A beautiful door for a penny: how to restore an old front door

Everyone strives to create comfort at home. Indeed, the mood of the hosts also depends on the home environment. True, most of the repair and renovation of furniture requires the help of specialists. However, it is possible to restore the old front door on their own. At the same time, the owners will feel like creators and at the same time save money.

Before you begin, you need to know that to update a metal and wooden door you will need different materials. Also, the door should be well prepared.

Preparing the door for restoration

Preparation includes the following steps:

1. Doors need to be removed from the hinges and all hardware removed from them.
2. If there is glass in the door, then it needs to be removed.
3. Sandpaper will help get rid of old paint.
4. Then the door is putty processed.
5. When the putty dries, the door again needs to be treated with sandpaper.
6. After that, the door is covered with drying oil.

When the door is ready, you can proceed to its restoration.

Metal door restoration

When updating a metal door, one must take into account the fact that different materials are required for the inside and the outside.

From the entrance to the apartment, the door is glued with veneer, MDF panels or laminate. Liquid nails work well as glue.

Part of the door, which is located in the apartment, can also be glued with veneer or laminate. You can also use the following options:

• self-adhesive film;
• paint or apply a special drawing through a stencil;
• beat with dermatin, while under it you can insert foam rubber that will insulate the door;
• A large mirror that occupies the entire area of ​​the door looks interesting.

Restoration of a wooden door

You can update a wooden door in such ways as:

1. Paint the door with stain, after drying, cover it with varnish. It is only necessary to follow this advice: it is better to paint the door along. This is done so that all the small cracks are filled with paint.
2. The door can be glued with wallpaper or fabric. The main thing is to fix the material well. To do this, you need to choose high-quality glue, top with hot air.
3. If the owners know how to draw, then painting on a wooden door will look very nice.
4. Stained glass painting can be done on glass. For this, special stencils are used.
5. Now in stores you can buy vinyl stickers. When updating a door with their help even preliminary preparation is not required. The door does not need to be removed from the hinges. Stickers are glued immediately to the old door. With the help of stickers, creative owners create whole compositions.

With a little imagination, hard work and patience, you can very cheaply restore the front door.