Our apartments are not always spacious and comfortable. Often, choosing between beautiful and practical furniture, you have to look for compromises. We have firmly settled in a variety of folding furniture designs, and folding chairs are proof of this.
Who needs these chairs
This type of furniture will never lose its relevance. During the day, chairs fulfill their main function, and at night they become a convenient option for sleeping furniture. Unfolded chairs allow friends or relatives to stay with you overnight, help all your children to put to bed in your small apartment. The cost of these furniture elements is much lower than the cost of a bed or a large sofa. For example, a folding chair in Moscow can be found in just ten thousand Russian rubles.
Difficulty choosing
Designers and manufacturers are working to improve the appearance of the chairs and their technical capabilities. We, before updating some multifunctional furniture in our home, have to figure out some tricks of her choice. A folding armchair-bed is a convenient element of furniture that has not gone out of fashion for decades. A variety of designs allows you to choose such furniture for the rest of the room.
Positive reviews
Let's look at the advantages that users note when operating a folding armchair-sofa. They love such chairs mainly because they can be kept in the living room during the day without spoiling the decent appearance of the whole room, and used for relaxation. In the evening, these same chairs, if necessary, can become sleeping places. Some models of folding chairs are often used for design in one room of small sizes, where even a small single bed will not fit.
There are very miniature models of such furniture that can even fit in the corner of a small corridor. Still people who prefer to have a folding armchair in their apartment instead of a full bed, note that it is very convenient to fold and unfold it back. The transformation process is fast and without unnecessary physical effort. Many prefer armchairs without armrests, this makes them light. Inside some folding sleeping chairs there is a special niche that can significantly save space.
Minuses
Judging by the user reviews, the disadvantages of folding armchairs are mainly due to poor transformation mechanisms. But this drawback in most cases occurs when the product was bought from an unverified seller. Decent firms monitor their products and try to provide for all the nuances that arise during the use of their furniture.
Common types of folding chairs
- Models of chairs, in which when folding the berth rolls out from under the seat, belong to the roll-out. The mechanism of such a chair consists of three parts. It is necessary to push the front part, and the next two will roll out. Folding structures when folded are very compact, pleasant and easy to use. When unfolded, the seams on such an armchair are almost invisible.
- Type of folding mechanism "Dolphin". Here, with a slight movement of the hand, it is worth rolling out the lower part and then getting the upper part out of this part. The strength of folding structures and ease of repair make this chair a favorite among users. Another advantage of this type of design, many attribute the high location of the place to sleep.
- The most familiar option for everyone is a book. The seat of the chair rises up to a loud click, then presses against the back and lowers with it. The main positive points: budget, easy to repair, used with any floor covering.
- The Eurobook is a more pleasant version of the book we know. First, the seat rolls forward, then the seatback gently lowers into its place. The surface for sleeping is smooth and without hard joints, which is liked by a large number of users. A positive point is that you do not need to raise anything with effort. Eurobook has many variations of the armrests due to its folding system. And under the seat of this model is mounted a capacious box for storing bedding.
To purchase a folding chair model, it is in your home that you need to understand for what purpose you are buying a chair. Based on this, you should choose a design according to the following parameters.
Choose the right model
- The choice of the folding mechanism for your chair will be based on how often you plan to use this furniture in the unfolded form. If you plan to fold the chair every night, opt for a folding mattress. If the chair is taken as a kind of fallback for guests staying overnight, then you can take a model equipped with a simpler mechanism.
- The furniture frame is now available in metal and wood. Folding chairs on a frame made of chipboard are also in high demand. The wood board will serve for a long time and in good condition, and the cost of the product is low. Wooden and metal frames are able to withstand heavy loads falling on the chair-bed. In addition, the metal frame of the chair has a removable cover, which is very hygienic. In the modern furniture industry they prefer to combine all these materials. This undoubtedly increases the wear resistance and comfort of the seats.
- The best for such a chair will be an elastic filler made in a solid piece. When buying a product, make sure that there are no dents or bumps on it.
- Upholstery material must be wear-resistant, resistant to various types of contaminants, hygroscopic, elastic and have a nice pattern.
- The dimensions of your chair can be ordered individually. Although on sale there are a huge number of diverse models of various shapes. The dimensions of a standard folding chair are about a meter in length and the same in width.
Where there is no room for leather upholstery?
Ordinary armchairs with genuine leather upholstery or various leatherette look good and serve their owners for a long time, which is good news. But in the case when the chair is also used as a bed, this type of upholstery already has some disadvantages. Due to the slippery surface of the leather chair, bedding will strive to “slip away” from you all the time. Frequent correction of sheets and catching blankets on the floor will not add to your cheerfulness in the morning.
Chair for comfortable fishing
By the way, a folding fishing chair also exists. This is a comfortable design consisting of a seat made of very dense polyester and high quality metal frame. Such a chair has a metal frame and is capable of supporting a person’s weight of more than one hundred kilograms. The back of the chair can change the angle of inclination, can be easily folded, takes up little space during transportation. You can make a fishing chair yourself, you just need to get an old cot.
DIY folding chair for a fisherman
Tools that are sure to come in handy:
- hacksaw for metal;
- pin made of metal;
- drill.
The task is to split the aluminum folding bed by sawing, remove the middle leg along with the entire middle part, then fasten the head part and the foot part together. The result should be a chaise lounge chair:
- We mark the cot frame in the places of the alleged cuts with a hacksaw. We select the places where we will be sawing so that we are satisfied with the size of the resulting seat.
- We make a metal pin-insert with a length of about eighty centimeters. The rod should fit tightly into the aluminum frame of the sawn clamshell.
- Having departed from the cut thirty millimeters, we drill a hole for the future rivet in one of the tubes.
- We drill the exact same hole in the insert.
- We connect the insert and tube and fasten with a screw.
- Now we pull the end of the second connected tube onto the insert. Drill the connected tube and insert.
- After this operation, we connect the tubes and inserts completely and fasten them with rivets.
- The frame of the fishing chair is ready.
Next, proceed to the connection of the frame and the canvas of this chair. If the clamshell fabric is still good, you can apply it. If not, take a tent fabric or canvas, arm ourselves with a strong needle and patience. We begin to sheathe the panel around the frame of our homemade chaise lounge chair. The positive aspects of this folding chair are immediately noticeable: its frame is strong and resistant to temperature jumps and changes in air humidity. The easy chair develops thanks to the possibilities of a folding bed. And also such a product can be transported without problems in a car.