Mini-Sofa Phone Stand With Hidden Charger

Here I made a miniature sofa-shaped phone stand that not only props up your phone like it's lounging, but it also acts as a wireless charger for your phone, with a hidden MagSafe charger in the pillow, ensuring a good rest for your phone!

Not only that, this Mini-Sofa just looks cool. I made a usually huge piece of furniture into a small miniature version that looks nice and holds a purpose!

I visualised and created the design of the couch using Autodesk's Tinkercad, allowing me to turn a crazy idea to reality! It's made entirely out of wood and fabric with simple tools, but the components can also be 3D printed!

This cozy sofa-phone dock can be a great addition to a nightstand or as a gift.

Follow the simple steps below to make your own Mini-Sofa!

Materials:

1. Thin plywood or wood panels
2. Wood glue
3. Cotton or sponge padding
4. Fabric for cushions
5. Double-sided tape
6. Cardboard (for cushion structure)
7. MagSafe charger or cable

Tools:

1. Saw (hand saw or jigsaw)
2. Sandpaper
3. Ruler or measuring tape
4. Pencil
5. Scissors
6. Needle & thread or hot glue or Stapler
7. Drill or small cutting tool (for charger hole)
8. Optional: 3D printer (print the parts rather than make them)

I designed the project to real-world scale using these dimensions using Autodesk's Tinkercad:

Sofa base: 25 cm long × 9 cm wide × 2 cm tall (9.84 in × 3.54 in × 0.79 in)

Backrest: 25 cm long × 8.5 cm tall × 1 cm thick (rounded top) (9.84 in × 3.35 in × 0.39 in)

Armrests: 7 cm wide × 3 cm long (2.76 in × 1.18 in)

Legs: 4 pieces, 2 cm cubes (0.79 in cubes)

Bottom cushion: 25 cm long × 9 cm wide (9.84 in × 3.54 in)

Back cushion: 25 cm long × ~4 cm tall (9.84 in × ~1.57 in)

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To visualise the sofa, here is the link to my Tinkercad project, where you can clearly see the components of the sofa. The .stl file for 3D printing is also available if you desire. https://shorturl.at/wee42

If crafting the sofa, take a sheet of wood and sketch out all the parts, I had a 1cm thick sheet of wood.

Follow this procedure:

1. Cut your base and backrest pieces to size.
2. Round the top corners of the backrest using sandpaper or a jigsaw.
3. Cut 4 small cubes for the legs.
4. Cut 2 side panels to use as armrests.
5. Cut 16 circles with 3cm diameter to stylise the armrests.
6. Drill a hole through the backrest large enough to route a MagSafe or USB cable.
7. Sand all the pieces to smooth edges and prepare for gluing.

IF you decide to 3D print

Just take the parts printed at the end and follow the rest of the steps for assembly!

Before Assembly, make sure to cover all the pieces in a fabric or material, to give the sofa life. Personally, I used an old t-shirt to cover the parts. Cover with material, then staple onto the piece, ensuring it stays in place. Do this for the main base and backrest.

For the armrests, glue the pieces together to form each armrest, then you glue 8 circles together and form kind of a dugout for the circles to match in the armrest, so that it looks stylised. After that, you cover the armrests in fabric as well.

Now, you are ready for assembly! For the wooden parts, I used nail and drills to stick the legs, bases, and armrests together, forming the couch.

For 3D printing, I would use hot glue to stick the parts together.

To make the cushions:

1. Cut fabric rectangles slightly larger than the cushion size.
2. Sew or glue three edges, insert sponge or cotton, then close the last side.
3. Inside the back cushion, fix a cardboard platform and tape your MagSafe charger onto it.
4. Make a hole in the fabric backing so the cable fits cleanly through the backrest.
5. Stick the back cushion to the backrest using double-sided tape or glue.

The bottom cushion can be made the same way (no charger inside).

Good job! The sofa is now done!

Feed the MagSafe cable through the hole in the backrest and hide the wiring, and stick it with double-face tape onto the cardboard base in the cushion, to keep it stable and hidden!

You can also use a USB-C cable instead and leave a slit in the cushion.

Hey! You made your own Mini-Sofa, a smaller alternative for your phone that are usually much larger.

Now you can add or make any finishing touches to make your sofa as you please.

Through the use of Autodesk's Tinkercad, I was able to visualise and create the concept of this amazing piece of mini furniture that not only serves as a cool piece for your home, but is also a functional piece of equipment.

If you actually go ahead and make the couch, send it here!

Now let your phone rest for a bit on its new couch!