How to decorate the cabinet with their hands 5 ways and ideas 30 photos

"Dear esteemed wardrobe!" - that is addressed to this piece of furniture, is present in a variety of variations in each apartment, Russian classic Anton Chekhov. Once the presence of a massive wardrobe was evidence of social status of the family and its wealth. Today, it does not matter how large objects with surfaces that require a new life, do you have available - buffet, three-leaved wardrobe, locker-postavets, chest or cupboard. The main thing is that there is a desire to perform decoration cabinet with their hands, make it personal, interior accent piece, emphasizing the mood and character of the owner.

Preliminary preparation

To begin to implement the plan on decorating the old cabinet, you must first meet several conditions:

• decide what style should correspond to the "new" furniture object;
• choose a room which he decorated himself after renovation;
• determine the method of decoration;
• prepare the surface of furniture for further work.

In most embodiments decorate wooden surface.

Preparation includes the following mandatory steps:

1. Removal cabinet doors with hinges (horizontally them easier to work);
2. Removing the metal parts (handles, hinges, keyholes) either neat gluing them masking tape;
3. Purification of the entire surface of the grease and dirt special structures;
4. Applying materials, disintegrating old paintwork;
5. Removal of the coating layers with a spatula, brush or different numbers of sandpaper;
6. If necessary - restoration chips and scratches solidified putty or wood putty;
7. Final polishing of surfaces;
8. Purification of dust;
9. Application of the primer layer.

The next stages of the process of creating "outstanding" Interior items vary depending on the type of decor.

These may include:

• painting in several layers;
• varnish;
• krakelyurnymi coating compositions;
• replacement of the basic web in the door is paneled;
• dry;
• pasting;
• applying patterns and patterns;
• scenic painting;
• creating distressed plaque;
• finishing metal "suitcase" corners;
• prokrasku semi final brush.

Giving the appearance of a closet, do not forget to change accessories more spectacular. New handles made of plastic, porcelain, metal, composite, double or single - the variety is huge. If the doors had a handle, fixed with one screw, then at replace it with a model with double fastening is necessary to cover the hole putty, sanding, inked in the overall tone, and then drill the necessary holes in the other places.

Ways of decorating furniture

If you saw in an antique shop or a luxury exclusive piece of furniture, think about how you can make it a worthy competitor with his hands. To a massive closet in home interior is not irritated his old-fashioned ugly and does not awaken the desire of the owners to call the brigade movers and take junk to the dump, only armed with the knowledge necessary to be patient, to make effort and spend a little time.

Materials for decorating pull even a modest family budget, because it's not expensive, and your imagination. But you will become the owner of the object marker genuine author's design.

To understand what materials will be needed at some form of decoration, it is necessary to study the process from beginning to end.

Type of decor	decoupage technique	Application ornaments	paperhanging	upholstery fabric	Glass painting
Application tools	scissors, brush, sponge	brush, stencils, sponge	scissors, knife cutter, ruler	a sewing needle, a hammer, a screwdriver	brush, pencil drawing markup
Necessary materials	pencil, decoupage napkins or cards, PVA glue, water-based paint	pencil, masking tape, acrylic paint, fixing up, furniture varnish	wallpaper, pencil, wallpaper adhesive, water-based lacquer	fabric, dense foam, thread, tacks with beautiful hats, screws	Glass ink paths for glass solvent

Drawing up a clear plan of action, gathering the necessary materials, you can start decorating.

Choosing a style

The first step - is to imagine that it should turn out in the end. Imagine a picture or find it in the interior magazines, and then based on the visualization, choose the method of implementation.

1. Provence style support furniture, decorated in decoupage technique, Painted by hand, decorated fabrics with hand embroidery or partially wallpapered companion, supporting the overall tone room.
2. Russian direction (People, Old, cheap popular versions) - a drawing of ornaments and patterns on the wood or glass facades. In the nursery or kitchen painted dimensional object for storing utensils, table linen, baby clothes or toys will be a real treasure.
3. Accessory items of simple shape styles chinoiserie, colonial or accentuate eclectic painting Chinese motifs with subsequent lacquering.
4. Soft classic bedroom can be set off by bulky quilted door wardrobe, echoes of the method of manufacture, the selected material, color with high headboard.
5. Even in a simple and strict minimalism, a place "joke" of the designer, makes the interior special. Using krakelyurnogo coating on one subject, painted in a single color with other furniture, - a method of creating accent "flavor" of the space to be decorated.

When the decoration of furniture decoupage technique for the first time, select the white paint for the base. By the tone easier to pick up the necessary decoupage napkins and PVA glue will remain invisible. The product will look professionally performed due to a general light coating. Dark surface neatly decorated harder.

Features perform each type of decor

To decorate an old wardrobe, do not necessarily have to be a pro in any craft or art. Only required the willingness and ability to abide scrupulously by a sequence of actions.

Decorating glass cupboard doors or cupboard in the art imitating stained glass or historical Tiffany, It requires great care, the correct selection of colors and drawing up a preliminary scheme indicating the numbers dyes. But irises and poppies, magic Nouveau ornaments, diamonds gothic, whimsical eclectic composition will be the subject of admiration all around.

If there is a master who knows how to carefully work with wood, you can instruct it to be removed from the usual door wooden panels. The resulting "empty" box easily tighten embroidered linen canvas with lace inserts, rattan wicker. Simplified version and left panels, can be used as decor interesting upholstery fabric or quilted version which gives the subject an unexpected amount.

If the dream has become a wardrobe in style Shabby-chic, then create the necessary "scrapes", giving a patina of antiquity object, you can paint over the surface of the first dark paint, and then causing a lighter tone, and without waiting for its final drying, go over with a sponge or a dry brush, performing "erases" movement. From under the white layer peep relaxed dark tone, that will create the desired effect.

Do not despair, that all the old furniture to repair was sent to landfill, and the miracle will not be able to create their own hands. Even if you have purchased a new set - it is faceless, similar to thousands of others, and his own decorating decor, you get what you do not, no one will. You can create and submit a children's room, bedroom or kitchen from eminent designer - himself.

Step by step instructions for decorating with wallpaper old cabinet

Pasting wallpaper furniture - it's fast, the easiest and most inexpensive way to get a familiar object in a new image. In this type of decorating a significant advantage is the savings - in part can be used trimming wallpaper remaining after repair.

Priority - decide that undergo decor: old inner space of the cabinet, its lateral outer wall or façade. Having defined the choice to prepare the necessary tools and materials, the courage, proceed.

1. Draw a sketch of what you want to get a result (degree of skill to draw does not matter);
2. Spend the preparatory work;
3. Carefully promerte surface to be plastered;
4. Use paper wallpaper. Cut out the necessary pieces, edges must be perfectly smooth;
5. Glue wallpaper. Observe the direction of the pattern on adjacent doors, if you do not have ideas to make them different. Also for different surfaces, you can use different wallpapers, as long as they can be combined with each other;
6. Prime the new wallpapers with PVA glue, diluted with water;
7. Cover decorated of the surface layer of lacquer;
8. Give your "masterpiece" dry well;
9. Screw the new hardware capable of further decorate the cabinet.

Varnishing pasted planes - it is an opportunity in the future to easily wipe them from occurring contaminants. The general tone of a varnish film will look darker and more saturated, consider for a common paint products.