You can't do without a chair, just like you can't do without a sofa. We love to relax after a hard day at work, sitting in it with a cup of coffee or watching our favorite show, movie, or series. In addition to regular furniture, there is also frameless furniture. It has appeared on sale not so long ago, but is already becoming widespread, this type of furniture is especially popular with children. The price for this innovation can be higher.
If you want to please your children and give them such a thing, you don’t have to run to the store. If you know how to sew, show your skill, imagination, try to make a soft chair yourself. You can now find many patterns with step-by-step descriptions of the work on the Internet.
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The benefits of DIY
Making a soft chair has many advantages.
- This thing is lightweight, easy to move, and completely harmless, as it is intended for children who will not only sit there, but also use it in play.
- To create it, you don't need any specific knowledge, it's worth having sewing skills. A bean bag chair is just a cover filled with synthetic filler - polystyrene foam, so it's comfortable to sit on.
- The chair doesn't take much time to make, and kids will love helping to make it.
- You will create an exceptional thing, turning dreams and ideas into reality.
- By creating a chair with your own hands, you will significantly save your family budget.
- Even inexperienced needlewomen can easily handle the job.
- Some of the necessary materials can be found at home, you can choose a color scheme to your taste and decide on the design.
We decide on the design and construction (what types of products there are, what to choose, what is easier and what is more difficult to manufacture)
An armchair is a comfortable piece of furniture with a back and armrests. But not all armchairs have them, the upholstery can be leather or fabric. The shape of the back and armrests can be straight or rounded. They also differ in type, it all depends on what the armchair is intended for, for what room - a child's room, a living room or bedroom, an office.
The choice of chairs for children should be approached with special care. It is important that the design is equipped with a system that allows you to change the height of the back and seat, which affects the child's posture. If this is not taken into account, the child may develop scoliosis. Living room furniture is placed not only in the bedroom, but also in other rooms. We usually relax on it. An office chair is suitable for work, it is comfortable, but does not allow you to relax.
Also, chairs differ in design. A regular chair has a back and armrests, you can just sit in it, comfortably settling in front of the TV or reading. For small rooms, it is convenient to use chair beds. Transformer chairs are popular, they do not transform into a bed, but by folding the back, you can fully relax. Beanbag chairs are more common in children's rooms. Children simply love to sit on them and play with them. Such a chair is easy to make at home. Rocking chairs are rare.
You have decided what kind of chair you would like, it is important to consider some points. When making furniture with a frame, you need to pay attention to its properties - it must be strong. Suitable materials include metal, natural wood, MDF, chipboard, you can use bamboo or rattan.
The materials for the bean bag chair - the cover and the filler - must be durable and natural. There are many chairs now, before choosing or making one, you need to know what model you want, its purpose and that it fits the overall interior of the room.
Necessary materials
To make a bean bag chair, you will need the following materials: about 3 meters of satin or calico for the inner cover, 3.5 meters of furniture fabric for the outer cover, a meter of zipper, polystyrene foam (about 300 liters - one and a half kilograms), reinforced threads, graph paper to make patterns.
Necessary tools
The following tools will be needed:
- pencil,
- scissors,
- chalk,
- ruler,
- pins,
- needles,
- sewing machine,
- overlock for processing edges.
Manufacturing process: step-by-step instructions
Before you start making a soft chair with your own hands, you need to make a drawing, look for a pattern on the Internet and copy it from there. Choose any model for the product, at your discretion - just a bag, a pear, a drop, a square, fantasize and make a funny little animal. Now we select the fabric.
For the inner cover, it is enough to choose a dense fabric so that after a while the balls do not come out - fabric for pillowcases, satin or calico. For the outer cover, choose upholstery fabric, denim or leatherette will do, the main thing is that you like it and it matches the overall decor.
A special filler is used as stuffing – polystyrene foam. Order online or buy in a store that sells products for repair and restoration of furniture. It is important to remember that the material is voluminous and practically weightless. When buying it, you need to look at the size of the package, not the weight. For a bean bag chair, you need 250-300 liters.
If you don't want to mess around with polystyrene foam, replace it with ceiling tiles - crush them and use them as filler. You can use plant components as filling, but it is better to change them every six months, since this is a moisture-absorbing material, mold may appear.
Before making a soft fabric chair, we make patterns, lay them out on the fabric, do not forget about seam allowances - 2-3 cm, then you need to outline with chalk. The model consists of a bottom and "petals". First, we start sewing the inner cover: all the wedges are sewn to the bottom, then sewn on the sides. Do not forget about the hole for the filler. Now we move on to the outer cover. It is made in the same way, we sew in a zipper on the side.
Once the covers are ready, you need to fill the inner bag.
Attention! If you are making it with children, make sure that the granules do not get into the respiratory tract, as they are volatile and can easily get into the nose and mouth. Fill it 2/3 full, sew up the opening. Then put on the top cover and zip it up.
The final stage is decoration
You can leave the finished chair in its original form, or you can make it an exclusive element of the interior by decorating it. For needlewomen, these are limitless possibilities.
| Decor option | Description |
| Decoration | You can trim it with ribbon, decorate it with applique, use embroidery, or sew on decorative crocheted elements. |
| Knitting | The outer cover can be knitted rather than sewn. For greater convenience, sew a small cushion to match the chair. If the second cover is knitted, the cushion can also be knitted. |
| A small blanket or throw (plain, plush or with a pile) | You can throw it over the chair |
In general, there are many options. Be guided by your taste and imagination.
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