What to make from old Soviet furniture: interesting alterations from furniture advice

You can't argue with the fact that the Soviet furniture is of high quality. This is what helped her to survive to this day, because many of the houses or in the country have preserved chests of drawers, cabinets, beds and chairs from their great-grandmothers. The thing has survived, but it no longer fits into the modern interior, and some things have already become completely unsuitable for use. In order not to throw away old furniture, but to give it a new life, we offer a selection of interesting alterations.

Simple renovation ideas

Some things may not be converted into new ones, but simply restored and applied with the same functions. Here you can use:

• paint;
• decoupage technique;
• the cloth;
• various stickers;
• varnish;
• burning out;
• embroidery and much more.

Use all the craft techniques you know to breathe new life into old Soviet furniture. We offer examples for inspiration.

On a note! Absolutely any needlework technique, and even paper crafts, is suitable for updating furniture.

So, with the help of black paint, varnish and a banner, you can make a new thing from an old chair that will perfectly fit into the Baroque style or even modern classics.

The same story can be done with the chair.

Varnish, paint and decoupage technique can update not only chairs, but also a table and even a chest of drawers.

With the help of paint and small additions, you can make an excellent children's shelving unit from an old cabinet.

Having repainted the table and replacing the drawers in it, we get a new beautiful and functional thing.

Interesting alterations from old furniture

It is a great idea to paint or decorate a well-preserved item in order to use it further. But what if the furniture can no longer perform its usual functions? Then we propose to give the old furniture life in a new role.

A dresser, for example, will make an excellent children's kitchen.

An old bed will make a great garden bench.

Dividing the table with drawers, we get bright bedside tables.

Old chests of drawers and pedestals make excellent banquettes.

An old chest of drawers or even a sewing machine can turn into a washbasin cabinet.

Of course, the ideas presented later will take more time, effort and diligence. But in the right hands, any old furniture can turn into a new, beautiful and functional item. And we will inspire you to create masterpieces!