Do-it-yourself furniture restoration will save money when decorating the interior to your liking. We offer master classes on updating a chair, stool, chest of drawers, kitchen restoration in the shabby chic style. Unfortunately, over time, household items lose their original appearance and come into a deplorable state. The owner has a choice - to discard such a thing or make an effort to restore it. Often this does not require special skills and you can use the materials at hand.
How to update a chair with your own hands?
A cover will allow him to become so cheerful. Such a cape will hide unsightly parts of a piece of furniture that does not look very good. The chair, which was like this, is to be renewed.
To do this, you need to take:
- cotton rugs measuring 70 by 40 cm;
- a needle;
- strong threads;
- scissors;
- pins.
Place one rug on the back of your chair. Sow the sides of this cotton garment so that the cover fits well here.
Place the second mat perpendicular to the first on the seat.
Sew these two pieces together. Now we have to decorate the cape for the chair with tassels. To make it, you need to wind the yarn around three fingers, making 8-12 turns. Now put the end of the thread under this twist, twist and tie here. Step back a little from the top, make another constriction. The bottom of the brushes should be trimmed with scissors.
To decorate a chair, you need to make 6 pieces on one and the other side of these brushes. You can make them in different colors and sew them in place.
Now take the threads that you used to create these bells, and wind these balls into one. Divide the resulting decorative material into three parts and weave a pigtail. Sew on the sides and bottom of the chair.
If you want to make even larger bells, then wind the threads not on 3, but on 4 fingers. Also sew the decorative items into place. You can attach a fringe to the remaining rug and use it as a table decoration.
It is possible to restore chairs not only in this way, but also using the second idea. Look at the deplorable state of these pieces of furniture.
If you have similar or found such chairs, see how they can be radically transformed in just one evening. Perhaps you would like to refurbish the chair as well. But first, you need to remove the old rags from these items. If the seat has become unusable, then you need to replace them with others, their sturdy plywood.
If the seat is normal, then immediately cut out the foam rubber according to its size, as well as for the back. New chair covers had to be sewn. You don't have to buy fabric for this. See if you have a similar canvas that is dark enough to make bedding or curtains.
And for covers it is perfect, since the fabric is not easily soiled. Now measure your chair. Based on these markings, draw the future cover.
Stick the Velcro to the bottom of the chair. They will help to fix the covers in the desired position. Attach the pattern to the fabric and cut, remembering to leave seam allowances.
The legs also have to be decorated. Having measured them, you will cut out the details from the fabric, sew the sidewall of each, so that these elements turn into a kind of tubes. Put each on the leg, and you need to leave an additional canvas on top so that it covers the corners of the seats.
You can glue these fabric elements to the frame. After the hard work and effort, you will be rewarded. Since you will be able to sit on a strong, reliable chair, and people close to you will rest on the rest.
A more global restoration of the chair can be carried out if it is completely in a deplorable state or if this product is completely wooden, therefore, covers are not sewn for such.
First you need to clean the old varnish from the chairs.
If the old fasteners are rusty, do not hold their shape, then replace them with new screws. This is what the seat looked like before the restoration.
You need to replace it with a new one. To do this, remove this seat, place it on 6 mm plywood, draw with a pencil and cut it out with a jigsaw.
The plywood should be slightly curved. To make it like this, you need to pull several clamps to this element, glue the plywood with PVA glue to the tsar.
After the glue has dried, you need to cover the chair with stain and then varnish. When these materials are completely dry, then you can tell yourself that the restoration is over and it is comfortable to rest on such an antique chair that you managed to renew.
Other pieces of furniture can also be upgraded.
DIY buffet restoration - photo and master class
This is how he was by the time they began to transform him.
First, you need to remove the paint from the sideboard. Use a special tool for this. This is what it looks like.
Follow the instructions and your old furniture will look like this.
Remove any loose paint with a spatula. Look closely for defects on the surface of the cabinet or cupboard. It is likely that over the long century that these things serve their masters, defects have appeared.
This indentation can be removed by applying acrylic wood filler here. This is how the hole looked before and after working on it.
Now you need to cover the sideboard with stain and then varnish. The craftswoman, for whom the restoration of old furniture is a usual thing, uses ZAR stain and varnish.
Surely the fittings also need to be replaced.
If you have an old sideboard, then the accessories for it should be in the same spirit. Nowadays there is no problem to buy handles and a lock of this type.
It remains to wipe the glass so that the old sideboard appears in all its glory. It can be used to store dishes, collectible porcelain or earthenware.
Here's what it took to update the buffet:
- paint remover;
- putty knife;
- acrylic lacquer;
- stain;
- brushes;
- accessories.
If you have old furniture in the country, it can also be restored so that you have an impeccable atmosphere in your country house.
How to update an old buffet?
Here are the tools and tools that will magically transform a thing that has lost its appearance:
- acrylic primer;
- Grinder;
- sandpaper;
- small spatula;
- putty designed for woodwork;
- acrylic paint in white and gray;
- varnish;
- water;
- paper tape;
- sponge;
- brushes.
If parts of the cupboard are removable, remove them. Take out the drawers. Now all the parts need to be processed with a grinder.
Remove the old hardware. If you change hinges, remove the screws to remove them.
If the screws are corroded and do not give in, first moisten them generously with a special agent that will allow even old metal parts to be unscrewed. Cover the edges of the glasses with masking paper tape to avoid staining them. Smoothen the surface by rubbing the acrylic wood filler over it. Apply it with a spatula. In this case, a white putty is used, which will then help to achieve an interesting effect.
Let the putty dry, then you carry the primer to the surface and let it dry. Sand the wood pieces, then paint them gray.
When this layer dries, you need to cover the chest of drawers with white paint. Here she needs to be allowed to dry just a little. Soak a sponge in water and start rinsing off this paint. Of course, you don't need to delete all of it. The gray paint will start to show through, which will allow you to achieve an interesting effect.
Now you need to leave the sideboard alone until the coating is completely dry. Then apply the last coat of yacht varnish.
This sideboard looks great against the background of the white ceiling and walls of the same color. Here you can store books or any other items that should be in sight, but I will not gather dust.
Shabby chic style when restoring furniture with your own hands
If you like this direction, use it when restoring furniture.
The old chest of drawers looked like this. Its legs fell into disrepair, part of the tree was eaten by the bark beetle. It was necessary to remove the legs, take out the boxes and sand the wooden surface to remove the remaining paint.
This is how the restoration of this type of furniture proceeds.
When sanding, use a sander, and if you don't have one, then use an appropriate grit sandpaper. To prevent various pests of the tree from continuing their destructive work, treat the entire chest of drawers with an agent against such insects.
Now you need to putty the chest of drawers several times. On this given remedy was put 3 times. Each layer must be dried and then sanded with fine-grain paper or with a grinder. If the decorative item has carved elements, they need to be sanded with a small piece of sandpaper.
After the final alignment, you can paint the chest of drawers in the color you decide to use. In this case, the cabinet should turn brown with a light finish. And the boxes were decorated with such a pattern.
If you do not have great artistic ability, then draw the pattern using a stencil.
To prevent the white and brown color from merging at the joints, glue the areas that you do not want to paint over with paper masking tape. After the paint dries, you simply remove it. See how great the work is as a result.
If you want to practice small first, then transform the stool. If you still do not know what the shabby chic style is, then, in short, using it, the masters artificially age objects using various techniques. Basically - this is a play of colors, when 2 layers of different colors are applied to the surface and single scuffs are made on the top with sandpaper.
Knowing this technique, you can restore the stool. To get started converting it, you need:
- the stool itself;
- fine sandpaper;
- PVA glue;
- acrylic paints;
- primer;
- brushes.
Master class, step-by-step photos will help you in mastering this material. Remove old varnish and paint with sandpaper. Use a dry, soft cloth to wipe off any remaining dust.
Prime the surface. If you do not have a special tool for this, then mix PVA glue with white acrylic paint and use this composition. Wait for it to dry. Apply the first shade of paint to the stool. When it's dry, paint the stool a second time. If you wish, use a stencil or freehand to paint on his seat.
Do-it-yourself furniture restoration looks very beautiful when the shabby chic style is combined with decoupage.
Prepare:
- sandpaper;
- brushes;
- white acrylic paint;
- napkins with a pattern;
- PVA glue;
- water-based varnish;
- soft cloth.
Clean the surface of the dresser using sandpaper. Paint it white. When the coating is dry, paint a second time. If necessary, cover with a third coat of paint. When it dries, rub it lightly in some areas with sandpaper.
There is no need to remove too much paint so that the furniture does not look sloppy. Make just a few scuffs on the folds of the dresser. Now you can start decoupage. Lubricate the selected surface with PVA glue. Remove the top layer from the napkins. Glue them to the selected places, with blotting movements with a cloth or sponge, attach to the surface.
In this way, decorate the ends of all boxes. When the PVA on the napkins is dry, cover them with 2-3 layers of varnish.
Restoration of kitchen furniture
You can also use the shabby chic style to transform it.
If you have the same old wooden, rather boring furniture, make it luxurious using the shabby chic technique. The restoration of kitchen furniture begins with removing the doors from the cabinets.
Remove the old varnish with sandpaper. It is better not to use a sander on such carved surfaces, otherwise the varnish removal layer will be uneven.
You can try making a paste to remove old varnish using the following recipe. To do this, mix liquid soap with lemon juice, soda and add a little water. After you've rubbed wood surfaces with this paste, let it sit for an hour. Then wipe and walk around here with acetone to degrease the area.
Number the doors immediately if you are removing multiple doors so you know where to hang them back. In this case, the aging sites were covered with burnt umber acrylic paint.
Take a candle and use this wax to wipe the places that you painted before. If a lot of wax has been applied, then remove the excess with a soft cloth.
Add a little PVA glue to the white acrylic paint and cover the doors with this compound.
You need to apply three or four coats of such glue paint, letting each dry well. Now rub the areas that were previously painted with umber with emery paper to give this kind of antiquity.
Decorate the doors by taking napkins with roses or other patterns. It would be nice if the wallpaper would fit these decoration elements.
Cover the surface to be decorated with acrylic varnish. When it's dry, apply diluted PVA glue to the areas where the roses will be. Glue the napkins in place.
If the handles on the kitchen cabinets are in good condition, then you don't need to change them. Paint those white to blend in with the façade.
You can also paint them with umber first, rub with a candle, and then cover with several coats of white acrylic, and after it dries, lightly work here with sandpaper.
Also paint the inside of the doors, the side pieces that are visible. Here's how to do a DIY kitchen restoration using the shabby chic style.
Complete harmony will reign here if you transform some kitchen items in the same way.
Here's how you can update your old furniture. We invite you to get acquainted with other ideas that will be presented by the following videos. The first one tells how to restore furniture with your own hands.
