Furniture decor: decoupage, aging, painting, paneling replacement

Often there is a desire to give a second life to old furniture, to make new furniture special. It is not necessary to use the services of specialists for this. You can decorate furniture with your own hands using readily available materials and tools. There are many original ways to do this, which are very simple to implement..

The bookcase can be painted and pasted with flower drawings

A way to create a soft coffee table

The metal shelf can be painted and glued with stickers with flowers

Decoupage

Decoupage is a fairly simple, always up-to-date and excellent decoration method. Opportunities for registration with this method are limited exclusively by the imagination of the master. There are several types of decoupage, which have their own characteristics. To decorate furniture with any of them, you will need the following tools:

Special napkins, glossy clippings, printed interesting pictures, lace, photographs. You do not need to prepare all the specified elements at once, you need to choose the most suitable for the implementation of the conceived decor.
Decoupage glue or regular PVA.
Scissors.
Small sponge or paint roller to smooth the surface.
Cloth or sponge to remove excess glue when working.
Varnish coating.
Brushes.
Primer.
Acrylic paints.

Now it is worth considering in more detail the methods of decoupage.

On the table you can apply this drawing

Decorating a wardrobe in a modern style

Classical

It is gluing a picture on the surface of furniture and varnishing. Similarly, you can decorate stools, tables, bedside tables, dressers, wardrobes. The work includes several stages, which are described in the table.

Actions	Instruments
Removing old paint from furniture surfaces	Spatula, sandpaper
Dyeing	Acrylic paint, primer
Preparing images (cutting out the desired pattern and peeling off the top layer)	Scissors, napkins
Bonding images	Glue
Smoothing the surface	Roller or soft brush
Removing glue residues	Cloth or sponge

After completing the described actions, the product must be dried and varnished. You may need to add some smoothness with fine sandpaper.

You can decorate furniture in different ways.

Option for decorating a chest of drawers

Drawings of flowers can be glued to the dresser

Reverse decoupage

This method is great for transforming transparent furniture. These can be cabinet doors with inserts or glass tables. The pattern will be fixed from the back. To decorate furniture using this technique, you must perform the following work:

Actions	Instruments
Preparing images (soaking)	Better to use bright magazine clippings or printed pictures
Surface cleaning	Spatula, cleaning products, degreaser
Covering the front of the pictures with glue	PVA
Bonding and smoothing drawings	Roller or soft brush
Anchoring	Clear nail polish

Decopatch

The more time-consuming method is not as easy to implement as the previous ones, but the result is worth it. It consists in assembling a composition from different elements glued end-to-end.

The cabinet can be painted, the new color will update its state

You can put glass on the table

This method is well suited for transforming dressers and nightstands. It includes the following steps:

Actions	Instruments
Cleaning a piece of old furniture	Sandpaper, spatulas
Surface treatment	Primer
Preparing pictures	Selected images
Coating the treated surface with glue	PVA
Sticking the pieces	Soft brush
Removing excess PVA	Cloth or sponge

After drying, apply two layers of varnish.

Decoupage allows you not only to update old furniture, hide its flaws, but make new interior items unique.

Furniture can be aged,

it will look unusual in the interior

It is very easy to restore chairs, just paint and decorate them

The chest of drawers can be painted

Furniture aging

Sometimes, to maintain a certain idea in the interior, you need to age some objects. You can make the specified furniture decor with your own hands. For work, you need to prepare the following materials and tools:

water-based paints;
craquelure varnish;
stain;
sandpaper;
acrylic paints of a bronze or copper shade;
brushes.

You can stick a drawing of flowers on the table

Aging will add sophistication to furniture

There are several ways to decorate interior items to give them an aged look. In any case, at the initial stage, surface treatment will have to be carried out. Let’s consider the techniques in more detail:

Using wood stain. This technique is more suitable for light objects. It is applied in an even layer on the prepared surface, paying special attention to edges, bends, cracks. And then with a sponge soaked in water, remove the coating in the center. Once dry, you can rub in the antique wax. This decor will look unusual..
Craquelure. This varnish gives the product a cracked look. To begin with, you need two acrylic paints of the same color combination, but in different tones: darker and lighter. The first layer is applied in a saturated shade, and the second (after complete drying) – light. It is better to leave the furniture outdoors until it is completely dry. And after that, sand the small areas with sandpaper until the first layer appears. Then you can apply craquelure.
Gold color. Furniture modified in this way looks gorgeous in any interior. Decorating is easy enough. You will need to paint the item with the desired color, and after drying, quickly apply gold paint with a sponge (unevenly) and varnish.

Restoration of the TV cabinet

The shelf can be painted and used as a flower stand

Such a chest of drawers in the room will look unusual.

New upholstered furniture

A good sofa or armchair should not be thrown away because the upholstery has rubbed or is not washed from stains. They can be updated by covering them with a brand new fabric with their own hands. At the same time, you can add the uniqueness of upholstered furniture by creating a drapery.

To complete the work, you will need the following:

New thick fabric.
Construction stapler.
Hammer and small carnations.
Knife.
Pliers.
Large needle.
Nylon threads.
Chalk or fabric pencil (dried soap residue can also be used).
Screwdriver.
Reliable glue. Very convenient view with a thermal gun.
Drill.
Clipper.

The box can be painted with flower drawings

Furniture can be aged, it will look beautiful

The first step is to remove the old fabric and only then proceed with the renewal. Each detail must be accurately measured, cut out, applied to furniture and ensured that the dimensions are accurate..

You can update the look and a little easier: sew new covers for upholstered furniture. In this case, you do not need to remove the old fabric..

Option for decorating a chest of drawers

Drawings of flowers can be glued to the dresser

Such a mosaic on the table will look very unusual.

Using stencils

If there is a desire to have furniture painted with bright colors, but there is no artist’s talent, then stencils will come to the rescue, using which drawings are made. They can be bought at hardware stores or prepared with your own hands from cardboard. You will also need spray paint. The transformation method is simple and creatively interesting.

Small stool can be decorated

Any obsolete furniture can be restored

The result will be better if the surface of the furniture is flattened. Stencils are applied to the desired place; for the accuracy of the drawing, they can be fixed with masking tape. And then paint is sprayed. Finally, it is recommended to varnish the product. If you need several colors in the picture, then you can use acrylic paints, they fit perfectly on wooden surfaces.

Designer items are not cheap, but you can always create them yourself. In this case, the thing will turn out exactly in the form in which it was presented, and the creative process will bring incredible pleasure. Creation of individual furniture decor with the help of improvised means will transform any interior, bring uniqueness to it.