Furniture can be made not only from boards, but also from any improvised material. The only question is how strong, reliable and durable it will be. Consider how to make a chair with your own hands from plastic bottles, cardboard, wine corks, hoops and threads.
Bottle seat
For the chair you need the same bottles (do not remove the covers). You make modules out of them so that the furniture is durable. For one module you will need three bottles. One bottle should be intact, the other two cut into two unequal parts (the top should be smaller). Now insert the top with the cork down into the second half. Insert a whole bottle on top. Cover it with the second half of the third bottle. Slice the module rewind with tape.
Now fasten two or four modules together with tape or packing tape. You need to collect as much as necessary for the chair. To understand what blocks need to be formed, fold the modules in the form of a chair with armrests, and then bandage them.
For example, connect the armrests, back, bottom separately, and then fasten all the parts together. Do not save on packing tape, as the bottles should not be moved.
Instead of plastic bottles, you can take iron cans from under the infant formula and make an armchair, a bed with your own hands. Once the case is ready, fit it with foam rubber. Sew pillows for the seat and back of the chair separately. Attach them to the foam. Cover with fabric for furniture. Now you can tailor the cloak and decorate the chair. If you make the case motionless, then the furniture can last several years.
Hanging chair
For this model you will need an iron circle (hoop), a polyester cord (5 mm thick, 900 meters long), hook No. 9, a gymnastic ring, and a hook. Try to take the longest cord, as knots under pressure from weight can become loose over time.
Crochet the “seat” to fit the hoop. Any pattern or pattern of napkins, even a simple arched grid, will do. Please note that under weight, the bottom will sag. Therefore, if you want a hard chair, a napkin in size should be smaller than a hoop. That is, the bottom is pulled to the base. You can not knit a seat, but with the help of macrame to make a hanging chair with your own hands.
Next, you need to tie or weave the top. To do this, from cords (the number depends on the weight of the person, and the length on the height of the ceiling) weave a small segment, drag it through the mount. Start expanding your knitting by weaving cords together. After 20 centimeters, you braid the gymnastic ring. In this case, all the cords are distributed in an even amount, and the rest of the space is filled with other polyester segments.
Continue weaving all the cords together, forming the back of the chair (resembles a tent). Next, with the same cords, braid the hoop. Therefore, the segments must be long and the fastening secure. In fact, the chair is ready, but for beauty, you can slightly knit the bottom and decorate with a fringe.
How to make a papier-mâché do-it-yourself chair
This model requires a lot of time to manufacture, but the result is worth it. This chair is suitable for babies. You need to take a big ball for fitness, inflate it, put it in a bag, attach a cardboard round bottom to the bottom with tape (the “pipka” is on top).
Next, glue the ball with newspapers, wallpaper with wallpaper glue and PVA. To make it convenient to glue the ball, "pipette" down, put it in the basin. The process is the same as in the manufacture of papier-mâché: they glued the first layer, left to dry. So you need to glue until the thickness reaches one centimeter.
Next, turn the ball over, lower it. With a clerical knife, make an oval shape (it looks like a shell). Now it remains to make a soft chair with your own hands. Take a blanket, plaid, foam or other filler. Use a construction stapler to attach fabric to the housing on all sides.
Lastly, cover the case with decorative fabric. Sew a seat cushion, sheathe it with the same material and insert it into a chair. Attach the wheels to the bottom. It turned out a soft baby seat for babies. Adult back and armrests can not stand.
Bag chair
Children can sew a bean bag chair. Do it yourself can not only professional seamstresses. To do this, you need patterns. They can be of any shape, but the most popular is pear-shaped with an oval end. Patterns are done twice - on raincoat and upholstery fabric.
It is undesirable for the inside to take the lining fabric, since under the weight of the weight it will creep. Better buy raincoat fabric, it is durable and waterproof. This is especially important if you have small children.
Sew patterns, fill them with special foam balls. Do this on the street or in the garage, as they magnetize, stick to your hands and scatter in different directions. The result was an inner bag. Now you sew a cover from the same nine patterns (six wedges, one top and two halves of the bottom), only sew on the zipper to the bottom or between two wedges. As you can see, it’s easy to make a chair bag with your own hands.
It is impossible to predict which form is best for the seated person. Only with the first experience will you be able to understand how many granules need to be poured, what fabric to use, what patterns should be.
How to make a rocking chair with your own hands from cardboard
The cardboard, when properly folded, creates a durable material that can withstand an adult man. There are several options for making a cardboard chair.
- Cut the rectangles from the cardboard to the width of the chair. Bend each rectangle into three equal halves. Make a triangle out of them. Next, fasten all the triangles together with hot glue or cords, forming the shape of a chair. Wrap it with foam, tighten with cloth and decorate with a cape.
- You can make a rocking chair from one piece with your own hands. Draw a side sketch with the back, seat, and bottom. It can be in the form of a lowercase letter “a”, an oval, a hockey stick, etc. You need about 70 identical patterns, between which paste cardboard inserts (triangles, plates). Then also tighten with foam rubber and cloth.
- Draw four sketches of the chair (side view) on the cardboard and inserts of different lengths and thicknesses. In the inserts, make incisions and insert the sidewalls into them. Sheathe with thick foam rubber, fabric, and get a chair-chair.
Tire armchair
If there are two car tires, a piece of felt, tight and thin foam rubber, flexible plywood, then you can make garden furniture. So, how to make a do-it-yourself chair out of tires:
- wash and dry the wheels;
- put tires on top of each other;
- fasten them with screws with each other;
- top with felt;
- fasten it with a construction stapler;
- cut off excess felt;
- turn the wheels;
- by the size of the tire you cut two circles from dense and thin foam rubber;
- insert a thick piece into the wheel;
- cover with a thin circle on top;
- from thin foam rubber cut another circle covering the entire tire;
- fasten the material with a stapler;
- screw flexible plywood with screws;
- wrap the resulting backrest on both sides with thin foam rubber;
- fasten matter with a stapler;
- sew a cover covering the entire chair;
- put it on.
The case is better to sew from dense fabric with a synthetic winterizer lining. If the chair will be in the house, then cover the entire body with fabric, then put on the cover.
Hammock chair
A hammock chair is suitable for a cottage or a balcony, which will be loved by both adults and children. To do this, you need a thick stick, dense fabric, cords, belts, fastening. Cut a rectangle from the fabric (its size depends on the parameters of the seated one). Sew it in half if the fabric is not very dense, or just trim the edges.
Sew the straps across the width of the rectangle. Drill two holes at the stick and thread the cords with the fastener. Attach the belts assembled in a bundle to it using clamps. Hang the hammock from the ceiling. You can also make a baby seat with your own hands in another way.
From cords to weave using the macrame technique or to crochet a long and wide rectangle. Tie the strap handles on each side and tie a stick around them. Also fix the cords with the fastener. The result was a mesh hammock. Now sew a mattress and a chair cover. The shape of the hanging chair can be any. The main thing is that the material is solid, without cuts (that is, a seat made of solid fabric or long cords).
Conclusion
There are many ways to make a chair with your own hands. It can be bottles, cans, cardboard, newspaper tubes, car tires, fabric, threads, boards, plywood, boxes. Home-made furniture in appearance is no worse than purchased, it will decorate any interior.