Glass painting and decoration in the interior

Like many years ago, and nowadays, people like to decorate their home with stained glass things and handmade things. You can add zest and dilute the boring interior with glass decorations. It can be a lonely bird or a bright peony on pretty boring furniture. Even simple shading, a double-glazed window or a glazing of an internal door will revive and originally play with light on a hot, sunny day.

You can apply patterns not only to large objects of the interior, but also to glasses, flower vases and other glass household utensils.

Such original things will delight even the most fastidious critic. Do-it-yourself items will be a valuable gift for an anniversary or wedding.

And so, having precisely decided that the interior needs to be updated, it is necessary to competently and tastefully select the same accent. If there are no art and design skills, you can use ready-made creative ideas or stencils. In order to make the picture seem more lively and finished, professionals propose to go to the trick and make the background matte. Matte effect can be achieved with acrylic paints. And stained glass will help maintain the transparency of the glass. All paints must be selected on a solvent or water basis.

General recommendations in preparation for work

When starting work, it is necessary to take care of the safety of the eyes, skin, and respiratory tract. Start work only in a protective suit, gloves, glasses and a respirator. To clear a working surface of glass of pollution and to degrease means for washing of windows or acetone. Wipe with a clean, dry cloth that leaves no lint.

Preparation of working material

All paint components are mixed immediately before work. This mandatory rule is due to the fact that after mixing, its shelf life is limited. If the resulting shade is not bright enough or, on the contrary, too saturated, it can be tinted. Dilute too thick paint with some water, but be sure to observe the proportions.

Environmental Guidelines

Glass painting is best done at a temperature of 18 ° C and above, and air humidity should correspond to 80% (no more).

Coloring Tips

When painting large surfaces with one or more colors, it is better to use a bullet machine. Hardware painting gives an even layer (from 80 to 120 microns) and does not take much time. If the result does not match the desired, then you can apply another layer, but only after the first has completely dried. The quality of the fastening and coating can be ensured by infrared drying. Its use is optional.

Remember, the coating will reach its normal state of strength in a week. And if the result does not like the paint, you can completely remove it within 4-6 hours after application.

If the selected pattern must not be applied over the entire surface, then the area adjacent to it is protected with masking tape.