Decoupage of furniture in the style of Provence

In this article, we'll look at how to use the decoupage to make old furniture an original handmade thing. There are different styles of decoupage: Victorian, cheby-chic , provence, country and others. Let us dwell in more detail on the Provence.

Style Provence

In order to make decoupage of furniture in the style of Provence , let's recall what exactly hides under the word "Provence". This style is most simply defined as the image of a village in the south of France. It is characterized by:

Preparation for decoration

Before proceeding with decoupage, you need to choose the piece of furniture that we will decorate, as well as find suitable patterns for decoupage of existing furniture. Let's try together to decorate the dresser, and as a decor we will have an image of roses.

What do you need for decoupage furniture?

For decoupage we need the following:

Decoupage technique

And now we will deal directly with the process of transformation. So, we will consider step by step how to make decoupage on furniture:

  1. First, sandpaper scraped chest of drawers to remove the old coating.
  2. We put the paint on the dresser in two stages and let it dry.
  3. From the napkin, cut out the picture and paste it on the chest of drawers.
  4. We fix the result with several layers of colorless varnish.
  5. If desired, you can add the effect of antiquity. To do this, with the help of the lacquer varnish we will create many cracks or emery paper.

You can paint the dresser with a dark paint after the first stage, then rub it in different places with a wax candle and continue the work further. And before the stage number 4 rub the chest with a pencil or sponge, and where the wax was, the top coat of paint will come off.

Everything, our chest of drawers is ready. You can be proud of the work of your hands!