How to paint and decorate the wooden table with his hands

In any house can be found old wooden tableThat needs painting or restoration. It is not necessary to hurry and replace it with a new purchase, because this table It can be an interesting design twist and help put your creative nature.

Advantages of painting furniture with their hands

What makes self-made painting?

• Confidence as performed works.
• Possibility to select the desired color, Staining method.
• this furniture easier "fit" in the interior.
• It is easy to implement new ideas or simply to refurbish parts furniture.

The choice of color solutions for the old table

The choice of color is totally dependent on the owner table and his preferences. It can be bright saturated colors, creating the illusion of a wooden texture, stain countertops white or metal color etc.

• Juicy colors: green, yellow, red, blue

• White or black

This solution is suitable for any interior and becomes his laconic twist. With proper painting table his wooden texture will be hidden under the uniform coat of paint.

• metallic

Choosing paint

for painting old wooden table You can use almost any paint, but it is worth remembering that it is best to choose the type of paints depending on the variety wood.

1. Water-dispersion paint.

This is ideal for furniture that stands in heated rooms, not on the veranda or terrace. It is not toxic, does not emit harmful substances, well "lies" on countertop and dries in a short period of time. Therefore, to carry out such easy to work and can a layman. Painting gives good protection against humidity.

after drying, paint It becomes stronger and can not be exposed to water. The chemical composition is not afraid of the light, but blurred by time and can be easily damaged by mechanical means. Therefore, the surface old table do not wash their aggressive means. If table should stand on the street, it is best to use for countertops alkyd compounds.

1. Oil.

Previously, mainly produced staining furniture by these colors. But after the producers of paint products have been released more economical expenditure paintsHaving less toxic effect, the oil gone by the wayside.

1. enamels for wood.

quality coating You can create and use enamels. They are resistant to light, mechanical stress, they do not corrode. In addition, various formulations — You can pick up and matte and glossy coating countertops.

Choosing paint for countertops It should depend on the species wood used to make furniture.

• Softwoods recommended to cover wax or lacquer, and not paint.
  
  

  Varnished wood need 2-3 layers after complete drying of the previous layer.

• If table has previously been painted, then a similar lacquer coating is chosen that is suitable for wood.
  
  

  Selection of an appropriate coating type depends on the type of wood from which the table is produced.

Necessary materials

used materials, Which will be held work Painting old boardsMust be of good quality. You need to choose only quality materials for the coating and primer.

For the whole process of restoration and staining will need:

• antiseptic for wood surface;
  
  

  Antiseptic wood necessary to protect wood from fungi and mold, so-called blue, and harmful insects.

• white primer;
  
  

  Primer helps to improve adhesion of the coating to boards and reduces paint consumption.

• Lac;
  
  

  Wood products need to be protected. For this purpose, varnishes.

• For purification from of the past layer paints requires solvent, sponge, sandpaper;
  
  

  When performing repair work, we will inevitably have to deal with solvents for lacquer, enamel paints.

• Masking tape;
  
  

  Masking tape is a tape, based on a bit used rough paper layer.

• In order not to stain anything around, during the painting take cloth, film, old waste paper;
  
  

  Newspapers need to lay a site on which you will paint the table.

• If paint not water-based, it will be better that the entire painting process wood I did not take place in the living room.
  
  

  Harmful not the odor and the volatile compounds in the composition kraski- solvents. They are toxin for the nervous and hematopoietic systems.

Required tools

items needed for the implementation of the painting:

• Sprayer, roller or brush;
• Sudoku for the paint composition;
• Latex gloves;
• Glasses for eye protection and mask (if scheduled spraying);
• Rubber spatula;
• Tools to disassemble furniture (Screwdriver, punch, and so on. D.)
  
  

  This is a basic set of materials. If desired, you can purchase a tool for finish painting.

Stepping paint algorithm

1. parse table, which will paint and decorate. Carefully unscrew the legs, countertopBoxes.
   
   

   Analyzing the furniture, do not forget to mark the installation location of each of the parts, so you do not get confused and quickly deal with the problem.

2. If on the surface there are inserts that are scheduled to leave unchanged (ceramics, glass), they simply seal the masking tape.
3. My all the details and boards in warm water pouring into it a little detergent. Is set aside to dry completely.
4. We put on protective equipment to prevent dust from getting into the eyes and the lungs.
5. "Skins" old countertopDetails and boards sandpaper fine grain. If there are large defects and cracks gruntuem their trowel rubber.
6. "Pass" on the surfaces of the primer. It is better if color primer is similar to the color of the new paints.
   
   

   So it is possible to reduce the number of layers applied in the future.

7. Wait until the primer is dry, again "skins" it with sandpaper.
8. Not my cloth surface, and "pass" on it with a dry brush or a vacuum cleaner.
9. Blanketed the floor of newspapers or film, open the windows to breathe paint. Inspect the room for small insects that nothing fell on the freshly painted surface.
   
10. Wear gloves, clothing for painting.
11. If staining table will take place from the spray, it is shaken. It is recommended to keep it at a distance of 30 cm from the surface layer and applied smoothly, to avoid streaks.
    
    

    If the surface is covered with ordinary paint, then painted with broad brushes large areas, and on small parts and corners must pass a thin brush.

12. give layer dry and paint next. Usually enough two or three layers for a uniform tone.
13. After drying, parts acrylic lacquer is applied from above. Thus, the surface is resistant to mechanical damage.
14. Remove the tape with decorative elements and inserts wait 8 hours.
15. At the end of allotted time, it will last updated furnishings.
    
    

    A little patience, attention and care in the work, and painting table with his hands held easily and quickly.

decoration

Using tulle

Cooking surface paintable sandpaper or via sander. Then we painted in 2 layers white acrylic paint. Close all places that should not be painted in white shade masking tape. Stele on the surface of the segment wetted tulle gently straighten all the creases and wrinkles. Acrylic paint blue paint with a spray can. We give dry varnish with clear varnish.

Decoupage technique with his own hands

Apply on the surface of application table You can use decoupage napkins.

We need wipes themselves, which can be bought in any store for creativity, special adhesive, water-based lacquer, acrylic lacquer, primer.

For work, we need sandpaper, fan-shaped brush, roller.

• Make a rough surface with sandpaper, gruntuem top.
  
• Apply paint (2 layers), the table giving dry. We check to paint dried on every detail.
  

  Not dried site change color under the paint and ruin the appearance of furniture.

• For vintage style skins of old again table, Erase bit paints.
  
  

  Apply water-based lacquer and again pass sandpaper.

• Cut out the desired pictures from napkins and decompose on the surface, place a mark with a pencil.
  
  

  Soak the image in the water, smear with glue, we lean against the surface, smoothing brush.

• Cover with two layers of varnish, we wait until all the parts are dry, and then "pass" sandpaper.
  
  

  Then wipe the old furniture from dust and varnish 2 coats.

How to make old tree

Brushed wood with his hands, giving him the look of an aged wood pretty simple.

better to take materials with a pronounced texture. This ash, pine, oak. Exotic species - beech, maple - poorly to this type of treatment. Do not brushed on MDF panels.

During processing, it is necessary to wear safety goggles and a mask.

The chemical method

Spending sweep surfaces sandpaper, to darken wipe ammonia. Texture wood It will become more pronounced and distinct.

on top of the treated furniture grind abrasive go through again with fine sandpaper and varnish.

patinated

The treated surface is covered with a patina. This can be a mordant or other means. Deep pores darken on a light background.

Enamel

put on wood desired shade enamel, we wait until it is dry, a second layer of paint lighter shade with a liquid consistency.

On furniture the first tread layer. The effect is aging and wear.

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