More than a decade ago, ottomans were very popular. Today, these elements of the interior are back in fashion. On the market, this multifunctional product is presented in a large assortment. But, if desired, the ottoman can be made with your own hands. To do this, you just need to select the type of construction and prepare necessary materials and tools. So, how to make an ottoman with your own hands? What will be needed for this?
Puffs made of chipboard are very popular. Such designs can withstand heavy loads and can be used as a full-fledged stool. They may also have different design features. This may be a hinged lid design or other options. In any case, to build a simple ottoman from chipboard, you will need:
- Chipboard sheet. Its size should be 240x175x1.6 cm. You can also use plywood. Its thickness should not be less than 1.3 cm. This will be enough for adults to use the ottoman.
- A beam with a section of 4x4 cm and a length of 150 cm.
- If desired, the product can be made on wheels. In this case, you need 4 rollers.
- If the ottoman is made with a hinged lid, then 2 more loops will be needed.
- Foam rubber or synthetic winterizer is used as a filler.
- Tapestry or other dense fabric is suitable for upholstery.
As for the tools, to make an ottoman with your own hands you will need:
- a hacksaw with fine teeth or a jigsaw, which will allow you to cut chipboard or plywood with high quality;
- hammer;
- self-tapping screws;
- screwdriver or screwdriver;
- construction stapler or furniture studs with wide hats;
- wood glue.
To simplify and speed up the process, you can use a box with legs. It is made from bars, which are interconnected by self-tapping screws. But what could be better than handmade square ottoman on wheels with hinged lid. Thus, the design will be used not only for sitting, but also for storing various small things or toys. A step-by-step master class will show how easy it is to organize the production of such furniture at home.
Manufacturing
So, do-it-yourself ottoman in your house is done step by step, with the exact observance of each item. So, we make a pouffe:
- First of all, markup is applied to the chipboard sheet. For the construction of the frame, you will need 5 identical squares, 40x40 cm in size. The result will be 4 walls and the bottom of the box. Here it is worth remembering that a fairly thick material is used to manufacture the structure, which will ensure its resistance to various loads.
- As for the lid, it can be round, square or oval. A simplified version involves the manufacture of a square cover. In size, it will be slightly larger than the box. So, a blank with a size of 43x43 cm will be enough. As a result of all the work, a pouffe will be obtained, the height of which will be 53 cm. All dimensions are taken into account here, starting with the height of the box and ending with the thickness of the skin.
- When the markup is applied, you can safely proceed to cutting the material. Do not worry if this process results in somewhat uneven workpieces. All defects as a result will be hidden under the skin. It is also worth cutting the bar into 4 equal parts. As a result, the length of one segment will be 40 cm.
- Next, you need to make a box, for which ready-made blanks are used. A wooden cube is formed from plywood, in the corners of which bars are installed. Initially, they are fixed with glue. When it dries, the plywood is screwed to the bars with self-tapping screws. This will give the structure rigidity and reliability. The hats go deep into the plywood, which in the future will prevent damage to the upholstery. Also widely used to strengthen the structure metal corners. The bottom of the box is attached using the same technology.
- At the next stage, a cover for the pouffe is made. On the inside four bars are attached around the perimeter. This will prevent the cover from moving while sitting. Before fixing the bars, you need to make sure that the lid closes easily.
- At the final stage, the wheels are attached to the structure. For greater reliability, they should be fixed in the corners of the box, directly into the bars.
Thus, a do-it-yourself pouffe according to the given master class can be considered ready. It remains only to test it for strength and carry out the skin. At this stage, it will still be possible to eliminate the shortcomings.
Upholstery
First of all, you need to cut a piece of foam rubber. It must match the dimensions of the lid. It is fixed to it with wood glue. The next step is to cut out the fabric for the upholstery of the seat. In size, it is made somewhat larger so that it is possible to completely cover the seat and wrap the material for fastening a little. Fix the fabric with furniture nails or a construction stapler.
When the cover is ready, you can start upholstery on the sides of the pouffe. To do this, you need to take the fabric and cut a piece out of it, the length of which will be the size of the box. Since the sides are 40 cm high, the length of the workpiece should be 160 cm. In this case, you need to make a margin of several centimeters, which will allow you to bend the material for fastening. After that, you can fix the upholstery fabric on the product.
A few ideas for creating ottomans
At home, a pouffe can be made with your own hands from improvised materials. So, many are wondering how to make a round ottoman with their own hands. It is very easy to make such furniture. Used as a base plastic bottles, which are interconnected with ordinary adhesive tape.
Round blanks are attached above and below. The material used is thick cardboard or plywood. Fastening is carried out using glue or self-tapping screws. At the final stage, it remains only to wrap the structure with foam rubber and sheathe it with a cloth. In this case, you need to form the appropriate shape of the pouffe. Also for the manufacture of such furniture, you can use 20-liter plastic bottles.
A good option would be a pouffe bench with a back. It can consist of several puffs or a one-piece design. Often, ready-made stools are used to make such furniture, which will somewhat simplify the process. If desired, a pouffe bench can be made of wood yourself. It can be equipped with a folding side, which will open access to inner space. It can be used to store shoes and other small items.
In fact, there are quite a few options for making such furniture in the hallway. As a material for the frame, improvised materials are used, such as a cardboard barrel, pipe sections and even plastic boxes. If desired, you can make an ottoman without a frame. As a filler, foam rubber scraps and fabrics, foam rubber granules and other fillers are used.
Who would not like to update the interior of an apartment or house? In such cases, various additional furniture is used. Traditional sofas are much easier to buy in a furniture store, but ottomans are more interesting to make yourself. You can learn how to make an ottoman with your own hands from this article.
The ottoman appeared in Eastern Europe many centuries ago, the birthplace of ottomans is the East. These items quickly gained great popularity. Recently, they were given an important place in small city apartments - a soft ottoman is multifunctional.
Someone will say, why do it yourself, if now you can buy everything? Yes, this is true, but home-made furniture has a lot of advantages compared to factory-made furniture. So, the color, size, shape, type of upholstery is independently selected. For the production of poufs, any improvised materials that are in the house are suitable. So, you can make puffs with almost no investment. See how easy it is to make a pouffe with your own hands from different materials.
Before starting work, you need to tune in to simplicity and ease. For those who decide to make poufs with their own hands, master classes by the best needlewomen will help in their work - all operations are described step by step. So, for this to work, you need the following - this is sewing machine, fabrics, padding materials, and paper. A pattern template is applied to it.
How to make a soft pouf:
1. First of all, we will make a pattern - there are many options, they are easy to find and choose what you like. Then the template is transferred to paper, and then to the fabric. Eight blanks are cut according to the template from the prepared fabric. You can buy new fabric or use old clothes as material.
2. On each of the eight blanks, an angle is folded inward by 5-6 cm, and then stitched. This is done so that after assembly a hole is obtained in the upper part - through it the stuffing will be laid into the puffs.
3. Then we sew the workpieces from the wrong side with each other in pairs. In the process of cutting, do not forget to leave an allowance - 1 cm from the size of the pattern. So, you should get 4 parts.
4. Two more elements are also sewn - these are two halves of the product. Then they are stitched together and the product is turned inside out. The finished cover is stuffed with pre-selected material, and then another piece is cut out according to the shape and size of the remaining hole and manually sewn to the cover.
Sewing a cover for an ottoman is not difficult at all, and the result is cute and original furniture. It is not necessary to use fabrics of the same color - multi-colored products will make the interior more alive. Especially different colours relevant for children's rooms. A bright pouf will appeal to young children - they will play with it.
On video: soft handmade pouf
Classic ottoman
We make ottomans with our own hands in a classic style:
1. It is recommended to start with the legs. To do this, take two boards - the length is 48 cm, the section is 5 × 5 cm. They are cut at 45 degrees, and then knocked together - the result should be a cross. Then another bar is glued to the cross with glue on wood - its length is 35 cm. For reliability, it can also be fixed with a self-tapping screw. The same crosspiece is attached to this bar.
2. The seat is made of plywood or chipboard - they take material 10 mm thick, dimensions - 40 × 60 cm. Foam rubber is placed under the plywood sheet. The layer thickness is 10 cm. Foam rubber is also laid - the material must be cut off with a certain margin so that it bends. The foam rubber must be bent and nailed to the plywood sheet. Take upholstery fabric and fasten from the wrong side of the sheet. Upholstery is best fixed with decorative nails.
3. Cross-beam boards are additionally nailed to the crosses. Then wooden structure treated with stain. The seat is attached to the base and legs. The result is a cute pouf.
Option from an old tire
Motorists in the garage accumulate tires - they will make original furniture. Let's see how to make a round ottoman with your own hands:
1. Take plywood and cut two round pieces out of it. One circle should measure the inner diameter of the tire, the second is cut out along the outer diameter. The legs are made according to the pattern. The template is circled and the workpiece is cut out from a suitable board. For a do-it-yourself ottoman, you will need four elements.
2. The legs are fixed on a circle with a large diameter - this is the base. Details are fixed at the same intervals. You can strengthen the structure with bars. Pre-blanks for the legs are painted and glued to the base. Additionally, you can strengthen the fastening with corners.
3. Then a layer of glue is applied to the base with legs and a tire is applied on top with rim. Next, the glue is smeared on the cover, and also glued to the top of the wheel. Then the tire is wrapped and pasted over with a rope - you can glue it on hot glue. Great if you use a rope of different colors. After that, the legs are painted.
These pieces of furniture will not be too soft, but this is an original solution that can decorate any interior.
On video: pouf from car tire with your own hands.
Wooden model with storage box
For manufacturing, you must have skills in working with wood. It will be a practical and soft ottoman with a convenient and multifunctional drawer. Wheels will be installed at the bottom for better movement.
For production, a laminated chipboard is required - a circle will be made from it (circle diameter 30 cm), and 4 rectangular blanks (dimensions 40 × 33 cm). You should also prepare four bars with a section of 4x8x8 cm. You will need glue, furniture wheels, fasteners, self-tapping screws. Of the tools, only screwdrivers are required, but a drill or a screwdriver is better. Foam rubber will be used for stuffing, fabrics for decoration.
To sew covers for an ottoman with your own hands, it is advisable to have sewing machine. Consider step by step instructions:
1. Take sheets of chipboard and connect them to make a box. At the joints, the box is glued. Bars are placed at the lower corners, fixed with self-tapping screws and additionally coated with glue. Wheels are fixed on the bars from below. The cover is attached with screws and glue. The frame is ready - now you need to decorate what has been done.
2. They take furniture fabrics - they are less prone to wear. According to the shape of the lid of the box, a pattern is made for the upper part of the cape. A strip of fabric 10 cm wide is sewn to it and we sew a cape. How to sheathe an ottoman, fantasy will tell. A layer of foam rubber is placed on the lid for softness. Pull the cover over the top. The soft pouffe is ready.
A pouf is a soft low stool. But in the lexicon, a diminutive form of this word has taken root - an ottoman. Who decided to try to make upholstered furniture on their own, an ottoman is the easiest option. In this article, you will receive step by step instructions on how to make an ottoman.
Options
Ottomans are made in various shapes and materials of exterior decoration. For a small hallway, you can make a pouffe with a built-in cupboard for storing shoes, for a nursery - a soft ottoman.
The pouffe in the composition looks very respectable furniture set made from leather. Photos of various ottomans, including self made presented on this page.
Frameless ottoman
The idea of how to make an ottoman without spending a lot of money can be realized by making it from improvised materials. For example, a soft frameless fabric ottoman.
For manufacturing you will need:
- thick fabric
- Zipper for fastening
- Sewing machine
- Whatman for patterns
- Stuffing material
First, we make a pattern for the top and bottom of the pouffe. We draw a circle with a diameter of 35-40 cm on whatman paper. Do not forget about seam allowances. We transfer to the fabric, cut.
Next, we cut out a rectangle from the fabric equal to the circumference of the seat of the ottoman. For a diameter of 40 cm, the circumference is 126 cm. The width of the rectangle will be equal to the height of the finished ottoman. Don't forget about seam allowances.
We sew a rectangular pattern first to one circle, then to the second. We sew a zipper. We stuff it tightly - the ottoman is ready.
The sizes given in the description are not dogma, choose them according to your taste. If there are no solid cuts of matter, sew the necessary parts from various pieces of fabric. The best version of a do-it-yourself patchwork ottoman will collect a lot of likes on social networks.
Ottoman "Pear"
"Pear" is another version of a frameless pouffe. It uses polystyrene as a filler. Basically, it's a bag with styrofoam inside. It is very comfortable to sit on such a chair because it takes the shape of the body. Our site will tell you how to sew an ottoman bag from improvised materials with your own hands and what you need for this.
Unlike the previous version, the pear ottoman is made from two bags. They are inserted into each other, and the filler is poured. If necessary, the top cover can be removed and washed.
The filler bag is made of dense fabric, such as jacquard. The outer cover is made from a variety of fabrics - fantasize about it.
For each cover you will need a fabric 1.5 m wide and 2.2-2.5 m long. You will need two zippers. For the inner bag - from 40 cm, for the outer one - 1 m.
The filler is polystyrene. It is a harmless, hypoallergenic filler. Polystyrene is sold in stores for frameless furniture.
If you make an ottoman-pear according to the most budgetary option, then you can use packaging foam as a filler. Pieces of foam crumble into small balls, but this is a troublesome task.
Styrofoam balls stick to everything, scatter at the slightest flutter of air. To clean up the room where the foam was crumbled, only a vacuum cleaner will help. One ottoman needs 120-140 liters of polystyrene.
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We make blanks of parts according to a paper pattern, we sew bags. Then, in inner case pour filler. We put on the top cover, we fasten it. Ready.
Padding
Another way to make a new item upholstered furniture, is to update the upholstery of the old one. The choice of fabrics in stores selling furniture components is large. You will find information on how to beautifully sheathe an ottoman with your own hands on our website.
You will need the following materials and tools for bracing:
- upholstery fabric
- Foam rubber - may be needed if the old one began to collapse
- stapler, staples
- Sewing machine
- Scissors, knife, measuring tape
We disassemble the old ottoman, remove the staples securing the fabric. We carefully unpick the old upholstery, it will serve as a template for a new pattern. In addition, according to the old upholstery, you can calculate the required amount of new fabric. Assess the condition of the foam.
You can sew a new upholstery according to the standards of the old upholstery and just fit the ottoman. And you can give a ottoman new design, add folds, stitches, ties to the upholstery. This will require a little more fabric.
Foam rubber replacement
If the old foam began to collapse, then it is easy to replace it. This requires foam rubber of appropriate thickness. Foam rubber with a density of 25-30 kg / m3 is better suited.
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We draw the contour of the ottoman seat on the foam rubber and cut it out sharp knife. In the production of furniture, foam rubber is glued to a specialized glue. At home, you can use any glue that does not contain toluene.
Pouffe with lid
A pouffe with a lid is very convenient for storing things. For his self-manufacturing need simple tools available in the arsenal of any home master: jigsaw, drill, stapler. You can find diagrams and drawings of how to make an ottoman with a lid on our website.
Conclusion
Making a soft ottoman at home is very simple. This does not require production capacity and expensive equipment. And the master classes of our site will help you with this.
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The pouffe is a small and very functional piece of furniture. Its popularity has not diminished over the past few years. Now this useful item interior design is as popular as ever. Its manufacture can be the first step towards the start of independent production of upholstered furniture. This will allow, first of all, to try your hand and work out the technology.
This short review will describe how to make an ottoman with your own hands. The assembled product will be a great addition to the interior of the living room or hallway.
Choice of design and construction
This item is the easiest to manufacture, so any, even the most novice craftsman, can handle it. Before starting work, first of all, it is necessary to decide on the design of the future product. The study of photos of various ottomans will help in this.
The ottoman can have a rigid frame or do without it at all. Can be used as a frame various materials. The most commonly used classic carpentry materials such as boards, plywood, chipboard.
Pouffes with a frame can also be made from old plastic bottles, buckets or car tires. Pouffes without a frame are a neatly sewn bag stuffed with expanded polystyrene.
Ottoman frame
The assembly of this item is not difficult. Let's figure out what and with what materials you can make a pouffe with your own hands. Depending on the design, different tools and materials are used.
Frameless pouffe
The simplest soft ottoman without a rigid frame is made using a minimum set of tools. To do this, it is necessary to sew a lined bag and fill it with granular expanded polystyrene, specially produced in the form of balls for stuffing furniture. Therefore, it is easy to purchase at a hardware store or on the market.
Tire pouffe
A new and quite popular model now is ottomans from an old car tire. Making them is also very easy. This will require an old tire, preferably fixed on a metal disk for rigidity.
If the tire is without a disk, then wooden partitions installed inside the tire can give structural rigidity.
In order to make such an ottoman, it is necessary to cut two circles from plywood 3-5 millimeters thick and attach them with screws to the tire from above and below to create horizontal planes. Then, using a quick-drying glue, glue the rope to the surface from the center to the edges with a spiral.
The top is covered with a rope wooden surface and rubber sidewall. Before buying a material, it is necessary to calculate the length of the rope and estimate its cost.
Perhaps such a piece of furniture will not fit into the living room or bedroom, but it may be suitable for a home workshop or office. At the same time, you can try not to finish its surface with a rope, but only stick a soft seat on the upper surface, leaving the rubber intact.
Pouffe from plastic bottles
You can make such furniture from a variety of materials. For example, even plastic bottles, old buckets can be used as a frame, but it is better to use more durable materials. They are not so expensive in price and their consumption is very small.
With their help, you can create an ottoman of any size and shape and add additional structural elements: assemble an ottoman with a hinged lid, drawer for various little things, legs or rollers.
Pouffe made of plywood, chipboard
Quite simply, puffs are made with a frame made of chipboard, wood or plywood. Such products can be heavily loaded and can be used as an ordinary stool.
To create it, it is first cut in accordance with the drawing sheet material. It is fastened with screws and wooden bars fixed along the edges of the sheets. Small irregularities will be hidden by soft upholstery and finishing fabric.
The pouffe may have a hinged lid that can be lifted. It will be possible to store small things in it, but for this you need to make a bottom. The lid, depending on the base, can have a different shape: round, square.
Lining
The next step is to attach the soft lining. For these purposes, a synthetic winterizer or foam rubber is used, which is fastened with building brackets and glue. A decorative covering made of fabric or leather is attached in the same way over soft upholstery.
The color and type of coating determines the design of the product as much as its frame. The finish of the product determines its overall design, so it depends on how the product fits into the interior. Since the product turns out to be quite small, it is quite possible to use the most daring color solutions, which will almost always be appropriate.
For convenience, the pouf can have legs or rollers. They are installed in the last step. If you decide to do it without rollers, then in order not to scratch the floor, glue four small pieces of felt from ordinary insoles from below.
In the production of any furniture, the main thing is to patiently complete all the work, carefully following each step. You can make an ottoman with your own hands from almost anything, you can use a wide variety of materials and ideas.
The most important thing is that for this you will be rewarded with a new piece of furniture that will serve you for many years, delighting you with a pleasant appearance.
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How to make an ottoman with your own hands without throwing money away? Of course, you can buy it in a furniture store, but looking at the cost of a simple chipboard product, there is a desire to do crafts at home. If we consider furniture sets in general, most of them belong to rather complex structures.
To make something from this list with your own hands is within the power of experienced craftsmen, and only an ottoman is made without special skills and knowledge from improvised means. A practical thing will turn out when a strong and high-quality upholstery fabric is chosen, which can be wiped, cleaned, washed.
Such materials include leather or upholstery fabric sold in specialized stores. It remains only to view the step-by-step instructions for making ottomans of various shapes.
So:
- An ottoman for seating several people is comparable in height to an armchair and more like a soft bench. For the home, such a model is inconvenient, and not needed, but in the fitting and waiting areas it is very relevant.
- Ottoman in addition to something with a certain height. From the definition itself, it becomes clear that it is not an independent product, but serves as an application. Models that barely rise above the floor are not designed to sit on them, but are used as footrests for adults. Children love such things in miniature and are happy to use them in their games.
- Complementing armchairs, sofas, beds, sliding under the table or as a component in a non-standard combination (beach cabin with pouffe), ottomans firmly occupy a niche in furniture stores. We can say more, there is a fashion for designer items that make the interior fashionable, complementing it.
- The video in this article introduces poufs with advanced features. Watching it, you remember the plot of the film, when “with a slight movement of the hand, trousers turn into shorts,” and here the ottoman transforms into a full-fledged chair with a table, a bed with a lamp stand and other necessary items, while taking up a minimum of space.
Before you start making an ottoman with your own hands, you need to have an idea about this seemingly unpretentious furniture family.
So, poufs are classified according to materials, construction, functions and forms:
- Textiles, leather are used on soft products. It’s nice to throw your legs on a do-it-yourself ottoman, and when sizes allow, then fall apart on it.
- Rigid designs of ottomans are made of rattan, wood, often varnished, cork bark. Rigid ottomans, made by hand, are not very suitable for long-term sitting, but they bring liveliness and intrigue to the interior.
Attention: The ottoman definitely refers to the right thing, and its need is felt at the entrance to the house, more precisely, to the hallway.
- How to make, sew, knit and what design of an ottoman to choose is not an easy task. The ottomans can be with exposed frames made of steel tubes or wood.
- The ottoman can have a closed frame, and the legs are hidden under the frills of a decorative skirt. Such products are popular with the British and Americans.
- Pouffe on barely visible legs when copying a chair without armrests and backrest.
- Do-it-yourself ottoman with a back- not only a comfortable chair for members of the whole family, regardless of body weight, but also an excellent support for a sore back.
- What could be simpler than an inflatable ottoman, consisting of a textile cover with a zipper and an inflatable chamber inside it? Ottomans differ not only in materials, designs, but also in shapes.
- Do-it-yourself square ottoman, round, triangular, combined from different geometric shapes, can be made from improvised means.
Improvised tools in the house
How to make an ottoman yourself if you don’t have the skills and desire to cut, cut, twist? Craftsmen offer a lot of ideas and proposals brought to life. The work of making a cute ottoman is not difficult, but quite exciting, and a hand-made thing radiates special warmth and has an aura of home comfort.
Soft ottomans
The most simple circuit how to make a soft ottoman with your own hands is as follows:
- Two circles are cut out of the fabric with a diameter equal to the diameter of the upper and lower parts of the product.
Tip: When cutting out the details, you should not forget to leave allowances for the seams.
- Two rectangular parts of the same size are cut out:
- width along the height of the pouf;
- a length equal to half the circumference of the top and bottom of the pouffe.
- Rectangular parts are sewn together on one side along the width to obtain a long ribbon.
- One of the circles is swept to it and stitched along the seam.
- The same is done with the second round.
Tip: If the seam is not too even or neat, it is sheathed with a decorative border.
- The resulting pouf cover is stuffed with any suitable material.
- A zipper is sewn into the unstitched edges remaining in the rectangular tape.
The photo shows a scheme for making a pouffe in the simplest way.
Similarly, you can make an ottoman having the shape of a cube. The difference is in the manufacture of parts that must have a square shape, and for the manufacture of the sides it will be necessary to make four parts from the fabric, not two.
Then:
- The details fit together.
- To more clearly indicate the edges of the cube, you can use a canvas of a different contrasting color.
- Additional strength, elasticity will give a denser fabric.
- The stuffing of such a pouffe can be done with synthetic winterizer and foam rubber. These materials hold their shape perfectly and do not deform.
- A hole for stuffing the material is made at the bottom of the pouffe so that it is not visible.
- If desired, it can be stitched tightly after stuffing the pouffe, or a zipper can be sewn in, so that the material can be replaced if necessary.
Sewing an ottoman
- The video in this article demonstrates the procedure for sewing an ottoman of 8 elements. To do this, a sheet of paper is folded four times, a template is drawn and cut out on it according to the diagram below.
- The unfolded template is fixed on the fabric and cutting of blanks in the amount of 8 pieces begins.
Attention: It is not necessary to purchase a new fabric for a pattern, you can use old deposits of knitwear, old sweaters.
- The photo below shows that the sharp end of each hexagon is bent inward by about 5-6 cm and stitched on a typewriter, which allows you to get an octagonal hole for stuffing the finished product after assembling all the elements.
- The blanks are attached in pairs to each other with an indent from the edge of about 1 cm. The pairs are added front side so that the seams are obtained from the wrong side, there are 4 segments of 2 blanks in the stitched form.
- Similarly, they are sewn together in 2 sections and 2 halves of the future ottoman are obtained.
- The halves are connected to each other on a typewriter, the cover is turned inside out.
- The ottoman is stuffed with prepared filler (holofiber, foam rubber, synthetic winterizer), and the hole is closed with a cap of the appropriate size. The edges of the lid should already be finished, and it is manually, carefully sewn on top of the stuffing hole.
- The instruction for beginners recommends sewing an ottoman with literally three seams. Why cut out 2 circles, the diameter of which is about 50 cm or 2 squares, if you like clear lines more. Geometric shapes will serve as the top or bottom of the future product.
- From the same material or from another, a strip is cut out with a size corresponding to the circumference or perimeter of the square, the width of the strip depends on the height of the ottoman. The height of the ottoman, in turn, is selected depending on the function that the product will perform, whether it is a footrest, a seat in the hallway, a toy for young children or a structure in the living room.
Attention: Cutting the strips for the sidewall of the ottoman is done taking into account the allowances for the seams.
- The work is carried out in such a way that the seams are on the wrong side, the strip is sewn first of all to the bottom of the product and only then to the top.
- After stitching all the seams, the ottoman is turned to the front side and stuffed.
- According to the same patterns that are presented above, for the first option and for the second, covers for an ottoman with a zipper are cut out. This will allow in the future to wash the cover or clean it without unnecessary problems and time-consuming, and not solve the problem of how to sheathe the ottoman with fabric if it is already made of fabric.
Reliable base for plastic bottles
- Plastic bottles are available in every home in unlimited quantities. Take at least bottles of beer and water with a capacity of 1.5 - 2 liters, their color in the finished product does not matter, and they will help to unload the rubble in the yard and house.
- To make a good, stable ottoman, you will need at least 16 bottles with a capacity of 1.5 liters or 9 pieces of 2 liters.
- Packaging cardboard from household appliances also waits for its turn and is not thrown away for years, what if the refrigerator breaks down, how to take it for repair? The video in this article will show how cardboard is used in the manufacture of an ottoman from plastic bottles.
- It is necessary to stock up on tape, foam rubber and upholstery.
- Hot glue gun, zipper for case.
Attention: From round bottles you can make an even larger circle, square or rectangle, that is, the shape of the product is chosen from your preferences.
- For ease of use, if a very large ottoman is planned, the bottles are connected into separate sectors and sections with adhesive tape, and then the formation of the overall structure begins.
- If the future product is planned to be round, then the ottoman needs to be made starting from the middle.
- For this, a bottle is taken and, with movements along the radius, new elements are attached to it, which are carefully fixed with adhesive tape to each other.
- After the circle is completed, the base is cut out of thick cardboard. It should be slightly larger than the bottle design.
- Cardboard is also fastened with adhesive tape in several layers. Once again, there is no need to dwell on the point that 2 grounds should be prepared, and so everything is clear.
- The turn of soft upholstery has come, for which two parts for the top and bottom are cut out of a dense foam rubber web, which are glued in place.
- From the remaining part of the foam rubber, a rectangle is cut out according to the size of the circumference line of the side part, which wraps around the pouffe.
- There remains the final stage of sewing a cover made of furniture fabric, preferably with a zipper. This operation will not only allow you to easily remove the laundry cover, but also make several options and update from time to time appearance of your product.
Ottoman from a grandmother's rarity
How to make an ottoman out of a stool so that grandmother's rarity will serve for more than one year?
Indeed, a stool made of solid wood and painted with oil paint, soundly knocked together in its time, can please the owners for many more years, but the appearance does not correspond to the modern situation. Reworking an old stool into a stylish ottoman will help to balance the interior.
- The design of the stool is pre-strengthened with self-tapping screws.
- The legs are a little shortened - do not forget to check the level so that the ottoman does not stagger later.
- The frame of the future ottoman is being assembled, for which 4 sheets of plywood are used. They are attached with screws to the legs of the stool.
- The fifth sheet of plywood is screwed from below and serves as the bottom of the future craft.
- The foam for the seat is cut out with an allowance of 5 cm.
Attention: The upper part of the ottoman is smeared with glue, then the foam rubber will not stray over time into an untidy lump.
- The upholstery fabric on the seat is fastened together with foam rubber using stapler staples.
- The foam on the sides can be attached with slats that help to give round shape ottoman and make it more beautiful.
- The remaining part of the structure is made out with a fabric, fixed with staples.
- The wheels are screwed on or, as in the photo above, cute little legs of an updated stool peek out from under the coquettish upholstery.
- The task of how to make an ottoman from a stool was solved in a short time.
For lovers of knocking
The rich Russian language causes many associations and questions. How to knock, where to knock, when to knock? For those who like to hit a nail with a hammer, it is proposed to make an ottoman with your own hands from boards and chipboard.
- Pre-prepared rectangular pieces of 40x30 cm from chipboard in the amount of 4 pieces.
- Circle with a diameter of 30 cm and wooden blocks 4 pieces.
- Glue for wood.
- Furniture wheels with special fasteners.
- Metal corners, self-tapping screws.
- Foam rubber and upholstery fabric.
As you can see, the set of necessary materials does not differ much from each other when we make an ottoman with our own hands, even in different ways:
- A box is assembled from rectangles. Metal corners, self-tapping screws are used, all corners of the structure are aligned, they must be straight.
- On the lower part, the bars are fixed with glue, on which the wheels will be located in the future.
- From above the base on individually picked up form fastens.
- The finished frame is upholstered according to the same type of technology using foam rubber, fabric and a zipper on the cover.
For lovers of knitting and stuffing
How to make a frameless ottoman with your own hands and therefore soft. Crocheted needlewomen will be able to knit a soft ottoman much faster, but not everyone may like their appearance.
Lovers of working with knitting needles present interesting models of ottomans, knitted specifically on them:
- For work, you will need the thickest knitting needles that are available in stores.
- Quite thick wool is suitable for knitting needles with a diameter of 9 mm.
- Ordinary threads offered in stores are too thin. The price for them is not high, but due to the fact that you have to make thicker ones, weaving them together, you will have to purchase a sufficiently large amount, which will add to the cost of the product.
- Of course, you can cut, unravel, twist unnecessary knitwear, which takes a lot of time, and even find it at home. right amount plain knitwear that has become unusable is quite problematic.
- It seems that the solution to the problem of how to make an ottoman with your own hands has reached a dead end, but cotton clotheslines caught my eye.
Warning: Synthetic clothesline is not suitable for this job, and cotton ropes are difficult to obtain in small towns.
- For a soft ottoman of sufficient size, 20-30 of these ropes are required, which are tied into a long rectangle.
- The side is fastened with a rope to get a spacious, wide skirt.
- The bottom is pulled together with a rope of the same color and a bag is obtained that needs to be stuffed with something. There are 2 options here - use junk neatly folded on the shelves in the closet or go to the store and purchase foam rubber or holofiber.
- From unnecessary junk, the ottoman turns out to be heavy and not as round and lush as from store materials, but it frees up space in the closet for new clothes.
- The top of the ottoman is made out with the same rope and you can try out your product.
Ottoman from an old bucket
Here's another one interesting solution, for which we will need: an old plastic bucket, a thick jute rope, a hot glue gun, a stapler, scissors, a furniture locker handle, Velcro tape, upholstery fabric and several new microfiber cloths. You will also need cardboard, but it will be better if you replace it with thin plywood.
- First of all, wash the bucket and remove the metal handle from it.
- Next, using hot glue, glue the outer surface of the bucket with a rope, starting from the bottom.
- Cut the end of the rope and carefully hide.
- Place the bucket upside down on cardboard and circle it. According to the intended pattern, lay out the upholstery fabric and cut off a round blank with a 5 cm outlet.
- We make a hole in the center of the cardboard and fabric. We pass through them a bolt from a furniture handle and wind the knob.
- Next, we roll the fiber into tubes and wrap the bolt radially between cardboard and paper, creating a kind of roll. To prevent the fiber from unwinding, securely fix it with glue.
- Then the fabric is stretched and fixed on the back side with a stapler.
- To hide the traces of cardboard, close reverse side seat with another piece of fabric that needs to be glued on.
- Cut the Velcro into four equal lengths and stick them crosswise on the bottom of the bucket and the base of the saddle - with the bristles to the bucket, and the fluffy part to the seat. Connect the two pieces. Hooray! The pouf is ready!
The result is something like this useful craft where you can sit comfortably.
Various options provide an opportunity to solve the problem of how to make an ottoman yourself from improvised materials, which are available in abundance in any home. The only thing I wanted to focus on was the floor in the room.
Laminate is quite sensitive to mechanical stress, so it is better to make an ottoman without wheels and legs, that is, with a solid bottom. On a soft surface, carpet, carpet, ottomans on rollers are appropriate, but there are no restrictions for tiled flooring, unless forged legs can be an exception.
Chipboard ottoman
In one toast, the hero of the "Prisoner of the Caucasus" expressed the very essence of being, so that "our desires coincide with our capabilities." There is free time and a desire to make an ottoman with your own hands from chipboard - you need to prepare opportunities.
- Tools and necessary materials are stocked up in advance.
- A good ottoman cannot be made without a solid base from a chipboard sheet. The optimal size of the structure is within 400x400x500 mm.
- You can make a wooden ottoman using a simplified technology, by making a frame in the form of a mailbox from a bar and screwing the sides with cuts, but since the ottoman is made for yourself, you can try.
Work with pleasure
You should not take up work in a bad mood: something will fall on your foot or you will hit the wrong nail with a hammer.
- It is marked out, cut out from a sheet of chipboard 5 squares 400x400 mm for the manufacture of the walls of the structure and the bottom.
Attention: The bottom of the ottoman should not be made of plywood, small children like to hide in secluded corners, they can break through thin plywood and get injured.
- The cover is made of any geometric shape: square, round, oval. Beginners may not experiment and stop at the square cover. It will have dimensions slightly larger than the main box 430x430 mm in order to protect it from falling inside.
- The height of the finished product is made up of the constituent elements - the height of the structure is 400 mm, plus the rollers are 50 mm, the bottom and tire are 32 mm thick, the upholstery is laid in 50 mm, a total of 532 mm.
- From the prepared elements, the formation of the structure begins.
- The sides of the ottoman are fastened with metal corners. To strengthen the rigidity and reliability will help the bars, which are glued to all internal corners.
- From the front side of the ottoman, self-cutters are screwed into the bars, the caps of which must be recessed into the tree, so that later there will be no problems with torn upholstery.
- The lower part of the box along the perimeter is smeared with carpentry glue, capturing the ends of the bars.
- The bottom of the ottoman is attached, and the cutters are again screwed into the ends of the bars. The assembled structure should dry well.
- The base of the ottoman is made, but there are no wheels and a lid yet, on which you can sit in the future.
- The cover is fixed with 4 bars screwed from the inside. The work is carried out after there is confidence that the lid closes smoothly and the stiffeners on the side do not interfere with the closing of the lid.
- The finished structure is turned over, and the wheels are fastened with cuts.
Attention: They are fixed through the bottom to the ends of the bars, for which small holes are drilled in the bottom.
Before continuing work, it is necessary to make sure that the resulting structure is sufficiently stable, holds the person sitting on it well and there are no flaws that interfere with further work, otherwise it makes no sense to start upholstery.
The ottoman is getting dressed
Do-it-yourself ottoman made of wood, chipboard or generally soft needs clothes on top. This function is performed with honor by a solid, upholstery fabric, neatly attached to the crate of the structure.
- First, the cover of the ottoman is made, for which a soft lining is cut out of foam rubber, synthetic winterizer, batting. The size of the lining should match the parameters of the seat so that it is neatly, without hanging down, glued into place.
- From the fabric intended for upholstery, a blank is cut out several large sizes than a cover. This is done so that the edges can be bent under the lid and fixed from the inside with a stapler or furniture studs.
- The instruction prescribes to further decorate the sides of the ottoman.
- A piece of upholstery fabric is cut out 400 mm x 4 = 1600 mm with a margin for connection. Also in height, the material must have an allowance at the top and bottom.
Attention: The fabric must be trimmed, stretched, tucked inward, the edges secured with furniture studs or a stapler.
- The seat is being decorated, the niche is upholstered, all edges are neatly closed and can be presented ready product to the control of discerning family members.
- Do-it-yourself plywood ottoman is made according to the same scheme, if this simple design option is chosen.
- The work becomes a little more complicated when an opening drawer is provided on the ottoman, then the stop bars are replaced with door hinges.
Getting acquainted with the design of this simple piece of furniture, one detail catches your eye: despite the difference in the shapes of ottomans and their types, the base is a rigid frame, there is a seat and legs. They are decorated in different ways, but quilted leather or leatherette give the products an elite, luxurious look and you can’t immediately determine that the price of the product is within reasonable limits.
Although, it should be noted that a neat ottoman, sheathed in a different material, is able to bring comfort and convenience to the room and looks no less elegant than leather.
