Sofa made from car seats. How old cars are turned into beautiful furniture What can be made from the back seat of a car

Incredible facts

Cars, motorcycles and planes are not only a way to get from point A to point B, in some cases they become classic design, that embodies your personality.

So it's no surprise that people are turning some of the world's most beautiful cars into part of their home decor.

Designer furniture

See for yourself!

With the skillful presentation of the designer, a broken Ferrari easily turned into useful item interior

Do you have an unusable, broken down car? Why not turn it into coffee table?

And this is nothing more than a personal office-office, built from part of a real Icarus bus in a Romanian apartment.

Hunor Magyari loves public transport, so he easily managed to create a home office from an old, rusty and neglected Ikarus cab.

Let's take a slight detour and look at a car that you can park right in your living room in one of your Singaporean homes.

A biometrically controlled elevator will take your car directly to your apartment. Such an apartment costs 9.5 – 24 million dollars.

And in this photo, an old Jaguar was turned into a bookshelf with the help of a Dutch design studio.

Unusual bookshelf built into the walls of an underground house.

An entertainment center made from iconic car parts from VroomDecor.

Built from existing vehicles using all original parts.

Cars - sofas from Sweet Sofas.

Why not hang your favorite motorcycle on the wall?

Hotel V8, Stuttgart, Germany.

Mini Cooper on the wall.

Coffee table made from a car engine.

Part of a Marlboro McLaren Formula 1 engine (1984-1987 seasons).

Mini Cooper table.

Pool table from a 1965 Ford Mustang.

Table from a B-25 Mitchell bomber.

An IL-18 building on the second floor of a four-story building, somewhere in Russia.

Unusual transport

The car is a shoe made by a craftsman from Hyderabad, India.

And this new home for the tree in a car was found by a Canadian living in Vancouver.

This incredible car - a pool table moves on three wheels and can reach speeds of up to 45 km/h.

This special, elongated Mini Cooper model has 6 passenger seats, the same number of wheels, 4 doors and a Jacuzzi so that you can relax during long trips.

And this work of art is called a “unicycle”. The owner uses it to move around the streets of Shanghai.

This creation belongs to the hand of a young Chinese farmer, Jian Wang, who recreated a copy of the Lamborghini Reventon from old Nissan and Santana parts. This Batmobile cost a farm worker almost $10,000, and it can travel at a speed of 265 km/h.

And this electric car is almost entirely made of bamboo.

This Bangkok worker turned his motorcycle into an incredibly realistic giant insect.

These people work on the Ford automobile assembly line in Chicago. They recreated an exact copy of the Ford Explorer, consisting entirely of the well-known LEGO constructor.

This Mercedes-Benz SL600 is covered with 300,000 Swarovski crystals. It can be seen at an exhibition in Tokyo.

A tuned penny taxi is always at your service on the streets...Havana, Cuba.

Any tourist who decides to visit the capital of France can ride this 7-seater bicycle called “velovisit”. In this case, only one person is responsible for management, while others, in turn, sitting opposite each other, can enjoy the surrounding views.

And this is nothing more than a motorcycle created by a young Indian designer. The designer is an active opponent of smoking, and this is how he decided to convey his message to the masses.

Given vehicle can be seen on the streets of Venice. There are no cars here, but if it’s really unbearable, then this “boat” will save you.

This miracle car moves on solar powered, and it was built by a Filipino student from Manila.

Spectators of the summer motor rally, which took place in Southern Portugal, had a chance to see with their own eyes what a mini-motorcycle could look like. Moreover, it is fully functional.

It took a year of hard work to build this super motorcycle. But the 30-year-old Chinese worker doesn't regret his time at all.

This photo was taken during testing of the latest scooter model manufactured at the plant of the Singapore company "TUM CREATE".

On the streets of Seattle you can often see these high-tech bicycles, with the help of which donor sperm is delivered to clinics specializing in artificial insemination.

Everyone knows that India is famous for its love of cricket. It was to celebrate the love of this sport that this eight-meter long machine in the shape of a cricket bat was created.

Messerschmitt KR200 is a Cuban microcar built before the revolution on the island of freedom.

The photo shows a German bicycle designer and his project, realized in Philadelphia, USA.

Cars, motorcycles, airplanes are not only transport, but also raw materials from which you can make car furniture, practical and very unusual in appearance. One of the most famous creators of such structures is Jake Chop. He has been producing auto furniture since the early 60s of the 20th century. Each of his products is an example of how you can create real interior decoration from scrap metal.

Vehicle owners who do not want to part with their cars, motorcycles, and other vehicles that are already out of order (due to an accident or old age), can give them a second life by using them as a decorative element. So the Mini Desk company, founded by Glynn Jenkins, is officially engaged in production office desks from the entire 1967 Morris Mini, which made it famous.

Designers and craftsmen involved in the production of auto furniture offer everyone already finished goods from cars, and also perform work on special projects. The customer can even agree on decorating an entire room (usually non-residential) in machine style: a restaurant, bar, cafe, shopping center, car service, tuning studio or car dealership. Within Russia, several furniture workshops also operate in this area, and many such products are decorated with the autograph of the master.

What can be made from car parts

There are endless options for using cars (in whole or in parts) indoors, which is due to the variety of styles, abundance of sizes and shapes of the parts used. For example, they can be converted into furniture such as:

• sconce or floor lamp (shock absorbers or brake discs from motorcycles are often used for this);
• coffee or coffee table (in this case you can use a car radiator);
• shelf;
• flower pot;
• office or billiard table;
• bedside table;
• armchair;
• sofa;
• individual office space(this requires a large car);
• small motorhome ( game room for children or even real housing).

More suitable for creating seating areas car seats, and the basis for the table is often a highly polished engine. Car beds for children have long ceased to be a novelty on the furniture market. It is quite possible to create a similar model for adults in the presence of inactive transport. From the hood of the car you can organize cozy sofa, and use the headlights as lighting fixture. However, few people limit themselves to the most obvious options when creating designer furniture.

In some cases, such objects do not carry any functional load, but are used indoors only as wall or floor decoration.

In addition to real furniture for cars, spare parts and entire cars in various designs their imitations may be used. IN in this case This is not about the nostalgia of the former owner, but about the desire to convey the idea of ​​speed, the transience of what is happening, or simply an attempt to make the room more original. The materials used to create such car furniture are completely different: wood, metal, plastic. There are even models made entirely from LEGO.

What styles is it suitable for?

Since car parts are not always small in size, such car furniture fits better into rooms with an open plan, a minimum number of partitions, panoramic windows, a complexly organized artificial lighting system.

To create such furniture, vehicles that are out of order are used, but such designs look quite modern. Outdated cars can be used in several applications at once different styles, where a significant part of the attention is paid to the texture and other features of the objects used:

• The loft style is the brainchild of empty brick New York factories of the 40s, which the poor bohemia of those times, to the best of their ability, converted them into living quarters. Now a similar design is used for decoration ordinary apartments furnished with car furniture. To give the room the desired look, cement, brick, wood, metal and materials imitating them are most often used;
• high tech ( high tech) - this architectural direction was formed back in the 70s of the last century and at that time was considered as ultra-modern, although real popularity and recognition came to it only in the next decade. This did not affect appearance cities, but only on internal view apartments and offices, where the emphasis was on pastel colors, as well as monumentality combined with complex shapes. To create the image of technological housing, elements made of glass, plastic and of stainless steel. This allowed auto furniture to become ideal option when decorating premises in high-tech style;
• steampunk (steampunk) - initially steampunk was only a literary science-fiction movement, inspired by the ideas of steam energy and applied art of the 19th century. Later he showed himself in architecture. Its main feature is the stylization of the English Victorian era: an abundance of levers, fans, gears, parts of steam mechanisms, engines. Therefore, auto furniture is perfect solution for rooms that need to be decorated in a steampunk style. To decorate such an interior, copper, leather, and wood polished to a shine are used. All appearance premises should speak of a complete rejection of industrial design, but car furniture would be appropriate here.

Although these styles reveal the character of car furniture to the greatest extent, this does not mean that it is inappropriate to use it anywhere else.

How to fit into the interior

Regardless of the chosen style, such furniture is sure to attract attention. Therefore, it is more convenient to immediately make such a furniture structure the center of the interior. The easiest way to achieve the desired effect is to highlight the product using lighting (natural or artificial). You will also have to take into account the compatibility of car furniture with the surrounding space in terms of color, texture and style.

Perhaps it will be one large object, or there may be many small elements. In any case, the automotive atmosphere is preserved thanks to the details (this applies mainly to rear-view mirrors, headlights and other recognizable elements). Without them, some objects are difficult to recognize as car furniture. If you take these simple points into account, then car furniture can easily fit into almost any interior.

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If you love original things and furniture in particular, you should definitely pay attention to this master class. Here we talked in detail about how to make a sofa from a car body with your own hands. Yes, you heard right! We suggest making a sofa from a body part passenger car mobile Moreover, we require that you use some old car from the 50s and 60s. By the way, if you live in an apartment, you can leave the parts necessary to create a sofa in the warehouse. We mean a safekeeping warehouse, a good way, besides this service can't be called expensive.

You will need

To make a sofa you need to prepare the following:

✔ two front fenders from a passenger car;
✔ bumper;
✔ back seat of the car;
✔ bars, boards;
✔ screws;
construction tape.

Note that in addition you will need to prepare the headlights, radiator grille and registration number if possible. And also, if the wings are rusty or scratched, you need to paint them, that is, in addition to everything mentioned above, you will also need paint during the process.

How to make a sofa yourself

First of all, start preparing everything that will be used to create the sofa. As we have already said, if the wings have scratches and in general, if they require work, they need to be painted. The seat, of course, must have a normal appearance, the same goes for the radiator grille, bumper, and indeed everything else.

Next is the construction of the sofa frame, for this you need lumber. In principle, there is absolutely nothing complicated here. All you have to do is assemble a rectangular frame, sort of like a box frame. Of course, the dimensions of this frame must correspond to the dimensions of the parts with which it will subsequently be covered.

Then you need to install the seat. Fix it first bottom part, then start securing the top part, that is, the back. Note that the fixation must be rigid, this has great importance. Next you need to start installing the wings. Install them on the sides. Well, then, then installation of the bumper, radiator grille and other parts.

Note that to create such a sofa you can use body parts from many passenger cars. You can use parts from an old car or parts from a new car, it all depends on your desire and capabilities.

DIY sofas

Choose a suitable sofa for the living room not an easy task. Often you are not satisfied with the quality of the material from which the sofa is made, its shape, color or size. However, this problem is quite easy to solve. If you show ingenuity and imagination, you can make your own sofa, which will have the necessary parameters and perfectly complement the interior style of any living room. Besides, this good way save enough money. Even those who have minimal woodworking skills can cope with this task on their own.

DIY sofa made from pallets

A sofa made from pallets will look fashionable, unusual and creative in any interior. In addition, such a sofa is quite easy to make with your own hands.

More ideas for furniture made from pallets.

First of all, you need to make a base for a sofa from pallets. It's very simple. All you need to do is stack a few pallets on top of each other. The height of the future sofa can be different, but, as a rule, from one to four pallets are used for the base. You can use a pallet as the back of a sofa, placing it vertically.

To make the structure more stable, it is better to connect all the pallets together using self-tapping screws, nails or bolts. To make the structure reliable, you can use metal corners.

If ordinary pallets are used to make a sofa, it is better to cover their surface with a sheet of plywood or chipboard.
Pallets can make an excellent folding sofa, although to make it you need to purchase the necessary mechanism for operation, as well as supporting legs, from a specialized store. The mechanism is attached to the pallet quite simply. The result will be an excellent sofa that will not take up much space in the living room, and, if necessary, can be folded out to create an additional sleeping space.

The surface of the finished sofa is processed with a grinding machine and covered with furniture varnish or paint. You need to put a mattress or foam rubber with a thickness of at least 20 cm on the sofa. Decorate the sofa from pallets with pillows that match the color of the living room textiles.

Sofa from an old bath

There is no need to rush to scrap metal or throw it in a landfill that has served its purpose, old bath. It will make a very original and comfortable sofa that can decorate the interior of a living room, salon, office or country house.

What can be done from old bath in the country.

An old metal or cast iron bath. Although, preference should still be given to cast iron. It is more stable than metal and has an interesting shape, especially if it is an old-style bathtub. Making a sofa from a bathtub is quite simple. To work you will need:

Cast iron or metal bath;
Bulgarian (Corner grinding machine) with attachments for grinding and cutting wheels for metal;
Paints;
Foam rubber for cushions and seating.

First of all, you need to remove the legs from the bathtub and clean its surface from peeling enamel and paint. Then you need to lay the bathtub on its side and draw on it the shape of the frame of the future sofa. The sofa can be given any shape, it all depends on personal preferences. Cut lines can be semicircular, oblique, even or patterned. Using a grinder, you need to cut out the frame of the sofa and sand the cut line. Then the bathtub should be coated with paint. For this purpose, you can choose any paint suitable for a metal base. The legs of the bathtub need to be thoroughly cleaned, painted and inserted into the groove inserts of the bathtub.

In order to make a seat for a sofa, you should take a piece of foam rubber of a suitable shape, wrap it in spandbond or padding polyester, and cover it with fabric on top or insert the resulting seat into a cover. You can also sew pillows yourself or purchase ready-made ones.

Sofa from a car: retro style

In order to make a sofa from a car you will have to work a little. All work is carried out in several stages.

Another idea: a creative flowerbed made from a car.

The first step is to prepare the tools necessary for the job. First you need to prepare the front of the car and its rear seat. It should be noted that the sofa will have a beautiful appearance only if the necessary parts of the car are in good condition. Also for work you will need an angle grinder, an auto mechanic's kit, car paints and a spray bottle.

Then you need to prepare the front of the car for installing the seat. To do this, you need to remove some elements from it, make the structure more stable, sand it and paint it. After all necessary work The bumper and headlights need to be put back. If necessary, you can update the seat a little. All that remains is to install the seat in the front of the car and the sofa is ready. The resulting sofa looks very unusual. In addition, the sofa from the car is quite light.

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If you want to create an individual and unusual environment around you, which will emphasize your passion for cars, then this sofa is an ideal option.

It is a piece of furniture made from car seats, the material used is leather, which is very stylish and practical at the same time. You will be able to surprise your guests with the spontaneity of the interior thanks to such a product and offer them a wonderful and very comfortable place to relax. In a bachelor's apartment, you can gather friends to watch football or discuss a new model of this type of transport.

It will be great idea, which will help bring something special into the familiar atmosphere of your home. You can now make your incredible desires come true, because many men dream of just such a sofa.

Sitting on it, any person will feel comfortable and will also receive a lot of pleasant emotions. After all, such a sofa model will be soft, comfortable and practical, and will not take up much free space in the room. And today this is very important for creating any interior design, because it is fashionable to adhere to compactness and minimalism in everything.