Furniture for plywood dolls, detailed manufacturing instructions

"Puppet life" should be cozy and comfortable. In order for the game to bring joy, and the child has a desire to fantasize on the topic of puppet relationships, it is useful and uncomplicated to design furniture for dolls from plywood yourself. This will allow you to take into account the nature of the child, the size of his toys, harmoniously fit the doll corner into the overall design of the room, than begin to instill a sense of taste, aesthetics.

Design

Whatever the size of the room where the child plays, you should always remember: a place for doll furniture should have a convenient approach, not be in the aisle, easily accessible for cleaning, well-chosen for lighting. Playing in the doll house, a child can sit for hours in such a place, moving from one game to another (feeding, laying down to sleep, activities, dressing and undressing, preening, others). Therefore, it should be convenient and comfortable. This is on the one hand.

On the other hand, for a rich, interesting game, it is better to provide a full-fledged set of furniture, so that there is a place where you can take your fantasies and feel like a girl is a real mom or a boy - dad. Perhaps this will be the construction of a whole dollhouse with his own hands.

Having chosen a suitable place, we proceed to its measurements. Having a total area, you must immediately decide which part will be occupied by large furniture (wardrobe, bed, sofa, other elements). The remaining centimeters or meters (each has its own situation) - to place chairs, armchairs, whatnots, other details for dolls, which fantasy is capable of.

Having finished the first stage of designing - "placement on the ground" - we proceed to the design of the doll's furniture itself from plywood.

We decompose each alleged instance into components:

table - on legs, countertop;
chair - on legs, seat, back;
bed - on the bottom, ribs;
cabinet - on the walls, legs, shelves.

We calculate the elements of furniture for plywood dolls based on the final sizes, and draw up their drawings on paper. Such schemes are more logical to carry out immediately true sizes, given the size of each part.

Schemes should contain:

designations of joints of furniture parts;
marks on cutting patterns (if present);
differences in the right or left-side elements.

Small bed

Bed

Table

Chair

Materials and Tools

The main principle for choosing a material should be its safety. Environmentally friendly plywood (or fiberboard) should be 4-5 mm thick, not have a strong smell, not be fragile or slippery. This is a light material that can be easily cut and / or burned out. It is immediately necessary to determine what the finished product will be coated with: paint, varnish or fabric sheathing. When choosing supplies, you can not be guided only by price. Paint emitting a pungent, strong odor can cause an allergic disease or a headache.

Among the consumables for furniture for plywood dolls, glue is important. Quick-drying options are almost never suitable for children. They are toxic, highly flammable. It is better to take a proven, reliable composition, such as PVA glue.

Before painting the furniture, you need to use wood putty to make the surface even and smooth.

Among the necessary tools:

jigsaw;
files of various options;
sandpaper (coarse and fine mesh);
liquid nails or screws.

Liquid nails may be needed in the manufacture of models for dolls of a more complex configuration. For example, you need to firmly, firmly attach the cabinet frame to its bottom. In other cases, the joining of two parts is carried out by inserting a protrusion on one side into an opening of an appropriate shape and depth on the other.

Work stages

Furniture for plywood dolls should be characterized by:

practicality;
aesthetic appearance;
lack of traumatic elements;
raw material safety;
ease of processing;
convenience when playing.

That is why its manufacture should take place in several stages.

Parts manufacturing

Having finished the design of furniture with our own hands from plywood, having prepared the necessary patterns, as well as having completed the necessary tools and raw materials, we proceed to the manufacture of all parts. We cut out paper schemes, circle them on plywood, and then proceed to sawing them out. There are several nuances here:

if you need to cut a corner, please make a hole in it at the top with a drill or awl;
for ease of cutting along the applied contours, you can walk with a sharp knife, pressing on it as hard as possible;
when working with a nail file in the corners, you should not exert excessive pressure - we saw almost in place, slightly changing the angle of the tool.

Side part

Headboard

Assembly

Assembling doll furniture with your own hands is a responsible, meticulous work. It is necessary to start it only after all the details are sawn, turned, painted, dried, well ventilated.

If paint or varnish was applied to the furniture for dolls from plywood, it is necessary to check the patency of all the grooves and the usefulness of the connecting holes. If necessary, technical protrusions can be made sharper and more even. This will make the joints durable and the product stable.

It is more reasonable to apply an adhesive base at the joints of the furniture for the dolls, and let it dry a little before comparing the details. After comparing the details, you will need to press firmly, for some time without removing the effort.

How to attach the doors to a cabinet or cabinet? On the upper and lower walls, holes are cut directly opposite to each other. Protrusions are carefully cut out on the doors, which should be grated with wax or a simple candle. Such processing will allow the door to open / close without problems, without injuring the child’s hands.

A toy will be interesting if it has a lot of drawers, shelves, secluded places. For these parts, it is necessary to foresee appropriate fastenings, for example, nail guides on the side walls so that the furniture drawers for dolls from plywood can be pulled out.

When equipping such parts, one should never forget that not a single corner or face should be left without polishing. Otherwise, this is the cause of splintering, scratches, burrs.

Dressing

Very interesting, fascinating process. You can successfully attract children, grandmothers, and friends to it. The main thing is good taste and rational approach.Decor elements turn just items from plywood with their own hands into a real, beautiful world of dolls, full of imagination, positive, good.

Those who have enough time can pre-decorate individual details. It could be:

burning out;
cutting out;
drawing with special paints on wood;
modeling;
engraving;
applications;
mosaic;
decoupage;
quilling.

We decide to resort to them, such options for decorating furniture are best done before the assembly stage of the furniture element. A pattern is applied with a simple pencil on the surface intended for decoration, which is subsequently created creatively.

Decoration of bedroom furniture looks beautiful and stylish with images of flowers, birds, gentle, beautiful fairy-tale characters. Toy furniture for the living room may look extraordinary if it has a national ornament or geometric pattern. Organic glass decor looks professional. It can be glued on top of plywood or inserted into pre-arranged holes in plywood doll furniture.

Making, for example, furniture for Barbie, most girls will want to use pink motifs. Often here they resort to bows, satin ribbons, hearts, shiny beads. Mandatory for dolls mirrors, to simulate them you can use a dense foil.

Do not forget about the handles to the doors and drawers. DIY accessories are a great opportunity to make your child feel like a master, a creative person.

The walls of the doll house from the inside, it is advisable to wallpaper or self-adhesive film. This gives a real home comfort, looks neat. Remains of linoleum or carpet can be glued to the floor. It is better to glue such furniture covers in advance so that they do not move out of their seats during the game. To give a resemblance to a real house of furniture for dolls using mini-paintings, paper flowers or appliqués (made by oneself especially for a toy house).

Certain design elements can be made from ordinary wire, for example, locks, pens, hooks, trempels, mirror frames, flower brackets. Especially with such elements furniture for a dollhouse usually abounds. If you allow your imagination to go further than a cabinet or bed, to make, for example, bookshelves or whatnot, then according to their size you can glue books for dolls.

Features of the manufacture of products for children

It’s worth making furniture for children on our own because a part of our soul, warmth, and parental care are invested in it during the manufacturing process. The child will always be warmed by your love, feel confident. But in order not to cause harm, it is necessary to take into account a number of possible problems:

quality of raw materials and supplies. Everything is considered here: from the radiation background of wooden plywood to the chemicals with which it may have been processed. Regarding glue and paints: what is the basis of the active substance? Do chemical elements exceed the maximum allowable concentrations? You can get a positive answer to all these questions by purchasing materials in serious construction stores, checking the manufacturer's accompanying documentation;
quality of work and structural strength. Very often, children aged 2-4 years sit in such furniture themselves, especially if its size allows. Then only the glue base or glueless connection of furniture elements can not stand it, the child may fall. Therefore, when making furniture for dolls from large plywood, it is better to strengthen the joints further, for example, with metal corners;
careful processing of edges, corners and edges of furniture is necessary. Any wood roughness of plywood can cause injury. Especially in this sense, it is useful to tighten the furniture with fabric, bending the edges for sharp details. Another smoothing option is wood putty. To do this, you can use a special device - a putty gun.

In order for doll furniture made of plywood to make the game interesting and meaningful, you should carefully consider the entire ensemble: is it a bedroom, a hall, or a kitchen? At the initial stage, it is usually a bed, chairs, a table, a wardrobe. A little later - armchairs, a sofa, shelves, trellis. Next - the flight of fantasy is not limited. Below you can find schemes of arbors, houses, even transport. The distribution network has ready-made sets of parts for their self-assembly. It is easier to do, but not so valuable.

Making furniture for dolls from plywood with your own hands has an educational component. By instilling a love of design, we stimulate the kids' mental activity, give them the opportunity to dream, enjoy the results of their own work. May there be as many such collaborative affairs in our lives as possible!