For summer cottages, baths or kitchens, people often buyfurniture in the store. But you can do it yourself and at the same time spend much less than purchasing items in specialized salons. How to do it? What materials and tools are needed for this? In order to answer these questions, you must first decide exactly on the version of such a sofa. 
The sofa made by own hands wins at the purchase not only for the price, but also for the design. It can be of different configurations, depending on where you plan to install it:
- Simple design in the form of a single unit;
- angular variant of two small parts;
- multi-element sofa, the main details of which allow you to assemble several types of similar furniture.
Independently you can make the first two options: they are simple and require a minimum of material.
The process of making a sofa with your own hands
Sofa project.First you need to choose a drawing of the future subject from the relevant literature. Then tie the sofa to the place where it is going to be installed. To do this, measure the length and width of the allotted corner, and if the dimensions in the drawing are slightly different, then correct them and draw a sketch with the required dimensions on a sheet of Whatman paper. Now you need to collect the necessary materials. For these purposes, you can use a beam, the scraps of which are often left during the construction of various utility rooms in the country. If they are not there, then the necessary material is bought on the construction market. How do you do it yourself? To do this, you need to purchase:
- foam rubber - it is sold in furniture stores;
- for manufacturing of a cover and pillows - a zipper;
- for the surface of the object, a tapestry-type material is purchased;
- in the construction market, they acquire a grid and a corner made of metal.
After this, work begins on assembling the base(frames). For her use a bar. Its dimensions can be 700 x 2100 mm. Small pruned wood will go to the legs - they will need four pieces. This is done in this way: 
The scheme of assembling the frame of the sofa.
- on the sizes from a sketch from a bar cut a manual saw of a detail of a frame - two long рейки (they should be equal to length of the future sofa) and 2 short (on width);
- for the legs and handles use less thick material - need 4 legs and two handles;
- knock down the frame with nails or use long screws;
- then the other elements (legs and handles) are attached to it;
- from the boards cut cross bars - they will need several pieces, the main thing is that they go inside the frame;
- they are connected to the base with the help of metal corners and screws, and a shell is installed on the frame, which is fixed to the base by staples;
- Now the corner pieces are cut into details for the backrest: two - along the length of the sofa and two - along the height of the future headboard;
- collect it with screws or welding;
- for the back you need a sheet of plywood or chipboard, which is strengthened with screws or screws.
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Making upholstery on the sofa with your own hands
The technology for creating the coating includes the following components: 
The scheme of manufacturing a soft seat for a sofa.
- from the bought foam rubber cut two mattresses, the sizes of which should be equal to the dimensions of the sofa;
- their skin is made with material, the two clasps obtained are connected by a snake;
- From the same tapestry tapes are made, with the help ofwhich mattress is fixed on the base, these connecting elements contain Velcro, and one end is nailed to the frame, and the second - to opposite points;
- then from the foam rubber in the same way 3 pillows are made and covered with covers with snakes;
- they are strengthened on the back with tapestry tapestry.
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Making a sofa from ready-made boards
If a person has no experience working with wood ormetal, it is possible to try the method proposed below for making this household item from a material that is usually discarded. These are old doors. From their doors can turn out an excellent sofa. Together with them the following details will be needed: 
For the upholstery of the sofa and pillows will be necessary foam.
- foam rubber - it must be bought in the store;
- covering fabric (tapestry);
- remnants of a wooden beam or hemp;
- metal braces, which are purchased in the construction market.
The basis of this design and the backserve 2 doors from the old door made of wood, which served its term. Its surface should be strong, otherwise the idea will not work. The door is cleaned of dirt, and the old paint is scraped off. Then the surface of the future base and backrest is thoroughly ground with emery. If it has cracks or grooves, then they must be sealed with a primer paste for wood. Again, the doors are polished and then covered with several layers of paint. The color of the coating is selected for the design of the room where the sofa is supposed to be installed. If there is a possibility, then in the construction market or in a specialized store, buy veneer and glue and finish the surfaces using a heated iron. In this case, the finished construction will look more presentable. 
Diagram of the assembly of the sofa from the boards: 1 - sidewall; 2 - additional pillow; 3 - pillow-backrest; 4 - a sliding mattress; 5 - support beam; 6 - stool-stand; 7 - the box-base. One of the door leaves is installed on the hemp or the rest of the beam with the help of building nails. and the second part is fixed with metal clips at the right angle - the base is ready. Now we need to make a mattress. It is cut out according to the dimensions of the received frame and covered with material (tapestry). If there is no opportunity to buy a new fabric, you can get by with a bast or matting, and on top you can wrap it with the material with the desired coloring. The next step is the production of foam pillows, which was described above. The made mattress is laid on the base, and pillows are placed on the back. All this is strengthened with the help of tapes and nails. Such a sofa can be installed in the country or in a bath. He will fit well into the interior of the kitchen in a country house or verandas in the suburban area. Back to contents</a>
Make a corner sofa
If a person makes a similar design for the first time,then you must choose the simplest option. Make it a binding to the room and draw a sketch with all the dimensions. For simplicity, you can abandon the stud joints and from the use of expensive materials in the process of creating a design. To connect individual parts, it is best to use screws. All wooden parts must be treated with sandpaper before assembly. At first, with the help of a jig saw, all the details of the chipboard construction are cut out. Begin the assembly from the left side of the sofa-corner:
- Armrests are assembled from individual parts, they are connected with screws;
- the frame of the left part is made of bars with a section of 5 x 6 cm and reinforced with cross bars;
- on the base is fastened a sheet of chipboard (thickness 14-18 mm), and then to the frame of the backrest must be attached with screws plywood.
Assembly of the right side of the structure: 
The scheme of the assembly of a corner sofa.
- The bottom of it should be made in the form of a box, whose base is assembled from the beams, and then it is lined with plywood;
- cut out the side racks and attach to the main structure;
- if you plan to install a sofa in the middle of the room, then the back should be covered with sheets of particle board;
- Drill holes and use screws with furniture caps to install the microlift.
The next stage of work is the production of foam rubbermattresses. Their thickness should be equal to 10 cm. The sheets of material must be glued to the substrate. Begin the upholstery of the structure. For all surfaces, you need to make patterns from cardboard, on them the fabric will be cut. This is made the wrong side up. On the seams you need to leave the allowance of 10-12 mm. If the material crumbles, then they do even more. For depressions in the skin make holes in the plates of the structure. There, the loops are made of synthetic cord, and they are sewn to the main upholstery. The fabric is shot to the foam with a stapler. After covering with a cloth, the object is ready for use. Such a sofa-corner can be put in the kitchen or in the living room. When using less expensive upholstery fabric, it is possible to install it in the country or in a country house. How to make a corner sofa even easier? Just put each other at an angle of 90 degrees, two small sofas, made by the technology described above. Back to contents</a>
Tools and materials that will be needed in the manufacture of construction
The main tools for making a sofa.
The main thing in the independent manufacture of differenttypes of sofas - is the creation of a reliable framework (frame). Therefore, any solid material that can be easily processed at home is used for the frame structure. Everything depends on the imagination and financial capabilities of a person who has decided to make a similar product on his own. To achieve a positive result, we need to consider the possible options and choose the most suitable for a particular room sofa, and when it is manufactured, adhere to the manufacturing technology and all of these recommendations.
