For certain, everyone will have old furniture, which has long since outlived its, but to send it to the dump is still a pity. Sometimes hands and stretch to make out an unnecessary thing that occupies an extra place, but at the last moment the determination disappears and everything remains as it was. What to do with plain-looking furniture, not suitable for design or long out of fashion? For this it is proposed to master the technique of decoupage , which will allow not only to update old objects, but also make them a "highlight" of the interior.
At the moment, decoupage can be done in two ways: go to specialized workshops or make decoupage of old furniture with your own hands. The first way is quite expensive, but the second one allows you to show your imagination and create something yourself. That is why independent renovation of furniture has become very common among people.
Detailed instructions for decoupage
If you are ready for improvisation and there is something to update, then you will need the instruction, how to make furniture decoupage by yourself. Training will be given on the example of an old wooden cabinet from under the sewing machine. But if you have another piece of furniture that needs cosmetic repairs, then you can use it.
To update, you will need the following materials:
- cut out of paper drawings (in our case, flowers);
- fine-grained nazhdachka or flesmashinka;
- acrylic primer;
- old rags;
- Painting tape;
- glue PVA or any other;
- sponge and brush;
- transparent primer on polyurethane base or acrylic-polyurethane lacquer;
- the color is two colors: pistachio and beige.
After preparing these tools, you can start restoring furniture yourself. Decoupage involves the following stages:
- Preparing the nightstand. Walk on the surface of fine-grained sandpaper or flechemash, then wipe the dresser with an alcohol-impregnated rag that will remove the remnants of the wood dust and degrease the surface. Walk again with a dry cloth.
- Paint with adhesive tape the parts that you do not want to paint. In our case, these are the corners of the cabinet.
- Cover the open pieces of furniture with acrylic primer. For this, it is better to use a brush.
- Walk on the cover with a fine sandpaper, so that the surface becomes smooth and smooth.
- As you can see, on the curbstone a yellow stain was allocated, so the curbstone requires a second primer . If you cover is monophonic, then the need for a primer disappears.
- Paint all the light parts with ivory paint. If there is no such color, then mix white paint with light ocher.
- Decide on the ornament. Stylists suggest using improvised means, for example a floral pattern on napkins. Cut them out and place the fragments in their places. You can complete the decor with letters, burned and soaked in water.
- While letters are soaked, you can paste a floral pattern. Knead with your fingers, periodically dabbing paper with a damp cloth. Remove excess glue and straighten the folds, if they are available somewhere.
- Stick the letters. Seams roll with a roller. Allow the pedestal to dry.
- Make smoky shadows. Around the green leaves, apply sponge light green paint, and around the flowers use beige silt pink paint. To soften the shadows, paint the background color on the edges of smoky stains. As a result, you muffle the sharp edges.
- As a result, you will receive such a cube. Beige paint can also be added to the edges.
- Remove the paint tape and apply a stain to the open areas. If the hand is not firm, you can pre-paste the painted areas of tape.
- Now you can make the edging of the white background a golden pental. Apply with a fine mordan brush. When it dries you can apply patal. The remains are marked with a brush.
- Enjoy the result.
In addition to lining pictures from under the napkins, you can make decoupage of furniture wallpaper with your own hands. In this case, as an adhesive, it is better to choose a special wallpaper mixture that guarantees a qualitative result. The most effective are wallpapers with a bright floral or geometric print. Avoid dull shades and boring patterns.
Decoupage by own hands of kitchen furniture
Very often housewives want to diversify the interior of the kitchen. For this, the technique of decoupage is very suitable. The most interesting method of this decor looks in the interior in the style of Provence or country. You can do everything that is not a pity - chairs, tables, kitchen cabinets and shelves. To give the effect of noble antiquity, you can rub the acrylic surface with paraffin, then cover it with white paint with ocher. Not bad will look floral motifs, for example, from tulips, roses, chamomiles and orchids.