Clothing bedside table is an integral attribute of any sleeping room. It performs several functions, including decorative and practical. For example, bedside tables are used to accommodate bedside lamps, as well as for storing various useful things that should always be at hand. Most often, the cabinets are made of wood or chipboard. This interior item can be purchased at any furniture store, but if you want to add a note of originality to the interior of your room, you can make a bedside table with your own hands. In addition, having made this interior item yourself, you can save a lot. Next, we will tell you how to make a bedside table with your own hands from wood.
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How to make a bedside table with your own hands
Selection of materials
Imagine the most economical version of the bedside table. Its basis will be the pallets from under building materials. Their main goal is the transportation of goods, so the pallets often have a fairly strong base made of wood, plastic or metal. In our case, we will use wooden pallets in the work. They come in several types, each of which differs in its size. So, the pallets of the type “American” have dimensions of 1.2 m per 1 m, “European ones” are produced slightly less, their dimensions are 1.2 m per 0.8 m.
Before applying the pallets, they should be thoroughly dried.
In addition to pallets, the following materials and components will be needed:
- Hammer, nails, screws.
- Clay composition.
- Water -soluble varnish for wood.
- Saw, drill, mount.
- Grinding machine.
- Sheets of plywood.
- Small power.
- Vise.
- Sprinkle, pencil, ruler.
It is worth saying that a more reliable connection of the elements with each other gives PVA glue. Therefore, it is recommended to use it in the work.
Preparatory work
As mentioned above, the use of pallets significantly reduces the final cost of the product. Therefore, in our case, this particular option for the production of the nightstand with boxes with your own hands will be considered. If you have sufficient financial resources, then in your work you can use not old pallets, but new wooden ones or make a nightstand from chipboard with your own hands.
The process of manufacturing the cabinet we begin by disassembling the old pallets. We pre -weaken and loosen the boards so that they do not damage them during disassembly. To remove the planks, use a hammer and mount. The connections between the boards can also be cut by an electric saw. Thus, damage to the wood will be minimal.
DIY bedside table: drawings and diagrams
Next, you should make a schematic drawing of the product, according to which to cut the main components of the cabin frame. Each side of the frame consists of a certain number of boards interconnected. The side sides of the bedside tables are 3 pcs fastened with each other, and the back - 4 pcs. The boards are connected by rectangular frames.
According to measurements, we cut the straps of 50 cm. They should be in the total number of 10 pcs. Those boards that have a more accurate look, we will use to install the side walls of the product, and the rest will go for the manufacture of the rear. Then we collect the chopped planks together - 3 pcs together for the side parts, and 4 pcs for the rear. Next, we make measurements of the resulting walls. According to the received data, select rectangular corners for fastening. You should use drawings and diagrams that have been compiled earlier to create a nightstand with your own hands. For more accurate cutting of parts, it is best to use a manual saw or hacksaw.
Assembly of the frame
We go to the scope assembly stage. For this, all previously chopped blanks are used. To create the framework, 7 cm width slats are used. The strips are attached to each other with screws. After assembly, check the configuration and dimensions of the framework. They must correspond to the data indicated in the product drawing.
After assembling the frame, we proceed to cutting the workpieces for the countertop. This will require a circular saw.
Next, it is necessary to polish all the boards well, which will form the basis of the frame of the product. Grinding is best done not manually, but using a grinding machine. Then it is recommended to "walk" on the surface with sandpaper. If you want to give the nightstand the original flavor and make it “under the antiquity”, then you can take sandpaper with rough grains, which will create artificial irregularities on the surface of the product. Keep in mind that before collecting the frame, all wooden boards should be thoroughly dried. Otherwise, wet wood is necessarily deformed during the operation of the product, giving it an unattractive look.
All elements of the frame are fastened with each other with nails. Initially, fasten the upper part along the rectangular frame. If the boards protrude beyond the edges of the frame, they can be fed, and then polished using a grinding machine or coarse -grained sandpaper. For reliability, you can glue the joints between the boards with any adhesive composition, for example, PVA glue. Make sure that the assembled frame is really stable and strong.
After the upper part is collected, it is necessary to fasten the side sides of the cabinet. In the last turn, the back and front wall gathering. During the assembly of the frame, be sure to ensure that it has a correct rectangular shape. If defects are detected, they should be corrected immediately until the glue froze. It is worth saying that in some cases it is more advisable to use nails, but screws for fastening the frame boards.
Assembly of the box
Next, we move on to the next stage of installation of bedside tables of wood with our own hands, namely, to assembly of drawers. To begin with, on the inside of the frame, small thin strips should be filled. They will facilitate the sliding of the drawer in the future.
The box itself consists of several parts: 5 wooden boards and one sheet of plywood.
The assembly process of the drawer is as follows:
- We perform measurements of the future structure.
According to the measurements made, cut the side parts. For cutting, use a saw. - Next, go to the trim of a plywood sheet.
- To fix the plywood sheet in the side parts of the box, we make slots, the width of each of them should be 7-9 mm.
- We connect all parts of the structure among themselves. We fasten with nails. For reliability, you can smear all the joints between the boards and plywood with any adhesive composition.
It is worth saying that it is the boxes and the door that are subjected to the greatest load during the use of the nightstand. Therefore, the fastening of this part of the product should be treated with special responsibility. To give strength to drawers, you can fasten all the constituent structural elements from the inside with metal corners.
Next, on the side of the inside of the walls, we fasten the thin rails on which the shelf will be attached, separating the main part of the cabinet and the compartment for a drawer. Cut the shelf on the specified sizes. We install it on the rails placed on the side walls of the product. We fix the shelf and fix it with nails.
We proceed to the manufacture of the front wall of the box. As a decor, this construction element will be decorated with a hole in the shape of a heart. If it is difficult for you to make a hole of just such a form, then you can cut out some other ornaments and geometric shapes (circles, triangles, squares). To cut, we need a drill and a ring saw. By the way, if you want to update the decor of the finished product and make a remake of the nightstand with your own hands, then you can make curly holes on the front wall of the door.
The work procedure is as follows:
- To work, we will need a board that will serve as the front wall of the drawer, as well as a ring saw for cutting and a drawing pencil. First, with a pencil on the board, we depict the contours of the figure that we plan to cut out on the box. In our case, it will be an image of the heart.
- Next, carefully cut the heart according to the drawn diagram. For cutting, use a ring saw.
- The jigsaw we level out the outlines of the figure. Then we go out.
- After finished with cutting the figure, you can attach the front wall of the box. To do this, you need nails. If you do not plan to redo the nightstand decor, then you can treat all the joints between the details of the box with glue.
DIY bedside table decor
Our product is assembled, now we need to engage in its decor. Initially, we process the wood with a protective composition. Next, we clean the nightstand of pollution, sawdust, dust, which was formed during the assembly. We process with sandpaper. After that, again we remove construction garbage. We cover the product with varnish. We give the mixtures to freeze. Gently “pass” along the surface with fine -grained sandpaper. We remove the resulting dust. We cover the nightstand with a second layer of varnish.
