Like in Switzerland: we make a cardboard folding bed with our own hands

Not all have large apartments or houses. Cabinets, bedside tables, tables, chairs, beds take up a lot of space. And sometimes physically there is not enough space to put an extra sofa. In this case, you can use the wit and build a cot. Moreover, it can easily be made from ordinary corrugated cardboard with your own hands.

Of course, in terms of strength and reliability, the material is inferior to wood, any metal and plastic. Paper furniture - even sounds childish. But still products made from it can also withstand serious and regular loads.

Starting to create furniture, you need to take into account some of the nuances. The thicker the material, the harder it is to work with it. But the resulting objects will be much stronger than when using thin material.

What you need to create a cardboard folding bed

To create a folding bed, you will need sheets of 7-mm corrugated cardboard, which is usually used for packing goods, and woven tape or tape.

The advantages of using corrugated cardboard is ease and low cost. This type usually consists of three layers. Its structure makes the material durable and fairly rigid, makes it possible to withstand heavy loads.

Make up the pattern

Before proceeding to the assembly, it is necessary to draw a pattern. To do this, you need to decide what size the clamshell will be. The optimum height is 25 cm, length - 2 meters, and width - 1 meter.

Using simple mathematical formulas, you need to calculate how much material you need to take. If the distance between the bends (zigzags) is 20 cm, then for a two-meter folding bed you will need a piece of 5 meters long and 1 meter wide, respectively. The second piece should be 2 meters by 1 meter.

We collect a wonderful folding bed

1. Cardboard must be folded in the form of an accordion, bending each 20 cm, according to the pattern. Then you should fix the zigzag design. To do this, stretch the woven tape from one edge to the other, thus fixing the folds. It is worth doing on both sides of the future clamshell. At this stage, it is worthwhile to try hard so that the bed does not “separate”.
2. Next on the design you need to put a second sheet on top. It serves as a horizontal reinforcement for the clamshell, and is the place where the mattress will be located.
3. With long and constant use of the clamshell can be glued for its reliability. But on the other hand, the product is easy and mobile. This makes it possible to assemble and disassemble it in minutes.

Perhaps the idea of ​​creating such furniture seems, at first glance, absurd. But it is not. Moreover, large European companies offer beds, sofas, armchairs, cabinets shelves of corrugated cardboard at very impressive prices.

Of course, the material for such interior items is different from the usual "boxed": it is stronger, more reliable, even repels water. Yes, and this furniture looks interesting and modern thanks to the efforts of leading designers.

And yet: cardboard remains an easy, practical and inexpensive material from which absolutely everyone can make a convenient and practical folding bed for themselves.