DIY ottoman bag
If you want to make interesting and bright accents in the interior of the room, we suggest you make your own ottoman bag. It will be an excellent complement to the design of a children's room, living room or even a personal plot. Such frameless furniture is made quite quickly, and as a result, you will get a very original and non-standard product.
to contents ↑Features of frameless furniture
Such interior items are quite functional and can be used not only as poufs. This is a good toy, footrest and technical equipment for sports. In addition, this chair will be a great gift for people close to you.
Important! The pouf chair can be used at various parties and conferences, outdoor recreation and in the garden. The main thing is that the model for relaxing outside the house has a top cover made of heavy-duty fabric with special moisture and dirt-repellent impregnation.
The shape of such a chair can be completely different - from the usual baggy to a variety of hearts, octahedrons, ducklings and cartoon characters.
Important! Frameless furniture originally from Italy, it was invented relatively recently, but immediately liked the fans of something unusual and quickly moved to the stage of mass tailoring. In the people, such a pouffe bag is also called Big Ben.
Pouf chairs have a number of advantages:
- Easy care, as the covers are easy to remove and wash with ordinary detergents;
- Light weight;
- Environmental friendliness;
- The traumatic factor is completely excluded due to the lack of a frame;
- Soft base, non-scratch flooring;
- Ease of transportation;
- Possibility of frequent design changes due to replacement of the cover;
- Durability;
- The lack of the possibility of parasites, as well as various harmful bacteria;
- Ergonomic
- Simplicity of design.
Important! As an addition to the interior with such furniture, you can also make other decorative and practical gizmos. For example, various pillows in our workshops:
The main disadvantages include:
- The property of the filler to shrink depending on the intensity of operation;
- Lack of storage compartments.
to contents ↑Important! The peculiarity of the ottoman bag is its filler. It consists of small balls of polystyrene, which provide comfort while a person is on it.
The advantages of making a pouf bag with your own hands
If you are still thinking about making it yourself or purchasing a finished product, we offer you some facts that will inspire you to make a pouf bag with your own hands:
- Being engaged in the manufacture of pouffes-bags, you can come up with a completely new and exclusive model of frameless furniture and turn it into reality;
- You have the opportunity to make a chair of such a size that you need, and not according to standard characteristics;
- Due to the fact that the prices of such products are often exaggerated, you can significantly save the budget;
- Negligent manufacturers very often save on the manufacture of an internal cover, due to which the quality of operation is significantly lame.
to contents ↑Important! Pay attention to the fact that furniture with polystyrene filler often shrinks, so you should always have a small supply of such filler.
Choose the shape of the future product
Before you make a soft ottoman bag with your own hands, it is very important to decide on its future shape.
Important! In the process of sewing on the size of the ottoman bag, it is better not to save, otherwise - you will not be able to feel all the charm of being in it.
The variety of forms that can be used to make a frameless chair differs in its abundance. Therefore, you can choose such a pouf for people of absolutely any age category, and the streamlined forms of the product will turn it into a real royal throne for a vacationer.
Important! If you are sewing a pouffe bag for the first time, for a start take the simplest pattern, and only by acquiring practical skills it will be possible to take on more complex products.
Here are some options for a beginner:
- The pouf bag can be made in the shape of a pear or ball, have an oval or round shape, be a square or rectangle. Such products will be an excellent option for a children's room.
- It is also possible to make a ottoman in the form of a sofa for the living room, which can accommodate several people at once.
to contents ↑Important! Note that in the manufacture of ottoman bag you do not have to understand, turning the product, in search of the side on which you need to sit. Repeating completely the bends of the human body, such a chair acquires a headrest and armrests, which allows you to quickly relax.
Necessary materials and tools
To make a soft ottoman bag with your own hands, you will need the following tools and materials.
Fabric for making the outer cover
In this case, it all depends entirely on your imagination. There are a lot of options for exterior decoration. For example, for children's poufs, they mainly use bright and rich colors. As for the material itself, you can use as upholstery for furniture, So skin or leatherette.
Important! For the manufacture of a children's ottoman bag, it is very important to choose a durable fabric that will not tear during active children's fun.
Fabric for inner cover
This material must meet several requirements at once:
- Must be lightweight and durable;
- Have a smooth texture;
- Be breathable.
This is due to the fact that the main purpose of the inner cover is to restrain the internal granules.
Important! In order to save money, old duvet covers and sheets will be a great option for making an inner cover.
Zippers
They are best chosen in the color of the outer cover, although you can take a contrast option that will further emphasize the originality of your furniture.
Important! To make a baby pouffe bag, try to avoid metal zippers and check the quality of the “dog” before buying so that the child does not get hurt during the games.
Filler
In frameless models, expanded polystyrene is most often used. Its quantity directly depends on the size of the future product.
Important! When setting up your home, read also about what ideas you can use to do it yourself home decor.
Additional materials
In addition, during work you will still need:
- Pattern;
- Sewing machine;
- Threads in color;
- Scissors;
- Pencil;
- Ruler;
- Tailor pins;
- Remnant;
- Decorative accessories.
Once all the tools and materials have been prepared, you can proceed directly to the manufacture of frameless ottoman with your own hands.
to contents ↑The main stages of manufacturing
In order to make your own ottoman bag yourself, it is very important to adhere to the following procedure:
- Take a finished one or build yourself a pattern.
- Cut out separate parts for the inner and outer covers from paper.
- Lay out the patterns on the surface of the fabric and secure with tailor pins.
- Cut out the elements of the future product from the fabric leaving 1-1.5 centimeters for allowances.
Important! Sizes of allowances are determined solely by the size of the ottoman.
- Scroll the elements of the outer and inner cover. If everything is fine and you do not need to change anything, you can process the joints with a sewing machine.
- Sew zippers on the inner and outer covers.
- Fill the inner case with filler.
Important! In order for the polystyrene foam balls not to crumble during the filling of the inner cover, make a funnel out of paper to help you.
- Check the sewing quality of the outer cover. He should sit tightly on an already filled bag, stretch and not be removed.
to contents ↑Important! When making a puff-bag yourself, take care of sewing several external covers at once. Thus, you can easily change the general atmosphere of the room. In addition, this is an excellent backup option in case of contamination of the first.
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Making a pouffe bag is a fairly easy and fun procedure. In addition to creating a multifunctional interior item, you also save a lot of money. And guided by the advice and recommendations of our experts, you can significantly succeed in this matter and sew not only basic, but also complex options of frameless furniture.
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