to forget to clean the pallets and varnish them.

SIP panels in the interior

Are there any unused SIP panels left after construction? Let's put them into action and let our imagination run wild!

the furniture itself is made of cardboard — Do-it-yourself furniture making is a fun, creative process that brings stunning results.

The resulting original furniture will have all the advantages of the material: environmental friendliness, good insulating properties, resistance to fungi, mold, ultraviolet light.

From plastic pipes

Plastic pipes have no less original ideas of application.

shoe rack made of plastic pipes — You can make a shoe rack out of plastic pipes.

You can make an unusual coffee table from them (you will need organic or impact-resistant glass for the table top), a rack (you just have to take care of the shelves) and even a bunk bed.

Wicker furniture

The passion for weaving is easy to satisfy for making home or garden furniture from vines and rattan.

You don't have to make armchairs or a sofa. You can limit yourself to a hammock and a canopy.

How to make garden furniture

Original garden furniture can be made from almost anything. For example, from pallets or even ... vintage chairs.

Foam cushions — The foam cushions remain a constant addition to the magnificent sofa frame.

In the latter case, you will have to align the old seats in height (file the legs at the highest ones). You will need a couple more old planks.

Make such a creation using video tutorials or step-by-step instructions.

The seat of the bench is attached to the former chairs, everything is sanded and varnished. Ready! The result is a very unusual and interesting bench.

Is it possible to make upholstered furniture

For upholstered furniture, you will need filler, upholstery fabric or leather, a stapler with staples for constriction. The frame can be made from scrap materials or, for example, you can buy a board or timber.

Algorithm of actions:

Think over the design and construction of furniture.
Make a preliminary sketch, draw a drawing. It is optimal to present in one of the 3D modeling programs the interior of the room and the place in it of the future sofa or bed.
Make a frame.
Lay in the filler and cover it with a furniture stapler.

Choose large and high quality foam rubber that will extend the life of your furniture.

Advantages and disadvantages of homemade furniture

Original DIY furniture, advantages:

Unusual interior design, which certainly does not have any of your friends, colleagues or neighbors.
Ability to use items that would otherwise go to landfill.
Less investment than purchased furniture.
The ability to realize the craving for creativity.
Do-it-yourself moral satisfaction.

Alteration of the old — Redesigning an old one to create an unusual interior is a great opportunity to save money.

The disadvantages of the furniture will be the same as those of the materials and objects used. Yes, no one will give a guarantee for a self-made sofa either. Perhaps, this is where the disadvantages of hand-made furniture are exhausted.

Paint wood — There is no need to paint the wood, as it should be associated with the forest and nature.

How to restore old furniture in an original way

In order not to make (and not buy) new furniture, you need to restore the old one. Simple in words, but in practice? Even if you are not a professional restorer, you still have plenty of opportunities to renew your dilapidated furnishings.

A few ideas:

Small scratches, chips and cracks can be easily masked with furniture wax. Application of special skills does not require.
Change fittings and decor. On sale it is easy to find both, for every taste. Starting with self-adhesive tape and ending with artsy molding.
Paint with slate paint. An additional plus - the door or wall of the cabinet can be turned into a "reminder" diary. Or a drawing board for the smallest family members. Original? Still would! And interesting, especially for kids.
Pape over with wallpaper. Another original area of application of the remnants of materials from the last renovation. Why buy a decor if you already have it ?!

You can make furniture for a child out of cardboard.

This list can be extended indefinitely. Perhaps you already have interesting ideas. And if not, then they will definitely appear. The main thing is to think in the right direction.