Most often from old things are getting rid of, but how to be, if after repair you found that your favorite chest is completely not fit into the interior, and buy a new one not at all in your plans? Then the fashion technique will come to the rescue for the rescue. With it, you can, spending the minimum effort, create a spectacular stylish thing that will be suitable for you.
Features of technology
Old Soviet-made chests are distinguished by classic design, impeccable quality and exquisite lines. Like any other furniture, over time, they lose their presentable appearance - paints burn out, varnish begins to get out, cracks and scuffs appear. Give a strong and sound interior to the second life helps the decoupage technique that is Decoration with all sorts of paper and linen pictures which are often combined with special effects.
Many people think that decoupage is French technique, but few people know that In fact, its homeland is the eastern part of Siberia. A little later, this technique fell into the countries of the old world. By the way, in Italy, the decoupage was considered "the creativity of the poor", such a "nickname" direction received because the opportunity to decorate their dwelling with precious stones, gold or silver was far from everyone, and I wanted to live in a beautiful house. Over time in France Decoupage was erected in the rank of art , then even the rich did not disappear with the decorations of this kind in his home.
Restoration at home forces to everyone. The main thing is to be patient, prepare everything you need for work and carefully to get acquainted with the most popular techniques of the whole process.
To date, there are quite a few ways to restore the appearance of the chest of drawers - with paper and napkins, canvas, aged by applying unexpected combinations of paints, Simulation of cracking on the surface. Anyway The result will be invariably spectacular and luxurious.
The main advantage of technology is a highly artistic result, which is actually achieved even in the absence of special education. This is achieved thanks to the main distinguishing feature of the decoupage - applying the finished image to the basis. For these purposes there is a huge number of diverse options with beautiful drawings, namely:
- decoupage cards;
- the cloth;
- napkins;
- Photo;
- stencils;
- wallpaper;
- scrapbooking paper;
- newspaper cuttings;
- Pictures from magazines.
Every year new styles are added, effects and devices - all this gives reason to assume that the decoupage will be in demand for a long time.
Necessary materials and tools
For each stage of decoupage, their special materials and tools are used. They may vary depending on the type of surface treated.Color
In order for the surface to make more Smooth and textured Use a fairly wide range of funds.
Most often, acrylic paint is in the course, it is ideal for wooden products due to resistance, water soluble and durability.
You can paint the surface of the chest during minutes. In addition to acrylic compositions, In decoupage, often use Water based enamel or the most ordinary enamel, some craftsmen are successfully applied Gouache, Tepe or Pastel.
Primer
Before applying paint, the surface is necessarily prepared, covering the primer, It allows paint to bed more smoothly and stronger with the base. Primers can be very different - on the basis of putty, adhesives, acrylic varnishes, there are also universal soils that are suitable for any reason. And also need Alcohol for degreasing the surface and putty to eliminate small defects.
Gilding and silvering
This is a very fashionable effect in recent years, which is widely used when performing a decoupage. In this case, it is best to take Acrylic paints that mimic metallized coating, They are applied the most ordinary brush. In addition to metal paints, they are very popular Pearl composition , and Supergeezivny thin foil, It is applied using a special glue.
Blind
Most often, a special decoupage glue is used for gluing, although many glipulate the picture to the base with the help of PVA. However, it does not give the necessary leveling effect. The difference between the inclined surface and the base can be noticeable if a picture of a dense material is used. In addition, some craftsmen glue the desired fragments Stationery, adhesive pencil and even egg squirrel.
Creating effects
To create interesting decorative effects, such special compositions are used as:
- Patina of different shades;
- Special varnishes for artificial formation;
- Powder for applying shadows;
- pastel;
- bulk gels;
- Paint for ceramics;
- sparkles, glitter;
- Structural pastes.
In recent years, the creation techniques have enjoyed great demand. Effect Krakle. For registration of cracks on the surface, the set of materials is significantly limited - only here Water based decorative varnishes.
These compositions are pretty expensive, so many use the technique that gives a similar effect - cracking. To do this, before the finish painting, the surface is treated with a chicken protein with a subsequent drying of a hot hairdryer.
Fixation
In order for the decor to be created as long as possible, they use varnish. It can be a special lacquer for decoupage or construction. It is applied in several layers until the perfectly smooth surface is achieved. In addition, it creates a waterproof layer, protecting the dresser from adverse external factors.
Selection of decoration style
The choice of style for the decoupage of the chest is limited only by its own fantasy. For children, it can be images of any fabulous heroes. The universal option is considered to be geometric patterns and lines, but most often old chests are restored in the style of Provence. A distinctive feature of furniture made in this style is the color palette - it is customary to accompany the chest of drawers in White, blue, olive and pale yellow shades, And as decorative elements, lavender, sunflowers, olive branch and other symbols of Provence are used.
Important! The shade must be light and gentle, saturated tones are not allowed, and the images themselves should not be too large and bright.
Small lifehak: If you want your dresser to look original, apply a few splashes of lavender color. If you add them to appliqués with lavender motifs, the furniture will be truly stylish and unique. To make beautiful droplets, you can use a conventional toothbrush. It must be rigid, because with soft vile splashes, it turns out uneven and too large.
Before spraying, go away from furniture by 1.5-2 meters.
Master classes for beginners
During the decoupage, with your own hands at home, it is necessary to take into account all the rules for working with materials of different types. For example, the processing of smooth surfaces is significantly different from working with roughboards - you will need Survival surface that will not only save your hands from the zoom, but also will make the surface more smooth and attractive.
Before starting the restoration of the chest, it is necessary Clear all pollution, fat residues and old coating. After that, you should walk on the surface Emery paper . The prepared base is covered with a layer of primer and paint, after which it is possible to start the creative part of the work.
To achieve the necessary stylish effect, it is necessary to make the coating. To do this, in some places (along the ribs, in the corners or near the handles), imitation of failure is created. It is best to take paints of two colors - the main background shade and a darker tone that will look out from under it. The paint is applied step by step, adhering to the next algorithm:
- Initially, the chest of drawers are completely painted and give dry;
- plots where it is planned to make the imitation of the surface formation, it is necessary to grasp wax or paraffin;
- Then they apply the main background color;
- Very carefully, slightly pressed over the paraffin layer, with the help of fine-grained emery, a thin layer of paint of the main tone is removed;
- If you wish, you can additionally use the crockel lacquer, then after drying the composition, cracks are formed on the surface.
Most often for restoration use decoupage cards or napkins. The second option will cost much cheaper, and if the result does not coincide with the expected, it will not be so hurt. Decamental maps are more expensive, They can be performed in three versions.
- With a picture applied to dense rice paper which has pronounced textural fibers. The option is good if the entire surface of the chest is completely decorated.
- On very fine rice paper - Such pictures look very gently, and the boundaries are practically invisible. As a rule, such a decor complement the strokes of watercolor paints, thereby creating an art painting effect.
- Maps from simple multi-layer paper - Before use, it should be divided into separate layers. To do this, a layer of varnish is applied on the front side of the image and give it to completely shook, then lower the workpiece into the water and carefully roll all the excess with the inside.
Regardless of the material used, the work includes the following steps:
- The image is neatly cut;
- apply glue on the opposite direction and fix on the surface of the chest;
- With a soft brush for drawing, smoothes all wrinkles from the center to the edges, it can be made with a sponge or a very soft tissue napkin;
- At the final stage, the product is covered with several layers of varnish at intervals of 1.5-3 hours until complete grapplation;
- After drying the last layer, you need to give a product a few more days so that the image is fixed as tight as possible.
About how to perform a decoupage of the chest with your own hands, tells the following video.