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Most modern people spend most of their lives in the limited space of offices and apartments, so recreation in nature becomes especially important and necessary. It is not surprising that every owner of a country house or cottage has a desire to purchase a swing sofa for the garden. Rhythmic swaying in silence in the fresh air allows you to relax and forget about the everyday rush and bustle. This piece of garden furniture has long ceased to be a luxury, and the modern market offers a wide range of swings to suit every taste and budget.
What is
Today, a comfortable sofa swing for a summer residence is considered part of landscape design, a piece of home country furniture, an attribute that determines the status of its owners. This type of furniture is the most convenient, because during the cold season you can move it into the house and enjoy your holiday. Mobile sofas are good because they can be folded out, turning into a comfortable sleeping place.
A soft mattress provides additional comfort, and a thick fabric canopy protects the surface of the swing sofa from exposure to sunlight and precipitation.
The designs of swings with a comfortable seat differ from traditional sofas in their lightness, maneuverability, and ability to provide comfort and coziness. There are hanging and stationary options on the market, with the latter considered the most popular. These swing sofas have a stable frame in the shape of the letter A or P. But in addition to budget options, there are products of unusual construction and original design:
- with a mosquito net that protects against insects;
- with a tent and flowing curtains;
- with a comfortable hammock-style seat;
- with a structure in the form of a sphere, inside of which there is a soft sofa bed.
Swing sofas suspended on chains, ropes, or springs can be interesting. But the main advantage of mobile designs is their availability, because everyone can purchase the model they like at an attractive price.
Hammock
With mosquito net
With a tent
Hemisphere
Children's playground in a private house
Even with excessive imagination when building a children's place with your own hands, there are unspoken attributes that are required at every playground. This is a sandbox, slides, swings and a house.
A children's slide for a private home is a very important structure for the Swing-Slide development complex. When you can ride on a swing and slide down a slide.
Initially, you need to fence the site with a low fence.
Consider the coating so that it is soft:
- Sports turf grass
- Rubberized mats
- Spread sifted sand in a 20 cm layer over 15 cm of crushed stone (in place of the previously removed soil).
- The top layer of sand should be constantly replenished.
Manufacturing materials
People buy swing sofas mainly for their summer cottages and much less often for their main home (house, city apartment). But in any case, the main criterion for their selection is considered to be a harmonious combination with the environment. With all the variety of models, there are not so many materials for making the frame of a mobile structure. You should study the characteristics of each of them so as not to make a mistake and choose the most durable product that can last for many years.
Wood is the most popular option used in construction. Its main advantages are:
- Practicality and versatility. When handled correctly, wooden swing sofas are durable and look organic in any interior style.
- Ecological cleanliness. The product is absolutely harmless even with prolonged use.
- Reasonable price. A wide selection of materials makes it possible to choose the best sofa for the price.
- Ease of processing. The future product can be given any structure, shape, design.
In addition, wood is a natural, warm material that fits organically into landscape design and can decorate the exterior. Unfortunately, it requires special care because it is susceptible to moisture and weather conditions (unless it is treated with a special compound). Wood breaks and burns easily.
Metal models are considered strong and durable. The design of swing sofas is made of profile pipes coated with a polymer composition. With adequate use, products can last for several decades. In addition, they are able to withstand a lot of weight. Other advantages include the following characteristics:
- Aesthetics. Swing sofas fit harmoniously into various landscape design options.
- Variety of models. Depending on the size of the family, you can purchase swing sofas for one or several people.
- Ergonomics. There are varieties on the market suitable for areas of any size.
- Availability. Hanging sofa swings come in a variety of price ranges, so many options are available to most people.
Metal also has certain disadvantages. Their products cannot be called safe. Parts of the structure are quite hard, so they can cause injury in the event of an impact. Without special treatment, they corrode and lose their properties over time.
Separately, it should be noted the advantages of forged swing sofas. After heating in the hands of a master, metal becomes a pliable material, after which it turns into a real work of art. This type of furniture looks stylish, luxurious, aesthetically pleasing, and goes well with other pieces of furniture, dining areas, and gazebos. The advantages of forged swing sofas are reliability and solidity. In addition to their high cost, they have another drawback - they get very hot. In addition, it will be difficult to move the sofa to another place or put it away for winter storage in the house.
Forged
Tree
Metal
To make swing sofas pleasing to the eye for many years, you need to pay attention to the upholstery fabric and filling. Since the models are intended for use in the yard, special fabric must be used to sew the covers.
The most popular materials are:
- polycotton - a combination of natural cotton and polyester;
- dralon is a synthetic fabric made from polyacrylonitrile fibers.
Many manufacturers use traditional canvas panels, polyester-based composite textiles, and PVC-coated mesh membranes for upholstery of swing sofas. The main thing is that the fabrics are resistant to weather conditions and have a long service life. It is important that they are easy to wash and do not fade in the sun.
There are also many fillers, and they all vary in degree of hardness. For mobile sofa swings used outdoors, the following options are considered the most popular:
- natural latex based on rubber plants;
- polyurethane foam, also known as furniture foam;
- polystyrene – material in the form of small granular balls;
- synthetic winterizer - light and voluminous artificial filler;
- Holofiber is a hypoallergenic material that resembles fluffy balls.
For those who like hard, elastic surfaces, coconut flakes or seaweed are suitable.
Dralon
Polycotton
Varieties of metal garden swings that you can make with your own hands
A truly durable structure can only be made from a metal profile. In this case, any cross-section of the material is used. The main thing is to know how to make a swing for children with your own hands. Such designs are usually divided into two options:
- stationary (which are securely installed in the ground using welding or concrete);
- portable (models that are convenient to transport from one site to another depending on the seasons or weather conditions).
A suitable mobile swing model with a small mass PHOTO: krepezhinfo.ru
They try to make mobile copies stable and practical. To prevent them from tipping over during operation, special holding structures are provided. It is advisable to make a swing from metal on bearings with your own hands; they are much more reliable.
Selection and installation
Given their intended purpose, swing sofas require space, so you should choose a suitable location for their installation. The ideal option is a specially prepared site on which there should be no other structures. Furniture of this kind is not recommended to be placed near fences, walls, or outbuildings. Swing sofas should not be placed near massive trees, even if they have a dense, spreading crown that provides life-saving shade in the summer. The exception is products that are attached to the barrel.
An excellent option is to install not one multi-seat swing sofa, but several small-sized products. This way you can create a finished composition that will look stylish and unusual. Before installing the swing, it is necessary to level the surface of the platform, and after the process is completed, compact it to give maximum stability. Many people want to lay slabs, but their use is contraindicated due to the risk of injury, especially if there are children in the family.
The most suitable place to install a sofa swing is a spacious gazebo or open veranda, since there is no need to install a canopy. There is no need to bother purchasing arches and fastenings. The swing can be suspended from the ceiling on ropes or chains using brackets. For nature lovers, a remote area that is reliably protected from the wind would be ideal. Here you can retire, drink a cup of tea, lie on a soft mattress and even take a nap.
Swing with fabric seat
The seat frame can be either rectangular or round.
This option looks exactly like a chair in the air:
Swings for kids
These swings are designed for the youngest children; they have safe guards that will prevent the baby from falling to the floor.
Macrame swing
An option for those who love and know how to weave macrame.
Swing with round seat
Such swings look like parts of a sphere. You sit down and sink into soft pillows, from which you don’t want to get up.
