Many people at home or somewhere in the country are stored old furniture. And most often it is not expensive antiques from royal times, but the most ordinary cabinets, dressers, tables and chairs. At first glance, it may seem that most of these things have long time to throw away, but look carefully - often these are good products from a wood array or may even be forged metal, which will serve not yet one year, if they are beautifully renovated. In this article we will tell about the ways to decorate tables - kitchen, dining, journal, workers - different in size and shape.
However, many of the presented options are equally suitable for other interior items. Perhaps these examples will inspire you to turn the unspokenly lagged furniture at the present work of art, because it is so nice to contemplate the beauty made by your own hands!
The best way to update the dilapidated table is to paint it, but first need to prepare the surface. Clean the product from the previous finish will help the remover of paintwork coatings.
If there is a rust on metal legs or accessories, it should be hooked with coca-cool or a special means, and after 15-20 minutes, wipe the hard scraper.
The wood is grinning sandpaper, remove dust, then impregnate with an antiseptic and apply a primer. All chips, cracks and irregularities are rubbed acrylic woodcut.
Alkyd enamel, acrylic or epoxy paints, varnishes, aerosol compositions can be used for staining. Malanted tools are also required - brush, roller, sponge, sprayer.
To give the table a more spectacular look - it can not be painted it entirely, but only separate parts. To do this, you will use greater scotch or stencils.
If one-photon coating seems too boring - try to decorate the old table with patterns. The drawings can be applied with a tassel and acrylic paints - manually, through stencil or along the outlines made using trap.
The table with artistic painting will perfectly complement the interior in the ethnic or rustic style, and the images of animals, fabulous and cartoon heroes will like children.
For such a decor you will need a brush, paper napkins with a pattern, PVA glue and transparent furniture varnish.
The pictures neatly tear off either cut with scissors, remove the lower layers of paper, then the resulting fine applications are placed in the designated place, and the glue is used on top, trying to avoid folds and breaks.
If a item is not possible to attach the first time, it must be immediately wiped with a sponge, moistened with warm water, and repeat the attempt with a similar fragment.
The dried decoupage is covered with a transparent lacquer for furniture in several layers, otherwise the paper decor will quickly erase.
Craquelur is a cracking varnish, with the help of which the product is deliberately attached to the form that mimics the texture of vintage canvases. It is the one-step (the composition is applied into one layer and as drying is dry) and two-having (two mixtures are used - one based on epoxy resins, the second - on a water basis, they interact and the characteristic texture is obtained). The color of the resistance is determined by the lower layer of acrylic paint, as well as a tint of the grout. Most often, powdered golden pigment or pastel is used for this purpose.
Two-step crackerur usually complement the decoupage or manual painting to achieve the effect of the aged picture. One-step is more suitable for products without drawings.
It happens that after repair remains a small supply of ceramic tiles. It can be applied to the decor of the old table - it is enough just to bind a wooden base with a tile. The laying technology in this case is practically no different from the wall or floor finish.
The ceramic surface is ideal for the table in the kitchen, terrace, veranda, in a gazebo or even on the street.
To give the table an attractive look, in addition to the monotonous tile, it is worth using patterned borders, decorative panels (perhaps even with some scenes) or stylish patchwork.
Pictures from small fragments are decorated with many galleries, temples and palaces. As sophisticated, they will look at the house, for example, on the surface of the coffee tables.
Mosaic elements can be ceramic (even a broken tile), glass or acrylic.
Sleepy rounds of wood, chopped CDs, colored pebbles are suitable from the girlfriend. It is enough just to come up with an interesting pattern and attach pieces to the table with the help of glue or liquid nails.
The easiest and most beautiful version of the decor of the old table, which does not require coming with the paints - sticking the film.
This affordable material can imitate any coating - from rare wood breeds to marble, it can be any pictures, patterns and textures.
A self-adhesive film is sold in rolls, and it is easy and pleasant to use it.
In the stores of the office and goods for creativity recently presents a wide selection of decorative self-adhesive tapes. To decorate the old table with multi-colored scotch, you will need no more than 30-40 minutes and a new bright thing will appear in the interior.
If you want to change the finish, the adhesive strips can also be quickly removed, and if there is a glue somewhere, acetone solvents it without any problems.
Epoxy resin is a liquid substance that quickly freezes outdoors, turning into a solid transparent plastic.
Thus filled with cracks in the wood look very unusual, and if adding fluorescent powder in the liquid phase, they will glow brightly in the dark.
Also in epoxy resin, dried flowers, leaves, seashells, coins, and thanks to the transparency of the substance, the effect of ice or amber is obtained.
