How to make a chaise lounge with your own hands

Deckchair on the garden plot is an important furniture attribute, which is suitable for a useful and comfortable pastime, and also introduces a special eccentricity to the design of the adjacent territory. Made of natural materials, the product can be put on both a sunny area and in the shade, but in any case it harmoniously fits into the personal interior.

Advantagesgarden chaise longue

Wooden chaise lounges for a summer residence by the hands have a number of distinctive characteristicsuk and advantages that make this piece of furniture has gained popularity. Among the main advantages of its use can be identified such:

• features of the design of the chaise longue, the structure of its back, armrests and seats allow a person to be comfortable in a semi-reclining or semi-sitting condition, which contributes to greater relaxation;
• possibility of use for sunbathing;
• due to the ease of material and simplicity of design, the chaise lounge is portable enough and it can be moved from place to place;
• folding chaise longue with your own hands can be used as a bench for rest;
• has small dimensions in the folded state, which facilitates the process of its storage;
• wooden deck chairs are famous for their durability and endurance in operation;
• has a high aesthetic appeal.

Types of the chaise lounge

Depending on the design features, the deckchair is conditionally divided into several types:

• Monolithic products are chairs in which all components are interconnected and can not be disassembled. Such chaise lounges have good strength, endurance and can withstand heavy loads. However, when operating such a piece of furniture, certain inconveniences may arise. For example, in such a product it is impossible to change the angle of the backrest, it can not be folded, due to which, moving from place to place will be problematic.
• Monolithic armchair with inserts .This kind of chaise longue with its own hands made of wood differs decorative appeal. The presence of additional fragments made of different materials will reduce the strength and reliability, but this will make the chair more aesthetic and neat.
• Portable chaise lounge .In the construction of such a product, a mechanism is provided, thanks to which it is possible to quickly and easily change the position and overall configuration of the chair. You can change the slope of the footrest, headrest or backrest. In addition, a folding chaise longue can be transformed into a compact cargo and take with you when you leave the city.
• Armchair on metal base .This chaise lounge with their own hands on the photo is a little more difficult to make and often get the finished product. It is distinguished by the presence of an aluminum or steel frame on which the fabric web is attached. The advantage of the chair is its light weight, compactness, resistance to dirt and mobility.

Standard chaise lounge: production guide

It's quite simple to put multifunctional and decorative furniture on your dacha. To make a lounger with your own hands, the drawing will be needed. It is necessary to put a little zeal and physical labor, and as a result to receive a reliable design for leisure.

Tools for manufacturing

• saw;
• self-tapping screws;
• putty on wood;
• measuring tape;
• sandpaper;
• marker;
• paint the desired color;
• drill;
• gon.

Materials for the product

• wooden boards 400х2,5 × 8 cm - 4 pcs.;
• wooden blocks 400x5x10 cm - 3 pieces;Fixing studs
• - 2 pcs.

Instruction for the manufacture of the

chaise lounge 1. The first task is to build a reliable frame. To do this, you need to make 4 parts from a wooden beam: 2 longitudinal 215 cm and 2 transverse 50 cm long.

2. Let's start making the seat. To do this, you need to take the board and cut it with uniform blocks of 60 cm long. For the construction, 13 such fragments are needed.

3. We fix by means of screws these segments to the frame of the chaise longue so that there is a distance of 1 cm between them.

4. Make the legs for the future design. To give more stability, in the seating area, you need to make double supports of 35 cm in length. They are made from a bar. In the side of the headboard it's enough to attach single legs, with the same length.

5. We build the back of the product. For the fabrication of the frame we prepare 2 details of 88 cm, 3 pieces of 39 cm in length. Such dimensions must be observed so that the frame can enter the main structure. At the same time, small gaps should remain on all sides.

6. In the direction of the length of the product, you need to fix the boards on the backrest frame. To make the appearance more aesthetic, the top edge of the planks should be rounded.

7. We fix the backrest on the base of the chaise longue so that it can easily change the raised and lowered position. To do this, make holes at a distance of 9 cm from the edge of the seat. The grooves must be through and freely pass through both structures.

8. On both sides of the product we fix the structure by means of pins.

9. Make two grooves at the base of the chaise longue, where the support bars will be placed. This will hold the back of the product in different positions. One notch 5x10 cm should be done at a distance of 9 cm from the hairpin. The second groove is made 20 cm from the first, but with a slot size of 5x5 cm.

10. In the first groove you need to place a horizontal bar 60 cm long. This will allow the backrest to rest on it and to support the position of the half-sider.

11. To change the angle of inclination and make a half-lying position, it is necessary to take out the first bar and put the board in the second groove, only vertically.

12. Manufacture of a deck chair by own hands is almost completed. It remains to make the final finish of the structure by sanding and opening the paint.

The manual for making a garden chaise longue with your own hands on the video can be seen here:

The original country chaise lounge: step by step guide

The extraordinary chaise longue for the garden plot is not only a beautiful piece of interior, but also a suitable way of utilizing wood. Its advantage lies in the fact that it is environmentally friendly, in harmony with the dacha exteriors and does not require additional decorative treatment. And for the comfort of the body, you can cover a warm blanket or pillows.

Tooling and materials for processing

1. Round logs with a diameter of 75-120 mm.
2. Chainsaw on 18 V.
3. Cordless drill.
4. Impact Wrench18 V.
5. Screws.
6. Deck screws and staples.
7. Drill.

Important! These log sizes are considered optimal because they are easy to drill and the chaise longue will have a low weight.

Instruction for manufacturing

1. Initially, you need to prepare fragments from logs, each 45 cm long.
2. Next, you should create a layout for the future of the chaise lounge. To do this, use an electrical tape, which can be applied on the floor of the circuit.

3. Drill holes in the cut logs. These grooves allow the use of short screws in the future.

4. Consistently fasten all the pieces of wood together. For this, you can use a socket wrench and a cordless drill. Each screw must be screwed in with 4 screws.

5. Turn the structure over and perform the first test: sit, lie on it to see where it swings. In these places, you can add one more piece for stability.

6. On the back of the deckchair, fix the deck screws and steel brackets so that the structure is more rigid and durable.

Done! The construction work is completed. Despite some difficulties and the process's hassle, as a result you get an original chaise longue, which will become a useful and beautiful attribute of the villa site.

Examples of unconventional ideas for making a chaise longue can be seen on the video: