The popularity of hand-made products is growing day by day, including painting furniture with your own hands. This exciting activity also brings practical benefits: with the help of painting, old pieces of furniture acquire a second life. But it is not at all necessary to deal exclusively with restoration. New simple furniture without frills, you can turn into a real masterpiece of the interior. The main thing is to choose a suitable painting technique.
Design options
The way furniture is decorated depends on professional skills and the time you are willing to spend on creating a masterpiece. For beginners who are not proficient in the art of artistic drawing, it is better to start by using simple stencils. A more complex and interesting painting is obtained by mastering the decoupage technique. In the future, the main composition can be supplemented with small details made by yourself.
For masters with a brush, it is better to try painting furniture using acrylic paints. It will take more time to work, but the freedom of creativity here is not limited to a specific composition. For the first experiments, small pieces of furniture are suitable - a stool, chair or shoe shelf. After honing the painting skills, you can move on to more dimensional objects - dressers, wardrobes.
Comment! Furniture is suitable for painting natural wood, products based on chipboard or MDF will have to be set aside. An exception is the design of surfaces using decoupage.
Preparatory stage
Depending on the chosen technique for work you will need:
- Acrylic paints. You can buy a set or individual shades of the required volume. The water-resistant imaging surface is ideal for wood substrates.
- Brushes. It is recommended to purchase synthetic products or with mixed bristles, designed specifically for acrylic compounds. It is better to refuse natural brushes. To work, you will need wide specimens that fill the background areas, and thin brushes for drawing small details.
- Primer. Usually, before starting work, the surface of the furniture is treated for better adhesion with the applied paint layer.
- Special mixtures to create certain effects. To give the drawing interesting shades, it is worth using a little trick. Most often, painting is found in the interior of Provence. The provincial design direction actively uses special techniques for artificial aging of surfaces. These can be scuffs, small cracks and chips. Craquelure varnish, gelatin, PVA glue and even egg yolk can be useful to achieve this goal.
Golden paints add extra brightness to the drawing on furniture; using a hair dryer when painting will help to get a blurry image.
Before starting work, the surface of the furniture requires cleaning and degreasing. To eliminate irregularities, sanding is carried out, scratches and dents are putty, after which the furniture is covered with a primer. The painting begins after thorough drying of the treated surface.
Comment! If you skip the preparatory stage, the painted image may deteriorate after a short period.
Art for beginners
After the preparatory stage, they proceed directly to the design of the furniture.
Using stencils
Painting with a stencil is the easiest way to transform the interior of a room. Having chosen the option you like from the numerous examples, it is initially printed out, and then transferred to a thick sheet. The ornament or other image is carefully cut out. Simple and at the same time attractive patterns are presented below:
The surface of the furniture is initially painted with a background color, usually calm shades are chosen for these purposes. After the paint dries, the stencil is securely fixed to the furniture and the prepared cutouts are filled with brighter paint. The work is carried out with a sponge, so the surface is painted more evenly. It is better to gradually apply several coats to the furniture.
Depending on the selected pattern, furniture painting is done in monochrome or multi-colored. In conclusion, it is recommended to additionally outline the contour of the painting to obtain a brighter image. If the stencil is small, you can use the pattern on several objects, the main thing is to observe moderation in order to avoid oversaturation of the interior with bright colors.
Decoupage technology
The essence of decoupage technique is to fix a pattern made on paper or fabric on a dense base. These can be small vases and jars or larger furniture. The advantage of decoupage compared to painting with acrylic paints is that it is not necessary to choose a wooden surface for decoration.
The choice of varnish is of great importance in the preparation of materials. Depending on the composition, the surface of the furniture can be:
- semi-matte;
- matte;
- with sequins;
- semi-antique;
- semi-glossy;
- glossy.
To imitate the painting, a special material with a printed pattern is purchased. There are the following options for decorating furniture:
- Napkins. Due to the thin basis, it is rather difficult to work with them. For beginners, it is better to train on small flat surfaces furniture.
- Decoupage card printed on rice paper. Due to the denser base and elasticity, it will be a little easier to achieve the effect of painting on furniture.
- Decoupage cards on plain paper.
- Printouts on photographic paper. The advantage of the solution is the ability to order any image that is optimal for decorating painting on furniture.
Attention! Regardless of the selected pattern, the piece of furniture intended for painting using the decoupage technique is painted in a white background. The reason for the requirement is simple - before application, the paper with the pattern is moistened; if the base is colored, the color of the painting will be noticeably distorted. On a white background, the color scheme will remain in its original form.
The drawing is fixed in different ways. Usually, the surface is treated with glue, after drying, paper with a pattern is applied and carefully leveled, ensuring the complete absence of bubbles or wrinkles. When the paper dries, the drawing is covered with varnish, which will preserve the integrity of the painting.
Illustrative examples of painting made using the decoupage technique are shown in the photo:
Painted with acrylic paints
A full-fledged painting is more suitable for people who can independently create an interesting picture on furniture. But this is not a prerequisite. A simple drawing in the form of a cherry on a children's chair is quite within the power of a beginner.
The main stages of work:
- It is better to make a preliminary sketch of the painting on paper in order to choose a harmonious color palette that will flow into the overall interior.
- Prepare pencils, paints, brushes, varnish and other materials at hand.
- The outline of the drawing is applied to the surface of the furniture with a simple pencil without pressure, so that it does not subsequently shine through the acrylic paint.
- First, large elements of the painting are painted, then small details are drawn up.
Depending on the desired effect, the base layer of paint is allowed to dry or a different tone is applied on top, without waiting for complete drying. Photos will help you evaluate the variety of images with which you can decorate furniture:
Features of painting in various rooms
When choosing an image, they are guided by the functional purpose of the room and the style of the interior. Most often, painting on furniture is in demand in the Provence style. Natural motives, all kinds of vegetation and birds fully correspond to the design concept with a taste of the French province. Painted looks extremely organic. If desired, furniture in the kitchen can also be painted, although it is easier to turn to decoupage technique. In addition to flowers, birds and vegetation, there are other interesting compositions.
Children's room is a space for creativity. For beginners, it is better to choose simple images, it can be fish, colorful numbers and letters. If desired, the child's room will be filled with bunnies, fairies, cars and sailboats. It all depends on the age, gender and preferences of the beloved child.
For decorating furniture, you can also choose a neutral theme - geometric shapes, iridescent bubbles, the choice is limited solely by your own imagination.
The kitchen is the right place for still life. A painting in the form of a tree, the trunk of which is located on a pencil case, and the branches smoothly transfer to the next cabinet, will look extremely impressive on furniture.
Go for it, and by decorating the surface of the furniture set, you can transform the interior of the room beyond recognition. The main thing is to take into account the functionality of the room, the overall stylistic solution and not overestimate your own capabilities.
To make a designer dresser decor with your own hands means to make an expensive designer thing out of a simple, ordinary dresser. Few can afford to buy designer things - they are not cheap. Surrounding yourself with beautiful things that make you feel good and comfortable is in our power - you just really want to. To create a special mood in the house, to make the atmosphere unique - it's all in our hands. If you are a beginner decorator, you can first make a bedside table decor with your own hands. We offer 2 master classes: on the decor of the chest of drawers, and on the volumetric decor wooden parts putty.
Decor of a chest of drawers in the English style (master class)
The decor of an old chest of drawers from an ikeevsky store is our task for one or two evenings. We will do the decoration with acrylic paint, red and blue pigment, with which we achieve the desired color when mixing these components. In addition, we need a putty in order to make the surface textured. Then you will need oil paint and top-glaze. Toplazure is decorative coating with natural wax, which will preserve the unique color of the wood.
For work you will need:
- White acrylic water-based paint.
- Finished finishing putty.
- Red and blue pigments.
- Walnut colored top-glaze.
- Brown oil paint.
- Decorative furniture nails.
- Putty knife.
- Masking tape.
- Roller and brush.
- Sandpaper.
- Its a wooden chest of drawers.
Getting Started
Before decorating, it is necessary to remove all handles from the chest of drawers and wipe it from dust with a damp cloth.
Next, we take a spatula and spread a thin layer of white putty on the facades of all our drawers, that is, on the visible part of the chest of drawers. It is not necessary to adhere to a uniform filling of the surface, the board should be textured, and not simple. Smear the putty spots on the board. We are waiting for the putty to dry, and we pass with a roller with white acrylic paint, with a semi-dry brush, along the top of the boxes. We glue the masking tape and separate the places, which we will paint over in blue and red.
We take 2 glass jars and make the colors we need. Add blue and red pigments to the white acrylic paint. The more pigment, the darker the paint will be.
When staining, we see some spotting - it should be so. We need an unevenly colored surface.
We paint again, otherwise the color will be too pale. This is how it should turn out.
Then we take sandpaper, sand the top of the chest of drawers, side edges, and corners.
Then we take a sponge, and begin to rub on the entire surface of the chest of drawers, with the exception of the drawers, walnut-colored toplazer. Especially intensively we process the side parts, the corners of the facade, and the top of the chest of drawers. Next, we begin to stuff furniture nails along the facade of our chest of drawers. We make sure that the distance between the nails is the same.
Then we fasten the handles that we removed at the beginning of work, or others that match the style. We paint with a brush and oil paint around the nails and pens - we make a dark shade. We are finishing the work.
People often throw away old furniture, not because it is broken, but because old bedside tables, sideboards, or dressers are tired and no longer look beautiful. Often you see discarded furniture from good tree, and not from modern particleboard and fiberboard. Old furniture undoubtedly deserves to be given a second chance, because it is a value that, in the right hands, turns into a stylish designer item. Yes, of course, you will have to put your hands and diligence, but such decor does not require large material costs, and the work will certainly delight you.
With the help of such a voluminous decor, you can make a do-it-yourself cabinet decor. You can decorate not only a chest of drawers or a bedside table with a volumetric decoration, but also make a cupboard decor with your own hands. Next, you will see stencils that can be useful to you in your work.
For work you will need:
- Wooden detail of a bedside table or chest.
- Putty knife.
- The stencil is plastic or made of thick cardboard.
- Acrylic filler or bulk paste.
- White and brown acrylic paint.
- Brush or sponge.
- Masking tape.
Getting Started
We fix the stencil on the surface of the tree, securing it with tape. We put putty on the stencil, level the surface with a spatula. Then remove the stencil with both hands and leave the work to dry.
Here we have such a voluminous decor.
Or another option: after drying decorative element paint the surface with brown acrylic paint, then rub the pattern itself and the surface next to it with a candle.
Not everyone has the talent of an artist, and not everyone knows how to draw. This is where stencils come in handy. Transfer to cardboard, cut out, and use stencils for work.
I will not open a secret if I say that slate (chalk paint) is very often used to decorate furniture now. It adheres well, uniformly to the surface, does not require special efforts for painting. But the price is quite high. Therefore, we want to offer a recipe that will help you make your own chalk paint for decoration.
Paint composition:
- 250 grams of water-based latex or acrylic paint.
- 2 tablespoons of ordinary plaster (can be taken from the children's kit). Plaster can be replaced with chalk.
- 1 tbsp. a spoon hot water.
Preparation:
- We take glass jar, pour 1 spoonful of hot water there, then pour gypsum there, and mix well.
- Immediately pour paint into this mass (do not wait for the gypsum to harden).
- Mix the resulting mass well. The chalk paint is ready. This paint can be used to paint a chest of drawers, a bedside table, and more.
Dresser decor options
There are many options for decoration: using fabric, acrylic or oil paints, the remains of wallpaper, paper, volumetric decor. Even if you just change such a trifle as fittings - buy interesting metal or wooden handles, metal locks with keys, and replacing these small details - this can completely change the look of your furniture.
Storage space is a necessary element of any room. Although there are hundreds of modern and compact solutions now, we always go back to the traditional option: a dresser that never goes out of style. Still looking for the perfect dresser for your home?
Then, especially for visitors to the Design Museum, some awesome DIY ideas that will help you create your own, unique design.
Ombre effect
Open any design magazine, and you will surely find at least one project with the inclusion of the Ombre effect. Add this idea to your interior as well. The Bungalow Blog project uses a muted blue color... If you are aiming for a similar effect, try using the same soft colors and shadows.
Another variation on the design of the chest of drawers using a gradient. This time, a warmer composition from Our Party 3. If you like orange blossom, you can also play in contrast with white handles.
Geometric patterns
Geometric patterns, one of the most fashionable trends in the design world. Simplicity of forms, clear lines and contrasting colors - everything you need for a total transformation of any thing. The idea behind Stars for Streetlights combines classic colors and trendy triangular shapes to create an optical illusion effect.
This funky green and pink dresser from The How-To Gal may seem frivolous, but is perfect for a child's room. You can play with colors and give your design a more austere look with navy and turquoise for a nautical theme, or a gray and white combination for a modern one.
Do not be afraid of bright colors! Daring enthusiasts and experimenters will love this DIY project from Fengshui Dana. If you want a more discreet option, you can reduce the number of colors or replace the triangles with squares.
An old chest of drawers can become attractive again with a new coat of paint and patterns in moroccan style... Of course, the painting process can seem very complicated, but rest assured, the result will exceed all expectations. (DIY Network)
Style - in one color
If you stick to simple design, then the transformation of the chest of drawers will cost you much less. DIY project from Centsational Girl proves that even white can look amazing. If you want to add some elegance to your design, you can consider the pistachio or lavender variations.
Although pink is inherently a very "flashy" color. Applying it correctly will help you create the right accent in your room. In this design, it dilutes the white finish perfectly. (jRox Designs)
Do you have a favorite color that you would like the design to include? Then Amanda's idea from Unexpected Blessings is for you. She decided to embody her love of mint shades in the design of the chest of drawers. Why not follow her example?
Bright accents
Of course, repainting is the easiest solution to change the look of your dresser, but there is an even simpler solution. Add a few bright touches or decals to your furniture design and you will give it new life.
For a retro look, you can use the floral motifs from DIY Network as a reference.
If you are not sure what you want to change appearance all of your boxes, try alternating between solid color and decoration. The idea from Spearmint Baby combines an Ombre effect and some shelves with floral wallpaper.
If you adhere to the same style in everything, then the version of the chest of drawers from HGTV is suitable for you. Decorate the shelves with a single large print for a bright and trendy accent for your interior.
Innovative ideas for unique designs
By keeping some parts of your dresser intact, you can create a truly unique piece of art. The idea from Centsational Girl shows how partial paint treatment of some details can significantly transform a thing, but at the same time the previous design of the composition is not lost.
In the next design, the opposite effect is used, with the help of paint, you can achieve a uniform color scheme of the chest of drawers, while maintaining its original appearance. And the decoration of the doors with PVC rings creates a unique textured relief. (Vintage Revivals)
Most likely, inspired by ideas, you are already looking askance at your old chest of drawers. So don't forget to share your thoughts and ideas with us in the comments!
Today, there is a chest of drawers in almost every home.
do it yourself
In addition to being a very beautiful piece of furniture, it is also very functional. After all, you can store so many things in it! The ancestor of the modern chest of drawers was an old Russian chest. It was just slightly modified and transformed. In ancient times, only representatives of the noble family could afford a chest of drawers.
After all, then it was quite expensive. And now it is an indispensable attribute of any room in the house.
- Sander;
- screwdriver and jigsaw;
- hacksaw, spatula, hammer;
- ruler, pencil;
- MDF plate;
- putty, paint, PVA glue.
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Stages of work
When everything you need is ready, you can go to work.
Remove all drawers from the chest of drawers, unscrew the old handles. The next step in the restoration of the chest of drawers is to remove the old varnish and paint. To do this, you will need sandpaper or a sander.
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Finishing and its options
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The next step is to transfer all the pictures to the chest of drawers. Apply glue to each picture separately and paste them over the entire surface of the dresser. The side walls of the cabinet should be decorated not only with pictures, but also with a beautiful frame in a theme to them.
pictures and you're done.
At the end of the work, the chest of drawers should be varnished.
So, you will protect pictures and extend the life of the cabinet.
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Unusual solution
Do-it-yourself restoration of an old chest of drawers
Today, there is a chest of drawers in almost every home. In addition to being a very beautiful piece of furniture, it is also very functional. After all, you can store so many things in it! The ancestor of the modern chest of drawers was an old Russian chest. It was just slightly modified and transformed. In ancient times, only representatives of the noble family could afford a chest of drawers. After all, then it was quite expensive. And now it is an indispensable attribute of any room in the house.
Although most often they put a wardrobe in the bedroom - because this is where bedding and other things are stored. If you attach a mirror to the dresser, then it can become a great alternative to the modern dressing table.
What you need to restore a chest of drawers
In Italy, it is customary before the New Year to change all the furniture in the house, starting the life of a clean slate. But in Russia it is not customary to throw away old furniture, especially if it was inherited from relatives and retained an outwardly attractive appearance. However, over time, even the most durable and reliable furniture can fail and lose its attractiveness. Therefore, you have to buy a new one.
As an alternative option, you can consider DIY furniture restoration. This is especially applicable to old grandmother's dressers, which are as strong and reliable as the Soviet system. And for this you only need your imagination. The result will be a completely new designer piece of furniture in your home.
First you need to prepare everything necessary materials and tools:
- Sander;
- screwdriver and jigsaw;
- hacksaw, spatula, hammer;
- ruler, pencil;
- roller and several different brushes;
- MDF plate;
- putty, paint, PVA glue.
Stages of work
When everything you need is ready, you can go to work. Remove all drawers from the chest of drawers, unscrew the old handles. The next step in the restoration of the chest of drawers is to remove the old varnish and paint. To do this, you need sandpaper or a sander.
After the cabinet is cleaned of paint, you need to check the reliability of all furniture fixings. If there are loose areas or loosely screwed legs, then they should be disassembled and twisted again, after going through the joints with furniture glue.
Check carefully for chips, scratches and cracks on the furniture surface. If they are, then you need to get rid of them. To do this, you need a high-quality wood putty. It is applied in a thin layer to fill in any holes and chips in the cabinet. Leave the cabinet to dry. After a few hours, you need to level the surface with a fine sandpaper.
The final stage in the restoration of the dresser with your own hands will be a primer and drying. After that, you can begin to come up with the external design of furniture restored by your own hands.
Finishing and its options
The restoration of the dresser moves to its climax. You can paint the furniture in a color that matches your interior or make it a bright accent in the room. But here you need to have a subtle sense of taste so as not to make it too pretentious.
From the MDF board using a jigsaw, you need to cut the decorative overlays on the boxes. Carefully sand all corners and side cuts. Apply PVA glue and firmly attach the linings to the boxes. Now it remains to paint the cabinet and varnish it.
By the way, if you use not ordinary, but craquelure varnish, then you will get the effect of aged furniture at home. And you will do everything yourself, without resorting to the services of designers.
Now you just have to attach beautiful handles to the drawers and that's it, the restoration of the chest of drawers is finished with a shine.
Do-it-yourself chest of drawers for the nursery
For a children's room, you should choose a bright color of paint and beautiful decorative stickers that will decorate the surface. After the painted cabinet is dry, collect an unusual collage from the sticker to. It can be many fairytale heroes or scenes from your child's favorite cartoons. The most convenient way is to stick it all on a film.
The next step is to transfer all the pictures to the chest of drawers. Apply glue to each picture separately and paste them over the entire surface of the dresser.
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The side walls of the cabinet should be decorated not only with pictures, but also with a beautiful frame in a theme to them.
This will give you the finished look. To do this, you need four slats, which will need to be cut to the desired size and painted. After that, it is enough to glue the slats around the perimeter of the resulting
pictures and you're done.
At the end of the work, the chest of drawers should be varnished. So, you will protect pictures and extend the life of the cabinet.
Unusual solution
How do you like the idea of ββa Chinese chest of drawers with your own hands? This is quite unusual and very original. So, restore the pack of dresser according to the previous version and you can proceed to finishing.
To get started, you need a few slats and a stencil with hieroglyphs. Just first clarify what these symbols mean, so as not to get into a mess. By the way, you can get by with simple pieces of wallpaper with hieroglyphs that can be glued to the closet and proceed to further steps:
- Paint the dresser in a delicate bedding color that will organically fit into your interior.
- Now mark out the width of your overlays.
- After that, cut off the piece of paper that you will
Let us serve as the basis for your hieroglyphs and put the hieroglyphs on it.
Do-it-yourself transformation of an old chest of drawers does not require any special skills and knowledge, and there is no need for large expenditures. But a new piece of furniture in your home will pleasantly surprise guests and family members. Moreover, such a wardrobe will become a real decoration of any room interior.
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How to restore an old chest of drawers?
Probably, in every house there is furniture, the age of which is more than the total age of all family members. If there is such a family heirloom in your house, then do not rush to get rid of it, because old thing can be turned into a unique design object in a few hours. Let's try to figure out how to restore old-fashioned furniture, using the example of a chest of drawers.
How to update an old chest of drawers?
If you don't know how to decorate an old chest of drawers, the universal decoupage technique will come to your rescue. Decoupage is the decoration of an object using multi-colored paper clippings combined with paint, gold leaves, etc. This time-tested technique will allow you to update the decor of an old chest of drawers quickly, cheaply and effortlessly.
Before decoupage, you need to check whether your chest of drawers needs deep restoration. Such restoration of an old chest of drawers consists in removing the previous coating and filling chips and cracks, followed by priming. If, all of the above has already been done, or the chest of drawers does not need deep restoration, we move on to the most interesting thing - the decor. And here we can safely let our imagination fly: colored wrappers, favorite postcards, magazine clippings, decorative sheets of precious metals, in a word, whatever our heart desires, can be used with decoupage.
Do-it-yourself dresser restoration is a very exciting experience
Decoupage an old chest of drawers - step by step instructions
For decoupage we need:
- paper (in our case, we used a smooth, fibrous fabric, in the Art Nouveau style);
- ruler, pencil, scissors;
- PVA glue, or any other white glue;
- water;
- brush.
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