There are a lot of things that should be at hand at the right time - for example, mobile phone, a cup of tea, a newspaper or book, a pen, glasses, etc. A bedside table is intended for such things, in which dozens of useful little things. How to make a bedside table with your own hands will be discussed in today’s article.
If you choose the right bedside table, it will fit perfectly with the bed and look like a single ensemble with it. Although we note that the color of the cabinet may contrast. Dimensions are in in this case need to be selected from special attention– it is important that the bedside table is not “sandwiched” by the bed and the wall, since you should always leave enough free space. But if free space is in short supply, then it is better to give preference to a hanging cabinet– in this case it will suit better.
On a note! A cabinet with closed and open shelves is perfect for the bedroom, which will allow you to hide your personal belongings from others, while a vase with flowers or various kinds decorative items can be placed on open shelves. As an option, you can make a coffee table with your own hands.
A few words about the functionality of bedside tables
If you plan to store a large number of small items, then it is better to give preference to a cabinet with many drawers. If only a few books are stored there, then you can get a lightweight non-standard design, abandoning the massive traditional “cube”.
The optimal location for the bedside table is near the bed. It’s not even worth talking about the benefits of a bedside table - you can store books here, and put an alarm clock or, say, a glass of water on top. In addition, in the nightstand there may be a place for linen - both underwear and bed linen - or a first aid kit, cosmetics and other essential items. Everyday life of things. And for the most convenient and ergonomic arrangement of all this “good”, the selection of a bedside table must be taken with full responsibility.
Obviously, the floor design is the most common. In addition, such a cabinet can be of two types:
- without legs;
- with legs.
Original version - open bedside table without legs A slightly less common option is hanging. She, by virtue of her design features, looks weightless, as if floating in the air.
In any case, you will have to decide for yourself which cabinet to buy/make yourself - it all depends on the interior features of the bedroom and your personal preferences. But note that the hanging cabinet still has significant advantage in front of the floor - it allows you to install some objects underneath (say, a basket for various small items or a box).
Also, bedside tables are classified depending on their shape. Let's take a look at the most common options.
Rectangular/square. Such designs are universal, and therefore will easily fit into any design. In addition, they can be located anywhere in the room.
Corner. The best option for small spaces.
Oval/round. They look, of course, elegant, but are not universal, so they will not be appropriate in every interior.
Important! There are also more exotic cabinets - such as a design in the form of a pyramid or chest. Yes, such bedside tables can hardly be considered universal and functional - they are rather decorative interior items.
Another classification is based on the purpose of the cabinets. Medical care, which should be in every home, deserves special attention.
Features of choosing a bedside table depending on style
Yes, each interior style has its own type of bedside table. And it’s not surprising, because we're talking about not only about a useful thing, but also about an interior element that can emphasize the stylistic direction of the room or, alternatively, negate all efforts. How to organically fit a bedside table into the interior? Let's get acquainted with the most popular styles and find out which designs are suitable for each specific case.
East style . In this case perfect option– a bedside table with small legs made of rattan. Frequent weaving, natural colors, and a traditional rectangular silhouette will look great.
Classic style. Here preference should be given to furniture made from natural wood. You can, for example, use a large and squat cabinet with curly handles as decorative elements. As for color, classic style will look good dark colors. A bedside table that meets all these requirements will emphasize the aristocracy and fundamentality of the classics.
Palazzo. The main thing in Italian style– this is attention to detail (aged or varnished shelves, forged iron elements, etc.).
Scandinavian. For him the best option will be a white cabinet made of natural wood and without unnecessary decorative elements. The design should be as simple as possible. A good option is a bedside table made of unpainted beech. Give preference to massive legs and narrow simple shapes.
Interior in Scandinavian style - rational, but very attractive Provence. Wooden cabinets are suitable for this style, preferably with graceful outlines and narrow curly legs.
Minimalism, hi-tech. Obviously, designs with metal frames are more suitable for these styles. An excellent addition would be glass doors. It is important that a minimum of unnecessary parts be used.
What material should I use for the bedside table?
Most often, the difficulty in this matter is the choice of material from which the bedside table is made. Let's take a look at the most popular options.
Is it possible to save money somehow?
Any renovation work– this is, first of all, a blow to the seed budget. Yes, it is at least impractical to save on building materials, but the situation can be saved by making furniture with your own hands - by the way, even a non-professional can easily cope with this, having detailed step-by-step instructions. Undoubtedly, this applies mainly to simple subjects. A bedside table, for example, can be made quickly and inexpensively with your own hands.
On a note! You cannot skimp on materials for DIY production. After all, everyone knows that the stingy has to pay more than once. If you use low quality consumables, then the work may have to be redone.
Making a bedside table - drawings and preparation
First you need to decide on the design of the future bedside table. You can draw a drawing on paper, although it is easier to use special computer programs(Google SketchUp, T-FLEX Furniture, Astra Furniture Designer). In any case, you need to know exactly the design parameters - height, length, width...
Blanks can be ordered from the nearest carpentry workshop. Here, of course, it is better to trust the specialists, but you can still save money. So, you can glue the edge to the end of the boards with your own hands using a regular iron. To do this, you need to purchase tape and, using an iron, fix it on the ends of the workpieces. You can go even further - make your own blanks using chipboards. But in this case, the workpieces will have to be processed additionally. grinder to make their surface smoother. Also, all elements should be treated with stain to protect against harmful effects environment.
Now all that remains is to assemble all the elements into one structure using glue and screws. The blanks ordered in the carpentry workshop must be connected with hexagon bolts - for such fastening it is necessary to first make holes of the required size.
At the end, the selected fittings are installed. By the way, when choosing it you need to be guided by both external attractiveness and functionality. The edges need to be glued.
On a note! Now let’s take a closer look at the process of making a bedside table with your own hands. Below are step by step instructions for making several simple options that may be of interest to you.
Video – Bedside table
Option No1. Simple DIY bedside table
This example will look at the assembly process from blanks ordered from a carpentry workshop. So, for work we will use:
- 6 furniture corners (plastic double);
- 1 tabletop;
- 2 drawer bottoms;
- 2 sidewalls;
- 1 back wall of the bedside table;
- 1 internal lower shelf;
- 4 guides;
- 4 front/back walls for drawers;
- 2 handles;
- 2 drawer fronts;
- 2 facades of the lower part.
We also note that chipboard sheets were used to make the bottom shelf and drawers, wood (pine) was used for the fronts and sides of the drawers, the countertops, and back wall structures - 5 mm fiberboard.
After receiving all the required blanks, painting begins. There is nothing complicated in the process itself, so let’s just get acquainted with the result of the work.
The lower shelves were not painted - even if it is not very attractive, no one will see them anyway.
To begin with, furniture corners are screwed to the inside of the sidewall - 2 at the bottom (100 mm from the edge), 2 at the top flush, as in the photo.
An internal shelf made of chipboard is attached to the lower corners, and a table top is attached to the upper corners. When the 4 elements of the frame are assembled, the structure may be slightly skewed - do not be alarmed, everything will be aligned using the back wall.
Important! By the way, about the countertop. Its width in our example is 600 mm, and its depth is from 430 mm (at the edges) to 460 mm (in the center). As a result, the front tabletop turned out to be somewhat convex to match the design of the bed.
After assembling the frame, the guides are attached.
In our example, they are screwed to the bottom of the drawers, but this is a little incorrect. It is preferable to attach the guides to the middle of the drawers so that they do not touch the facades. In addition, the length of the guides should be less than the depth of the entire structure, by about 5-10 cm. They must be mounted flush on the front side.
Below you can see the handles that were chosen for the drawers.
After painting the facades in one layer, the locations of future holes for handles are marked.
This is what facades with handles painted in one layer look like.
And this is how they should look after applying the third layer of paint (the handles, of course, need to be removed before each painting).
The next stage is assembling the boxes.
The drawer parts are fastened with self-tapping screws, for which holes were previously made with a thin drill.
The assembled boxes should look something like this.
The bottom of each box is secured using a stapler. On one side the bottom is fixed flush, while on the rest it is leveled so as to avoid distortions.
After this, the boxes are attached to the guides.
The fronts are attached to the drawers. After this, a fixed facade is attached, for which a couple of furniture corners are used.
Option No2. Unique pine bedside table
Today it is not easy to find a truly original, but at the same time simple bedside table. And if you have previously dealt with wood, then we suggest making such a unique design with your own hands.
Table. Instructions for making a bedside table from pine.
| Steps, photo | Description of actions |
|---|---|
 | To begin, prepare all the necessary tools shown in the image. |
 | The material will be natural wood (pine), which can be purchased at hardware store. |
 | Work begins from the inside of the future structure. |
 | The boards are connected to each other as shown in the image. |
 | They are installed vertically. |
 | After this, the lower and upper parts of the bedside table are nailed. |
 | The result should look something like this. |
 | Here are the materials you will need to make the box. |
 | First, the bottom of the box is created. |
 | Photo of the work done. |
 | After this, the guides are nailed. |
 | The second guide is nailed on the opposite side of the box. |
 | The finished box will look something like this. |
 | All that remains is to insert the finished box into place. That's it, the simple wooden cabinet is ready! |
 | At the end, you can paint it (preferably with white paint) or cover it with stain. |
Option No3. Bedside table made of pallets
To minimize costs when making a bedside table, you can take pallets from building materials. They (pallets) can be not only wooden, but also metal and plastic.
Pallets have many standard sizes, but often only 2 are used: Pallets are used to make cabinets
As for the tools, you will need:
- pencil, square and tape measure;
- mount;
- screwdriver;
- hammer;
- clamps;
- Circular Saw;
- holdfast;
- Sander;
- electric jigsaw;
- ballerina (or hole saw);
- screwdriver;
- electric drill.
On a note! If we talk about glue, then it is better to give preference to PVA - it dries quickly, provides a strong connection, and can be easily removed when squeezed out.
Stage No2. Removing the pallet
Of course, new lumber can be used instead of old pallets, but the cost of the bedside table will increase greatly because of this. So let's start these instructions from dismantling the pallet.
To work you will need a hammer and a pry bar. To minimize damage to the wood, it is recommended to first loosen the boards using a chisel. By the way, an electric reciprocating saw is perfect for dismantling - its metal blade should be inserted along the joint of the boards to cut the nails connecting them. After this, the nails can be easily removed, while the wood will remain virtually undamaged.
Drawing of a wooden bedside table
With help circular saw 10 boards are cut, each 520 mm long (the length can be any). Planks for the rear wall and those of suitable quality for the side walls are selected. Each set of planks is chipped together to measure the overall width. The resulting figure will be needed when creating rectangular frames.
Each frame is made of 4 bars. When cutting bars, it is very important to observe all dimensions exactly.
Note! It is advisable to use it for cutting workpieces hand tools, and not electric - this way the results will be more accurate. You will be surprised, but a hacksaw is ideal for this. If we consider power tools, then preference should be given to a band jigsaw, but, alas, not every home craftsman has one.
Stage No4. Rectangular frames
When all the blanks are made, rectangular frames are assembled. In the finished cabinet, the latter will not be visible, and therefore you don’t have to worry too much about the aesthetics of their connection. The width of each workpiece is 7 cm. If there are no screws of the required length, holes are made with a 12 cm drill to 1⁄2 the width of the block.
You need to make sure that the dimensions of both frames are identical.. When tightening the screws, it is recommended to clamp the lower and upper parts together so that they exactly match in size.
Stage No5. Planks for countertops
Upon completion of the previous stage, blanks for the table top of the structure are cut. Pieces of the required length are cut circular saw with a slight allowance.
Stage No6. Workpiece grinding
Before assembling the frame, the boards are thoroughly cleaned with a grinding machine. Of course, you can try to do this manually, but using a grinder is both better and easier. The movements should be circular - this will create a beautiful texture.
Note! If you want, you can get an unusual effect - to do this, the outer surfaces should be thoroughly cleaned (almost to mirror shine), then sanded with coarse sandpaper to deliberately create defects and irregularities.
Stage No7. Frame
For the final assembly of the structure body, only nails are used. Additionally, you can use glue, but this is not necessary - the frame will already be quite strong.
It is important that the wood is dry during work, otherwise it will dry out once it is in the house, and its attractiveness will noticeably decrease. Yes, this can later be attributed to country style, but it is still advisable to dry the wood first.
First of all, the top cover is assembled on a rectangular frame. The ends of the boards extending beyond the structure are brought to the required dimensions grinder.
Next, the back and side walls. Let’s make a reservation right away that this is quite difficult to do - the lower frame must be well fixed, otherwise the rectangularity will be disrupted when hammering in nails. After this, the front surface is assembled.
Gluing plywood inserts
Due to the fact that it is the box that will be subject to the greatest loads, its walls can be additionally connected with iron corners - this way its rectangularity and strength will be preserved.
Stage No.10. Shelf
When the box is ready (its front wall will be finalized a little later), you can begin strengthening the shelf. A pair of slats are attached to the side walls using screws, after which all that remains is to make sure that the box moves freely inside the structure. If yes, then you can safely nail the shelf to the slats. By the way, to mark its position, you can first place the box inside to draw a couple of lines a few millimeters higher than the side walls.
Stage No11. Sweetheart neckline
First, we note that the cutout on the front wall can have any shape - it all depends on your personal preferences. According to our design, it will be shaped like a heart, although you can simply make a simple pattern with a few small holes (these can be drilled with a drill).
- So, first a piece of board of the required size is cut.
- Next, a heart is drawn on the board; it must have the correct shape. If a hole saw is used for cutting, for example, 3.2 cm, then it can serve as a template.
- A pair of holes is drilled using a hole saw.
- All the pieces that remain are finally cut out using a jigsaw.
- After this, the front wall of the drawer remains to be completely assembled, which will require the same nails and glue.
On a note! Cutouts and other shapes will look great - these could be, for example, images of card suits. However, for this, the bedside table must have the appropriate number of drawers.
Stage No.12. Finishing touches
Once assembly is complete, the cabinet can be coated with clear varnish to protect the wood and reveal the details of its texture. Moreover, the varnish can be slightly tinted with pigment (white or black) - this way you will get a slight gray haze.
So what you need to do:
- clean the tree;
- sand it with sandpaper No. 150;
- clean again;
- coat with a layer of varnish, then wait at least 4 hours;
- lightly sand sandpaper No200;
- clean again;
- apply a second coat of varnish.
Note! The finished bedside table will look great if you treat the surfaces with stain before applying varnish. By the way, instead of stain, you can use a solution of potassium permanganate or iodine, diluted tea, etc.
Video – Bedside table in Provence style
Small bonus
In the absence of experience or necessary tools a bedside table can be made using improvised means.
5 /5 (7 )The principle is quite simple. And the TV, compared to its size, is relatively light in weight. As a rule, a product made of chipboard or MDF, if the base and tabletop exceed the width of the television receiver, already has sufficient “load capacity”.
Making a simple model is accessible even to a complete beginner. Having work experience, you can aim at a more complex product - or a cabinet.
– the furniture is completely ordinary, and therefore both materials and tools will be needed here. It is worth paying attention to the proportions of the selected model and the weight of the TV.
At long length and depth, a cabinet made of chipboard will perfectly withstand a load of 80 kg. But with a minimum depth of 30 cm, and a fairly large TV, a more durable material is preferable: solid wood or a combination of chipboard with a metal frame.
Materials used:
- wood - furniture board is chosen for manufacturing. The most affordable option is pine. There are no restrictions here, but if the product is made by hand inside and out, then it is worth remembering that different breeds trees exhibit different properties from each other. Hornbeam is difficult to process, exotic wood is often not varnished, and so on;
- MDF – wood fiber board. Laminated or even veneered. The material is easy to cut and holds fasteners well;
- plywood is a layered wood material. Despite its low weight, it has good strength;
- Chipboard is the most affordable option and the lightest;
- Fiberboard - the material is used for the back wall of the cabinet and the bottom of the drawers, if there are any in the design.
In most workshops and even stores offering construction material, also provide services for cutting, cutting and edging parts.
The standard mount is used:
- furniture confirmations,
- dowels,
- steel and brass screws.
The set of tools is also the most common:
- drill with attachments;
- jigsaw, if you decide to cut the material yourself;
- hammer;
- pencil.
TV stand from wooden materials with your own hands
How to make a TV stand with your own hands
The first stage of self-production is the same for any product: creating a drawing. Whether to use a ready-made one or develop a project yourself depends on experience, skill and self-confidence.
In any case, you first need to establish the dimensions of the TV, clarify its weight, and also measure the parameters of the accompanying equipment. Subwoofers, speakers, set-top boxes, etc. have very different dimensions, so the compartments in the cabinet must correspond to their parameters.
The drawing is made to scale, indicating all the values for both the main and supporting elements. Then the details are transferred to whatman paper, where they are displayed in true size. The resulting patterns are used for cutting.
Don't forget to also watch the following video with the process of making a white TV stand:
Cone products
The product got its name due to its unusual shape - in the form of a cone with an extension up or down.
- The model with an upward extension looks, of course, much more original. However, for making it yourself it is perhaps the most difficult project. The point is balance: here you will need to calculate the balance not only for the product itself, but also under heavy load conditions. Therefore, this model is not used as a TV stand.
- A conical cabinet with a downward extension is much more stable in its design. For self-production, the main difficulty here will be fastening, since the sides of the product or frame elements are assembled at an angle of less than 90 degrees. Complex and accurate calculations will be required to form a drawer.
- The simplest option is a cantilever model, where only the facade plays the role of the side of the cone. But if the product is supposed to be equipped with drawers, it again turns from relatively simple into very complex.
The furniture assembly itself is carried out according to a standard scheme, but it is difficult to find or develop an appropriate design for conical TV stands with your own hands.
From plywood
Scheme of actions when working with any wood material is the same. The only difference is the processing speed and the effort involved.
Plywood, for example, is available sanded and laminated. The first can be sanded on one or both sides and does not require special care when cutting. Laminated materials must be cut carefully, as sudden movements may damage the lamination layer.
Birch plywood is most often chosen for furniture. It costs more, but is very attractive in appearance.
- The patterns are transferred to plywood and cut out. The edges are sanded with sandpaper.
- The edge - plastic or wooden, is fixed sequentially on the ends of the shelves, the facade and the countertop. Glue is used; if desired, you can nail the wooden edge with finishing nails. After drying - 1-2 days, the wooden edge is sanded.
- Depending on the model, the frame elements are assembled using dowels or screws. In both cases, holes are drilled in the parts in advance, always checking the diagram. For dowels, holes are made not through, for self-tapping screws - through. The dowels are seated on glue. If necessary, the connected parts are tightened with a clamp and left until the glue dries - 1 day.
- Assembly begins from the top shelf - or tabletop. It is fixed to the sides or legs. Then the bottom shelf is installed, and then the filling elements - the third shelf, partition, and so on.
- It is recommended to install internal shelves on shelf holders. If you plan to install drawers, then guides, preferably telescopic, are fixed to the sides and partition.
- They assemble the boxes and install the fittings. Legs or rollers are mounted to the bottom shelf of the product.
- The finished product can be opened with 2-3 layers of varnish to preserve the natural structure and color of the wood. You can also use stain or paints - alkyd, water-based.
Made of wood
It is made in exactly the same way.
- From furniture board cut out the shelves, tabletop, and sidewalls, if they are provided for in the model.
- From wooden beam– 50*50, 20*20 mm, crossbars and crosspieces are cut. The latter are needed for long cabinet lengths - more than 1.2 m;
- Assembly begins with the frame, then the crosspieces are mounted, and then the sides and shelves are fixed. The last thing to install is the countertop.
- Dowels and screws are used for fastening. The holes must be drilled in advance - there is a high risk of splitting the wood.
- The external finish of the product depends on the style of the living room and personal preferences. The means used are the same: opening with varnish, staining, staining. Although in relation to an array of trees, the latter method is used less frequently.
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From other materials
- It is even more often made from chipboard. The sequence of actions and processing method are the same. The only limitation: if the parts are connected incorrectly and it is necessary to dismantle and reassemble, you cannot reuse the same holes. Chipboard does not hold up well when re-attached. If in household If you have a router, then with its help you can give the tabletop, shelves and even sidewalls a much more complex configuration than a regular square or rectangle.
- Glass can also be used to make furniture. This applies only to strained glass, at least 8 mm thick, usually a shelf and doors for blind compartments. In this case, to cut out the parts you will need a glass cutter and special fittings - hinges for glass sashes.
If you have experience, you can implement more decorative option. A glass door can be edged with blocks processed with a milling cutter, and on the surface of the door glued cutters and treated with varnish and stain can be glued decorative elements– pouring, flowers, branches, butterflies and so on.
This product will definitely be unique.
Blueprints
The easiest way is to use a ready-made drawing, especially if you are sure that the product was manufactured and used according to it. First, of course, you need to make sure that they fit the dimensions of the TV, as well as speakers, set-top boxes, modems and other things.
More convenient are drawings, which indicate not only the dimensions, but also the detailing of the product with necessary parameters, and also provides recommendations on the characteristics of the material - sheet thickness, section dimensions, type of fastener. In addition, on specialized sites you can find not only the drawing itself, but also a video demonstrating the assembly of the item.
A bedside table in a bedroom or any other room is a necessary attribute of furniture. You can purchase a ready-made cabinet along with a set of other furniture, but, as a rule, its cost is unreasonably high. To create an original, individual piece of furniture at minimal cost, you can try your hand at making a cabinet yourself. To have an idea of how to make a bedside table with your own hands, you need to have information about necessary materials and tools, as well step by step execution works
When making a bedside table for the first time, you need to start with the simplest option. This is a universal wooden cabinet that is suitable for placement in a bedroom, office or living room. Other options, for example, a cabinet for a television system, will require more time and effort to manufacture.
Solid wood bedside tables can come in different sizes
Tools
To make a bedside table with your own hands you will need the following tools:
- jigsaw;
- miter saw;
- Sander;
- roulette;
- sandpaper;
- pencil;
- drill or screwdriver;
- Screwdriver Set.
Tools
In addition, you will need a cutter for hinges with a diameter of 35 mm, a set of bits with a hexagon for confirmations, the diameter of the holes for which must be at least 8 mm, if located at the end - 5 mm. You will need an iron to glue the edges on the end parts wooden parts. The edge can be purchased at any hardware store and matched to the color of the lumber from which the cabinet is made. It has an adhesive side, which is applied to the end, and the top is ironed with a hot iron through a dry rag or any rag. Excess edges are removed with a knife.
In addition to the above tools, you will need a carpenter's “right angle” with measuring stick. To connect the shelves and side walls, you can use a special tool for installing dowel joints. This tool helps you drill holes in the side shelves using a drill using installed dowels. To do this, pre-drill holes in the ends and install dowels. Markings are made on the reverse side of the shelves so as not to confuse them during assembly. Then the shelves are applied to the fastening points, after which holes are made.
Materials
To understand how to make bedside tables with your own hands standard size, you need to know what you will need:
- 4 panels of chipboard or other material measuring 45x70 cm for the manufacture of top, bottom and side parts;
- 8 boards for making a frame measuring 7x40 cm;
- 4 panels of laminated chipboard or other material for making boxes measuring 17x43.5 cm.
- dowels 2x1.8 cm and screws 4x1.6 cm;
- if confirmats measuring 5x70 mm are used, they must be purchased in quantities of 22 pieces;
- wood glue;
- acrylic sealant;
- wood stain.
It’s worth preparing all the elements in advance
The choice of material for making a cabinet varies depending on the budget. Chipboard is considered the most cost-effective material.
At choosing chipboard As a material for making a bedside table, you need to pay attention to the degree of its humidity, which can lead to curvature of the finished product. The cabinet can also be made from natural wood, MDF, plywood or laminate. For the manufacture of dowels, skull bars, wooden guides, frame drawers, tabletops, it is recommended to use hard wood - oak, beech or birch. The thickness of the boards for making the frame ranges from 12 to 40 mm, depending on the functionality of the bedside table and its load. The back side of the structure is usually made of laminated chipboard with a thickness of 4-6 mm; if serious load is not expected on the bottom of the boxes, they can also be made of this material. To finish the material, you can use self-adhesive film in a color and texture that matches the rest of the furniture in the room, covered acrylic varnish. For natural wood stain or colorless impregnation is used.
If you make your own cabinet with drawers, you will need to purchase special fittings for them - guide mechanisms. As an alternative to guides, as they are more affordable, L-shaped wooden slats can be used, which are attached to the side walls of the bedside table from the inside in the places where the drawers will be.
If the cabinet is equipped with a door, it is necessary to prepare hinges for their fastening. To ensure that the door opens by pressing, elevator mechanisms are used. To prevent the door from opening spontaneously, you can equip the bedside table with a magnetic latch.
As supporting accessories, you can use stationary or height-adjustable legs, as well as wheels. Convenient are the wheels with a bearing mechanism that can rotate in different sides. Such fittings are useful for a bedside table in the living room. For doors and drawers, you also need to purchase opening handles. The number of handles, hinges, and guides depends on the number of drawers and doors.
Metal accessories necessary for making a bedside table with your own hands
Manufacturing stages
Before you make a cabinet, you need to decide on its shape and size. This could be a cabinet with a door, several drawers, open shelf, or combined type. Then you need to draw up drawings that will help you make accurate blanks.
Preparing parts
When the diagrams with exact dimensions are ready, you can begin producing blanks for the cabinet. First, a sketch of the cardboard blanks is applied to the wood, then the outline is cut out exactly with the marked dimensions. Inaccuracy in the dimensions of the cut elements can ruin the whole job. A jigsaw will ensure high-quality cutting of wooden parts. All parts are then sanded to ensure smooth edges. If the structure is not planned to be decorated self-adhesive film, at this stage it is worth treating all the details of the bedside table with stain.
After processing the cut parts, you can begin drilling holes for fasteners and accessories. When making a selection for hinges, it must be taken into account that the distance from the edge of the facade to the central part of the hole should be 22 mm. For hinges with a seat size of 35 mm, markings are made at the top and bottom of the door. To attach the shelf, you need to drive 4 dowels onto the sides of the cabinet (two on each side). Holes for dowels are made on the top, bottom of the wall and on the top end. If you are making a cabinet for a sink with your own hands, a hole of a suitable diameter is cut on the countertop where the sink will be fixed.
All necessary holes are prepared in the parts
Assembly
Before you make a cabinet with your own hands, you need to assemble it wooden frame: 7 cm wide slats are fastened together with screws or screws, forming a rectangular frame. The corners of the frame must be straight, this is checked using the appropriate measuring tool. Then the upper part of the bedside table - the tabletop - is attached to the rectangular frame. For reliability, the attachment points are additionally coated with wood glue. After assembling the upper part, the sidewalls are assembled, and lastly the back and front walls.
The guide strips are attached to the inside of the frame. The box assembly itself is carried out as follows:
- The completed blank for the box is placed on a flat surface, and holes for the confirmations are made using a confirmation drill;
- The body is twisted from blanks for the box. At this stage, it is important to check with a square that the angles of the structure are correct;
- the bottom of the box is assembled from fiberboard - placed on a frame made of planks, nailed with small 25 mm nails;
- on the lower corner connections guides are attached.
The end of the main process of how to make a bedside table with your own hands is the attachment of handles, legs or wheels, as well as decorative design finished product.
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All planks are attached at the same distance
A second side panel is installed on top
Ready frame
Top panel attachment
Preparing the peg
To install the pegs you will need wood glue
Installation of peg
Frame with top panel
Marking for guides
Fastening the guides
Adjusting the guides
Installation result
Drawer side panel
Drawer frame
Attach the bottom of the box
Nightstand without front panels
Machined bezels
Applying glue under the front panels
Decoration
A DIY bedside table can become original decoration rooms. To do this, it can be issued in different styles. For example, create a bedside table classic style It is possible if you use paint in pastel shades (yellow, sand, soft pink, light green). In this case, the ends of the cabinet are painted white, and the colored individual elements, including the top and door. Wooden or plastic moldings need to be attached to the door, and a piece of glass or transparent plastic, cut to its size. Moldings should be painted in a color that is different in tone from the color of the facade.
When decorating a bedside table, it is necessary to take into account the style and decoration of the entire room so that the product does not stand out from the overall design.
Instead of decorating the finished product, you can use original ideas for making a bedside table from scrap materials:
- a bedside table made from old suitcases: for this you will need an old suitcase that is attached to a frame with legs. The outer casing can be painted or decorated using the decoupage technique.
- console from an old table - you will need an old one for this coffee table, from which half is sawn off. The second half is attached to the wall, painted bright color. In addition, you can use old box from desk, simply attaching it to the wall will create an unusual hanging cabinet.
- small wooden staircase, a barrel, a chair, a stack of books tied with a belt - all of this can be used as bedside tables.
A bedside table is a diverse concept. This can be a bedside container for newspapers and a tea mug, or a stand for a huge TV with built-in speakers and an electronic rotating system to attract the viewer's attention. Such a simple concept - and an endless number of execution options. Making a bedside table with your own hands is quite simple, but it is important to decide on the necessary design. My friend needed a kitchen cabinet with one top drawer. If you please.
Appearance of the manufactured bedside table
To make a bedside table you need
Here I give a list of tools that it would be better for everyone to keep in constant readiness, along with a fishing rod, favorite gun and chess:
- Drill-driver. A battery-powered one would be optimal if the household also has a hammer drill.
- Set of drills. In this case - on wood.
- Set of bits. If you want to assemble the furniture yourself, the kit should include a bit, which is a hexagon for confirmations.
- Hinge cutter 35 mm in diameter.
- Iron.
- Roulette.
- Pencil.
- A carpenter's tool called a "right angle", with a measuring ruler.
- Sandpaper, dry rag.
I’ll immediately note about the iron and other objects that were not clear at first. Since you will be forced to order cutting on the side (a chipboard sheet measuring 1830x2440 mm is the smallest), it makes sense to save on gluing the edges. Now on sale is a 0.5 mm thick melamine edge in the color of the material, which is easy to glue on yourself. Since it has an adhesive base, just attach it to the desired end with the beautiful side up and iron it with a heated iron. Using a dry cloth, press the still hot edge to achieve good adhesion. Excess edges are removed with a dull knife and the edges are processed with sandpaper.
Detailing the bedside table
A cabinet made with your own hands may differ in content, functionality and appearance. This largely depends on the amount you are willing to spend on fittings. Here I am writing details of the simplest and cheapest cabinet. Drawer without runners, facades - laminated chipboard.
- 772x500 – 2 pcs., sides of the cabinet.
- 368x500 – 2 pcs., bottom and shelf.
- 368x100 – 3 pcs., base and two upper strips.
- 480x110 – 2 pcs., drawer sides.
- 334x110 – 2 pcs., box front and back walls.
- 150x395 – drawer front.
- 515x395 – cabinet door.
All dimensions are for chipboard with a thickness of 16 mm.
We take a special kitchen tabletop, 28 mm thick. Its size is 525x400 mm.
Fiberboard for the back wall of the cabinet and the bottom of the drawer:
- 670x395 mm – rear wall.
- 475x365 mm – bottom of the box.
I have already written how to glue the edge, now it’s time to prepare the parts for assembly. The main fasteners for us are confirmations, for which we need to drill holes. We drill into the plane with a diameter of 8 mm, into the end of the parts - with a diameter of 5 mm. The figure shows which parts are drilled into the end, and which into the plane - simply based on general design cabinets.
Nightstand assembly diagram
List of required accessories
A do-it-yourself bedside table is also our business card in front of everyone who doubted our abilities, so even inexpensive option fasteners must be taken as seriously as possible. We buy from a furniture fittings store:
- Confirmats 5x70 – 22 pieces. It is enough to screw the tie strips and the plinth one confirmat on each side.
- Self-tapping screws 4x30 – packaging. They will come in handy for other jobs around the house, but specifically here they are needed to screw the tabletop to the top slats, and the drawer front to the front wall of the drawer box. All this is screwed up from the inside.
- Self-tapping screws 4x16 – packaging. This is a fastener for hinges and hardboard (fibreboard). You should buy it with a hidden cap, and also deepen it into the bottom of the drawer so as not to scratch the shelf.
- Furniture hinges – 2 pcs. Since our cutter is 35 mm in diameter, we buy the corresponding hinges.
- Furniture handles – 2 pcs. For the front of the drawer, it is better to buy additional screws for handles, 35 mm long.
Assembly diagram of our cabinet drawer
Making a bedside table
It is better to coordinate the production of bedside tables of this model with friends or acquaintances - simply because two and a half of them can be made from a sheet of chipboard. Assembly is so simple that you can start selling “extra” cabinets. To fully satisfy potential customers and your own, screw furniture legs, the so-called “hooves,” onto the bottom sides of the furniture. They will help you position the cabinet on an uneven floor. Adjustable feet this type can also be found in specialized stores selling furniture fittings.
Ready bedside table
In general terms, we have already understood how to make a bedside table with our own hands - it remains to take into account two very important technical points.
- Sampling for loops. One constant should be remembered: The distance from the edge of the facade to the center of the hinge hole is always 22 mm. Naturally, for hinges with a seat size of 35 mm. Above and below the door it is usually marked at a level of 60-80 mm - this is not critical if there are no design features. Then you can simply attach the facade with screwed hinges to the side panel on required height and attach to the body.
- Right angles. When assembling a drawer or cabinet box, always check the geometric correctness of the resulting parallelepiped. Otherwise, the product will turn out to be lopsided and with poorly opening facades.
That's all, good luck with your work.
Bedside table in the bedroom or a cabinet next to the chair in the living room - an integral attribute of the interior of many apartments. Of course, now you can buy any cabinet in stores, but will it be unique? We present to your attention 10 unusual ideas how to do original bedside table with your own hands from different objects and materials.
1. DIY nightstand made from drawers
Place a wooden box for vegetables, fruits or postal parcels on legs or wheels. Attach a shelf inside the box. The box can be placed both horizontally and vertically, and you can also make a tall cabinet from two or more drawers.
The box can be decorated, for example, with branches. Read how to make such a bedside table with your own hands.
2. DIY nightstand with rope shelves
From the ordinary wooden box or boxes, as well as ropes, you can make a bedside table with a flexible design. You can customize your own shelves and different rope holders depending on the items and things that will be stored in the cabinet. To do this, you need to drill rows of holes in the side walls of the cabinet and even on top. Pull strong natural or synthetic rope through the holes and make different shelves and compartments for things.
3. DIY bedside table made from books
An unusual and original design for a bedside table for the bedroom or living room. Secure stacks of books with straps, ties, or tie them with thick ribbons. In this case, place wooden modules, square or rectangular boxes between the stacks. It may even be dense carton boxes from shoes or small household appliances. Old books, vintage leather belts and wooden elements will give the bedside table a unique charm and style.
4. Nightstand from a chest
The chest has long been the main piece of furniture in huts and huts. Nowadays, antique or modern chests are a rare phenomenon in the interior. However, if you are the owner of your grandmother's old chest, then you can make a vintage nightstand out of it with your own hands. The spacious space under the lid of the chest will allow you to store many things, including bedding or toys in the children's room. In addition, designers offer exclusive versions of cabinets in the form of expensive leather chests. These ideas can be used as a basis and inspiration. Turning a chest into a nightstand lies only in the decor of the chest itself. It can be either updated or aged, left in natural form or color it.
5. Nightstands made from suitcases
Unlike antique chests, old suitcases are much easier to find. A DIY bedside table made from a vintage suitcase will decorate the interior of the room and also provide additional closed place for storing things. You can even hang a small combination lock on a suitcase bedside table and store intimate items there. To make a cabinet, you can either stack several suitcases on top of each other, or put one suitcase on legs, for example, on a stool or table.
6. DIY cabinet made from a barrel
A DIY bedside table made from a barrel will look very unusual in a bedroom or living room. Round wooden barrel- a ready-made cabinet. The main condition is that the barrel must be clean and free of foreign odors, such as wine. You can also cut a door into a barrel, put it on hinges, and attach a shelf inside. Another option is to make two bedside tables with your own hands from one barrel, simply by sawing the barrel into two even parts.
It can also be useful as a cabinet metal barrel, especially if it is old.
7. DIY bedside table made from a chair
Very often a chair serves as a bedside table. We propose to improve it by turning it into a real bedside table with a drawer. For this it is advisable to choose wooden chair without soft upholstery. Purchase special fittings for drawers and the drawer itself in the store according to the size of the chair. Attach the entire system under the seat. You can also nail another shelf under the box from a square sheet of chipboard.
8. Bedside table made of mirror and stool
If you have a stool as a bedside table, we suggest improving and decorating it. In the same way as in the case of a chair, you can attach drawer or a shelf between the legs of a stool, and a framed mirror can be used as a tabletop.
9. Stepladder bedside table
A small ladder - a stepladder or an extension ladder for cabinets - perfect solution for the bedside table. There is no need to do anything additional; if desired, paint or age the staircase.
10. DIY hanging bedside table
A nightstand, or rather a bedside table, can float in the air! How to make one like this unusual project for the bedroom - read.
