Under the foreign-sounding
name of decoupage is a decorative technique, perfectly suited to the renovation
of old furniture.When renovating the kitchen, you can also use the effective
veneer. Decorative techniques
such as decoupage and decorating interior decoration elements are some of the
ways to quickly refresh the appearance of home appliances. If you want to renew your kitchen
furniture without replacing the building, it is worth using these methods. A decoupage is a more decorative form,
requiring more self-invention. In
turn, gluing furniture is a way to obtain a uniform new decorative layer on the
entire surface of the furniture. The
choice belongs to us.
Decoupage, or class
furniture
If you want to give your
kitchen furniture a vintage or rustic style, you can choose to decorate them
using the decoupage method, which involves sticking cutouts on previously
painted surface. It is especially
worth to distinguish one of the furniture in this way, for example an old
kitchen sideboard or a buffet. This
technique can be used to renew kitchen furniture made of wood and wood-based
panels. The decors can be both
special sheets of rice paper bought in the decoupage store and, for example,
paper napkin cutouts.
Self-decoupage
* Decorative napkins, acrylic paint,
degreaser, varnish, small brush with a delicate bristle, a wide brush for
varnishing, fine-grained abrasive paper, a piece of candle, scissors, a roller
with a painting tray and new handles matching the styling will be needed for
decoration.
* Before painting, unscrew the handles
(if you plan to replace them or do not want to paint them with paint), the
furniture should be smoothed with sandpaper, which will allow you to get rid of inequalities. After sanding, all surfaces (except
those from fibreboard) are degreased, eg with acetone.
* We can paint the cabinet in this way -
by applying paint, we do the same as painting cabinets. If you want to get the effect of
aging, painting does not have to be precise. Painted
elements can be wiped with a candle, which will help to color and not wipe it
when wiping
* When a painted cupboard has to be
tried, cut the pattern and glue it with decoupage glue or varnish. We also apply it to the top of the pattern. When the adhesive dries slightly,
gently wipe the painted elements of the cabinet with fine-grained abrasive
paper
* At the end, you need to paint the
cabinet several times with a clear acrylic varnish (from 6 to 12 layers
depending on the type of varnish and our preferences). Each layer should be applied after
thorough drying of the previous one.
Veneer on the front
A good way to renew the
fronts of kitchen cabinets will be to finish them with a new self-adhesive
veneer. It resembles wallpaper,
but does not require glue (hence the name) and it can be washed many times,
which is important in the kitchen. They
are usually 45-90 cm wide, which guarantees that the front of the typical kitchen cabinets
is glued without the least aesthetic connections. With ease, we also select the pattern
and the colors of the cover - there are both color and imitation of the wood,
such as oak, walnut, or black-stained pine. They
also allow to realize the most sophisticated arrangement. You can give the fronts a drawing of
animal skin, dots, stripes, vintage picture, stained glass or forest, trees, flowers or with
newspaper or letter imprint. Finished
with colorful, multi-colored, patterned veneers, fronts look good, for example,
in the lower row of cabinets, when the mountain is much more calm.
We stick the cabinets
* To carefully attach the door, you must
remove it. Before proceeding with
gluing, the front of the cabinet should be cleaned, degreased and dried, and if
its surface is uneven, also be smoothed with sandpaper, which will ensure
longer durability of the veneer. If
the cabinet is covered with old, peeling paint, it should also be sanded. Wood surfaces must also be primed, eg
with an acrylic primer.
* When the furniture is ready to apply
the veneer, we can proceed to cut it. This
will not cause any problems, because the veneer's bottom is divided into
half-centimeter grids. The veneer
should be cut with a margin of about 6 cm six
centimeters.
* We gradually take off the paper
protecting the veneer and arrange the veneer evenly from the top of the front. It should ideally adhere to the plane,
so that there are no air bubbles under the veneer, because they will cause it
to peel off, therefore the surfaces to be glued must be smoothed all the time. You can use the squeegee for water. Remember to wrap the edges and corners
of the furniture with the supply. Excess
veneer can be removed with a wallpaper cutter. The edges of the veneer should be
painted with a clear varnish, which will minimize the risk of peeling off.
* If you notice air bubbles after
sticking, you need to punch them with a needle and squeeze.
