One of the main elements in the bedroom is the bed. How nice to meet the morning in a cozy atmosphere and how sweet it is to fall asleep on a comfortable bed in the evening! The stores offer a huge selection of furniture for every taste, size and style. But you can make a bed with your own hands. This will be the main decoration and pride in your bedroom.
An excellent option would be a round bed. It harmoniously fits into any interior of the room, as it can be placed in the corner or in the center of the room. A round bed, created with your own hands, will cost much cheaper than purchased in a store. We will study the front of the work in detail in the cited article.
We buy material
Creating a bed with your own hands will allow you not only to save the budget, but also to show design abilities, give free rein to your imagination. To get started, you need to purchase the necessary materials and tools. Prepare the workplace so that there is enough space for the work process.
For a bed we need:
- Two sheets of plywood 15 mm thick and 1.5 m long.
- Fiberboard sheets.
- Wooden boards.
- Wooden bars with a cross section of 50 to 50 mm.
- Metal corners for connection.
- Foam rubber not less than 20 mm thick, but not very thick.
- Material for upholstery bed frame.
- Lace.
Tools required:
- Wood screws.
- Decorative nails.
- Jigsaw.
- Screwdriver.
- Tape measure and construction pencil.
- Furniture stapler.
- Hammer.
When purchasing wooden boards, pay attention to the moisture content of the material. This indicator should not exceed 12%. Visually evaluate the quality of the material - it should be without damage. All wood must be treated with a protective agent.
Bed frame
Everything you need is bought, the workplace is prepared. To better understand the essence of the work, it is necessary to draw up a plan and a working drawing on how to make a round bed with your own hands. The algorithm of work consists of several stages. The first step is to make the foundation of the future bed.
On plywood sheets with a cord and a pencil, we draw semicircles with a radius of 1 meter. Then we go along the drawn lines with a jigsaw and get our semicircles. Now with the help of bars we will fasten two pieces of plywood. From wooden blocks we collect two crosses. We fasten one with metal corners, which are fixed with self-tapping screws. Then we turn the plywood and put it on the second cross. In a similar way we attach to the bars.
To ensure that the base of the bed is stable, we attach additional ribs and legs from a wooden beam along the edge of the plywood using screws. So you have created the frame of a round bed with your own hands.
Decorate the bed
To hide the draft base of the frame, we sheathe its fiberboard so that there is a small ledge of 4 cm. We connect the hardboard with the legs. The result should be a cylinder.
Then we begin to work with foam rubber. We cut the foam with a small margin of 5-10 cm. This stock will go for bending the material and attaching it to the base with a construction stapler. Upholstery spreads over the foam and is fastened in a similar way.
We put in advance a ordered mattress, pillows and blanket. That's all. Do-it-yourself round bed made.
Additional design
In addition to the fact that the bed will be round, you can decorate and design it in an original way to your taste. In the bed frame, you can make additional boxes for bedding. You can make a round hanging bed with your own hands. To do this, you will need to purchase additional material:
- Mount.
- Decorative chain or rope.
- Clamps.
We fix the bed in four or six places using the mount. We connect chains or ropes and hang them on the ceiling fixture. Hanging beds are mainly used for relaxation, not sleep. Young people like this bed, and often such furniture is used by photographers to conduct a romantic photo shoot.
Bed Design Options
Once the round bed is ready, you can add some touches to the design. You can make the head of the round bed, which will add some charm and sophistication to the furniture, or upholstery the base and the head with faux leather and make out the picture with decorative nails. Furniture rollers can be attached to the legs of the bed to make it convenient to move it. So you can make a family round double bed with your own hands.
The furniture can be made in a royal style. Add carved columns and hang an openwork canopy. In the same style, it is worth ordering a lot of small pillows and a bedspread. To make your bed really look like a king.
If you want to surprise your child, you can make a round crib with your own hands. For a girl, plush or velvet of delicate color can serve as upholstery material.
The design for the boy can be in the style of space. On the bottom of the bed you can put on an LED strip. This will create the effect that the crib hovering above the floor. Upholstery material should also be selected in accordance with the theme of design. Every child will be happy with such a bedroom place.
Pros and cons of a round bed
The very unusual shape of the bed gives a special shocking style to the interior. But how many people - so many opinions. Therefore, such a piece of furniture has positive and negative features, according to reviews.
Pros of a round bed:
- Comfort. This bed resembles a convenient "nest". At the sight of such a bed I just want to lie down right away.
- A round bed has no sharp corners. This gives the right to call her the safest for the child.
- The round bed with extra storage drawers is very comfortable. It will help to save additional space in the bedroom.
- Originality. This is another positive feature of the bed.
Cons of a round bed:
- Dimensions It will not be appropriate in all rooms.
- The selection of bed linen. It will need to be sewn to order. Since in stores it is very difficult to find such underwear.
- Long addictive. At first, it is very difficult to get used to the shape of the bed, which ultimately affects the dream.
Be that as it may, but round beds little by little come into use. At the peak, there are now baby cots for babies. They are considered safe and very comfortable, as mommy can approach the baby from either side of the crib. Young dads can create a round crib with their own hands.