Furniture design can be simple or complex, based on your materials and level of expertise.
Many materials are readily available for your furniture design project, and you don't need a lot of expensive power tools to get the job done.When designing furniture, it helps to draw out your plans on paper first to get an idea of what the final product will look like. When drawing up your plans, measure the size of the room and location in which the furniture will sit to determine its overall dimensions. Does this Spark an idea?
Currogated Cardboard Furniture
Corrugated cardboard, glued together in layers while alternating the direction of the grain, can become strong enough to sit on. This makes for an interesting and creative piece of furniture. Use a box cutter to cut out the basic shapes of your furniture, cutting areas for slats and grooves to fit and glue the pieces together. Each piece of your furniture should be about four layers thick. Because corrugated cardboard can be bent into arches and other shapes, be as creative or as simple with your design as you wish. The finished piece can be painted and protected with a glue-based primer. Alternating layers of paint and primer while sanding in between gives it a hard, glossy finish.
Metal Pipe Furniture
Plumbing pipes are excellent materials to use for bed designs, tables and shelving. This material gives a clean, industrial look to your furniture designs. Popular choices for pipe materials include galvanized steel and iron. Thinner piping like copper is an attractive choice for wine racks and small shelves. Visit your local hardware or plumbing store once you have drawn up your plans and figured out how many of each length of piping you require. Many stores will cut the pipes to the lengths you need. Pipes can be soldered (if you have the equipment and knowledge) or connected together with elbows and tees, which are also available at the hardware store.
Furniture from Old Books
Outdated college textbooks and old encyclopedias are generally difficult to get rid of because their information is stale, and technology allows us access to all of the most up-to-date information we could ever desire. Instead of sending these old books to be recycled, turn them into a sturdy piece of furniture. Books can be stacked into different configurations to create tables, chairs, or even couches. They can also be screwed or bracketed together into different sized cubes and stacked to create interesting shelving.
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