Accessories for upholstered furniture, what happens and what is used

To give sofas, armchairs, furniture chairs a finished and stylish appearance will help special fittings for upholstered furniture, thanks to which it will be possible to harmoniously combine furniture sets with the overall design of the room. In addition, with its help, furniture becomes more practical, convenient to use.

Kinds

Furniture fittings are a wide range of components that "work" together, but carry an individual load. It can be divided into separate groups, based on:

main purpose, additional functions;
giving stability;
decorative function;
facilitation of transformation;
connecting parts;
giving comfort.

For mechanisms

In the structure, lifting mechanisms are especially important. Taking into account personal tastes, availability of free space in the room, characteristics of the furniture set, a choice is made between:

one of the simplest options such as "Junior", "Concord" and others, when the mechanism for lifting the top cover is located under the soft seat, and the existing lower niche allows you to remove bedding and other household items;
"a large mechanism with a spring of 320. 61", when almost the entire bed rises (without a base). It is functional, reliable, convenient;
The Eurobook option, often used on sofas. Today, on its basis, more and more new schemes appear, providing for an increase in the surface of furniture (Dolphin, Sedaflex, Fortuna, Tick-Tack and others).

It is also worth paying attention to the choice of mechanisms:

movements (complement of supporting legs with wheels, rollers);
transformations;
fastening orthopedic mesh;
fastening of supporting structures;
Swing (for baby rocking).

Condor

Dolphin

Sedaflex

Walking Eurobook

Junior

To connect

Inappropriate elements of the connection can not only spoil the aesthetic appearance of the furniture, but also reduce its service life, degrade quality and functionality. In order to choose the right one, you must be familiar with the basic characteristics.

Name	Options	Destination
Furniture corner	plastic and metal; various sizes, shapes, mounting options.	The connection of furniture elements at an angle.
Confirmate	single-element fastening - may vary in shape, size, quality of screw material. The required confirmation drill can have three sizes; There is a wide selection of aesthetic plugs.	Connection of furniture elements with each other using screws.
Intersection Screed	Rafix, self-tapping screw, minifix.	Fastening perpendicular parts, holding couplers of individual sections, preparing for installation of the mounting strip.
Stock (chopik)	Wooden blocks can have a different shape, length, diameter, relief of the extreme surfaces.	A part that increases the strength of previous joints by creating space for air, better drying of the glue.

Intersection Screed

Plastic corners

Metal corners

Confirmates

Wooden dowels

For appearance

Whatever the furniture is comfortable, its inappropriate appearance can “nullify” all the manufacturing efforts. Therefore, the right design, one style - those components that should affect your choice.

Another name for such parts is "front hardware", which includes:

pens;
legs
loops;
design elements;
locks.

When choosing, you can meet options made of chrome, silver, bronze, brass, cast iron or metal painted in the desired colors.

Details can have a purely decorative character or carry a functional load. The main motive for choosing should be the overall style, compositional completeness.

Legs

Hinges

Pens

Castle

Selection rules

Before you put an end to the procedure for choosing the right option, you must answer your own questions:

what is the purpose of the selected item, whether it will be used periodically or continuously;
who will use most often (children, elderly people);
what furniture set will it complement;
how important is the practicality of the coating;
Is there enough room in the room to use complex folding mechanisms?
whether additional places are needed to store household items, bedding;
What is the microclimate of the room in which the furniture will be installed (air temperature, humidity, ventilation, pollution in the air of the working area, etc.).