Frameless armchairs. Special features

What modern designers do not come up with to decorate a home interior. Stylish highlight of your apartment will be frameless furniture, which won worthy attention and gained great popularity. There are many varieties of frameless furniture - these are puffs, sofas and armchairs.

frameless chair design Environmentally friendly and comfortable furniture - soft frameless chairs do not harm health and are convenient, since they easily take the desired form. They are easy to move, transport and clean in case of contamination. The weight of the frameless chair is quite small, and is about 10 kg. This is due to the fact that such furniture is filled with foam, which is a durable material and, moreover, retains heat. Such filler is dense balls with a diameter of 1 to 5 mm.

The color of the chair can be completely varied.

Frameless chairs are devoid of a wooden frame, the shape they give only filler. Make such chairs more often from two cases: a strong upper cover and a rough of mixed fabric. Armchairs for adults and children differ only in size.

The first representative of frameless furniture is the chair bag. It was built in Italy forty years ago, famous at the time Turin architects, making an unprecedented furore for the whole world with its innovative idea. The model of the chair was perfected, supplemented with various accessories and today such furniture began to be produced practically in all corners of the planet.

The most common form of armchairs is the pear-shaped form of the most diverse dimensions. The comfort and convenience of a frameless bag chair remains unchanged.

Advantages and disadvantages of frameless chairs

Among the positive qualities that frameless chairs have, it is possible to distinguish the following:

• convenience of operation of frameless chair-bag. It can easily be moved without fear of scratching the parquet or laminate. In addition, the covers of frameless armchairs are easily erased and give in to ironing;
• original interior decoration. This chair will be an ornament of any room. Serve even a toy to your baby, as on the armchair you can jump and somersault;
• seat cover easily replaceable;
• environmentally friendly furniture. It is known that polystyrene beads( aka styrofoam) are completely harmless to health and do not contain chemical impurities;
• is soft and without sharp corners. It is impossible to hit such an armchair;
• holds heat for a long time, since the foam polystyrene filler is a natural insulator in its content.

Despite a number of undeniable advantages, beskarkasnye armchairs have also disadvantages.

This is primarily:

• foam filler loses its shape over time. Therefore, when buying this material, it is important to stock them in addition to pour into the bag and maintain the shape of the chair;
• seat cover requires frequent maintenance. If the seat bag is constantly moved from place to place - it will quickly get dirty and need washing;
• this type of frameless furniture does not fit every interior. Certainly, it would be more appropriate to have a bag in modern "techno" style;
• it is important to ensure that the child does not swallow the harmful foam filler for the body. To avoid such consequences, it is important to purchase or make an armchair from two covers.

Choice of frameless chair

To choose the right chair for you, pay attention to such features:

1. It is important that the seat has an additional inner cover. If the outer cover is worn off, the inner cover will not allow the foam to crumble.
2. It will be more practical if the frameless chair has a long zipper, corresponding to the diameter of the chair.
3. Styrofoam beads for the chair must be high density( 25 m3 / kg).This will extend the life of the frameless chair. High-density foam is resistant to shrinkage.
4. To place the seat of the bag in the country or on the street, it is important to choose a chair with high-strength and hydrophobic lining.

You can buy a frameless chair in furniture stores or shopping centers. Its price varies from 2,000 to 4,000 rubles, and hand-made chairs can cost a little more.

Frameless armchair with your own hands

If you want, you can make a frameless armchair with your own hands. To do this, you do not need the formation of a seamstress, or special skills. It's enough just a little imagination and the availability of necessary materials.

Some tips for those wishing to make a frameless bag yourself:

• , the zipper on the armchair needs to be made so long that you can pull out the inner bag with polystyrene granules;
• to acquire the filler is necessary with a margin, since over time the foam in the chair sags;
• ready-made frameless bag should not be wetted and placed near a battery or fireplace;
• in order to provide extra ventilation to the chair( in case of a case with a too dense material), several eyelets must be attached to the outer cover.

If you decide to make this practical and modern element of home decor, for starters you will need a pattern of a frameless chair.

List of materials required for pattern making:

• sewing machine;
• chalk or a piece of soap;
• scissors;
• thick paper Whatman - 4 sheets;
• fabric( 3 m in size) for the front cover;
• 3 m cloth and for the inner case;
• two long zippers - 130 cm for both covers;
• threads for rough fabric.

The design of the frameless chair is as follows:

The technology for manufacturing the frameless

chair To make an armchair with dimensions of 1.2x0.9 m you will need:

1. Fabric for outer and inner covers - 2,5х1,4 m.
2. Polystyrene filler - 400m.cub.
3. Lightning bolts - 50 and 120 cm.

For tailoring the covers, you must observe the following order:

1. First of all, you need to cut out the details of the chair and cut it out on the millimeter paper.
2. Paper parts are transferred to Whatman and also cut. Whatman is strong and the probability of breaking during work is minimal.
3. Cuttings from Whatman should be outlined on the fabric for the inner cover as shown in the following sketch.

1. Then you need to cut out the details from the fabric. In the event that the fabric is strewed, slices need to be over-drilled.
2. Same cuttings are also made for the outer sheath.
3. Two cutouts made of cloth( wedges) intended for the inner case must be flushed. The length of the seam is 70 cm. The width is 1 cm. You can also detach seams.
4. Half-length zippers of arbitrary length are sewn to two wedges from below and to the very top.
5. Then all the other wedges are sewn together.
6. A piece of fabric for the base and top is sewn to the wedges. The result is an inner bag with a zipper.
7. In the same way, an outer bag is produced. Only the lightning on the outer sheath should be longer, and sewn along the entire length of the wedges.
8. To make a handle for the chair, you need to fold the part for the handle in half and stitch it on the machine.
9. When both cases are ready, the inner bag should be filled with polystyrene pellets for two thirds of the entire volume of the bag seat. Since the pellets are very small, it is important to follow the safety rules. In the event that a small foam comes into the respiratory tract, immediately seek medical help. Fill polystyrene with a cover better through a plastic bottle cut off from both sides to avoid foam spillage.
10. As a result, you should get such a nice and soft chair.

Creating so-called seat cushions can be a great idea to start your own business. In addition, frameless chairs gave positive feedback only. They can not be broken or damaged, and in case the chair breaks on the seam, you can remove the cover, sew it or replace it.

But if you decide to make a chair yourself, then stock up with polystyrene filler. Since, literally in a year of constant use, the chair will start to sag, there will be a need to pour the filler.

This armchair will perfectly complement the cozy interior of the living room or children's room. It is very convenient to sit, read and even sleep, covered with a warm blanket.

Frameless armchair with own hands.

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