All good furniture made of MDF: and beautiful and easy, and cheap. Kitchen diverge from this material as hotcakes. You can choose the modules of different sizes and purpose for any room. Laminate flooring is easy to clean, it looks pretty good. But here's one problem: in the "hot shop", which, in fact, is the kitchen, laminate furniture stand for long. - especially in places where there are shelves next to the stove, oven or boiler. Here the high temperatures laminated edges are wrapped screw opening, "the inside story". It looks all unsightly. Someone else will say that it is time to change the headsets. But the author YouTube-channel "Natashkiny family" It does not give up so easily. And it is not just updated the kitchen, but also showed everyone how easy it is done.
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- 1 Old things away
- 2 Why not replace the hardware
- 3 Not a painter, but a true artist
- 4 A few more ideas for creativity
Old things away
What you'll find under the laminating film? Flat surface of cardboard, which, in principle, is MDF. Such kits are mass-produced molded in a press machine from a template. Laminate, even if it is damaged, reliably protect MDF against moisture and dirt, so that by it you will see a clean surface ready for further processing.
Why not replace the hardware
This is not an idle question. Handles have such furniture broken and peeling off before the laminate comes into disrepair. And another weak point in the cheap furniture - loop. Especially in the shelf with dryer dishes. They rust after a couple of years. Replacing them is not difficult, such hinges standard and are sold in any shop fittings.
Not a painter, but a true artist
And now it's time for the real work. Choose the color, texture and pattern - it's all very exciting.
Acrylic or latex paint - a good choice. They are quite stable and have no pungent smell as PF enamel. But still, they lose enamels in terms of ease of follow-up care for colored products. Furniture in the kitchen have to be periodically washed from pollution, and the surface of acrylic or latex will absorb the fat, leaving stains. It is possible to protect the same acrylic paint, he, at least, will not allow to leave greasy marks.
The surface of the shelf is better to cover the primer deep penetration before painting. It will provide better adhesion of paint, and you will be sure that your work does not peel off after a couple of months.
Brush one way or another, will leave marks on the surface. Much better results can be achieved using the paint in the can or airbrush. This application will give a colorful flat film without streaks and stripes from the brush
A few more ideas for creativity
Such repairs can be repeated again, changing your cooking shades of mood. Interesting reception will stain the shelves in different bright colors. You can do artificial aging for the interior in the style of Provence, or country. If you want to create an interesting pattern on the surface, it is possible to paint the shelves through the lace curtains, this is now a very popular technique that gives great results.
Another option decorating - use mosaic. The material can be used for her helper, for example - pieces of CD-ROM drive.
Some craftsmen, removing laminate cover the surface Decoupage. Well-chosen images in combination with the background and give an exclusive interior ambience, which will be the subject of your pride.
In short, the old kitchen units made of MDF is not hopeless. On the contrary, they offer you a room for creative work. Do not rush to send them to the landfill, experiment and create!
As a complement, we offer you a short video in which the update comes with an airbrush:
How do you like the idea of Natalia? And if you try something like that? Share your experiences in the comments! In addition, we are waiting for your master classes under the heading "not a woman's business." Send us your photos and a detailed description of the action. The best materials required to be published!
PHOTO: YouTube-channel "Natashkiny Bunch "
