Do you want to make your own bar stool out of wood?

Recently, handmade style interior items have become increasingly popular. They give the room individuality and can fully characterize their owner. Kitchen furniture created according to your own design looks original. For example, making a bar stool with your own hands is not that difficult. Such a hobby can become not only a full-fledged hobby, but also a good income.

Why a bar stool in the house?

Before acquiring such an unusual item, it is worth considering several important nuances:

• Where will he stand
• How to fit into the interior
• Need one item or more
• How will it be used

The size and design of this piece of furniture depend on these nuances. Before making furniture, you should first decide on its dimensions. The size of the product depends primarily on the height of the bar counter. Recommended height: the chair should be 30-40 cm below the counter. If family members are thin and there are small children in the family, then a difference of 30 cm is recommended. If the family members are well-fed adults, then it is better to choose a difference of 40 cm.

People who like to make things with their own hands can make such a simple item on their own, especially since it is not technically difficult to implement.

Product option - DIY bar stool with height adjustment. This model can easily serve as a stool when the seat is lowered and a bar stool when it is raised. This will be very convenient for a small apartment or studio. Here, in everyday life, you can use stools, and when many guests come, you can raise the seats and use them as bar furniture.

This is an excellent option for small spaces, as the furniture has compact dimensions.

The size of the seat depends on the size of family members. You should also consider the safety of the product if there are many small children in the house. They will probably want not only to sit on such furniture, but also to use it in their games.

For spacious interiors, original bar stools become an effective, stylish decoration that can be used to divide the area into functional zones.

It is important that the furniture fits harmoniously into the interior. For a classic interior or a room in a rustic style, the most harmonious option would be to make your own bar stool from wood. For a room in a loft or high-tech style, you can make furniture from metal.

Which tree to choose?

If you are planning to make a wooden bar stool, then remember: it will require about 10 ready-made elements. The same applies to structures made from other materials.

To make your own chairs, it is better to use wood.

When choosing a material, give preference to hardwood (such as oak, maple, beech). In principle, wood is best suited for self-production (although there may be exceptions, which we will talk about later) in terms of the “effort-to-result” ratio. Moreover, wooden chairs will look great in an apartment/house.

The wood for the chairs must be hardwood

Having chosen a suitable drawing or drawn it up yourself, get the materials. Everything you need is sold in construction supermarkets or hardware stores, while you can order the chair parts ready-made in the workshop. If you indicate the required dimensions, they will quickly and inexpensively cut out all the required parts of the structure.

You can order ready-made parts for bar stools in the workshop

On a note! There may be more details - it all depends on the chosen design. In addition, upholstery materials can be added. Also, after assembling the chair, it is recommended to impregnate it with a primer (if it was not covered with paint/varnish) to protect it from moisture.

The design of bar stools may vary

Chairs require additional processing after assembly

But when making a metal bar stool, some difficulties will arise. This option is suitable for craftsmen who are accustomed to working with metal, have all the necessary tools and are able to make all the parts themselves. Additionally, you will need to do some welding if there are no connectors for fasteners.

Making metal bar stools harder

A wooden product, unlike a metal one, is easier to assemble - for this you will need a hacksaw, a screwdriver, self-tapping screws and sandpaper. Of course, the description is very superficial, but it shows the difference well.

Country style bar stools

Features of making a bar stool

This type of furniture has its own characteristics. It should be durable, comfortable and lightweight. However, due to the fact that the structure itself is quite voluminous, it is quite difficult to produce a lightweight product.

The compact size of the furniture does not require much space.

Crossbars between the legs will add reliability and convenience. Moreover, they can be located not in one row, but in two. This will make it easier for shorter family members to sit. It should be taken into account that massive crossbars will make the product very heavy and it will be inconvenient to rearrange it. Therefore, it is important to maintain a middle ground. DIY version of a wooden bar stool - with additional parts made of lightweight aluminum or plastic.

Bar stools will successfully contribute to the zoning of a room, for example, into a working and dining area.

Important! First you need to decide on the size of the product and how it will be used. And only after that think through the design and select the material. Otherwise, you may end up with beautiful furniture that will be uncomfortable.

Chair drawing and design

Before you start making furniture, it is important to create a drawing and measure the main parts again. A drawing of a bar stool will also help you think through your furniture design more accurately. When choosing a design you should consider:

• What will the legs of the product and its support be like?
• What will the seat be like?
• Consider the presence of a backrest and armrests

The classic version is a product with a support on four legs, which are connected to each other by crossbars. This option is also the easiest to manufacture, but it will be the most cumbersome.

Here you need a standard set of tools, materials and a correctly drawn up drawing.

The seat can be round or square. It is more convenient to attach the backrest and armrests to a square seat. A model with armrests and a back is already a whole bar chair. This option is the most convenient and safe to use. But making it with your own hands is the most difficult thing.

Advice. It is better to avoid a square seat without a back, as high angles create a risk of injury and it will be uncomfortable to sit on such a chair. It is better to choose a round seat or seats with a backrest.

This homemade chair is a product with high legs about 80 cm high, with a special footrest at the bottom.

Standard sizes:

• Height up to 85 cm. The difference between the height of the chair and the stand should be 30-40 cm.
• Seat width 30-35 cm.
• The height of the lower crossbars is 25 cm.
• Back height – 25-30 cm.
• The minimum distance between the legs at the bottom is 40-45 cm.

Selection of materials

The next stage is the selection of materials and their purchase. For manufacturing you will need the following materials:

Wooden boards. They can be made from inexpensive pine or from more valuable species: oak, beech, walnut or even wenge wood. The type and color of wood is a matter of personal taste of the owners. It is better to use solid wood for the legs, as it is the most durable material.

Wood is a plastic material that can be easily processed.

MDF or plywood. These materials can be selected for the seat, back and armrests, and bottom rails. They weigh less than solid wood and are cheaper. MDF and plywood are easier to process.

Profile metal pipe. It can be quite light and durable, but its processing will be the most difficult, since you will need a grinder and a welding machine.

Soft materials for the seat. To make the seat more comfortable, it can be upholstered with foam rubber and beautiful fabric. A regular furniture tapestry will do for this. A more expensive option is to cover the seat with leather or leatherette.

You can choose the material for the seat at your discretion.

In addition to materials, you will also need tools:

• Roulette
• Screwdriver Set
• Drill and drill bit set
• Hacksaw
• Sandpaper
• Chisel
• Fasteners, screws, furniture corners
• Bit
• Glue
• Plane
• Hammer

Build process

Assembling a wooden bar stool with your own hands is quite simple. It consists of several steps:

1. Preparing parts. It is necessary to make legs, crossbars and a seat from wood or metal. It is better to also make a backing for the seat; it should be 10 cm smaller than the size of the seat. With its help it will be more convenient to attach the seat to the legs.
2. You need to use a plane to shape the legs - narrow them down or cut out beautiful curves.
3. Sand all parts with sandpaper until they are smooth.
4. Mark the places where the parts are attached. First you need to attach the legs to the seat. After this, the side bars are attached to the legs. At the very end, the armrests and backrest are installed.
5. To fasten the parts, they must first be placed on glue, and then secured to each other using self-tapping screws and furniture corners.
6. After the frame is assembled, the product must be varnished and the seat covered with fabric.

A person should feel free and not be afraid of losing their center of gravity, despite the fact that the chair is taller than standard sizes.

From the array

Now let's take a closer look at an example of how to make a chair from solid wood. As for wood, the most affordable materials are pine and birch. They are available for free sale. When choosing, make sure that they are free of knots and other damage. This is important, because the product should ultimately be quite durable.

So, for manufacturing you will need to prepare the following blanks:

• Circle Ø360 mm and thickness 30 mm 1 pc.
• Circle Ø260 mm and thickness 20 mm 1 pc.
• 4 things. legs 30 mm thick.
• 4 things. stiffening ribs 30 mm thick.

Part 1 and 2
Part No. 1 will serve as a seat. As for part No. 2, it will play the role of a backing under the seat.

When cutting the legs, make sure that the wood structure is vertical, i.e. the cuts are not made against the grain.

Detail 3

You should also cut out the stiffeners, as indicated in the schematic diagram:

Detail 4

To assemble this you will need 3 types of screws:

1. 5x80 mm – necessary for screwing the legs to a small circle.
2. 5x40 mm - will be required to secure the main seat to the small circle.
3. 5×20 mm – for fixing stiffeners.

Below is a step-by-step assembly process:

Build process

To prevent cracking of the workpieces, pre-drill holes for them.

At the end of the work, painting is carried out.

Ready-made wooden bar stool

Metal bar stool

To make a metal model, you will also need a welding machine and a grinder. Manufacturing process:

1. Prepare the necessary details. Cut them to size.
2. Weld a base for the seat from metal. This is a square frame.
3. The legs must be welded to the frame. After this, the legs are connected to each other by crossbars, which also need to be welded. An option is to make the crossbars wooden by simply screwing them.
4. After the metal base is ready, a wooden seat is attached to the frame.
5. The product must be painted and the seat, if desired, covered with a beautiful fabric.

The high stands are very comfortable; your legs don’t get numb or tired while sitting.

Varieties

Metal structures are classified depending on various factors. According to the material:

• metal furniture;
• chair made of metal and wood;
• metal chair with plastic inserts.

Depending on the scope of application:

1. Bar stools are round stools with high legs, which can be with or without a back. A cushion made of natural or artificial leather is fixed on top of the seat. If the bar stool is very high, it is equipped with a special footrest.
2. Office chairs are work chairs that are highly durable. The frame is made of metal, covered with plastic plates with soft panels. The chairs are equipped with locking mechanisms and adjustable backrest position.
3. For everyday use. Standard chairs that do not have adjustment mechanisms. Comes with a backrest.

Depending on the design:

1. Stackable - used as reserve seating.
2. Folding - when folded, these are compact plates that are convenient to store. They take up little space and easily fold out into full-fledged seats.
3. Collapsible - the frame is assembled from individual elements into a solid structure. Separately, they take up little space and are easy to transport.

There are also one-piece designs - classic chairs that have a fixed shape.

Bar stools (Photo: Instagram / unikamoblar)

Covers for bar stools

The final stage of production will be decorating the product and covering it with soft fabric. The most practical would be to create removable covers, since they can be washed periodically. You can also create a soft seat covered with regular fabric and sew a top, replaceable cover.

The covers are:

• Removable with ties. These are small mats made to fit the size of the seat. They are tied to the legs using ties.
• Fixed, which are pulled over the seat. These covers are made exactly to the size of the seat and are attached to it using an elastic band at the bottom or nailed with small furniture nails. Fastening with an elastic band allows you to periodically remove the cover, which is more hygienic.

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Bar stool decor

In addition to creating covers, the product can be decorated in other ways:

• Decorate the legs and back using decoupage technique
• Braid the product with jute rope
• Decorate the seat with fringe or tassels
• Cover the legs with rhinestones
• Paint the legs with gold paint, imitating aged gilding

In your style decision, adhere to the general design of the interior and the requirements of the genre itself.
All these methods of decoration will give the furniture a unique, original look and create coziness in the kitchen.

Finishing

Methods for finishing homemade metal chairs:

1. Attach rubber stoppers to the legs to prevent them from scratching the floor.
2. Clean metal surfaces from dirt and dust and coat them with a layer of primer.
3. Apply paint in two layers. Between applying different layers you need to wait until the previous one dries.

The color scheme is chosen depending on personal wishes.

Metal chairs are more popular than wood chairs due to their many strengths. They withstand harsh operating characteristics and are not afraid of shocks, temperature changes, or exposure to moisture. If you wish, you can assemble the chair yourself.

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