Whatever your city apartment- prestigious or ordinary, large or small, comfortable or uncomfortable, it is extremely difficult to find a place in it for a home workshop. However, with a strong desire and sufficient carpentry skills, a do-it-yourself master can equip a quite comfortable workplace for himself, which can easily be transformed into a flat cabinet with an area of only 0.36 m2 on the floor.
It is better to make such a cabinet from the ceiling to the floor and fix it between them using four screw jacks; at the same time, there is no need to drill concrete walls, drive dowels into them and fix the structure on the wall with screws. In addition, a tall cabinet with the same area it occupies has the most useful volume.
By design, the transforming workshop resembles an ordinary secretary with a reclining table top. In order to make it, you will need chipboard 16-20 mm thick (all dimensions in the drawings apply to chipboard 20 mm thick), some plywood and hardboard.
The production of a secretary-workshop begins with side panels (their width is about 300 mm, and the length should be 15 mm less than the distance from floor to ceiling), shelves and crossbars made of chipboard.
When processing blanks, the most important thing is to strictly maintain their dimensions and perpendicularity of the sides. Even small deviations from the drawing can cause irreparable distortions when assembling the secretary.
To connect parts, it is best to use a very durable and technological docking unit, consisting
only from an M6 bolt with a spherical head and a nut. At the same time, a hole for the nut is drilled in the shelf or cross member, the diameter of which is somewhat smaller than its turnkey size, which allows the nut to be pressed into it with some interference. In the sidewalls, crossbars and shelves, corresponding holes with a diameter of 6 mm are drilled for the docking bolts. In order for the connection of the details of the secretary to be accurate, it is necessary to strictly observe a certain sequence of operations.
1 - cross member; 2 - screws; 3 - loop; 4 - door-tabletop; 5 - dowels
1 - countertop; 2 - bushing (metal or plastic); 3 - pin-lock (steel); 4 - the door of the lower compartment of the secretary
1 - door of the upper compartment (chipboard 820, 880 × 600, 2 pcs); 2 - handle (6 pcs.); 3 - door-tabletop (chipboard 820.1200 × 900); 4 - overlay (plywood s6, 1150 × 850); 5 - back wall (hardboard s5, 2660×1190); 6 - upper cross member (chipboard 820, 1160×300); 7 - side panel (chipboard s20, 2685×300); 8 - side-reinforcement (wooden lath 35 × 25); 9 - shelves of the upper compartment of the secretary (chipboard s20, 1160×250); 10.12 - middle crossbars (chipboard s20, 1160x x300); 11 - shelf of the middle compartment of the secretary (chipboard s20, 1160×200); 13 - reinforcement of the cross member (wooden lath 35×25); 14 - shelves of the lower compartment of the secretary (chipboard s20, 1160×250); 15 - lower cross member (chipboard s20, 1160×300): 16 - lower compartment door (chipboard s20, 860×600, 2 pcs.)
1 - swivel leg (birch or beech, bar 50 × 30); 2 - M6 bolt; 3 - the door of the lower compartment of the secretary; 4 - wing nut M6; 5 - washer; 6 - gasket (rubber s3)
1 - gasket (rubber s3); 2 - bolt M8 or M10; 3 - ceiling; 4 - nut; 5 - sidebar
1 - bolt M6; 2 - side panel; 3 - nut M6; 4 - shelf or crossbar
To begin with, one side panel is marked - on it, under the docking bolts, the axes of all holes are depicted. It is desirable that the distance between the holes be the same: in this case, it will be possible to use a simple jig, which will make it easy to align the axes of the corresponding holes on the sidewalls, shelves and crossbars.
The conductor itself is assembled from two rails in the form of a kind of T-square. A risk is applied along the axis of the holes, which, when the conductor is installed on the panel, is combined with the risk on the panel. The conductor is fixed on the parts with a pair of small nails.
It is also advisable to drill holes for the M6 nut in the crossbars and shelves along the conductor. The latter is bent from a steel strip with a section of 20 × 2 mm, after which two holes are made in the resulting corner: in a smaller shelf - with a diameter of 6 mm (a guide screw is fixed in it), and in a larger one - with a diameter 0.5 mm smaller than the size “under wrench" for used nuts with M6 thread. As a rule, for such nuts, the “turnkey” size is 10 mm, respectively, the diameter of the hole for the nut is 9.5 mm.
The assembly of the secretary is, in fact, the connection of the side panels with the shelves and crossbars with M6 bolts. Nuts are preliminarily pressed into the latter and centered relative to holes with a diameter of 6 mm at the ends of the shelves and crossbars using a rod with a pointed end. After the assembly is completed, the “geometry” of the structure is carefully checked with a tape measure, for this the secretary is placed face down on the floor and its diagonals are measured. If their values are equal, then to the back of the cabinet (to the side panels, shelves and crossbars) with small screws and glue (casein, PVA or " liquid nails”), a hardboard sheet 5 mm thick is attached.
The width of the secretary-workshop is quite large - 1.2 m, so the shelves made of chipboard may sag over time. To prevent this from happening, it makes sense to strengthen them wooden slats section 35 × 25 mm. These rails, moreover, will not allow tools and materials to fall off the shelves.
The next step is hanging the doors and countertops. The first are installed using standard furniture hinges, which ensure that the doors are fixed both in the open and in the closed position. Well, the tabletop is connected to the crossbar with reinforced hinges, since these hinge joints will have to experience increased loads. It is best to use three or four window hinges with a card size of 60 × 40 mm. You can, of course, fix them to the tabletop and crossbar with ordinary screws, but it’s better to buy plastic dowels with a diameter of 5 mm, press them into the holes drilled in the parts and only then drive the screws into the dowels. The fact is that the screws do not hold well in the chipboard and fly out of their sockets at the slightest axial load.
As can be seen from the drawings, the doors of the lower compartment of the secretary-workshop are the supports of the tabletop when it is in a horizontal position. So that the load from it and the heavy tool located on it is perceived not to be flimsy furniture hinges, and was transferred to the floor, the doors are equipped with swivel legs made of wooden bars, which are fixed both in the working and in the retracted position with a bolt with a spherical head and a wing nut. And so that the open doors do not accidentally slam shut, metal fixing pins with a diameter of 6 mm are fixed on them, and holes are drilled in the tabletop, which are reinforced with metal or plastic bushings with an inner diameter of 6.5 mm.
It remains to equip the secretary with four screw jacks - and the work on its assembly will be completed. As can be seen from the figure, the jack is arranged in almost the same way as the docking unit connecting the cross-beam shelves with the side panels. The only difference is in the diameter of the bolt and nut - for jacks you will need fasteners with an M8 or M10 thread. When installing the secretary, sheet rubber 2-3 mm thick is placed under the bolt heads.
It's no secret that clothes love to be treated with care. In addition, diligent owners try to store it in such a way that a dress or suit, coat or cloak is always ready to go - hung cleaned, washed, ironed. Naturally, for such purposes, one cannot do without a special storage. And if earlier for most families it was enough to have a wardrobe in an apartment or house for storage, today, with an increase in incomes and living standards of the population, the range of clothing items has expanded significantly, and there is often not enough space.
Therefore, more and more often, the owners include in the planning of their housing a separate storage room - a dressing room, which solves numerous problems and simplifies the search for the necessary thing. Services for planning and arranging such a room are widely offered by many companies or private craftsmen, however, it will not be cheap at all. Therefore, a comfortable do-it-yourself dressing room can be the best solution to this issue, especially if the budget allocated for home renovation is quite modest. In addition, by creating and implementing a project on your own, you can plan the location of shelves and hangers with maximum convenience for yourself.
Varieties of dressing rooms, and where they can be equipped
The presence of a dressing room in a house or apartment helps free up space from bulky cabinets. And besides, it brings a certain order to life, since all the things of family members are in one place, and they are always easy to find.
However, given the factor that everyone's living space is different both in quantitative terms and in their "geometry", you will have to do independent choice options for placement and configuration of the dressing room.
Dressing room along the wall
Given the small area modern apartments, most often the best option for placing a dressing room occurs along one of the walls of the hallway, bedroom, and sometimes you have to use the living room.
The convenience of this option consists of several points:
- Compact placement design.
- Possibility of arrangement in most apartments.
- Additional soundproofing of the wall from neighbors.
- Material savings as the cabinet's vertical lintels can be fixed to the wall without the use of a rear wall.
The disadvantages of the wall storage organization include the following:
- It is difficult to make a storage of great depth, since in this case it will take up too much space.
- For the same reason - the difficulty or even impossibility of installing such a dressing room in a narrow hallway.
- Such storage will not become a separate room in which fittings could be carried out.
However, if it is not possible to allocate space for a separate storage room, a dressing room built along the wall is not the worst option.
Corner wardrobe option
A wardrobe located in the corner of the room is sometimes the only right decision, since the design optimizes the space to a certain extent. So, areas of the walls in the corner, which are usually not used in the interior, can be allocated for such storage. For example, if there is insufficient distance between this corner and a window or doorway to install some necessary piece of furniture, it can be used to create a corner dressing room.
For example, if the bedroom in the apartment has a fairly large area, then the dressing room can be arranged in one of the corners of the room by installing a partition, the outer side of which will simultaneously play the role bookcase. In this way, the space will be ideally optimized.
Another way to use a corner area is to install a wardrobe in it. This option is perfect for the hallway, of course, if it has a sufficient area and a suitable configuration.
For a square hallway, a more compact design of a corner wardrobe is well suited. It is convenient in that it will be possible to enter the cabinet to find the necessary thing. But even such a closet is hardly capable of becoming a fitting room, since there is not enough space in it for this.
So, the positive sides of corner wardrobes are the following:
- Optimal use of the area of the room, that is, the involvement of zones that, as a rule, remain empty.
- When installing a partition to highlight the dressing area, this area becomes more functional than it would remain free.
- The room acquires the original configuration.
Among the disadvantages of this location of the dressing room are:
- When installing such a partition, the dressing room most often has a small area.
- When choosing a corner wall cabinet, the dressing room does not have a separate place for fitting.
Dressing room in utility room
In many apartments of multi-storey buildings, both old and new buildings, a storage room is already provided in the layout itself. This is a great success, since such a mini-room may well be equipped with a separate dressing room, especially since there is space for shelving and shelves. Often, such closets are simply littered with rubbish accumulated over the years of living and, in fact, do not perform any useful function. It is worth paying close attention to the available optimization opportunity.
Naturally, it is better if the pantry does not have a window - this way it will be possible to allocate a large area of \u200b\u200bthe walls for shelving and hangers designed for large items. If the pantry is equipped with a window opening, then you will have to more rationally use the surfaces around it.
So, under the window, you can place cabinets or shelves for shoes, and use the countertop-sill above them to store bags or organize a place for ironing on it. Shelves for hats or other boxes, for example, with temporarily stored seasonal shoes, can also be arranged above the window.
Another room in the apartment that is not always used functionally is a loggia or a balcony. But here it is also quite possible to place a wardrobe, thus freeing up the area directly in the apartment.
However, if this room is chosen for the dressing room, several points should be taken into account, without which its arrangement in a loggia will be impossible:
- The room should be insulated, and all its surfaces. Naturally, high-quality glazing is required using window systems with double-glazed windows. You will have to think over the heating system, otherwise things will deteriorate and acquire an unpleasant smell from exposure to dampness, which is inevitable on the border of cold and heat.
- Windows should be opened to ventilate the room, as well as closed with blinds or thick curtains, since sunlight can negatively affect the color of clothes and shoes - things will simply fade. Especially blackout curtains will be required if the loggia faces the south side of the house.
Dressing room under the stairs
City apartments rarely boast the presence of a staircase. But in a private two-story house (or having an attic), the space under it, which usually has a good depth, can become a convenient place to store things. can be equipped various options wardrobe - open, as shown in the illustration, closed with hinged or sliding doors, or a block model in which each of the blocks rolls out with the help of wheels. Inside the blocks, shelves or crossbars for hangers can be equipped.
Important - when choosing such a place for arranging a wardrobe, it is necessary to make the ceiling of this space under the stairs very strong and reliable. Just so that when people move up the stairs, dust does not fall on things placed below.
Dressing room behind the partition
If the room has a rectangular shape, then in its end area it is quite possible to install drywall partition, which will separate the main part of the room from the dressing area. If you want to keep the visual spaciousness of the room, this is easily achieved by installing mirrored doors in such a dressing room.
It is not difficult to build a drywall structure, especially since it will not be necessary to collect certificates and permits for its construction. Such a partition has a very small mass and does not weigh down the overlap. So the option is quite suitable for both a private house and an apartment in a high-rise building.
If there is no desire or opportunity to install a solid stationary partition, then a thick curtain can also be used as it. The fabric is hung on a cornice fixed to the ceiling, and a dressing room is equipped behind the curtain. Such a simple enclosing structure will completely hide the storage of things, but it will always be available. In addition, a well-chosen curtain can bring individuality and unusualness to the interior of the room.
This arrangement option is most suitable for the bedroom, since in such an impromptu dressing room you can place not only clothes, but also bed linen. On and not too appropriate, such a storage would be, say, in the living room.
Wardrobe in a separate room
It is realistic to take a separate room under the wardrobe only in own house or in an apartment with a large area.
In a private house, it is recommended to provide a wardrobe room at the design stage of the building. Without words, it is clear that this is the best option, since the storage room can be arranged in a convenient area for the owners of the house. Most often, the wardrobe is adjacent to the bedroom, less often located next to the hallway. In some cases, even two wardrobes are equipped:
- One is next to the entrance hall, and it stores outerwear, shoes, as well as bags and hats. For this category of things, a wall cabinet is often used.
- The second wardrobe is arranged in the form of a separate room and is located next to the bedroom. Designed for storing bedding, underwear and other delicate clothing.
It is necessary to separate different categories of things for the reasons that it is somehow out of place to store bedding and underwear in the hallway, since all the dust that enters the housing from the street first falls into this room. Again, storing shoes and underwear in one place is not entirely correct, although in many of the illustrations shown, all shoes are in the same storage with the rest of things.
The shape, size and layout of the wardrobe
The shape and dimensions of the storage
From the information presented above, it becomes clear that the dressing room can have a different configuration - this most often depends on the available possibilities for its arrangement. For example, a corner vault takes a triangular or trapezoidal shape, but for the most part it is a square or rectangular room. It is convenient not only to store things in it, but also to try them on.
As for the size of this room, they directly depend on the area of \u200b\u200bthe apartment or house. But usually the wardrobe occupies 1.2 ÷ 1.5 m² - this is a rectangular room with dimensions of 1.0 × 1.5 m. It should be noted that the corner triangular dressing room with the same area is more spacious than the rectangular version.
A rectangular dressing room, designed for one-sided placement of shelving, must have a width of at least 1200 mm. If you plan to install shelves on two sides of the room, then you need to plan a width of at least 1500 mm. After all, the main difference between a dressing room and an ordinary closet is that you can go into it - this factor should also be taken into account when planning the placement of shelves.
There are several principles of organizing the internal space of the wardrobe. Racks can be installed only along one wall, in a U-shaped or L-shaped pattern. The most rational option is the U-shaped distribution of shelves, as it makes it possible to make the most of the entire space of the room, as well as move around it, in search of the necessary thing. At the same time, it is possible to organize a storage system in this way even in a relatively small area.
If the room (bedroom) has a small area on which it is difficult to allocate and fence off 1500 ÷ 2000 mm, then you will have to limit yourself to a wardrobe-wardrobe installed along one of the walls. This option does not take up much space and has a well-thought-out distribution of internal space.
In the same situation, when a dressing room has to be organized in a walk-through room, for example, in a hallway, then the best option would be to place the racks along parallel walls. In this case, so that the room does not look messy, it is recommended to equip the shelves with doors. The parallel placement of the shelves will not make it difficult to move around this room, but the capacity of the cabinets will be maximum.
Dressing room doors
Due to the fact that every centimeter is usually saved when arranging a dressing room, the doors for this room or closet should not take up much space when they are opened and closed.
If the area of \u200b\u200bthe next room allows, then you can use the simplest and most familiar hinged door design. It is quite convenient, since when you open the doors you can see the whole room and things laid out on the shelves.
Another version of the doors is an "accordion", that is, when it is opened, the wings fold together. The option is quite interesting, but its installation will also require a certain space in the room adjacent to the wardrobe. In addition, the scheme itself is quite difficult to implement by an inexperienced master.
Therefore, the most preferred design, which does not take up extra space, are sliding doors, such as those installed on wardrobes. At the same time, for comfortable operation of the storage, it is recommended to choose doors that open both in one and in the second direction. The sashes of such doors often have mirrored inserts, which is convenient when trying on clothes.
The design of compartment doors is also not very simple. But with diligence, and even more so - when using special sets of metal profiles and the necessary fittings, installation is quite feasible to do on your own, without involving a master from outside.
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Whatever door is chosen for the wardrobe, in terms of design, it must still match overall design the room she enters.
In some cases, instead of doors to close the dressing room, thick curtains of the appropriate design are used.
Shelving organization
The number of things that can be placed in it, as well as the convenience of finding what you need, depends on how ergonomically the space in the dressing room is organized. Therefore, there are certain rules that it is desirable to follow when creating your own own project storage space for clothes and shoes.
Shelves or wardrobe are divided into several levels:
- The lower level of racks, as a rule, is reserved for storing shoes - this part of the structure is made in the form of inclined, and sometimes retractable shelves. The height of these departments is 300 mm for summer shoes and 400÷450 mm for winter shoes.
It should be clarified that some dressing room owners prefer to allocate not one lower tier for shoes, but a whole section of the rack, placing it from floor to ceiling.
- The middle tier of other shelving compartments is most often used to equip the crossbars for hangers with shirts, trousers or skirts. The height of these departments can vary from 870 to 1000 mm.
- Next comes the tier where can be installed drawers or shelves on which medium-sized wardrobe items will be stored. In the middle tier, pantographs or rods are equipped for longer items - dresses, coats, raincoats, etc. The height of this compartment can be from 1400 to 1700 mm. It is convenient to put knitwear in baskets or on shelves, which are also located in the same tier with the things mentioned above.
- The upper tier of the racks is reserved for storing items of periodic or seasonal use - suitcases, bags, hats, pillows, blankets, etc. Some of these items are stored in boxes or baskets.
IN modern designs racks and cabinets used in the dressing room, various holders, press hangers, boxes for small items, metal mesh baskets are used, convenient for storing knitwear, socks, underwear, etc.
Dressing room ventilation
The dressing room is most often a closed unventilated room in which there are no windows. Therefore, it has to organize its own ventilation. Otherwise, over time, a musty smell will appear in the room itself, which will soak all the clothes. And getting rid of it is a rather difficult task, even with the help of the strongest perfumes and deodorants.
Ventilation is planned at the stage of drawing up a dressing room project. It was then that it was necessary to find the best option for organizing it or connecting it to a common ventilation system.
The principle of arranging ventilation in the dressing room is identical to the ventilation system in any of the rooms. Exhaust vents are planned in the ceiling surface or in the upper part of the walls. These vents are connected by air ducts to the ventilation system of the house or have their own exhaust duct that opens vertically to the street. Sometimes, if necessary, set exhaust fan. The inflow of air into the room is provided through the cracks under the door or through windows specially equipped in the lower part of the door leaf, closed with decorative grilles or overlays.
The air exchange organized in this way maintains a normal microclimate in the dressing room.
When choosing a fan for installation in a dressing room, you should pay attention to the noise level during its operation. This room most often borders on the bedroom, so noise should be kept to a minimum. The fan can be controlled by automation or by a pass-through switch.
Lighting in the dressing room
A room that does not have natural light in which things are stored requires the use of a considerable amount of lighting fixtures. This is necessary in order to make it easier to find the necessary thing, and then try on.
An excellent help in organizing lighting is the presence of a large mirror in the dressing room, which enhances the luminous flux coming from electrical appliances. An important point in achieving a comfortable atmosphere is the choice of the color of the walls, ceiling, as well as cabinets, shelves and racks. So, if all surfaces have light shades, they will also enhance the brightness of the lighting.
Due to the fact that there should be a lot of lighting devices in this small room, it is worth thinking about their efficiency. You should not count on the use of conventional incandescent lamps, as they not only consume a large amount of electricity compared to their counterparts, but also do not last long enough. In addition, the high heating temperatures of such lamps make their use unsafe under the conditions under consideration.
The best option for illuminating shelves will be either tubes that give bright, but not eye-catching light, are designed for a long service life and are economical in terms of energy consumption.
You should not choose massive chandeliers for the upper light, or pendant lamps hanging from the ceiling by more than 250 ÷ 300 mm. It’s just that during the fitting they can easily be touched with raised hands. The most suitable lamps for this room will be point models built into the false ceiling of the room, as well as directly into the shelves.
Additionally, the lighting in the dressing room can be equipped with a motion sensor, which will save you from lighting the light with a conventional switch - it will light up when the doors are opened and turn off when they are closed. The motion sensor can be tied to the entire lighting system, and another option is to purchase ready-made luminaires with a built-in sensor.
DIY wardrobe room
Independent arrangement of the dressing room will allow with minimal cost get a practical and ergonomic space to store most of the necessary things. In addition, when creating a project with your own hands, it becomes possible to create a comfortable placement of shelves and cabinets for each dressing room owner.
What materials are most commonly used
To begin with, it is worth determining what materials a dressing room and shelving can be built from inside the space of the room.
- The frame of the partition wall is usually mounted from metal profiles or wooden beam. This design will not have a serious additional load on the floor (overlap).
- The walls of the room, as well as the frame of the partition, can be sheathed with plasterboard or plywood (fiberboard, OSB) sheets.
It is preferable to use for sheathing the frame, since this material is "breathable", therefore it does not accumulate moisture and counteracts the formation unpleasant odors. Yes, and with the environment he is more safe than with wooden composites.
- To fill the space of the dressing room, ready-made cabinets, as well as self-assembled racks or cabinets, can be used. The frame for racks is also made of metal profiles, pipes or wooden beams.
It should be noted that the manufacture of a frame from galvanized metal profiles is not the best option for small spaces. It will definitely have to be sheathed on both sides with drywall or other sheet material. The design will certainly look neat, but it will take up too much useful space.
- On sale you can find perforated metal profiles specially designed for forming frames for shelves - usually it is with the help of such parts that shelves are assembled in stores. These guides are fixed directly on the walls of the dressing room. After that, ready-made lightweight shelf structures or brackets for mounting the crossbars are installed in the figured holes of the profiles - they have the corresponding hooks. Such systems are the best option, especially for small spaces. Convenience is also in the “flexibility” of such a design - if desired, you can easily change both the number and height of the shelves.
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- Another option for creating a frame for shelves is metal tubes, interconnected by special fasteners and holders, with which they are also fixed on the wall. A fairly wide range of fittings for such tubular structures of varying degrees of complexity is on sale.
- Shelves of racks are often made of chipboard, but it must be borne in mind that this is a rather heavy material that requires a reliable frame. You can also use well-crafted thin boards or plywood 10 mm thick to create shelves.
Usually, if the dressing room is created by oneself, any suitable material available in home "stores". Often, old furniture is disassembled and used for this purpose - it can be cabinets or cabinets. In order for all this variety of material to look neat upon completion of the work, it is recommended to paint the finished structure in one light color.
Create a project
Whatever the construction of the dressing room is supposed to be, work on its creation begins with the development of a project, taking into account the materials that are planned to be used.
The project is a drawing made according to the dimensions of the place where the dressing room will be organized. In order to know what a drawing project might look like, several options will be considered next.
When creating a project, it is not at all necessary to draw things that will be stored in one or another compartment of the structure, but it is advisable to sign their location. So it will be easier to imagine and decide how convenient it will be to use shelves and hangers. In addition, without fail, all distances between structural elements are affixed on the drawing. After such a substantive study of the scheme, you can immediately compile a list of all the necessary materials, parts, special components, indicating their required quantity.
- Wall-mounted wardrobe. This wardrobe option is suitable for installation in the hallway or bedroom. A wardrobe is used if it is impossible to equip a separate room or a fenced-off space for storing things. In such conditions, such a piece of furniture will solve numerous problems, freeing up the area of \u200b\u200bother rooms.
- This version of the project involves the organization, although small, but a separate dressing room. In the example shown, the depth of the dressing room is 1100÷1200 mm and its width is 2200÷2500 mm. That is, this project can be reproduced in the end part of the bedroom or another room bordering the rest room. You can fit cabinets or even a cabinet of suitable parameters into the project.
- The third version of the project shown involves the use of an area of 2000 × 1600 mm. Such racks can be installed both in the open, that is, without the construction of partition walls, and inside the dressing room. Wardrobes have a large number of functional departments, including drawers, shelves, departments for storing outerwear and underwear.
Based on the presented parameters, you can create a complex of racks from different materials without using the side panels of the structure.
Option for making shelving for a dressing room using pipes
From what you can build a partition for the dressing room, it was described above. In addition, our website contains a lot of publications with information about working with drywall. Therefore, this section will describe the option of making shelving in a room already separated by a partition. And the frame for the racks will be metal pipes. Moreover, in the example under consideration, there are ordinary VGP pipes at all.
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For the manufacture of this design, any of the above projects can be taken, or compiled independently.
To work, you will need some tools that, as a rule, can be found in the “arsenal” of any home workshop:
- Construction level, tape measure, marker for marking.
- Electric drill,
- Grinding machine with a disc for metal.
- Pliers, hammer, wrench.
- and electric jigsaw.
From the materials for mounting the design shown as an example, you will need to prepare:
- Metal pipes with a diameter of 20 mm, which will become the supporting parts of the frame structure being created.
- Flanges for pipes - for fastening racks and jumpers to the floor, ceiling, walls.
- Holders for installation of crossbeams for hangers.
- Connectors for the nodes of the perpendicular junction of pipes and other fittings necessary for the project.
Chipboard, plywood 10÷12 mm thick or boards for the manufacture of shelves and drawers.
Furniture accessories - corners, guides, hinges, handles, etc.
Boxes and baskets for storage.
Self-tapping screws for fixing structural parts to walls, floors and ceilings.
Having prepared everything you need, you can proceed to the first stage of work:
- The first step is to revise the walls of the dressing room and, if necessary, make repairs - sheathing with plasterboard or plywood, painting or wallpapering. This process is best done before the frame is installed, while the wall surfaces are free and easily accessible. Sheathing should be mounted directly on the walls, so they should be relatively even. Drywall is fixed on brick walls with a special adhesive, then additionally fixed with self-tapping screws. On wooden walls, both plywood and drywall are screwed with self-tapping screws, the caps of which are recessed into the material “under the hood”.
- At the same stage, ventilation is arranged, and electrical cables are laid for installation. ceiling lights. All these communications are closed by a suspended ceiling, into which spotlights usually crash. Thanks to this design, all the unsightly moments associated with fixing the wiring and ventilation ducts are hidden. The only negative false ceiling for the dressing room is that it will not be possible to securely fasten rack racks to it.
- Further, according to the draft, taking into account all the dimensions affixed to it, markings are made on the walls. It should be sufficiently clear and accurate, since the evenness of the arrangement of racks and shelves will depend on the correctness of its application.
- The next step is to assemble the racks and jumpers for arranging the racks. In this example, the master decided to use ordinary VGP steel pipes. Connections are carried out according to the threaded socket principle using standard tees and bends. Pipe flanges are used to fasten the racks to the wall.
For assembly, you will either have to purchase pipe sections of the required length with already threaded threads, or cut them yourself. This, in principle, is also not particularly difficult if you purchase or rent a klupp (ratchet) and a die of the appropriate diameter. A long threaded section at the end of the pipe is not needed - 12 ÷ 15 mm is enough.
When using furniture pipes, threading is not required - all connecting nodes are mounted using the appropriate parts tightened with screws.
- In order for the design to look aesthetically pleasing, and rust does not appear on the pipes, they should be coated. It is best to carry out this process by spraying with paint in an aerosol can.
- Finished metal constructions, according to the drawn lines and marking points, are fixed to the wall and to the floor. The horizontally arranged parts of the frame will serve as a support for mounting the shelves. After the fasteners are marked on the wall for the frame, the frame is disassembled for their further installation together with the wooden shelves.
- The vertical parts of the frame are connected to each other through a tee. Before assembling the next connecting node on the racks through drilled holes are threaded. These shelves at the rack rest on the body of the tee, and at the wall - on upward bends screwed to the horizontal bars, due to which they occupy a horizontal position. So, starting from the first tier, the entire rack is gradually assembled.
- In the same way, slowly, step by step, the rest of the racks are assembled. And then they are fastened together with jumpers. These jumpers will perfectly cope with the role of crossbeams for hangers.
Pipe sections with flanges are screwed to the upper ends of the racks through the bends for final fixation to the wall. A very high reliability of all connections is achieved. And at the same time - if necessary, such a design will not last long and disassemble, modernize, increase or decrease the number of shelves, etc.
- In this case, the finished design looks like the one shown in the illustration. Free space between racks can be used for installation finished cabinet or to mount a large mirror.
Easier shelving option
If there is no possibility or desire to fiddle with connecting pipe sections, and enough chipboard has accumulated in home storerooms to make shelves, then you can use another option.
In the furniture fittings store, you can purchase special corner holders-brackets, which are fixed on the wall, and pre-prepared shelves are laid and fixed on top of them. This way of forming a structure is much simpler. Moreover, you can start collecting racks from a finished piece of furniture - a pencil case or a cabinet, "tying" the rest of the structural elements to it and the wall.
The preliminary work, before starting to fix the shelves on the walls, is identical to the first option for arranging the wardrobe with shelving on pipes.
We deliberately do not dwell on the independent manufacture of cabinets from chipboard or MDF furniture panels - a separate detailed publication is devoted to this on our website.
How to make built-in furniture yourself?
Inexperienced home master it is sometimes scary to take on such a task - the fear of failure overpowers. But there is no need to worry - there is nothing supernaturally complicated in this. About the technology, including - a wardrobe for a dressing room - in a special publication of our portal.
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So, above were just a few simple options that can be used to create a personal dressing room. However, when arranging a room for storing things, much will depend on the characteristics of a particular room. Therefore, when creating a project, it is necessary to take into account not only the size of the allocated area, but also the materials from which the walls and floors are built.
And information about the basic principles of organization and the stages of creating a dressing room will greatly facilitate both the design and implementation of the plan.
Agree, it is quite convenient when all things are placed in one place. No need to run around the apartment in search of individual items, everything can be seen and tried on in one place. You can arrange even in a small area. A rationally arranged do-it-yourself dressing room (drawings, diagrams and photos will be presented below) will serve you well for many years.
Our comfort depends on a properly organized storage system. Agree, when every thing is in its place, it is easy to find. The main rule is space and convenience. But in small apartments, this is difficult to achieve. They come to help modern technologies, thanks to which modern ones are reduced in size, miniature flash drives have come to replace books. All this frees up additional space.
Before you plan a stationary storage system, you need to sort things. Items that have not been used for a long time can be disposed of or sold, and for the rest, choose the best dressing room.
The storage rules divide things into two rotations.
- hot- things of daily or frequent use. It's not just clothes. This includes boxes with shoes. The size of the storage area depends on their dimensions;
- cold These are items of seasonal or rare use. For example, travel bags, household items.
Installing a separate wardrobe is much more practical than purchasing. It is made to order, which allows you to make the most efficient use of the entire space with perfect filling. You can install a dressing room according to ready-made drawings and diagrams with your own hands. Photo selections on the Internet will help you make the right choice.
Do-it-yourself dressing room drawings, diagrams, photos
After determining the main parameters, it is necessary to complete the drawing and layout. It will help to determine the location of all structures as accurately as possible. The main parameter in drawing up the plan is the area. It is she who determines the filling of the dressing room.
Minimum dimensions should start from 4 sq.m. First you need to determine the installation location. You can allocate a separate room for this. However, not everyone has this opportunity. A small dressing room from the pantry in small apartments is perfect option.
To install a dressing room, it is enough to arrange in any room. As good example you can refer to the ready-made solutions for dressing rooms in the photo catalogs and choose your ideal dressing room option.
Corner wardrobes in the hallway
As we have determined, the placement will allow the most rational use of the corner of the room. It is enough to allocate an island of 2 sq.m for the dressing room. Photos of interesting projects are placed in our catalog.
Partition can be done. In this arrangement, sufficient volume is obtained in a minimum area. Drywall is easy to use, the design is light, after installation there is practically no debris.
Internal filling can be done in two ways.
- All structures line up along one wall surface;
- the filling is harmoniously installed along both walls. This is the preferred location as the space is used more rationally.
Designers offer several options for corner elements, which ensure maximum ergonomics of a small space. The device of a spiral jumper will help to increase the space and smooth out the sharp corners of the dressing room.
Advice! Shelves in storage systems are best left open.
In the design of the dressing room in the hallway, it is necessary to provide an entrance with a maximum width. As an option - a device that will allow you to open as much as possible and combine the storage area with a common space with one movement.
Linear layout is a simple and open source project. Structures are built along the wall surface. This arrangement is more like a niche. The entrance can be done with the help of an accordion door, which will easily move to the side, opening a small world in front of you.
The use of retractable hangers will allow you to bring clothes closer with one movement of your hand. For a comfortable location, a dressing room is planned with a depth of at least 1.5 m. It is better not to arrange partitions, they will take up useful space without introducing any functionality.
Racks are also used for corner systems. Ready-made ideas in wardrobe room projects can be viewed in galleries on the Internet.
parallel type
For a parallel placement device, it is only necessary to arrange and fill the room with furniture along parallel walls. However, not all rooms are suitable for this type. For example, for walk-through rooms - this is ideal. A completely different matter is a deaf room, for which it will be more practical to place a U-shaped dressing room.
For a comfortable location, a parallel dressing room must have a width of at least 1.6 m, otherwise it will be very difficult to be there. In this case, the racks should be located at a distance of at least 80 centimeters.
Filling can be arranged with end hangers and sliding panels.
L-shaped wardrobes
This arrangement does not require partitions. It can be made an integral continuation of the room. Systems in the form of racks increase the area of the room.
Since the main cost of a storage system falls on the design of the partition, the L-shaped system allows you to significantly save money on the dressing room.
U-shaped wardrobes
The U-shaped system is arranged both in large and in small space. This is a separate kingdom of masters. You can install all the elements of dressing rooms in it: closed drawers, separate sections and racks.
The arrangement of the U-shaped system allows the designer to show maximum creativity when filling the area. At the same time, the main task is to create a room with maximum space. For such a system, a narrow and long room is best suited.
To fill the dressing room, the upper shelves are made with a larger width, then you can place items of rare use there, such as travel bags or large boxes.
Dressing room in the bedroom
The wardrobe device is the most successful location of the storage system. If the area allows you to install one of the structures, you can safely proceed to the implementation of the project. Moreover, it is quite possible to perform it on your own.
On a large area, the U-shaped design can be called ideal. It will unload the room as much as possible, while leaving enough space for movement.
An interesting solution would be a dressing room device. Partitions can be made in the form of sliding structures or stationary.
If the area of \u200b\u200bthe bedroom is very small, you do not need to be upset. Help will come. To accommodate it, you need only about 1 meter of the width of the room. Properly selected filling will allow you to place all household items in it.
For narrow spaces, a corner dressing room in the bedroom is suitable. Photos of designs are selected according to the overall design.
For a walk-through room, a parallel storage system is suitable. You can make preliminary drawings and visualize the final version of the project.
The device from the pantry in the Khrushchev dressing room, layout with dimensions
Architects of the last century, when designing areas of mass development, provided for a small storage room in small apartments. Designers offer to convert it into a small dressing room. This is the most successful option for arranging an entire room for storing things.
The placement of the pantry in Khrushchev was carried out with an entrance along the long side of the common room or an end entrance. Consider both options for the reconstruction of storage rooms.
Placement of the entrance on the long side of the room
Before filling the pantry, the old arrangement should be dismantled. To increase the width of the pantry, you can move the wall structure deep into the room.
Should know! For the transfer of load-bearing structures, it is necessary to complete the project and coordinate it in the architecture of the area. Unauthorized redevelopment is not allowed!
A U-shaped or linear structure is placed on an enlarged area. A useful option would be to place a two-layer structure. Racks or shelves are fixed to a long wall surface for open storage. In front of them is a bar for hangers. In order to take things from the shelf, you just need to push them apart.
Placement of the entrance on the end side of the room
It is impossible to transfer structures with such placement. In this case, the choice of the location system must be made based on the parameters of the pantry. If the width of the room is up to 1300 mm, you can arrange an L-shaped system. On the narrow side, open ones are installed. Along the long - a rack with hangers, boxes for storing shoes.
For narrower space great solution there will be a roll-out hanger. In the room on the end surface, open shelves for storage are rarely placed.
things used. The hanger rolls out into the common room.
You can find an interesting version of the do-it-yourself device for a dressing room from the pantry in photo catalogs and master classes on the Internet.
Proper dressing room lighting
Good is important for the whole house and especially for the dressing room. It is desirable if the storage system is organized with a window. But, unfortunately, such placement is not always possible. Consider alternative natural lighting options. It is important to choose lamps with warm lighting.
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This is interesting! Furniture in small wardrobes can be made with glossy surfaces that will reflect radiation and create the illusion of volume.
Requirements for ventilation of the dressing room
The storage system requires adequate ventilation. It is good if there is a window in the dressing room. However, it is not always convenient to keep it open. You can leave the doors open. But, as practice shows, this is also not always convenient. In this case, the output will be a natural or forced ventilation device. It is necessary to entrust this work to specialists who will select the equipment taking into account the area of \u200b\u200bthe room.
Correctly relieve not only of unpleasant storage odors, but also protect against the occurrence of fungus or mold.
Doors for dressing room
Doors to the dressing room must be chosen based on the overall style of the room. The design should be convenient and reliable, because it will be used several times a day. Manufacturers offer a wide range of products, the choice of which can lead to a dead end.
Each storage system has its own recommendations for choosing doors.
Swing
For their installation, free space is required in the course of opening. According to fire safety rules, doors should open into the common room.
Sliding
This design is suitable for small rooms. They do not need to provide additional space. Door leafs move freely along horizontal guides. The structures are installed quite simply with their own hands. Photos of wardrobe systems are placed in the catalog at the end of our review.
Designs in the form of a book or accordion
In the first case, one part of the mechanism is fixed on the box, while the second one moves on rollers. The system is in the form of an accordion or consists of several canvases interconnected by loops.
Sliding doors
Cloths move on rollers along guides. One canvas is enough for a storage room.
Pencil case doors
This is the most complex system. The canvas is hidden in a drywall box or in a wall surface. Outwardly, they look very beautiful and unusual.
Filling the dressing room
Manufacturers offer a wide range of filling for cabinets and wardrobes. After all, not only a comfortable search for the necessary items, but also the service life depends on the correct placement. Therefore, it is important to rationally approach the internal content of the storage system.
Clothing storage systems
For clothes, the middle compartment is selected. For placement on hangers, it is necessary to provide a height of up to 100 cm for shirts and about 170 cm for dresses and outerwear. Placement can be on rods and pantographs.
Small items are placed on shelves or in drawers.
Shoe storage systems
The lower compartment with a height of not more than 80 cm is allocated. Additionally, you can install horizontal or slightly inclined shelves. It will be convenient to install retractable structures, the height of which should be at least 30 centimeters for summer shoes and at least 45 centimeters for winter shoes.
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In the publication of our portal, you will find out what they are, what types they can be, and whether it is possible to install such structures in small apartments or they need a separate room.
Description of structures
At proper storage clothes and household items, we extend their service life. Let us consider in more detail the proposals of manufacturers for the rational use of dressing room space.
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 | Rods for long (up to 170 cm) and short (up to 100 cm) clothes. |
 | Pantograph - sliding design. |
 | Fasteners for trousers with a height of at least 60 cm. They can be single and double. Hangers with tucks are suitable for skirts. |
 | Large and small boxes for storing bedding, linen, jewelry, accessories. |
 | Retractable or stationary shelves up to 40 cm wide. Shelves up to 60 cm wide can be used to store things on the mezzanine. |
 | Boxes and baskets for storing various items that do not need to be ironed. |
 | Modular shoe systems. Shoes are placed on them or hung visually on the blocks. |
 | Holders for ties, belts or handkerchiefs are usually offered with clips. |
Where can I buy filling
Many furniture stores sell items for filling storage systems. It is important to start with determining the exact number and size of products. A wide range of products is also available in online stores selling furniture fittings. The price will depend on the material of execution and the complexity of the filling.
Is it possible to install the filling yourself
It is not worth calling a professional craftsman to install the filling of the dressing room. Even a schoolboy can do this work. Of the tools you only need a drill and. All fasteners must be purchased along with the filling of the cabinet.
How to make a dressing room with your own hands?
The process of installing a dressing room is not complicated. It is important to complete the drawing with maximum accuracy and pick up everything before starting work. Consumables and filling. Step by step process installation of an open design will avoid errors during installation.
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 | We place the carrier rail at the selected height, align it with a level on the underside and mark the holes. |
 | Drill the marked holes. |
 | We hammer dowels into the holes with a hammer. |
 | We fix the carrier rail with a screwdriver |
 | Installation of vertical guides in the grooves of the horizontal rail. |
 | We fix the vertical guides to the wall. |
 | We install the brackets at the selected height. |
 | We install horizontal shelves in the middle grooves of the brackets until a certain click. |
 | We install decorative caps on the edges of the bracket. |
 | We connect the rod and suspension, then plugs should be installed on the rod and hooks should be hung. |
 | Similarly, we install a basket with dividing strips and a shoe rack. |
 | Ready wardrobe. |
You can see more details in the master class on the video.
A dressing room behind a curtain will help to hide storage places from prying eyes. Photo examples are placed in catalogs.
Wardrobe rooms: design, projects, photos
A dressing room in an apartment is far from being a luxury, but a necessity of the last time. The speed of modern life does not allow you to spend time looking for missing things. Everything should be rational and convenient. You can arrange a storage system in any room. The latest designs of dressing rooms can be found in the photo selection.
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Every girl dreams of a personal dressing room. After watching films about the lives of rich people, many believe that with an average salary, such chic is unaffordable. But if you are at least a little familiar with the repair, then this will not be for you huge difficulties and costs.
You can afford a dressing room not only in a spacious apartment, but also in an ordinary one. It is not necessary to make it huge, like a separate room.
For example, a small corner dressing room
Do-it-yourself dressing room from drywall
See the different options for finishing the dressing room:
DIY shelves and doors
doors
- Doors can be any, but the best option will use sliding doors or accordion doors. This will save space.
- This type of door can be installed both in square, rectangular, and in corner wardrobes. They can be wooden, glass, plastic, fabric, louvered and even mirrored, It's all a matter of taste and family budget.
Shelves
- Shelves and racks can do it yourself or order in a furniture store. The traditional set includes bars with hangers, hooks, laundry baskets, closed drawers, various shelves for clothes and shoes, racks.
wardrobe shelving options
It will be cheaper, of course, to do everything with your own hands, to do this, make shelves from a metal mesh. It is better to use welded fine mesh. It is produced chrome-plated, galvanized, PVC-coated. Such trimmings can be purchased very cheaply in a store, since they are no longer suitable for sale, but just right for shelves.
- IN small dressing room it is best to make more open shelves and a few drawers. The most optimal arrangement of shelves is the "letter G" and "letter P".
- Racks conditionally divide into zones. For example, lower, middle and upper. From below it is better to place shoes, knitwear, underwear. In the middle zone, place your casual clothes (trousers, skirts, dresses, bags). At the top, it is best to store things that are rarely used, such as seasonal clothes.
How to equip a dressing room with your own hands
- When arranging a dressing room, do not forget that there is no natural light. The most popular today is LED lightening. Spot lighting and built-in lamps are also widely used.
- large chandelier would also be a good solution to the problem.
- Can do shelf lighting, which is very convenient on the lower shelves with shoes.
- To conveniently place things, buy a variety of hangers, brackets and hooks.
- They are very comfortable two-level dressing rooms, as well as structures with turnstiles.
- If the apartment is very small, then you can use it as a dressing room storage room, niche, balcony. They can be equipped with narrow racks, racks to the ceiling, mobile hangers.
Dressing room from the pantry
- Can be attached to walls metal or wooden bars, on which clothes will be hung.
- From below do shelves for storing shoes. It is important to consider here that they do not interfere with free movement in the dressing room.
- Don't Forget About Ventilation, since things tend to stale, while acquiring not the most pleasant aroma. Ventilate clothes periodically on the balcony.
- Hang in the dressing room special sachet with your favorite scent.
- Can hang a mirror it will not only be a convenient part of the interior, but also allow you to visually increase the space of the room. For more comfort, you can attach a backlight to it.
Wardrobe storage system
Everyone chooses his convenient system storage, but still given the shortcomings of many owners of dressing rooms, I would like to give some advice.
- Designate a place to store seasonal clothes. It can even be a separate shelf on top.
- Hang your trousers separately.
- Use a separate shoe storage compartment.
- Designate three or more drawers for each family member.
- Install 2 pipes, hang long things with hangers on one, and short things on the other.
- Things that do not crumple can be laid out on open shelves.
- Take care of compartments for accessories - ties, belts, jewelry. To do this, you can use small drawers.
- Bags are best stored on hooks or separate shelves.
- It is very convenient to use a basket for dirty laundry, which will save space in the bathroom.
In conclusion, I would like to note that everything is not as difficult as it seems at first glance. In addition, it is primarily a guarantee of reliable and durable storage of things, a guarantor of clothing protection from fading and moths. Walk-in closet It's a dream come true and affordable.
Video on how to make a dressing room with your own hands:
Each time dictates its own styles, including furniture design. However, in addition to beauty, many interior items should also have additional functionality: drawers, drawers and shelves. And in some cases - hiding places, small safes disguised as ordinary bedside tables, chests of drawers or other pieces of furniture, as well as built into bookcases and wardrobes.
Secretaire with curved legs, decorated with carvings
Their presence always had its own meaning: here it was possible to hide something that was not necessarily visible to the rest. And, starting from the 18th century, in any rich house one could find a secretary, and in the Russian version - a desk, where the owner kept especially valuable documents: bills, money, jewelry.
Inside the antique furniture that has survived to this day, various hiding places and secret boxes are very often found.
Furniture with secrets - table and cabinet with additional drawers
In past centuries, in the homes of wealthy people, a table or a cabinet with secret drawers was an obligatory accessory for a study, which was used to store especially important documents, money, jewelry, which made it possible to protect them from thieves. Later, in France, a special table-wardrobe was invented, called a secretary, because it was really possible to store various secret documents and small valuables in it.
The drawers were often supplied with secret locks and secret locking mechanisms.
The popularity of secretaires and other furniture "frills", equipped with various secret spaces, was not accidental. Their design has its advantages that ordinary tables and cabinets do not have, and features that are unique to such products.
They are no less relevant today: they store securities, expensive jewelry, important correspondence and documentation in stylized safes and hiding places. Among the clear advantages of such furniture can be noted:
- storage of valuables without access to them by outsiders;
- their arrangement in different furniture elements;
- the possibility of making secret vaults with your own hands.
Among the factors characteristic of furniture with a secret, the design features of such products stand out, which make it possible to prepare places for storing a particular type of value. As a rule, if caches are specially equipped, they are supplied with secret locks, and today - with an electronic security system.
Today, the furniture market offers products not only for personal use, but also for businesses and organizations. In addition, it can be made to order according to individual drawings.
To open this table, you need to place a special magnet in the right place, there are no more handles and levers
Caches in ordinary furniture
Caches are often arranged under furniture - in the empty space between the legs
Antique furniture is a storehouse of secrets and mysteries. Old master cabinetmakers turned furniture design elements into real works of art. The current craftsmen make modern furniture in the old style, helping to create a special interior and complement it with hidden elements.
Secrets in antique furniture
The purchase of special tables, cabinets and bedside tables with hiding places is a rather expensive pleasure. But this does not mean that especially important documents and jewelry will remain on the shelf in the closet.
Stash option in the house on the bookshelf
Finished furniture with hidden niches
Wall mirrors and specially designed paintings can also be a great hiding place.
Released today different kinds ordinary furniture equipped with secret spaces. Caches can be located in any part of it, and both the owners themselves can equip them with their own hands, and by ordering their production from craftsmen, secret places can be located:
Secret drawer or safe disguised as an outlet
Caches with your own hands or to order
Stash in the table, custom made
It is not always necessary to buy expensive exclusive furniture equipped with hidden places. Can be used a budget option by ordering the necessary element of the furniture interior to specialists according to their own drawings. Or you can try to create and equip it with your own hands for a home master.
These can be equipped hiding places under or inside countertops, in the doors of cabinets and bedside tables, as well as shelves and drawers on which locks can be embedded.
Of interest are small turnkey niches equipped in the depths of the drawers of the desk with a secret.
An interesting option for a hiding place in a chest of drawers
Hollow legs and furniture racks
A simple hiding place in furniture - in the hollow legs of a chair
The hiding place, equipped in these pieces of furniture, is considered a classic. It is quite simple to make it: you need to drill a hole of the selected size inside the furniture element. It is assumed that only one person will know about such a "secret" - the one who made it.
It is clear that the place for storing valuables equipped here does not imply a large number of them, which must be remembered to be disguised in a convenient way.
Advice. It is necessary to make holes very carefully and not overdo it with their diameter, so as not to weaken the structure and not lead to its breakage.
Stash inside chair seat
Secrets in boxes
The double bottom drawer is a true classic that still works to this day.
Traditionally, hiding places are arranged in the drawers of a desk or chest of drawers, where you can make a "second bottom". For its equipment, they take the same material from which the furniture itself is made, of the same size, fix it:
- Velcro;
- magnetic strips in a plastic frame;
- in other convenient ways.
The idea of a small cache - a box inside a box
You can put flat objects there:
- documentation;
- cash;
- photos;
- securities.
Hidden "treasures" must also be fixed on the "second day".
Drawers with secrets for in ordinary lockers
Secrets in closets
Secret boxes, safely hidden in the most ordinary-looking bookshelves
Cabinets provide a wide field of activity for equipping hiding places from thieves. Their large internal and external space allows you to hide a large number of items of various configurations.
Caches built into a regular closet
| Stash location | What can be hidden | How to fix |
| Under the bottom of the cabinet, in the far corner | Jewelry, small valuables | fold into a box of a suitable size and place on the floor; pack in a bag and attach with Velcro to the bottom of the cabinet |
| Behind the back wall | Documents, securities. Jewelry, art canvases |
Secure in bags and attach with tape or glue |
| Behind the inner surface of the mirror | Only flat objects | Use tape |
| At the bottom of the cabinet - the formation of the second bottom | Any items corresponding to the height of the second bottom | Fold in a niche, cover with a second bottom |
| In the far corner inside a closet, disguised as a shoebox | Items that fit the box | Put a box with a lid that can be locked with a key in a shoe box, fixed with screws to the cabinet floor, put a pair of shoes that no one uses on top, cover with a shoe box lid |
Retractable panel in the closet, hidden from prying eyes
Attention! Before hiding a thing, it is necessary to decide who can know about the existence of the cache and have access to it, so that, if it is discovered by the household, not to get into a stupid position.
Video: how to make - The easiest cache
Many mistakenly believe that multifunctional furniture appeared only recently, when it was time to furnish not luxury apartments, but small apartments. Meanwhile, history takes us several centuries into the past to tell about the emergence of one of the most interesting and functional types furniture - a secretary. Indeed, the secretaire is as popular today as it was in the 18th century, when it first appeared. Today, together with the Dream House website, we will plunge into the world of retro furnishings and learn a little more about this furniture.
A little about the history of the creation of the secretary
As mentioned earlier, the secretary appeared in the 18th century, but some sources date its appearance to the 12th-13th centuries. It was behind the secretary that the ladies of that era wrote thousands of letters; in their numerous drawers they kept both love messages and state secrets. Thus, the secretary cabinet easily replaced both desk, and a safe, and a closet.
Modern models have been slightly modified, but, as before, they are a cabinet with drawers and a folding shelf that acts as a work surface. A large number of drawers allows you to keep all the writing instruments at hand, but at the same time, in perfect order. And secret locks and reliable locking systems protect important papers from prying eyes.
Modern secretary - desk
Initially considered as ladies' furniture, the secretary quickly fell in love with the male half of humanity, becoming the workplace of emperors and kings. For example, Napoleon Bonaparte took a folding travel secretary with him on trips - when folded, he took up little space, but the desk was always there, even on the battlefield. And then doctors liked this functional furniture, allowing them to keep doctor's instruments and medicines in order.
Currently, writing secretaries adorn modern interiors, combining working area and a spacious closet. The aristocratic look of furniture with a retro touch fits perfectly into both classic and modern interior styles. The main thing is to choose the right shape, color and finish of the secretary.
Secretaire in the interior: application possibilities
Now secretaries are most often made "antique": from dark wood, with carved decor. Such furniture is perfect for, as well as for the style, and rococo, but categorically does not fit into modern styles. When choosing furniture for such an interior, you need to change your approach and look for more concise forms with no conspicuous finishes. Such modern secretaries are also present in the furniture market in a small amount. And if earlier they were made exclusively from solid wood, now this furniture can be made from MDF, laminated chipboard veneered. And only a few can afford a secretary made of solid wood.
Secretaire - antique furniture
Antique secretaries usually have big sizes, they are made of expensive woods, have a rich dark color (brown, burgundy) and are decorated with carvings. For classic interiors, such aristocratic furniture, which exudes solidity and chic, fits perfectly.
Art Deco style secretaries have elegant shapes and are most often made in black or white. And country-style writing cabinets, as a rule, are of a simple form, without decoration, sometimes with scuffs on the body.
IN modern interiors the secretary is sometimes part of a furniture set and is one of the "wall" sections. It is, as it were, built-in, which does not take up much space and, at the same time, is part of the headset.
Where can I put a secretary
This versatile type of furniture is mainly placed in the living room. Representing a compact workplace, it easily places a laptop on its surface, and there is still room for all kinds of folders and books. After work, all these accessories are removed, and the lid is closed, turning the secretary into a regular cabinet or.
But no matter how convenient and roomy the secretary is, it is not intended for long work behind him. You can’t put a stationary computer on it, and it’s not very convenient for your legs to constantly rest against drawers. However, as an alternative to a mini home office, it fits perfectly.
The secretary can be placed not only in living rooms, but also in the library, office and even in the bedroom. The main thing is to find a place for a compact workplace, wherever it does not interfere and does not take up extra square meters. Under this description, the corner secretary-chest of drawers is ideal, which allows you to store various things in a large number of drawers, and when the lid is open, it acts as a desk.
A compact workplace is necessary not only for adults, but also for children. Sometimes a secretary cabinet for a student is placed in a nursery, in which case it replaces a desk and places portable computer equipment and other study supplies. Perhaps the best option would be to use a large desk for work and study, and a secretary for a laptop or computer, but each parent chooses furniture based on the size of the children's room, so advisers are superfluous here.
Secretary and bureau - two brothers
Often, along with a secretary, they also look for a bureau. Both types of furniture are a compact workplace, only the secretary is more of a cabinet with a sliding or hinged lid, and the bureau is a kind of table with an add-on. The latter stands steadily on four legs and has small dimensions that fit perfectly into almost any interior. Meanwhile, the presence of a work surface and shelves for papers allows you to use it for short work, for example, while sitting at it you can pay bills or write a shopping list for the store.
Both the secretary and the bureau are a kind of multifunctional furniture, but the former performs more functions, while the latter is more compact. Surely there is no need to have both of these pieces of furniture in the apartment at once, so it’s up to you to choose what is more necessary or what is better.
The classic secretary is a chest of drawers with a top-down door, behind which there are many secret drawers and compartments. At first, this furniture was considered ladies'. The open door served as a writing table. love letters, and pearls and diamonds gleamed in locked recesses. However, the design turned out to be successful, and it was borrowed for more prosaic purposes: storing documents and writing materials. Let's also try to assemble a simple secretary with our own hands, so that markers, disks and folders with papers finally find their permanent place.
Let's make a very simple secretary
Preparation for work
Our secretary will have the simplest device, but in terms of convenience and functionality it will not yield to the factory one. For its manufacture, the following materials will be required:
- Ready-made desktop holders for folders made of plywood (sold in stationery stores) - 6 pcs.
- MDF blank for the top cover - 890x330x16 mm.
- MDF blank for the back cover - 890x325x16 mm.
- Joiner's glue.
- Screws.
- sanding paper.
- Double-sided tape.
From the tools we will need:
- Electric jigsaw with a blade for a curved cut.
- Drill.
- Screwdriver or screwdriver.
As you can see in the picture, our module is mounted on an ordinary dining table with tabletop dimensions of 100x80 cm. The superstructure for placing papers looks like a complex of interconnected horizontal and vertical supports, united by an upper and back covers from MDF.
In conditions small apartment it would be nice to figure out how to make the secretary mobile. This condition is just built into our design. The trick is that our shelf module is removable, which means that if necessary, it can be quickly removed to any other place.
Marking and sawing MDF
First we cut out top cover. To do this, we lay the stand on the sheet with its side so that the back side of the future cover is aligned with the horizontal shelf flush. The front side of the cover should protrude 1.5 cm forward beyond the horizontal shelf. We mark the position of the first part of the shelf.
Marking the outline of the lid
We turn the stand over and mark the position of the second, mirror part of the shelf.
Cut out the top cover
We cut out the top cover with an electric jigsaw, installing a file for a curved cut into it. The pendulum stroke must be turned off during operation. The dimensions of the lid should be:
- Length - 890 mm,
- Width at the junction of horizontal supports - 320 mm,
- Width at the ends - 170 mm.
We cut out the back wall in the form of a rectangle, according to the given dimensions - 890x325x16 mm.
Scheme of our secretary
We grind the finished covers and cover them with furniture varnish for 2-3 times or paste over with a self-adhesive film.
In the age of high technology, people quickly forgot that only two decades ago, letters were written by hand and sent by mail. Today, progress has gone so far that there is no longer a need for paper correspondence, but still, in offices and bedrooms, many people need functional and beautiful furniture for working, for example, at a laptop.
This article is written to remind you of such pieces of furniture as a bureau and a secretary, as well as to tell you about the origins of their occurrence and the features that distinguish one item from another.
The design of the bureau was created at the turn of the 17th and 17th centuries, in France, and was nothing more than a large casket on high legs with a hinged sloping lid over the table top, which was supplemented by compartments or drawers for writing instruments. Such an object was often installed in the bedrooms, and served as a desk and jewelry box. The bureau took up little space and it was comfortable to sit behind it, these qualities prompted furniture makers to develop the very idea of \u200b\u200bthis item, as a result, a certain cabinetmaker J. Aubin, courtier of Louis XV, the design of the table was finalized and decorated with a cylindrical lifting lid, for which it received the name " bureau of the king”, and today is a symbol of its era, one of the main attributes of the interior in a classic style.
A secretary is considered a related item for the bureau - a tall bookcase equipped with a pull-out shelf or flip board for writing work. Even at the very beginning of its existence, the secretary was an element of the furnishing of the interiors of purely luxurious, aristocratic
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Secretary in a modern interior
Nowadays, interior design is no longer bound by any technological framework, fashion trends and other restrictions. Everyone is free to dispose of their personal living space at their own discretion and according to personal preferences. For some, planning is important, taking into account the location of all technical innovations, while others need the spirit of tradition, a unique atmosphere and aesthetics in each item.
Such an object can be furniture with history, a kind of cult item that will transform the decor of a bedroom, living room or office. The secretary is again becoming popular furniture today, because it is not only very effective, but is able to perform the function of a chest of drawers, a desk and a bookcase at the same time, which is especially important in the space of a small room.
First of all, a secretary closet will be appropriate in a classic elegant interior with the same solid furniture, expensive fabrics and natural materials.
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Use given subject good also in the neoclassical interior of the living room, bedroom in french style(furniture made of light wood or painted), Art Deco study.
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Note that the choice of a room for the location of the secretary in the house is not fundamental, it can be installed in the dining room, hallway and even the children's room in order to conveniently store everything you need in one place.
Types and features of bureau designs
As it was said, the bureau is an unusual object, very characteristic and catchy. It is simply impossible not to notice him in the environment, thanks to the unusual appearance, which, by the way, may vary somewhat, and contain features of other, familiar to us, pieces of furniture.
Bureau desk
It can be presented in the form of a familiar, but compact table, with a convenient design of compartments for accessories, built on top of the table top, which, in turn, can be retractable or folding.
A more modern minimalist model looks like an ordinary desk, but with hidden system drawers and lifting top.
Desk desk is undoubtedly a great acquisition for modern practical interiors, and is especially useful in small children's rooms, cozy bedrooms or built-in home offices.
classic bureau
A traditional bureau will also not take up extra space, but will look much more characteristic than a table.
This item should be equipped with a hinged lid, slanted or cylindrical, hiding two or three tiers of mini-compartments for stationery and personal items.
Models of traditional bureaus today are made from practical, high-quality MDF material, and the straight lines of the silhouette make it possible to use such furniture in modern styles: contemporary, boho and even loft.
Bureau, made according to the classical model, always made of solid wood, with figured legs, decorative fittings, often with artistic painting or carving on the facade. Such a thing should be used when decorating interiors in vintage, retro, classic, and also boho styles, if the owner of the house likes such an item.
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Chest of drawers
The combination of the design of several objects in one testifies to the endless desire of human thought for functionality and comfort in everything. The hybrid of the furniture industry was no exception - a chest of drawers where you can store personal items and, if necessary, use a folding table top for work.
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The design of a chest of drawers can be completely diverse, from classic to ultra-modern, which allows you to use the item in any style of interior, in any area of the room that is convenient for you.
However, the most unusual chest of drawer models (varnished figured or constructivist style with clear forms) will organically fit into equally bright interior styles: pop art, boho-classic, empire and art deco.
bureau-console
The most amazing version of the bureau, in our opinion, combined with the console. It can be used even where the area is very modest: in a bright but narrow corridor; small bedroom, kitchen-living room, compact hallway.
The design of the bureau console is light and compact, often having only two support legs and wall mounts. The narrow long tabletop is sometimes complemented by a pull-out shelf and lined up rows of compartments for accessories.
Vintage style, shabby chic, classic - this is the environment in which such an item looks appropriate for an environment with a touch of time.
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Whatever your city apartment is - prestigious or ordinary, large or small, comfortable or uncomfortable, it is extremely difficult to allocate a place in it for a home workshop. However, with a strong desire and sufficient carpentry skills, a do-it-yourself master can equip a quite comfortable workplace for himself, which can easily be transformed into a flat cabinet with an area of only 0.36 m2 on the floor.
It is better to make such a cabinet from the ceiling to the floor and fix it between them using four screw jacks; at the same time, there is no need to drill concrete walls, drive dowels into them and fix the structure on the wall with screws. In addition, a tall cabinet with the same area it occupies has the most useful volume.
By design, the transforming workshop resembles an ordinary secretary with a reclining table top. In order to make it, you will need chipboard 16-20 mm thick (all dimensions in the drawings apply to chipboard 20 mm thick), some plywood and hardboard.
The production of a secretary-workshop begins with side panels (their width is about 300 mm, and the length should be 15 mm less than the distance from floor to ceiling), shelves and crossbars made of chipboard.
When processing blanks, the most important thing is to strictly maintain their dimensions and perpendicularity of the sides. Even small deviations from the drawing can cause irreparable distortions when assembling the secretary.
To connect parts, it is best to use a very durable and technological docking unit, consisting
only from an M6 bolt with a spherical head and a nut. At the same time, a hole for the nut is drilled in the shelf or cross member, the diameter of which is somewhat smaller than its turnkey size, which allows the nut to be pressed into it with some interference. In the sidewalls, crossbars and shelves, corresponding holes with a diameter of 6 mm are drilled for the docking bolts. In order for the connection of the details of the secretary to be accurate, it is necessary to strictly observe a certain sequence of operations.
1 - cross member; 2 - screws; 3 - loop; 4 - door-tabletop; 5 - dowels
1 - countertop; 2 - bushing (metal or plastic); 3 - pin-lock (steel); 4 - the door of the lower compartment of the secretary
1 - door of the upper compartment (chipboard 820, 880 × 600, 2 pcs); 2 - handle (6 pcs.); 3 - door-tabletop (chipboard 820.1200 × 900); 4 - overlay (plywood s6, 1150 × 850); 5 - back wall (hardboard s5, 2660×1190); 6 - upper cross member (chipboard 820, 1160×300); 7 - side panel (chipboard s20, 2685×300); 8 - side-reinforcement (wooden lath 35 × 25); 9 - shelves of the upper compartment of the secretary (chipboard s20, 1160×250); 10.12 - middle crossbars (chipboard s20, 1160x x300); 11 - shelf of the middle compartment of the secretary (chipboard s20, 1160×200); 13 - reinforcement of the cross member (wooden lath 35×25); 14 - shelves of the lower compartment of the secretary (chipboard s20, 1160×250); 15 - lower cross member (chipboard s20, 1160×300): 16 - lower compartment door (chipboard s20, 860×600, 2 pcs.)
1 - swivel leg (birch or beech, bar 50 × 30); 2 - M6 bolt; 3 - the door of the lower compartment of the secretary; 4 - wing nut M6; 5 - washer; 6 - gasket (rubber s3)
1 - gasket (rubber s3); 2 - bolt M8 or M10; 3 - ceiling; 4 - nut; 5 - sidebar
1 - bolt M6; 2 - side panel; 3 - nut M6; 4 - shelf or crossbar
To begin with, one side panel is marked - on it, under the docking bolts, the axes of all holes are depicted. It is desirable that the distance between the holes be the same: in this case, it will be possible to use a simple jig, which will make it easy to align the axes of the corresponding holes on the sidewalls, shelves and crossbars.
The conductor itself is assembled from two rails in the form of a kind of T-square. A risk is applied along the axis of the holes, which, when the conductor is installed on the panel, is combined with the risk on the panel. The conductor is fixed on the parts with a pair of small nails.
It is also advisable to drill holes for the M6 nut in the crossbars and shelves along the conductor. The latter is bent from a steel strip with a section of 20 × 2 mm, after which two holes are made in the resulting corner: in a smaller shelf - with a diameter of 6 mm (a guide screw is fixed in it), and in a larger one - with a diameter 0.5 mm smaller than the size “under wrench" for used nuts with M6 thread. As a rule, for such nuts, the “turnkey” size is 10 mm, respectively, the diameter of the hole for the nut is 9.5 mm.
The assembly of the secretary is, in fact, the connection of the side panels with the shelves and crossbars with M6 bolts. Nuts are preliminarily pressed into the latter and centered relative to holes with a diameter of 6 mm at the ends of the shelves and crossbars using a rod with a pointed end. After the assembly is completed, the “geometry” of the structure is carefully checked with a tape measure, for this the secretary is placed face down on the floor and its diagonals are measured. If their values are equal, then a sheet of hardboard 5 mm thick is attached to the back of the cabinet (to the side panels, shelves and crossbars) with small screws and glue (casein, PVA or “liquid nails”).
The width of the secretary-workshop is quite large - 1.2 m, so the shelves made of chipboard may sag over time. To prevent this from happening, it makes sense to reinforce them with wooden slats with a section of 35 × 25 mm. These rails, moreover, will not allow tools and materials to fall off the shelves.
The next step is hanging the doors and countertops. The first are installed using standard furniture hinges, which ensure that the doors are fixed both in the open and in the closed position. Well, the tabletop is connected to the crossbar with reinforced hinges, since these hinge joints will have to experience increased loads. It is best to use three or four window hinges with a card size of 60 × 40 mm. You can, of course, fix them to the tabletop and crossbar with ordinary screws, but it’s better to buy plastic dowels with a diameter of 5 mm, press them into the holes drilled in the parts and only then drive the screws into the dowels. The fact is that the screws do not hold well in the chipboard and fly out of their sockets at the slightest axial load.
As can be seen from the drawings, the doors of the lower compartment of the secretary-workshop are the supports of the tabletop when it is in a horizontal position. To ensure that the load from it and the heavy tool located on it is not perceived by flimsy furniture hinges, but is transferred to the floor, the doors are equipped with swivel legs made of wooden bars, which are fixed both in the working and in the retracted position with a bolt with a spherical head and a wing nut. And so that the open doors do not accidentally slam shut, metal fixing pins with a diameter of 6 mm are fixed on them, and holes are drilled in the tabletop, which are reinforced with metal or plastic bushings with an inner diameter of 6.5 mm.
It remains to equip the secretary with four screw jacks - and the work on its assembly will be completed. As can be seen from the figure, the jack is arranged in almost the same way as the docking unit connecting the cross-beam shelves with the side panels. The only difference is in the diameter of the bolt and nut - for jacks you will need fasteners with an M8 or M10 thread. When installing the secretary, sheet rubber 2-3 mm thick is placed under the bolt heads.
If the particle boards were not lined with plastic, then the easiest way is to finish them with a self-adhesive film, matching its texture to the surrounding furniture. The ends of the panels are preliminarily puttied, sanded and painted with a suitable color of enamel.
A sheet of 6 mm plywood is fixed on the table top: practice shows that the surface of the workbench in the workshop deteriorates quickly enough, but the plywood lining can always be replaced if necessary.
In the middle compartment of the secretary are installed desk lamp or a fluorescent lamp and a multiple socket outlet.
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