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Extending chair legs is not like that simple task, as it might seem at first glance. The chair leg is a complex detail. Different styles of furniture correspond to a variety of leg shapes. In the Baroque style there are twisted columns or volutes, Rococo offers legs in the form of whimsically curved cabrioles, and in classicism there are strict straight legs, rectangular or round in cross-section of the column. When making a chair or armchair, it is important to cut out the legs correctly. Wood is not a homogeneous material and it is necessary to cut the stem in such a way that the annual layers run strictly vertically, otherwise a “cross-cut” defect will form and at this point the stem will definitely break. It is useless to repair such a chair leg; it will break again and again. Such a part can only be replaced with a new one, correctly made.

Antique chairs, like any other furniture made of wood, are subject to deformation. As a result of natural warping, the geometry of the object changes. The legs change shape, one of them bends and becomes shorter. The chair begins to wobble and, to eliminate this defect, one of the legs of the unfortunate chair is filed down. A non-specialist rarely succeeds in doing it exactly on the first try. The second and all subsequent attempts to level the chair by filing the legs lead to a decrease in the overall height of the chair.

The next reason for reducing the height of chair legs is the breakdown of the wheels. Seating furniture from the first and second Rococo periods was made using bronze cups. The glass was placed on the leg along with a bronze, ebonite or wooden wheel attached to it. It was considered especially chic to move furniture on front legs with wheels, lifting it by the back. Sometimes on a chair or armchair, wheels were made only on the front legs. So cushioned furniture was more stable. The wheels broke, they were removed, and to level them, the legs of the chair were driven according to the markings under the front legs without wheels. The chair or armchair became low.

To extend a chair leg you need: a block of wood of the appropriate size for the type of wood from which the chair itself is made, glue, preferably carpentry glue, a set of tools for wood carving, a drill with a wood drill bit, dowels made of hard wood, clamps, stain and varnish

A block of wood of a suitable shape is glued to the extension leg. The wood fibers must run strictly vertically relative to the floor. The joint is reinforced with a hardwood dowel. Typically beech. After the glue has dried, use hand cutters the tree is given the required shape. The adhesive connection must be strengthened, that is, made more durable.

Today's beauty standards and the flashing of long-legged models on the catwalk bring a lot of frustration to average girls and women who are dissatisfied with their appearance and proportions. They try at any cost to resemble the ready-made standards of beauty presented to them. To be perfect, they undertake any operations and risks. Today, many girls are worried about the seemingly impossible task of changing the natural length of their legs. I don’t really want to advise poor things to go under the surgeon’s knife. Maybe this problem can be solved in a less bloody way? How to lengthen your legs without surgery, at home?

You can lengthen your legs not only through surgery

In most cases, women's dreams of plastic surgery are unfounded: beauty is not standard rate, and we are beautiful precisely because of our differences. And the beauty of the body is not the size of the waist or the length of the legs.

Body beauty - in the right proportions

This truth was known to ancient sculptors, who proved that a small, plump woman can be no less beautiful than the long-legged huntress Diana. Therefore, before you decide to lengthen your legs, take a close look at yourself in the mirror: perhaps, despite your small height, your legs are actually long (in accordance with your proportions)?

But to the point. You still can’t convince a woman: if she decides to lengthen her legs, she will do it at any cost.

Lengthening your legs with exercise

Let us reassure fashionistas: it is indeed possible to “grow” your legs a little at home. However, no traditional methods"in the form of herbs, rubbing, eating grated carrots, spells are not suitable here.

The easiest way to lengthen your legs is to load yourself with daily physical activity. No, bodybuilding is definitely not suitable here. The problem is solved much easier with the help of stretching exercises for the thigh and calf muscles.

Daily jogging is a great way to lengthen your legs.

Examples of simple exercises

• Jogging, but, of course, not in heels, and also not in slippers or flip-flops:
  • Shoes should be regular sports shoes, without any frills: you can use regular sneakers, but sneakers are more comfortable and healthier for your feet.
• Walking on your toes is quite simple, but effective exercise, in that case:
  • if you walk on your toes every day for at least 15 – 20 minutes;
  • the lift of the leg should be maximum, the toe itself should be extended, the back should be straight as a string:
  • When walking, your arms are placed on your side, your shoulders are freely laid back.
• Raising on your toes and lowering onto your heels, performed 20 to 30 times several times a day, also helps stretch the calf muscle and lengthen the leg.
• Front leg swings:
  • Extend your arms in front of you parallel to the floor or a couple of centimeters higher.
  • Alternately, try to reach the opposite hand with your straightened leg, with your toe extended.
• Rear swings:
  • Holding the back of a chair or the crossbar of a gymnastic ladder, we slowly move our leg back and as high as possible.
  • We fix this position for several seconds and slowly lower our leg.
  • The longer the pose with an extended leg is maintained, the slower the exercise is performed, the better the effect.
• Lateral swings:
  • The starting position is the same as in the previous exercise.
  • We move our right leg to the right and up to the maximum possible height.
  • Having lowered it, we repeat the exercise with the other limb in the opposite direction.
• Karateka swing:
  • Your task is to stretch your leg as high as possible with a sharp movement, while simultaneously making a pushing movement, simulating a kick.
  • You can train on a suspended punching bag, beating it with your feet, or hang a pillow or some other soft object from the top bar.

Exercises on the gymnastic wall

• Hanging on the bar:
  • Hold the crossbar and hang on it. Legs are extended and should not touch the floor. We hang as much as our strength allows, increasing the hanging time a little every day.
• Tilts with foot hold:
  • We place our left leg behind the bar and, holding this way, bend towards the toe of the other leg without bending it at the knee.
  • The exercise should begin with the lower bars, gradually moving to higher ones.

How to lengthen your legs with stretching (splits)

This is the most difficult exercise, crowning the entire complex of training for lengthening the legs.

In order to fully do the splits, you need long training

Before performing this, please read the warning:

• Do not try to do full stretching right away in the first classes - this is dangerous!
• The splits are also not performed on cold muscles - start it after a preliminary warm-up.
• The exercise should also not be done if you have serious orthopedic problems or injuries.

Stretching training technology - in the video below:

Video: Stretching at home

Special exercises to change leg length

Women often ask whether hanging on a horizontal bar helps lengthen their legs. There is no particular difference between hanging on a gymnastic ladder and hanging on a horizontal bar.

Any hanging, with a load or not, lengthens not only the legs, but also the torso, and in general the proportions of the entire body do not change.

If a woman is determined to lengthen only her legs, leaving the length of her body the same, then it is better to replace hanging on a bar or horizontal bar with exercises on a chair with weights or an inversion table.

Chair exercises

For this exercise, a chair with a high seat, where your feet will not touch the floor, is suitable.

Attention: Use of weights for rheumatoid arthritis or arthrosis deformans knee joint may be dangerous. Be sure to consult your doctor if you have these diseases.

Exercises on an inversion table

This is also hanging, but upside down while holding it with your legs - in this position, stretching of the bones and joints of the legs occurs due to the force of gravity.

On an inversion table, leg exercises are performed upside down.

• If you don’t have an inversion table, you can use either a horizontal bar or an Evminov prophylactic.
• All exercises upside down on the horizontal bar must be performed in inversion boots.

Contraindications to special exercises

You cannot exercise upside down on these machines if you have:

• glaucoma,
• stage 2 hypertension,
• ventral hernias,
• cardiac arrhythmia,
• coronary heart disease,
• prosthetic joints,
• cerebral aneurysm,
• cerebral and mental disorders,
• pregnancy.

About the results of leg lengthening at home

Many women do not have enough patience in their studies and very often they exclaim:

- My God! I’m already suffering so much, but I haven’t grown a centimeter and nothing has lengthened!

But when the girl is asked how much “that much” is, it turns out that she had been practicing, horror of horrors, for two whole weeks.

Daily leg measurements are a waste of time

So, beauties, the first result after daily training will appear after two to three months, and a more noticeable result will appear after six months. And then measuring your legs every day with a centimeter is a waste of time. The best analyzer is a mirror. Rate yourself:

If you yourself have become slimmer and fitter, then your legs will visually look longer.

Some people make a different kind of mistake:

It is recommended to do exercises with weight-bearing loads for 10-15 minutes a day, and they do it for half an hour, hoping that the higher the load, the sooner and more they will be able to lengthen their legs. The result is burst blood vessels in the legs, pain in the bones and muscles, and general fatigue, which kills further desire to exercise.

There is no way to storm or rush here.

Secrets of visually lengthening legs

For the truly lazy, you can tell us the secrets of selecting toiletries and clothing that will allow you to visually lengthen your legs:

You can lengthen your legs by carefully selecting your wardrobe items.

• Watch your posture and gait:
  • Even naturally long legs lose several centimeters when walking in a bent position.
  • You need to walk with your shoulder blades and shoulders turned back, straightened up, and your head raised proudly.
  • The foot should spring during the step, and the leg should straighten at the knee.
• High-heeled shoes make the leg slimmer and longer:
  • However, for orthopedic reasons, the height of the heel should not be too high, so as not to provoke arthrosis of the foot or cause varicose veins. Optimal height– 7 cm.
• If you are short, do not wear over-the-knee boots, but rather give preference to boots with a medium-length shaft.
• The length of the skirts is medium or short. Maxi skirts don't look very nice if you're short.
• If you have short legs, never wear dresses with a low waistline, skirts or trousers that hang on your hips.
• Prefer trousers with a belt at the waist of different styles, except for breeches:
  • straight classic with an arrow in black;
  • flared slightly from the knee;
  • narrow, tight;
  • with stripes or thin vertical stripes.
• Wear dresses without square necklines, a tight-fitting silhouette (if your figure allows), and only with high-heeled shoes.
• Eliminate wide belts from your wardrobe.
• Color preferences:
  • Avoid contrasting colors in clothes, large tacky designs, rhinestones and any sparkles.
  • Horizontal stripes and large checkered patterns should also be excluded.
  • Clothes, both top and bottom, should be matched.
  • Choose tights and socks to match your shoes.
• Prefer summer shoes in light colors, open type, without any straps or ties on the ankles.

You see - with the help of very simple tricks you can visually lengthen your legs without any surgery.

Video: Lengthening your legs with exercises (part 1):

Video: Lengthening your legs with exercises (part 2):

Furniture - we will improve, repair, move (part 2)

A folding wooden bench, which is convenient to use in the hallway, kitchen or home workshop, is stable and takes up little space.

Due to the lack of space in the apartment, suitcases, boxes, and parcels are often stored on the closet, which do not decorate the room. All this can be covered with beautiful curtains. Stands are placed between the closet and the ceiling (against them or attached to the closet), horizontal tubes are inserted between them, and curtains move along the tubes.

Wall shelf The proposed design (see figure) will allow you to store envelopes with CDs in a vertical position. The role of sections for envelopes with disks is played by cord cables, which at the same time serve as brackets.

Wood planks and thick wire are the main parts of this stand (see picture), designed for storing CDs, books, magazines and other items.

The top of the planks is ground at an angle, as shown in the figure, after which holes are drilled into them and sides made of bent wire are inserted. The planks are fastened together with screws, bolts or glue.

Identical folders, boxes of records and slides standing on a shelf are easy to confuse. Paste a color reproduction onto all the spines at once and then cut it, separating each folder. A change in their order will be immediately detected, and an expressive detail will be added to the interior.

How to extend your work table or workbench? One solution is to extend the table cover. To do this, blind holes are drilled at the end of the lid and wooden pins are driven into them. The same holes are drilled in the attachment, which is cut out of a durable board or glued together from several layers of plywood. Then the attachment is placed on the pins.

It’s easy to build a table from a metal or plastic tray and legs from under an old TV or stool. Holes are drilled in the corners of the tray, legs are inserted into them and nuts are screwed on top.

Look at the picture - four boards plus round table top from old furniture- that's all the details for the original coffee table, which fits perfectly into the most modern interior.

The figure shows the design of a simple hanging shelf, which can be easily made from several shelves of arbitrary sizes, nylon cord and small-section aluminum tubes. The shelf material is chipboard or multilayer plywood with four holes in the corners. A cord threaded through them forms a loop into which a tube is threaded that secures the shelf.

To extend the length of the crib, make one backrest reclining. During the daytime, the folded part will serve as a table for drawing.

Even a novice home craftsman can try to make such a schoolchild’s corner (see picture).

To save space, the ironing board can be attached inside closet doors. The support and the board itself are hinged. When not in use, it tilts up.

Rubber suction cup from a soap dish or old toy, fixed at the point of contact between the door and the furniture, will protect the varnish coating.

Folding furniture in the apartment is very convenient. It makes cleaning the room easier and saves space.

Someone, say, can use a standard spring mattress for this, providing it with folding legs, while another would be better suited wooden frame with a mesh of rubber bands and an overlay foam mattress. One will install the structure in the corner of the room and will only need one folding leg and a pin driven into the wall. The other is in the center of the wall. And you will need two legs. However, in all cases folding bed should not be attached directly to the wall, but through a beam that is nailed to the wall.

One of your boxes desk can be converted into a cassette holder, which will accommodate small items, various parts and accessories. At the same time, the box itself does not undergo any modification, and the cassette holder can be quickly disassembled. The cassette sections form strips with slots, the depth of which should be equal to half the height of the strip, and the width should be equal to its thickness.

Moving furniture is a job that requires a lot of physical effort. We offer several methods that will not only make this work easier, but also save the floor from scratches.

Place plastic jar lids under the legs.

Cut four circles of raw potatoes with a thickness of 30-40 mm and a diameter twice the size of the stem. Cut out nests for the legs in the slices and place the potatoes under the legs.

Place a thick woolen rug under your feet. This is a convenient way to overcome thresholds: one person pulls the rug, the other pushes the cabinet.

Place milk cartons under the feet; they are covered with paraffin and glide well on the floor.

Rub the floor wet soap or cover it with a thick layer of wax.

To move a heavy object, such as a cabinet with all its contents, you can use an airbag or inner tube as a jack.

A plastic cover glued to the leg will not fly off when moving furniture if a headless screw is placed between the leg and the cover.

Getting rid of the noise of moving furniture is quite simple: you need to install shock absorbers on the legs of the furniture (penicillin bottle stoppers).

The cut edge of the carpet does not need to be hemmed. It is enough to apply a layer of nitro glue for leather about 1 cm wide on the reverse side.

A small rug by the bed on a polished floor is not safe. To prevent the mat from slipping, sew several pieces of rubber to the underside of it.

When vacuuming synthetic carpets, small dust particles are difficult to remove due to static charge. We recommend treating the carpet with an Antistatic agent before cleaning.

The edges of a carpet lying on the floor become curled and wear out prematurely. If with reverse side glue a thick braid 20 mm wide along the entire length of the edge with BF-6 glue, this will greatly extend the life of the carpet.

Areas of the carpet between loops or rings inevitably sag and the carpet pattern is distorted. It is much better and easier to quilt the upper edge of the carpet from the inside out with a strong nylon thread in equal (30-50 mm) stitches, and then pass a piece of steel wire through these stitches and throw the wire over nails driven in a straight line into the wall. The load on the nails will be distributed evenly, and the carpet will hang without a single wrinkle.

Over time, the corners of the mat bend upward, touching front door. Insert one long nail (12-15 cm) into the corners of the mat, as shown in the picture, and it will always fit snugly to the floor.

High chairs are varied, produced in a wide range of styles, materials and finishes. additional functions. Some of them have interesting “bells and whistles”: rocking chairs, inflatable seats, etc. Therefore, before you make the chairs taller, you should familiarize yourself with all the models that are popular.

A high chair is placed in the swimming pool, billiard rooms, living rooms and dining rooms. A wide range of fabrics and finishes, as well as other options such as height and custom footrests, make it the piece of furniture that requires individual approach, in most cases, models are made by hand.

Children's models

Standard

This is an everyday high chair with tray that can be used as soon as your baby can sit (around six months of age) or even earlier if the model reclines. A special tray serves as a table for the child.

European style

This is a high chair that is pulled right up to dining table so that the child can eat with the rest of the family. Generally, it is suitable for one year old baby and over one year old baby, similar designs It's better to do it with an adjustable seat.

Hook chair

This model, which can hardly be called a chair, is great for travel and for families with limited living space who live in a small area. This type of compact clip-on seat that attaches to a table or regular dining chair. When making such a model, you need to make sure in advance that the furniture on which it will be attached is strong enough.

Bar models

Many of us associate bar stools only with public institutions, but isn’t it worth creating a spontaneous and relaxing atmosphere right at home? The proportions of bar stools make them suitable for more than just pubs.

A type of high chair, often with an additional leg support, allows you to sit higher when eating, drinking, or socializing. In the 2000s, it became popular in apartments; models are placed on the kitchen island and formed with them. home bar. And if you're a party fan, spend long evenings with friends, or are just looking for interesting idea To enliven the space, then a bar at home is the idea for you.

The solution was invented for those who like to have a snack on the run, who prefer to communicate in a relaxed atmosphere. When creating models, they use interesting approaches, the space acquires a completely new atmosphere.

• The bar counter quickly becomes the familiar heart of the apartment; over time, it will be difficult to convince guests to take a seat at the table. The kitchen is made open. This layout will provide flowing space, the ability to move around the dining island.
• Even in small kitchen studio apartment You can make room for a bar counter, at which two people can sit comfortably, this is a smart way to use a small area.
• They are planning a bar in the basement of a private house. It's easier to support here required temperature for exceptional wines.

What types of designs are there?

When thinking about how to make a bar stool, take into account that models are made with or without armrests, with or without a backrest, with upholstery on the seat surface and with hard seats. Stools save space. Furniture varies from basic wooden structures to more complex ones, with adjustable height.

Rotary and floor models can be moved, but they are unstable. Mounting to the floor makes the furniture immovable. Such floor option, as a rule, is mounted on a column, and if the chair has legs, then it is attached to the floor using metal brackets.

Bar stools are produced in different styles. Remember! You and only you limit your imagination.

About materials

• Most often, wood is used to make it yourself.
• Some bar models use polyurethane foam as a comfortable upholstery.
• Wooden and metal high models (including from of stainless steel), height-adjustable, are especially popular.
• Furniture is made from rattan or bamboo, using it to create effects popular style retro 1950s and 1960s.
• Some craftsmen use chrome in combination with matching seats.

How to increase the height of an existing model

Depending on the design of your existing chair, you can significantly increase its height. In one case, this will help to combine with other furniture. In another, a taller chair will make life easier for older people and people with physical limitations who have difficulty sitting down and standing up.

Attention! For some types of chairs, neither method is suitable and none is safe.

"New Legs"

Upholstered, lightweight chairs and stools often have legs that are screwed on. You can make or even buy replacement legs in a variety of styles yourself. different lengths to increase the height of the chair. The main thing is that the thickness of the new element is similar to the original. Replacing a wide support with a narrow one will cause instability and will make the furniture unsafe.

Wheels

Adding wheels or replacing existing wheels with larger ones will increase the height of certain dining chairs, office chairs or armchairs.

• Wheels equipped with brakes increase the stability of the high chair.
• You should choose heavy-duty wheels, for example, ball-type ones.

If the legs of the existing chair on which you plan to put the wheels are made of wood or rattan, drill a hole in the center of the bottom of each leg. Sometimes it is necessary to use wood glue to ensure solidity.

Attention! Adding casters to a chair is not recommended if the person using the furniture has any mobility impairment.

Pillows

Replacing or adding seat cushions is the easiest and most safe way increase the height of the chair. Pillowcase, cover or fabric covering will help not only change the design, but also make caring for the upholstered part of the furniture easier. Non-slip support will help prevent slipping.

• Pillows with high density, wrapped in batting, perfectly increase the degree of comfort, while simultaneously “pulling” the seat height to the right size.
• The existing model with a removable cushion can easily be decorated with a harder cushion, which in some cases is attached, and in others simply placed on a chair or stool.

Attention! If your chair's arms are low, increasing the seat height may make the furniture too uncomfortable.

Master class on making a pillow

Cushion pillows, soft, large, small, multi-colored, plain... They can change any interior and give it character, and at the same time they are practical and comfortable.

You will need:

• textile,
• threads,
• scissors,
• needles,
• sewing machine,
• filling (silicone).

From the selected fabric, cut out two squares measuring 50 x 50 cm and four strips 52 cm x 10 cm (1 cm for seams). The parts are sewn together, leaving a 10 cm hole. If you want the edges of the pillow to be more visible, the seams are made at a greater distance from the edge.

Initially, after filling with silicone, the pillow will not be too beautiful, so it makes sense to give it the shape of a saddle. It is enough to pull the opposite sides of the product towards each other in several places with a large needle.

These cushions, which can vary in size depending on the size of the chair, are ideal for playing directly on the floor.

What do you need to know?

• Seat height 61cm compared to normal dining chair, 46 cm high, is perceived differently.
• Normal size seats - 66-76 cm.
• Higher (91 cm) stools are increasingly used in modern styles with high bar tables to create an unusual visual effect in interiors.

Before increasing the height of the chair or starting to make it, calculate how much space the furniture will take up in the room. Determined by style. What is most aesthetically pleasing for a particular interior, what will match the decor of the house? Stability is taken into account: the wider the base of a high chair, the greater its stability. Furniture must be able to withstand abuse such as shaking or rocking, and in some cases it must be screwed to the floor. Access and security are a top priority.

• The ability to adjust the height will help increase the range of its usefulness.
• Decide whether the chair should fold.
• Do you need wheels? If yes, make sure that the wheels will lock.

Next, they estimate how easy the base material (usually wood) is to wipe, not forgetting to clean the recesses and crevices. If you are sewing seat cushions, care should be taken into account in advance. Are they wipeable with a sponge or do they need to be machine washed?

Attention! The use of risers, blocks that are placed under furniture legs, is unsafe. This type of support is quite stable under a sofa or bed, but a chair on risers can tip over or fall, and a fall can cause serious injury.

A computer desk is one of the main things to ensure convenient and comfortable work at the computer. Some may have it purchased in a store, while others may have it homemade. Today we will talk about those computer desks at which people work while standing.

Why?

Because it will be healthier. Many may disagree with this, but I think everyone can try it.

Changing a computer desk is possible in two ways

1. Raise only the keyboard, mouse and monitor to the required level.
2. Raise the height of the tabletop.

1. Raise the tabletop

There are a lot of creative ways

Composite tabletop with built-in waste drawers.

Here, under the countertop, a drawer with junk and a small library are conveniently placed.

Quite a working option, you can work below with the laptop above and follow its continuation.

Brutal climb option

Coca-Cola in service in the office)

And again a two-part composition.

Minimalism in the spirit of Apple)

Some of the photos may make you laugh, but this is one of the simplest solutions.
Use everything at hand and don’t look for something else. It's quite suitable for temporary use.

I would like to list a list of items that were used for these computer desks:

• Books
• Chairs
• Stools
• Boxes
• Shelves
• And even cans of chips!

Disadvantages of this method

• Instability
• Insufficient work surface

Advantages of this method

2. Raise the entire table

The Internet can also offer quite a lot of options, here are some of them

It looks like the desktop of an NKVD officer.

This is apparently from the same building as the brutal version above, apparently they are slowly taking it apart brick by brick. Judging by the fact that the guys in shorts are warm and they don’t really need walls)

Conceptually. Desk of Bazarsky Mac editorial office.

A desk with a computer riser, because it sits on nothing other than old computers.

Quite stylish leg extensions.

People's imagination is limitless; the following objects were found under these tables in the photographs:

• Cinder blocks
• Reams of paper
• Chairs
• Nightstands
• Wooden countertops or something like this

Disadvantages of this method

• Difficult transition from standing to sitting mode
• You need strong material, and one that can withstand the weight of the table with a monitor and other things

Advantages of this method

• No loss work surface
• The table will be as strong as if placed on the floor
• It’s more common to work at a table like this simple methods you can upgrade your computer desk and turn it into a standing desk.

Try, experiment and know that everything depends on your desire and imagination.

Well, if searching for solutions that are not trivial and not convenient in every way is not for you, then you can

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