Decoupage furniture with their hands

your furniture has long gone out of fashion, but give it up do not want to?Then there is a great alternative - give old furniture a second life.How to do it?Today we talk about the currently popular technique of decorating furniture and other interior objects - decoupage.

What is the technique decoupage on furniture?At first glance it seems that it is something too complicated, requiring the cost and effort.But it's not even a fragile girl can master this technique and update any piece of furniture.

Decoupage - a special kind of decorative art, with which you can update any item and even furniture with glue, scissors and paper.And now to get acquainted with this technique and learn how to do decoupage on furniture.

Decoupage furniture with his own hands

Updating old furniture - a task complicated at first glance, because it is necessary to think over every detail to furniture fit into the interior.Therefore, the complexity can occur only with the choice of materials, or rather drawings for decoupage.Easy technology updates furniture - is the main advantage of decoupage.To work requires a minimum of tools and materials.The choice depends on the base material surface to be treated.

To make decoupage furniture made of particleboard prepare these materials and tools:

• napkin with a pattern;
• PVA glue;
• scissors;
• brush;
• a sharp knife;
• lacquer on acrylic basis;
• foam roller on the basis of;
• soft washcloth.

basic working material - a cloth or special paper with a pattern.Depending on the surface to be treated and ideas, it can also be clippings from old magazines and newspapers, printed on a home printer, image or specially purchased fabric paper with a pattern for decoupage.In any case, if you have an idea, you will need to carry out a minimum of investments, and all the necessary tools can be found at home.

What to expect from decoupage furniture?First of all - it is a complete update.When it comes to kitchen, you can completely renovate the kitchen, make it a stylish and interesting.To master this technique could be anyone, just be prepared for what will have to be patient.No hurry, all perform thoroughly and do not hurry.

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Basic techniques decoupage technique

main direction of interior renovation and furniture - it matched the attachment pattern or picture on the surface in different ways.

decoupage techniques:

1. simple decoration.It should be cut out of paper napkins or the desired item, attach it to the surface and apply a thin layer on top of the glue.When it dries, you can open this place finish.In this technique, there are plenty of asides.Sometimes the master would like to add something, he takes a brush, choose the right color of paint and manually dorisovyvaet some details to give the image volume.Sostarivayut surface or artificially, if necessary.
2. Technology «reverse decoupage" is a little different from the traditional printing on the surface.It is used for decoration of transparent glass and the interior, at least - the furniture.What is special: the selected picture is cut out, glued to the face on the reverse side of the object, and after drying, acrylic paints and brush dorisovyvayut hand picture elements, in order to "prove" pattern, make it lively and voluminous.
3. Decoupage art - installations applying the same tread pattern elements (cut, glue), but if you want to make a single image over a large area, some elements by hand, draw the shade and the shade is necessary to finish.The technique is very beautiful, but difficult.Make a colorful feather is only possible manually.This work is considered to be an expensive and exclusive.
4. Technique "dekopatch" - refers to a "decoupage" category, it is the same, only instead of cloth or different materials used paper elements.This can be a special paper web and a paper silk, plastic and glass.The surface of the object is completely filled with the individual elements, creating a common background.Paper for decorating need to break the hands, that there was no clear boundary.What is the difference from a simple decoupage dekopatcha: in the first case the cut finished images, while the second - a certain area or the entire area completely glued pieces of decorative paper.
5. Decoupage volume - an imitation of the art of painting is made on the surface of the volume.First, the elements of the picture are applied (cut from special paper or napkins), and after drying is carried out drawing every detail.

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continue acquaintance with the basics of decoupage techniques, now consider common effects:

• «gilded» or gilding.How to do it: cut from cloth or special paper picture glued to the surface, and then treated with a thin layer of metallic paint: a gold, silver or bronze.To achieve the seemingly expensive inlays for gold, using sheets of special material - gold leaf;
• imposing shadow with a brush and pastel paints.Painting dialed dry brush, masked border between drawing lines to smooth the sharp outlines;
• drawing painting colored paints, in order to give expression and volume;
• artificial aging items, decorating furniture antique;
• craquelure technique - using a special varnish (one- and two-component), which when dry forms a crack on the surface;
• patina - it's deliberate shading of certain areas on the furniture or items (the place of frequent contact - the edges and corners).

Every surface before starting work, must undergo some training.For example, the glass should be thoroughly degreased.For this purpose it is necessary to wash, dry, lint-free cloth to wipe and treat degreaser (to save material masters often use colorless diluted dishwashing detergent).

to work with sheet metal products is also very important pre-treatment.Special solution (vinegar and water in proportions of 1: 1) and the hard surface is cleaned with a wire brush from dirt, thus the top layer removed.

Wooden surface and furniture made of particleboard handled fine sandpaper to smooth out all the bumps.

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How to decoupage furniture.Instructions

For beginners, just learn the basics of this type of decorative art, it is best to start with the furniture decor simple technique.

To work necessary to prepare the following:

• filler for wooden surfaces (if the furniture is old, and there are cracks in it) or putty for wood;
• special glue for decoupage.If it's not, you can use an ordinary PVA glue;
• flat brush (not hard);
• sheet of sandpaper with a fine grain;
• acrylic lacquer - can be glossy or matte, depending on the ideas.Lac buy to work with plastic or wooden surfaces;
• scissors;
• primer mixture for wooden surfaces;
• stationery sharp knife;
• napkin (special) or clippings from all magazines and newspapers.You can print to the printer (color or black and white) any image.

These are the need to swipe pattern:

Step Master Class:

1. offer to update the old kitchen furniture.We start with the surface preparation.Do not miss this point in any case - from the quality of surface preparation depends on the final result and the life of the furniture.Inspect the treated surface.Let's say that you decide to upgrade the kitchen - stick on the stools and countertop selected pattern.Look to the surface, if there are cracks, they must fill out a special grout, called the facility "fillers".It is very important - if the defects are large, then you must use wood putty to fill depressions, and after drying agents to clean sandpaper.Wait until the grout or plaster dries (preferably overnight).After 8-10 hours should be cleaned once a surface of kitchen furniture with fine grain abrasive paper and apply a coat of primer (for wood).Wait for the primer to dry, do not rush, because the pattern can not go smoothly.
2. Prepare the selected image.So long as the layer dries putty or primer, you can prepare fragments.To do this, cut out of paper napkins or drawing pictures, and then carefully remove the top layer (for use with napkins).If you select a large image, then it is better to order the printing on a special printer (wide) to paste the image without joints.Try not to cut drawing straight lines and with a bend, rounding the edges.Then the image will look harmonious, especially if you choose a picture in dark colors.
3. Adhesive application: first you need to smear glue the picture so that the cloth or paper substrate are well soaked.To work with napkins try not to pour a lot of glue, as the paper is too thin and can break.Now you need to soak the glue base and carefully put on the surface of the drawing.Roller or brush (it depends on the size of the picture), you need to try to gently, without stretching the edges of the paper, smooth drawing, remove wrinkles and swollen areas (air bubbles).Very important information: If you are working with a napkin, then this material is suitable for PVA glue, it does not need to be diluted with water.Well, if you choose image on thick paper, or print images to a printer, then buy a special glue.
4. Processing lacquer surface.Do not rush, you must first wait for the application to dry, and only after that you can proceed to the final stage of decorating furniture - spray lacquer.It is necessary to open the lacquer furniture completely (not just the one area where there is an image).Wait until the first coat has dried, apply another coat of varnish, all layers must be 3, 4. The maximum interval between the application of each layer on a minimum - 1 hour.This hard work will consolidate the image and extend the life of the updated furniture.

Look how beautiful furniture we turned:

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Decoupage polished furniture

We reviewed version of decoupage wood furniture, and what to do if you want to partold polished dresser?On the smooth glossy surface is difficult to glue the paper pattern, but it's real.

How to put the paper fragment on the polished furniture:

1. first step is to use coarse sandpaper to remove the shine.Remove completely polished very difficult, this work is long and laborious.It is important to try to at least thoroughly clean the top, to get rid of shine.Well, if you try and carefully follow all recommendations so that there were no flashes.Then we can count on long-term "toe" picture.
2. If the furniture has defects: cracks, bulges and bumps - all carefully fill the special trowel or putty.We look forward to when these areas are dry, apply a coat of primer, again waiting for the complete drying.
3. In polished furniture will not be such a beautiful pattern, like furniture, made of wood.Therefore it is necessary to work with a primer to the surface, "began to play."Use as a primer mixture of acrylic paint (shade select a tone of furniture).
4. Cut the decoupage card or swipe the desired track and pasted with a special glue on the surface.
5. Carefully brush or foam roller smoothes the print to remove air bubbles and wrinkles.
6. Now we have to correct the background.This is done using acrylic paint and a fine brush.We draw the outline if you want to - give life drawing paint prorisovyvaya individual parts.
7. finished surface carefully align - apply a coat of varnish, as a fixative.We look forward to when it dries, cover layer of varnish again, waiting for drying and reiterate once again our actions.
8. If you are upgrading the furniture in the kitchen or bathroom, then you need to last coat of clear varnish, and then when it dries, apply a thin layer of wax.This surface looks spectacular.

That effort result:

How to decoupage cloth furniture

to work with fabric, you will need the same set of materials and tools, but instead of tissue or paper pattern is necessary to prepare fabric scraps.

Let us together make decoupage cloth on a small nightstand:

1. Prepare the solvent as necessary to remove the top layer of paint to the tables, and then carefully sanded the entire surface.
2. then be covered with acrylic paint locker completely (in this case, the primer).
3. Apply a layer of white glue to the surface and immediately prepare the glue for fabric.It is best to pour a little glue into a container with a spray, add a little water (or buy special glue for fabric).
4. Cut fabric or glue pieces of material using white glue.In this case, whether you use one color or material prepared several different color patches.In imagination has no boundaries, so you can safely proceed to the implementation of the plan.
5. Wait for the fabric pasted, select this process at least 40 minutes, then you should use the sprayer carefully sprinkle with fabric glue, so that it finally stuck to the surface.
6. again postpone the work.Wait for the fabric is completely dry up and only then cover the furniture with clear lacquer in several layers (the break - 1 hour).

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