Decor chest with his hands

Renovation - a common practice that does not require a significant investment, and allowing to realize creative ideas of the author. This also applies to drawers - perhaps the most functional furniture. chest decor should be combined with the interior of the living room in which it is located. If you need to put the emphasis in low-key pastel design, print and updated vase topped dresser will be a good solution. Another thing, if you need to create the perfect combination of color palette. Properly decorated with an old dresser to cope with any challenge.

Buying new furniture - not a cheap pleasure. And the models sold in the post-Soviet space, not always distinguished by originality. Therefore, a master-class on an upgrade of the old chest is useful to those who wish to save money, as well as people with an artistic mind, which gravitate to the entire original. So, how to decorate the dresser with his own hands?

We update the old chest of drawers

Whether it is the restoration of the chest or the decor tables with their hands - everything is done in stages. The first thing you need before you start - it's tools. Here is a list of necessary:

• small grinder;
• sandpaper or a sanding sponge;
• stencils;
• putty knife;
• unnecessary toothbrush;
• screwdriver;
• knife on wood;
• several brushes of different width and composition of the pile (hard and soft), sponges;
• masking tape;
• acetone;
• Industrial film;
• toothpicks.

From the materials needed:

• bulk paste or putty based on acrylic;
• adhesive for wood surfaces;
• varnish for wood, wood stain or paint primer with a specific color (for decoupage - three-layer cloth).

You will also need gloves and a respirator.

If it's artistic design, suitable acrylic paint the desired color. For those who want to modernize an old chest of drawers a good option would be to replace furniture accessories: You can add new handles or mirror panels.

Restoration

But for those who are not afraid to work with sandpaper, a trowel and acrylic paint, prepared by gradually restored painted chest. The process consists of several steps: removal of an old paint or lacquer coating, thorough shkurenie, checking for chips and other irregularities, the local filling defects, painting and final decoration chest.

But before should look defects innards chest. All broken bottoms, shelves and rails unscrew with a screwdriver, and measure. In accordance with the geometric parameters can buy new items or make them yourself. If you close the second option, be prepared to acquire an additional arsenal of tools and knowledge for a thorough repair of furniture. Do not forget to make such a check before to decorate the dresser with his own hands.

Also pay attention to the screws, arms and legs. If the hardware is not the same, with differences in the form and figure, then, most likely, these elements are made by hand, and if damaged some of them part-analogue did not get. In this case it is better to replace the entire fixture.

Cleaning and preparation products

Surface cleaning is done carefully so as not to damage the important decorative elements of the product. First, clean the surface by wiping it with soapy water. To remove dirt and dust from hard to reach places, use a toothbrush.

To release the surface of the furniture from paint or varnish, you need a commercial film and acetone. Cover the last old chest of drawers, and to enhance the effect of the product cover industrial film. For want of a film, you can use an oilcloth, cellophane and other materials at hand. Limit the intake of air and leave so the furniture for one hour. After this time, the layer of varnish and paint will fall behind the tree.

Decor chest with his hands begins with building work trowel. Remove straggler layer of the tree without damaging the surface. Remember that you need to remove all the paint.

Then follow the step shkureniya.

Free from the small decorative elements surface is polished machine. For the latter, it is important to choose the correct nozzle. Sandpaper or by sanding sponges treated area protruding portions and small parts. Do not overdo it in shkurenii not to damage the dresser.

Cracks, chips, scratches, and other imperfections with putty smeared gently on a tree. It is better to give preference to water-based fillings. For the restoration of filler is chosen on color rather than the name of the wood. It should come only in the recess, so vyshkurivayte surface again. If traces remain in the tree structure, with toning stains show up stains that can not be removed. Replace the bottoms of drawers, runners and secure framework.

Painting

The choice of paint, its brand and the color depends on how you see the future of the decor of the old chest. This may be a layer of stain, if a tree structure vyshkurena smoothly and looks good without ink. The stain will come to change color with the preservation of wood texture. You can cover the entire surface with acrylic paint, and then the design of the old chest will be completely different.

And stains, and paint is applied evenly with a brush or roller. time work the same way: only different results upon drying.

Stages of work:

• The choice of varnish, paint the desired color and other materials.
• Toning, staining or painting brush, roller. You can rag.
• The layer of lacquer on the entire surface of the furniture. After drying - another layer or two. You can replace the transparent ground.
• Shkurenie to remove the rising pile array.
• Thin layers of lacquer.
• Wait until dry.

design solutions

Decor old tables or decorating the chest with his hands is determined by the interior style. You can use wallpaper, lace, choose a floral print, Fabric boxes, paint or applied to the surface of the names, commemorative date. It is possible to decorate the entire front panel with the coffee beans, buttons, beads, beads and other elements. If it is living, it is better to use a presentable panel restrained colors, but for the bedroom or children's you have complete freedom of choice. Do not go out of fashion decoupage technique, English style, volume decor and decor antique.

Bedside tables are updated on the same principle. But here's how to decorate a plastic chest of drawers? The best choice would be the decoupage. Carried out the same operation as mentioned above, with the exception of grinding. For the plastic are special paints of different colors and the ground.

Decoupage

How to decorate a chest of drawers in the technique of decoupage? It's a real freedom for the imagination. Decoupage involves the decoration of furniture with the help of special maps and three-layer napkins. You also need to get acrylic paint in white, with white glue, scissors, and a sponge roller. The process begins with the inking roller to the entire surface of the chest. Next, proceed to the cutting of the desired image. To make the ancient species after drying should go through product sandpaper. It should be done carefully, along the lines of the wood.

Apply PVA glue all the parts to glue them to the chest. The same adhesive grease the front of the images that will protect them from external influences. If it's flowers or flowery patterns, they can extend the patterns of lines and curls protruding on the surface of the tables.

Decoupage may be performed with a cloth. This will allow to decorate the facade interior tone.

The English style

But the design of the chest with his hands is not limited to decoupage idea. For the English style is ideal for an old product, even if it is with visible defects. You will need four colors: white, red, blue and brown. The first three - acrylic paint, the last - oil. Materials useful as putty spatula toplazur, masking tape, sandpaper, decorative nails, brushes and rollers.

On the chest is removed fittings, and the product is purified. After the surface is covered with an uneven layer fillings: the relaxed, the better. Cover chest of drawers white paint and adhesive tape to mark areas for coloring. Dilute the scarlet and blue colors. Spotting that can occur during the dyeing process, - is only a plus. Table top and sides are treated sandpaper. Ready toplazuryu covered (use a sponge). Toplazuri perfect tone - "a nut." After the hammer nails decorative furniture and accessories set, darkened brown oil paint.

antique

But how to decorate the dresser with his own hands if he is too old-fashioned? Fans of country music and Provence will appreciate antique décor. This design is now popular and will need to run the following:

• nazhdachka different grits and stiffness;
• sponge;
• brush and screwdriver;
• Lac craquelure;
• wax candle;
• 2 acrylic paint colors.

Remove accessories, boxes and tabletops chest. Treat the entire surface of sandpaper and wipe with a wet sponge. Apply the first coat of paint and leave to dry. The following scuff will deliberate and executed them with sandpaper and a candle. After apply the paint of another color (to your taste) and wipe with a sponge those areas which were covered with wax: in these places the paint wears off. Finishing stage - the decoupage technique, or the author's signature. Further, all covered with craquelure.

surround decor

Decor Household TV with your hands, cupboard, cabinet or chest. This technique is applicable to any furniture and does not require large expenditures. Need stencils, which are easy to cut from cardboard. Still need masking tape, sponge, brush, spatula, any acrylic paints (more commonly used white and brown), the bulk paste or putty based on acrylic.

chest decoration in this style starts readout fittings and pulling all the boxes. Stencils are mounted on the surface and covered with putty. Align with a spatula and leave to dry bulk pattern. You can make furniture by monochromatic or highlight items. If this selection, simply rub the convex portions wax similar to the previous, and after paint coating wipe it on wax sections. This is a good way to restore old or give a special charm to the new dresser.