Wooden designs in furniture in interior designing and decoration

Cut down the shoulder to the centre line with a tenon saw, then remove the waste wood by cutting down from the end. e Check the joint for fit and then apply adhesive to the shoulder and face of both parts. Clamp loosely, check the corner with the try square, and tighten the cramp. Trim all M faces of the joint neatly with a smoothing plane and trim the upper frame to fit the alcove. e Set a profile gauge to the shape of the skirting at the height of the lower frame, and then transfer the outline to the timber. Carefully cut out and smooth the skirting shape. o Measure and cut 18mm fY.in) blockboard for shelves, top board, doors, and foot board. The top board should overlap the finish flush with the lower cupboard fascia. Glue and pin a strip of hardwood to the front edge of the top board of the lower cu pboard. ” e c e Use 2.5 x 2.5cm f1 x 1 in) battens to join the cupboard components.
Cut to length and drill for fixing screws. o Glue the screw battens to the outer edges of the top and bottom panels, and to the front edges of end panels. Join the cupboards and fascia frames by gluing and screwing through the battens on the outside. • The cupboard backs are 4mm fYsin) plywood, glued and pinned into position. o Fix brackets into corners of cupboards. Drill the back through the hole in each one. ;/ • .nl”, )’ , CD e Cut the foot board from 2.5cm f1 in) thick timber to fit between the skirtings and to reach from the floor to the underside of the bottom panel. Drill and screw to the back of the fascia. C Before fixing the cupboards in position, finish the outside with paint or varnish. When dry, position each cupboard and check that it is horizontal using a spirit level.
Mark through the fixing brackets, remove the cupboards, and drill the wall with a masonry bit. Insert wallplugs and screw the cupboards securely into place. 4D Exposed edges of block- board on shelves and doors should be edged by applying a matching iron-on veneer. o Make doors to fit, or buy ready-made doors and adjust them to suit your cupboard dimensions. Screw flush hinges to the backs of the doors and hang them by fixing the flaps of the hinges to the fascia frames. ~ Drill the doors fwith scrap wood behind to prevent burst through) and fit the handles in convenient positions. Finally, fit magnetic catches to hold the doors closed. • • fardrobes ~ he major advantage of a fitted wardrobe is that it makes best use of any available space – you can take it right up to the ceiling and wall, sometimes to both walls, to produce wall-to-wall cupboards.