Decorative partitions for the first time began to make in China. Today, shirms are used to decorate the interior and its zoning. How to make yourself a screen with your own hands?
How to make a screen with your own hands - materials
For the manufacture of a wooden frame Shirma you will need:
- 12 pine slats 170 cm (6 cm wide, 2 cm thick);
- 12 pine slats 60 cm (6 cm width, 2 cm thick);
- pencil;
- corolnic;
- carpentry glue;
- wide brush;
- light wood varnish;
- hacksaw;
- subtle chisel;
- hammer;
- joiner's vice (4 pcs.);
- screwdriver;
- sandpaper;
- 12 steel corners;
- 96 screws for a tree with a diameter of 3 mm and a length of 1.5 cm.
How to make a screen with your own hands - making
- From the end of each pine plank, retreat 6 cm. Design a simple pencil to a flat line on a wide part of the planks.
- Before the middle of the width of the planks on the marked pencil marks, we make knife knife.
- From the end of the slats with the help of a hammer and chisel, we begin to remove the tree with layers, forming words.
- Apply glue on the wrists and connect short strips with long in a rectangle. Lock these points with vise. Now you need to wait until glue dries.
- After complete drying, pass the frames with sandpaper and cover a light varnish for a tree.
- So that the frames do not fall in the future, at the corners, attach the corners with screws.
- Thus, you have a 6 separate framework and it's time to proceed to decorating them and the final assembly of Shirm.
How to make a screen with your own hands - Shirma Decor
To decorate the screen, the fabric is easier to use. Its density and color choose to your liking (from organza to dense cotton or flax). To fix the fabric on the frame, you need to use a furniture stapler. If there is no special stapler, then use hot glue. Some designers are wrapped with a frame with cloth and fix it with needles. This option is not suitable for those who have small children in the house.
How to make a screen with your own hands - the final assembly
The final assembly of the screen implies the compound of frames with a loop. Do not make mistakes with the fastening side. Your shirma should fold the harmonica.
How to make a screen with your own hands - ideas
In fact, the screen can be decorated with the unpredictable materials:
- multicolored glass bottles;
- branches;
- paper, cardboard and newspapers;
- threads and ropes;
- garlands;
- ivy;
- organic glass.
To make your screen, it is easy to move, attach special wheels at the bottom.
Shirma, made by hand, will be a real decoration in your home. It is not necessary to erect the walls of the brick to share the space, use mobile partitions for this purpose.