DIY furniture decoration

Over time, any furniture wears out, goes out of fashion or just bothers. But do not rush to get rid of it, even if you have the means to buy new furniture. It is not necessary to have serious skills or to be a professional designer to make furniture decoration with your own hands. Such a thing, done with your own hands and with your soul, can become a real highlight, decorate and refresh your home. In this article, we will offer you interesting ideas on how to implement such an undertaking. There are many ways to decorate furniture with your own hands, but the most popular are the following.

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Decoupage

The main advantage of decoupage is that you can create an individual furniture design that does not require large financial costs. With it, you can decorate kitchen furniture, cabinets, bedside tables and other household items having a wooden, glass, plastic or metal surface.

Important! Almost every handicraft store has decoupage kits featuring figures, fruits, flowers, and more. You can use improvised materials that are in every home, for example, napkins, postcards or old newspapers. It all depends on the flight of your imagination.

Consider two decoupage techniques.

Classic way

This technique involves sticking a picture to the front of the surface. When the picture dries, it needs to be covered with several layers of varnish.

So, let's start a simple decoration of furniture with our own hands:

1. First you need to get rid of the old paint. This is done with a spatula or sandpaper.
2. We apply a new coat of paint to the surface - acrylic is best suited, as it dries quickly and does not give a very pungent odor.
3. Cut out the picture or prepare a sticker.
4. Glue the prepared image to the selected area using glue for decoupage or PVA.
5. We align the picture with a roller so that no bubbles or irregularities form.
6. Remove excess glue with a sponge or rag.
7. When everything is dry, apply varnish.

Now you can enjoy the new furniture decor with your own hands.

Reverse decoupage technique

This method is used to finish transparent pieces of furniture. In this case, the pattern is glued to the back of the surface.

The sequence of actions will be as follows:

1. Cut out the picture that we will glue.
2. Soak it well. If you took a napkin as a drawing, then you do not need to soak it.
3. We clean the surface for decoration from dust and degrease it.
4. Smear the picture with glue on the front side.
5. Gently glue the drawings.
6. We smooth the workpiece with a roller to remove bumps and bubbles.
7. We apply several layers of varnish to fix the composition.

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Decoration of furniture by aging

This type of furniture decor with your own hands is suitable for vintage lovers who want to give sophistication to their interior. You can create a feeling of shabby furniture using one of three techniques.

Important! The first step for any of these techniques is to clean the furniture from old paint and varnish.

Aging with stain

This method is suitable for light wood furniture and looks very natural. Algorithm of actions:

1. A layer of stain is applied to the sanded surface.

Important! All cracks, edges and bends must be carefully treated.

2. A stain is washed off with a wet sponge from the middle of the furniture, while the edges remain untouched.
3. When the product dries, “antique” wax is rubbed.

Aging with paints and craquelure varnish

With the help of these simple means, you can easily achieve the effect of a cracked and wiped surface:

1. Two shades of the same color are selected - one is lighter, the other is darker.
2. First, the furniture is painted in a dark tone.
3. After the first layer has dried, a second layer is applied, but in a light tone.
4. The layers dry well.
5. With the help of sandpaper, those areas of furniture that should be dark are cleaned.
6. The product is coated with several layers of varnish.

Gold painting aging

Furniture aged in this way looks very rich. Thanks to her, any interior will look gorgeous:

1. Paint the prepared surface with paint of any color.
2. After drying, cover the furniture with metallic acrylic paint. This can be done with a sponge.
3. Coat the surface with varnish.

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Glisal surface decoration

Glizal is a translucent paint that can be applied to any type of surface. She has several advantages:

• it is easy to apply;
• it is affordable;
• has many shades;
• no strong odor.

Important! To apply glizi, you need to have a spatula, roller, brush and textured sponge on hand.

Basic actions:

1. At the initial stage, the surface of the furniture is cleaned of dirt and degreased, and then primed.
2. If the surface is glass or varnished, it is best to apply several layers of soil.
3. Before applying, the glisal must be diluted with water.
4. Apply the mixture with a special roller, and the pattern is created using a textured sponge and brush.

Important! You can create a picture only within 30-60 minutes after applying the mixture, then the film will dry out and will not give in to manipulations.

Useful Tips

To get a quality decor, you must adhere to the following rules:

• When restoring a large surface, it is necessary to apply glizal zone. Otherwise, in some places the mixture will dry out and you will not have time to apply the drawing.
• The mixture must be applied evenly, then there will be no dark areas on the surface.

Important! If you want to focus on the texture, then you need to use glizal color contrast to furniture.

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Upholstery of old furniture with new cloth

Decorating with a cloth can completely change the look of your old furniture. To cover the furniture with fabric you need to have:

• The cloth;
• Construction stapler;
• Hammer and nails;
• Paint knife;
• Pliers;
• Needle with kapron thread;
• Screwdriver;
• Glue;
• Drill;
• Nail clipper.

First you need to remove the old upholstery, if you just want to sew new covers, then changing the upholstery is not necessary.

Important! For upholstery, you need to choose a fabric without embroideries, so that the furniture is convenient in operation.

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Sticker Decor

This is the easiest way to decorate old furniture with your own hands. Self-adhesive film is sold in all construction stores, and with its help you can easily change any flat surface beyond recognition.

To work you need:

• Rubber spatula;
• Any degreaser for the surface;
• Adhesive tape.

This method of furniture decoration does not require thorough surface preparation - the interior item can simply be washed well and furniture removed.

The principle of the work is very simple:

1. The film must be cut to size.
2. Remove the protection and attach the adhesive to the surface to be decorated.
3. Then you need to carefully level it with a spatula so that there are no bubbles.
4. When the film is pasted, you need to remove all the excess, and only then screw the hardware back on.

Important! You can not glue the entire surface, but simply cut out the figures from the film and glue them to the furniture.

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Cliches for a decor of furniture

Stencil drawing is another simple and very interesting way to remake old furniture. In the same way, you can paint the walls, for this you do not need to have artistic skills.

Important! Stencils can be bought ready-made at a hardware store or made by yourself.

Using stencils is very easy:

1. You just need to attach the stencil to the right place and spray the paint.
2. Then it is advisable to apply several layers of varnish.
3. Stencil decor works best on a flat surface.

Important! Acrylic paints are best suited for wooden furniture, but for beginners you can try using ordinary car paint in a spray can.

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Decorating facades with acrylic paints

Acrylic drawings look very beautiful on unpolished surfaces. Such drawings can serve as an excellent decoration of the facades of cabinets, chests of drawers, countertops, because acrylic will breathe new life into your old furniture.

First, a uniform or textured background is applied to the surface of the furniture. After the paint dries, you can begin to draw large elements, smoothly moving on to the fine details. Then the surface is varnished.

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Woodburning

Using a wood burner, you can create real pictures on your furniture. First you need to draw the composition with a simple pencil, for this you can use ready-made templates or make a drawing using carbon paper. And then you can start burning.

Important! The color depth is controlled by pressure and speed.

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Wallpaper decoration

Many people have a question, how to decorate old furniture? The easiest way out is to do it with the help of wallpaper, this is a very exciting activity. Here you can give vent to your imagination - you can choose wallpaper for decor in the same style with the walls, you can play in contrast.

Important! If the furniture has glass doors, it makes sense to decorate the interior surfaces.

Any items will do - tables, chairs, shelves, and even shoe boxes.

The technique is very simple:

• cut a piece of the right size;
• coat the surface with glue;
• glue it carefully.

Important! For convenience, you can use a ruler or wallpaper spatula. When everything dries, the wallpaper needs to be varnished.

Varnishing

To avoid surprises, you need to know some nuances:

• Vinyl wallpapers are not suitable for this purpose - they can deteriorate from varnish. Paper wallpapers are best, but you need to know that when varnished, they will become a few tones darker.
• So that the varnish does not darken the wallpaper, you need to apply a primer on them. For this, wallpaper glue or PVA diluted in water in a ratio of 1: 2 is suitable.
• The primer is applied to the wallpaper with a thin layer, and after drying, varnish can be applied.

Important! Lacquer is best tested on a small piece of wallpaper so as not to spoil all your work.

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Mirror - a special element of the interior

If you have a mirror at home, you can achieve a stunning effect by making a gilded antique frame. For this

1. Attach the mirror to a slightly larger plywood sheet than the mirror itself.
2. Using artificial colors, create an openwork frame around the mirror.
3. Glue the flowers to the plywood and cover the composition with golden spray paint.

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Designer things have been and always will be in price, so your passion for furniture decor can grow from a hobby to something more. But even if this does not happen, it does not matter, but your house will be filled with things warmed by the warmth of your hands. Watch workshops on furniture decoration with your own hands, and success in your endeavors!