Do-it-yourself corner sofa in the kitchen: do-it-yourself video installation instructions, price, photo

Upholstered kitchen corners are one of the most common pieces of furniture. They are comfortable, functional and great space saving. At the same time, the design is very simple, which means that almost every home craftsman can make a corner sofa in the kitchen with his own hands.

And this will not be difficult if you know how to hold a drill, hammer and screwdriver in your hands, and also know what exactly you want.

Kitchen corner sofas

Recently, there has been a tendency towards unusual, non-standard design solutions. But, unfortunately, not everyone has the proper means and space to equip themselves a kitchen with a bar or a separate dining room.

Therefore, it has not yet been invented better than a soft corner sofa and a table for a small apartment with a small kitchen (see. also

how to arrange furniture in a small kitchen). This option has always been and remains the simplest and most affordable for our compatriots.

Looking at various photos of kitchen sets on the web, TV shows or fashion magazines, any housewife thinks about bringing her own interior to perfection. A modern kitchen should be functional and comfortable, and contain everything needed to ensure comfortable cooking.

The interior design with a soft corner sofa must be approached correctly, and then, with proper zoning, it is quite possible to achieve the result of having a small dining-living room in the kitchen (see. also kitchen interior with sofa). And in addition to a beautiful and convenient place for a meal, the hostess also gets an additional storage niche, which is sometimes so lacking.

Plus, the price for a product made by yourself, and not bought in a store, will be much lower.

A table for a soft corner can be square, rectangular or round. Most opinions agree that the round table looks the most spectacular. But here it is not for everybody. In addition, the size and shape of the table must be selected based on the size of the kitchen.

Some even do it economically, leaving the old dining table, only slightly updating it with paint, varnish or other methods. But we will describe the process of creating a sofa in detail.

Step-by-step instructions for making a corner sofa

1. Having chosen a place for the kitchen corner, make careful measurements of the free space. Decide on the height, width and length of the back and seat. Transfer all your calculations to paper. Making a corner sofa for the kitchen with your own hands is not at all difficult if there is a clear and detailed drawing.
2. Pay special attention to the size of the chair. Think about the seat so that it is neither too low nor too high. Also, don't forget about acceptable depth, from the back to the front edge.
3. Having decided on the basis for the sofa and purchasing all the necessary materials, cut out the frame for the seats.
   To facilitate the process, a list of sizes and unit counts for each size can be made.
4. Combine the boards for the lower part of the sofa frame, and glue them first, then they can be connected with countersunk screws.
   When making a sofa for the kitchen with your own hands, you can familiarize yourself with various options for fastening wooden frame parts together on the Internet and choose the option that is most convenient for you.
5. After the base is assembled, you can start cutting the panels. Most often, medium density fiberboard is chosen to cover the frame with panels, since it is easy to work with this material. Fiberboard panels are very easy to cut with a circular saw. In the process, be sure to check their evenness with a ruler.
6. Now you can proceed to the final stage - assembly of the seat. Bring the items into the kitchen before you secure the panels and frame. Place the future sofa in a corner, and now fasten the panels and frame with long screws.
7. Next, you can start attaching the backrest supports. The vertical supports are first glued with glue, and then fixed with screws.
   Now you can nail in the horizontal beams and attach the backrest panels to them.

Advice!
To make the corner sofa even more functional, use the piano hinges when assembling the seat. With their help, you can make it foldable, forming a niche for storing items.

How to upholster a corner sofa

While you are working on assembling the sofa body and installing it, instruct your wife to search for materials for upholstery. When assembling a kitchen sofa with your own hands, take seriously the final stage of upholstery, because with due approach, your product will not look "handicraft", and your guests will not even guess that it is not purchased furniture.

The first and simplest thing you can think of is to fasten the soft cushions to the seat and back with the help of an attachment tape sewn to the corners. This option has its advantages: cheapness, as well as the fact that the pillows can be removed for washing or change the fabric in accordance with all the transformations of your kitchen, be it a change of curtains or a new finish walls.

Upholstering a sofa for the kitchen with your own hands is not such an easy task, but no less interesting than making a frame. Here the choice is limited to two options: leather or fabric.

Fabrics

Since we are talking about a sofa in the kitchen, practicality is first of all important here. The fabric on synthetic fibers fully meets this requirement.

Thanks to the development of light industry, we have obtained synthetic materials that are hypoallergenic, perfectly clean, and thanks to a special impregnation, they repel dirt and water. In addition, synthetic fabrics have excellent color retention.

Leather upholstery

An insignificant disadvantage of leather is monotony - you cannot upholster a corner kitchen sofa with your own hands with a pattern or other delights available with fabric upholstery. But the color range is striking in its richness. Leather is such a popular option for decorating kitchen sofas because it is famous for its practicality, environmental friendliness and ease of care.

There are a lot of variations of kitchen corners, it remains only to choose the most suitable for you. We hope that the video on our website will help you decide.