Do you have any old furniture? Most likely, Yes: a massive oak grandmother’s dresser, a thin-legged chair from the sixties or, finally, a chair with a pressed seat. And if you own, for example, an antique table, then you can be called lucky. Even if you do not plan to use it in the interior of your home, Antiques — a good investment.
Pieces of furniture, less valuable from the point of view of art critics, can also be used, because the old furniture, as a rule, sound and strong. To do this, obsolete things need to be updated.
In this article we will talk about the ways of restoration and renovation of old furniture, as well as other means to radically change the appearance of aged and unsightly tables and bedside tables.
About old furniture
Furniture refers to movable property, before it was successfully passed on to their children. In the wedding traditions of different Nations in the dowry for the bride was given a bed with all the feather-pillows and lace blankets. Ah and, on opportunities family, capital and real estate. Times have changed, and today the money and real estate came to the first (and often the only) place: it is unlikely that the bed of IKEA will be regarded as a worthy dowry.
Nevertheless, old furniture and now many (and not only collectors) continue to appreciate and cherish. There are people who simply can’t throw out on a dump sound cases and chests of drawers. Old furniture brings to the house a special feeling of comfort and coziness. It can be used to create a unique and intimate atmosphere.
At the heart of many popular interior styles today is the use of old furniture or objects made “antique”, artificially aged. You can not do without them, making the interior in the style of Provence or country. Historical styles (classical, Baroque) also look more respectable with the use of authentic antique furniture.
And the modern interior, for example, in the style of high-tech or minimalism will only benefit from the contrast of glass and chrome with an old wardrobe, chest of drawers or bookcase. Well, if preserved family things handed down from generation to generation. But for those who are not the owner of family furniture relics, but appreciates and loves the old situation, there is a way: such furniture can be bought, often — for mere pennies.
Restoration, alteration and renovation will return life to dilapidated objects or completely change old things. As a result, your home may be a unique instance, which will be the pearl of the interior and, perhaps, the reason for the envy of guests.
Paint the old furniture
The easiest way to give furniture a second life, to turn an ordinary object into an exclusive thing, harmoniously fit the old furniture into the updated interior-painting.
Although painting-the easiest and most affordable without professional knowledge and skills way to update the furniture, it is very diverse. Staining can be an independent type of alteration, and can-an intermediate or final stage in such types of finishes as aging or decoupage, painting, as well as restoration work. The application of varnish can also be attributed to the staining, because the tools, equipment and preparatory steps when using paint and varnish are the same.
The success of your company to update the old furniture depends on the implementation of three points.
- Thoughtful idea or concept
Think in detail what you want to get as a result — half the success of the case. The choice of paint and technique depends on the idea.
Coming up with how your new wardrobe will look like, do not forget that it is part of the interior, and therefore should be not just beautiful, but also a continuation of the whole style of finishing the room.
- Good quality paint
What would you not started — just update the lost chair or create a stylish piece of decorative art, the paint should be of high quality. Do not have expensive and branded — just the good: convenient in application, opaque, abrasion-resistant, creates a uniform (without the drips and drops) surface.
Paint should be selected depending on the purpose and material of the object to be painted.
- Compliance with all stages of the process
Doing something, so you want to see the result faster, it is very easy to give up any details of the process. Be patient: the rush can nullify all efforts, you will only spoil materials and the mood.
Decoupage is the art for the poor, or the original style?
Today, many are fond of decoupage: photos of various objects decorated with applique, full of all sites dedicated to needlework. This technique appeared in the Middle ages, and the peak of its popularity came in the middle of the XVII century, when Europe came to the fashion for Asians — items in Japanese, Arabic or Chinese style.
Furniture with this inlay was expensive, so the furniture makers came up with a way to replace it with a cheaper option, sticking painted ornaments and covering the surface with numerous (up to forty) layers of varnish. The price of such products was much lower, and the popularity – no less.
Decoupage is involved not only joiners to optimize the sales of the fruits of their labor. This kind of needlework was popular in the upper strata of society. So, Marie Antoinette and her ladies-in-law did very nice things with their own hands, using drawings by Watteau, Fragonard and other famous artists of the time, specially created for this purpose.
Although today (however, as in the XIX century) for decoupage the most popular subjects in the form of flowers, pastoral scenes and angels, for decoration you can use a variety of pictures.
Lace, fabric, leather and something else
In stores you can buy a film, popularly called “self-adhesive”, and on the Internet to find many options for quick interior renovation. Polymer film with a sticky layer, of course, a good option for finishing furniture, and with high-quality performance looks self-adhesive is quite attractive. But the film offered for sale is not the only option for updating furniture.
Wardrobe, table or any other piece of furniture can be covered with fabric and its varieties, such as lace or tulle, leather (both natural and artificial), paper (for example, conventional Wallpaper). With the help of fabric and paper, you can create not only a pattern on the surface, but also texture.
This is a small list of possibilities to update the furniture. It is necessary to try, and new ideas will come themselves. And the resulting decor exclusive items may just become the furniture that is not ashamed to leave a legacy or receive as a dowry.
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