Transformation of old furniture into design

If the old furniture, which has lost all its attractiveness, is completely bored, it is not at all necessary to throw it away. You can always use your imagination and your own hands to give it a new fashionable look that blends harmoniously with the rest of the furniture in your apartment, or make the interior completely unrecognizable. How does a magical transformation take place and where to start?

Let's start with the most important thing - old fittings. Creaking and poorly closing doors and drawers will never bring positive emotions. So feel free to get rid of all the old mounts. They need to be replaced with new ones. Everything you need, you can easily find in construction or hardware stores: pens, clamps, eyelets. Nowadays, a huge selection of parts for every taste, color and style. The main thing is to imagine what you want to achieve, and forward, in search! In the same stores, at the same time grab the putty, a screwdriver and dowels of different sizes, they will be needed when repairing and installing new accessories.

Now pay attention - with new handles and fixtures the old furniture has already been transformed, pleasing with its novelty.

The next stage cannot be called easy, but it is certainly interesting, and perhaps during this lesson you will feel like a real creator. It doesn’t matter that you are not a professional in this matter, the main thing is the emotions that you will experience when transforming the old thing. But remember, the main thing before this is to clean the entire surface well, it is very important. Here you will need a solution, preferably soap, and a soft cotton rag. With their help, wipe all surfaces of the subject for alteration well, carefully getting rid of all dust and dirt. For hard to reach places you can use a soft bristle brush.

After thorough cleaning, the time for repair comes. Here you will need sandpaper, with which you remove the old coating from furniture, such as varnish and paint. Carefully sand all parts without missing a single corner.

Cracks that are present on the furniture can be wiped with putty and, after complete drying, the surface should be sanded.
After all the manipulations done, the most interesting stage begins - decoration. This is a special creative process where you put all your imagination, artistic taste and soul. Before you unfold a huge selection of techniques, directions and styles. It can be decoupage, craquelure-style coating, applique and much more, enough for your imagination. For example, using the right shade of paint, you can recreate the Provence style, bringing rural romance to the interior.

But the furniture from the arrays of noble trees is better not to spoil the paint and decorate otherwise. For example, you can harmoniously distribute mosaic or decoupage elements.

Do not forget about the harmony of the colors that you use. The severity of the lines can be emphasized with dark shades, romance and tenderness add light colors, pastel colors create an atmosphere of provence.

Using stencils and inks, you can create unique patterns. If you want to achieve an aristocratic look of furniture, then craquelure will help here. This is a varnish that creates the effect of vintage cracks.

When all changes and transformations are completed, do not forget about the final stage. It is necessary to fix your decor with varnish so that the furniture serves for a long time and does not lose its appearance. Oil-based varnishes are best suited, they are evenly laid and suitable for all types of wood.

And, no matter how long and painstaking this process may be, how much joy the result brings! How beautifully and elegantly the furniture updated with your hands looks, how many warm feelings and pleasant emotions it evokes! And you cannot compare satisfaction with anything when you admire the work of your own hands and imagination.