The widespread use of staircases is natural. Modern rapid time dictates a special pace of life. People work hard, do business, travel. And organizing their personal space, they increasingly prefer a minimalist style, trying to have at home only the most necessary pieces of furniture, household appliances and decor.
Transformers are popular not only in cartoons
A stepladder is a useful thing on the household, but there is no place to store it in an ordinary apartment, and for many it is heavy and inconvenient to use it on your own.
Therefore, it is not surprising that such a sometimes necessary, but rarely used thing, is obtained by transformation from other objects. The furniture stores offer a variety of models of folding stools-stairs and stools with steps. And if you like tinkering, then it’s quite realistic to make the right thing with your own hands, choosing a project that is suitable for complexity and design. This will be a unique piece of furniture that is in demand in your home, which you or other family members can decorate, for example, with carvings or paintings.
Great ideas from IKEA
IKEA designers, who always keep their finger on the pulse of time, very often come up with transformer things designed for use for several purposes. For example, a nice blanket with a zipper, which, if you take it on the road, with one movement of your hand you can turn it into a light and warm sleeping bag, or a summer beach table, which at the same time is a reliable stool and bedside table.
So, the Beckham folding ladder in three steps is made of durable beech, it folds up to save space, its height when folded is only 63 cm. The IKEA stool-ladder is designed for a person's weight up to 100 kg. Exquisite appearance and impeccable quality of the product will please you for many years. It can be used as a bar stool or an elegant shelf.
And the Beckham ladder stool made of birch on two levels also has a convenient slot in the upper panel, with which it is convenient to move. It’s convenient to sit on this stool, and using the lower step as a support, you can climb without fear to look at the upper shelves.
Unfortunately, trying to use plastic stools, old chairs and coffee tables with shaky legs for this purpose, rather than special stools, people often fall and get seriously injured. But this model is time-tested. Some even use it as a small school desk or a children's dining table.
Keep your kids safe in the bathroom
A children's chair will help a curious kid get a book or a toy, rising to a couple of steps. The reliable design and assembly will provide him with complete safety during maneuvers that restless children continuously undertake.
Very often you can see what slippery and rickety highchairs are used in the bathroom while washing children. Of course, if mom is nearby, she will hold both the chair and the child, but it is better to have a special Bolmen ladder-stool, on which the baby will be able to stand up independently. By the way, adults can use it, as it can withstand loads of up to 150 kg, and on the inside has stiffeners. This thing will be useful for older people who find it difficult to go into the bath.
The legs are protected from slipping by overlays, and the surface is protected by special inserts.
Do it yourself
Of course, if there is a craftsman in the house or someone who wants to become one, then you can only go to the shops for ideas. It’s not so difficult to make a ladder stool with your own hands! The product must be durable, so as not to endanger households, the wood must be well treated so as not to accidentally get your hands clogged.
We offer you a scheme for self-assembly of such a product, it will be useful for working on a stool-transformer. Now, in order to reach the apple on the tree, get a jar of jam or look at the mezzanine, you will not need to drag a bulky stepladder.
For work, you need rails, narrow boards, sometimes use plywood. The stool ladder must necessarily turn out steady and strong.
Thomas Jefferson's chair - the legend of American transformers
This model of a stool-staircase was known in the 19th century. Her authorship is attributed to Thomas Jefferson and is also called a bachelor's chair. When folded, the ironing board serves as an elegant back, and the stool is easy to turn into a ladder. The product looks surprisingly modern and creative.
This model was popular among students, as well as living in small and rented apartments. Now it is made from expensive wood, it is popular in luxury homes, in which there are an abundance of fitted wardrobes and shelves under the ceiling.
Of course, for a start, master a simple model, and if you can make an old American Jefferson chair, which serves both as a stool, stepladder and ironing board, then you probably should start your own business.
With transformers, there is more space and more interesting life.
The opinion is becoming more and more popular that freeing up space around us from old and underused things, we clear the energy and free the way for new events and objects that will be more effective and useful.
In order to make your life more convenient, save space in a small apartment and not surround yourself with unnecessary things, purchase or make furniture yourself that can be used for several different purposes.