Do you want to create a unique interior without extra costs?
Old furniture will help you with this, a photo of the alteration of which you can find with us. There are many ways to transform old, familiar items for you.
The choice of method depends on the purpose of the furniture and the type of coating, as well as its condition at the time of repair.
You can find a step-by-step photo-master class for making furniture with your own hands from old interior items on our website. The process of updating furniture includes two main stages:
Let's take a closer look at what you should focus on.
Tables are distinguished by their functionality into writing, dining, kitchen and coffee tables. Depending on their purpose, their structure also differs, and, consequently, the restoration process. As a rule, dining tables consist of 4 legs, a bow and a tabletop. They can be solid or folding. When altering such furniture, it is worth paying Special attention condition of all elements, as well as their fastening. The legs should be the same, without damage. If necessary, they can be replaced.
The tabletop, in turn, is the main part of the table. Its surface should be smooth, free of grooves, cracks and corrosion. If necessary, wood putty can be used to achieve the desired effect. With its help, you can easily and quickly eliminate all surface imperfections. If necessary, it can also be used in the repair of legs. The same scheme is used in the repair of coffee tables.
Kitchen tables have their own characteristics. Before proceeding with the repair, it is necessary to conduct a complete inspection of this piece of furniture. An important role is played by the strength of the countertop. It must withstand heavy loads and physical impact. In this regard, the foundation on which it is installed must also be strong.
An example of using putty on wood, which will help fix all the bumps in the old countertop
Note! Kitchen tables are not only a place to work, but also used to store kitchen utensils. To do this, they have built-in drawers, shelves and doors. They should be given special attention.
If the table is equipped with shelves, then you should pay attention to their fasteners. If necessary, in a furniture store you can purchase special caps made of wood or plastic, and a thin, durable metal corner can also be used as a shelf mount. Pay attention to the condition of the canopies with which the door is attached. It is best to replace them with new ones, since with frequent use this part lends itself to the greatest wear.
The freshness of natural wood is given by special polishing agents that can be found in any hardware or furniture store.
If the table is equipped with drawers, then check how firmly their walls and bottom are connected. To facilitate their use, you can replace the fittings with which the drawers are pulled out. You can buy it at a furniture store. You can also purchase various types of comfortable handles.
Advice! When replacing canopies, choose those that are designed for furniture. They will provide more convenient and reliable operation of the doors.
When repairing desk it is worth paying attention to all of the above. After watching a detailed master class on reworking old furniture with your own hands, you can repeat it yourself.
Each house has furniture that is designed for storage. As a rule, this different type and size of cabinets and cabinets. They can be different in height, depth, spaciousness. Moreover, each of them can become a real decoration of your apartment. To do this, see how to restore old furniture with your own hands further.
A rather extravagant and extraordinary element of the interior - a bedside table from an old suitcase
First of all, it is worth inspecting all the fastenings of the shelves and, if necessary, replace them with new ones. You can also replace the drawer mounts with more functional and modern ones.
Depending on the size, the methods of fastening the doors may vary. Sheds are used at cabinets and small cabinets. They wear out quickly, so when carrying out repairs, it is best to replace them with new ones.
If you are remodeling a large wardrobe and it has movable doors, then over time its fittings may also wear out. In a furniture store you can find special fasteners for sliding doors closet.
How impressive the restored old furniture looks in this case, see the photo below.
It is hard to imagine any home without chairs. Today it is so commonplace that few people pay attention to it. This can happen in two cases - either with the proper design of the chair as an interior item, or if it breaks. We will consider how to come from the second option to the first.
The option of restoring old chairs with vintage-style covers
The chair consists of three main elements:
All of them can fail sooner or later. If the legs are the cause of the breakage, then they must be firmly fixed, otherwise the use of the chair becomes dangerous. If the seat is broken, then it can be replaced by cutting out the appropriate piece from plywood or fiberboard. The same can be done with the back. Also, if desired, the chair can be made soft. To do this, soft foam-based upholstery must be attached to the seat and backrest.
Advice! If you decide to install or replace the upholstery on a chair, it is best to use fabric stitched to the foam. You can find one in a textile store, and it is worth fixing it with a construction stapler.
As you know, any piece of furniture should be not only functional, but also attractive. Therefore, when old furniture is updated, the photo of which you can see below, it is necessary to break the work into several stages. The first step is surface preparation.
It is necessary to clean the furniture from traces of old paint, varnish, as well as dirt. After that, it is necessary to putty the cracks, if any, and then apply a primer. Next, you can apply the foundation. To do this, you need to choose the paint of the appropriate color.
New life for an old bed frame natural wood– painting in delicate turquoise
Advice! Best to use acrylic paint water based. It does not contain toxic substances, does not emit a strong odor and dries quickly. This gives the surface a glossy finish. But if you are good at using an aerosol can, then it will do.
Restoration of old furniture, photos of which are presented below, includes decor. You can use different techniques and combine them. The most common is decoupage. For this you will need the following:
Decoupage is a fascinating activity, and furniture made using this technique looks very gentle and unusual.
Advice! It is best to use large colored napkins with appropriate motifs as an image.
Lubricate the surface with glue, gently attach and smooth the picture. Let everything dry a little, then open it with varnish. It is worth noting that there is no doubt about the effectiveness of using this method during the restoration of old furniture with your own hands.
Another no less interesting method of decorating is applying patterns using lace. For this you will need:
Take a piece of lace and attach it to the place you plan to decorate. Secure the ends with tape. It is advisable to cover the rest of the area with paper or film. Apply paint with a brush or use aerosol cans. Let the product dry. Remove tape, paper and lace.
Advice! If you want to decorate large area, then it is best to use a piece of guipure of the appropriate size.
Both of the above methods are quite effective. Instead of lace and guipure, you can use paper templates. As a rule, often when decoupage and restoration of old furniture, wallpaper left after repair is used.
Over time, the upholstery of sofas and armchairs not only loses its attractive appearance, but can also sag a lot, become not as soft as before. But if you don’t want to throw away your favorite piece of furniture or don’t have the money to buy a new one, you can do the upholstery at home.
Refurbished shabby chic dining room
A detailed master class on how to remake furniture with your own hands, and photo examples are presented on our website. You need to purchase the appropriate fabric from which the new upholstery will be made. It could be:
The choice of material for upholstery depends on your financial capabilities. You can buy it both in a textile and in a specialized furniture store. You will also need a construction stapler and staples for it.
It is best to get rid of old upholstery. It can be fixed with glue. In that case you will need construction knife or (if staples are attached) you will need to use a flathead screwdriver. After removing the old cover, begin to install a new one.
A small master class on replacing the upholstery of an old pouffe
Cut off the necessary piece of upholstery, attach it so that the edges go to the place where the old one ends, and attach with a stapler. You can carry out such manipulations both with the soft part, and with the back and the former.
If upholstered furniture has lost its volume and softness, they can be returned by replacing the foam rubber. It is necessary to fix it with the help of special small carnations. If you are afraid that such manipulations are beyond your power, then you can stick foam rubber over the old upholstery and fit it with a new one. But it should be borne in mind that the furniture should not lose its functionality.
We give new volume to the seat of an old chair
You can give any volume to your product. To do this, you need to choose foam rubber of the appropriate thickness. If there is a folding mechanism, then after the constriction it should function as before.
Advice! If you need to replace the upholstery and renew its volume, it is advisable to use fabric stitched to the foam. You can purchase it at a specialized store or stitch both materials yourself.
If you change both layers of upholstery, you can apply different types of decorating options that will give your furniture a more aesthetic look. There are many ways to do this. We will look at the two most common:
A more economical and easier way to hide stains is to sew covers. To do this, you can choose any fabric you like. It is important that it is durable. The most commonly used for this purpose are:
After taking measurements according to the size of the sofa, you can sew a cover that will cover the back, seat and, if necessary, the former of your sofa.
A small master class on sewing a removable cover for a pouffe
When making a cover, you can use various decor techniques. You can place embroidery in a certain place. If desired, you can sew an application. To do this, fragments of the pattern are cut out of pieces of fabric and sewn to the base, forming a single picture.
You can also use the currently popular patchwork - the art of making products from patchwork. In this case, you can use pieces of old unnecessary things to make a cover.
Scuffs, stains and even broken upholstery on the former can be hidden with a special lining. To make it you will need:
You can cut plywood yourself or seek help from specialists where you will purchase it. You will need 5 pieces according to the size of your bull. The overlay should cover its outer, inner, back, front and top parts. After taking measurements, simply make 5 corresponding rectangles and fasten them from the inside of the structure using corners and self-tapping screws.
Further, it is enough just to put the design on the former. It can not only serve as a decor, but also be quite functional. You can use the overlay as a mini table. If necessary, apply paint or decorate it in any way convenient for you.
Advice! After making the plywood lining, sand it on both sides sandpaper.
Do you like retro items, but the prices in stores are not encouraging at all? Learn how to make vintage with your own hands - update furniture or create elegant decor. And we will teach you how easy it is to do it.
In this master class you will learn:
So let's start.
Do you have an old shabby cabinet with glass inserts on the doors? Before you send it to the country, remember that it is these things that are especially appreciated by vintage fans. Update it in just a couple of minutes with the help of elegant fabric applications.
Making such a closet is easy. The most difficult thing here is to choose the fabric in the right style. You can choose solid colors, floral patterns or, as the author, a pastoral scene in the style of "zhuyi".
Measure pieces of fabric along the width of the "window", and then stick them on double-sided tape. Everything, your locker self made ready in vintage style!
This piece of furniture is in almost every home. The stool is pretty worn out, but is it still fit to sit on? Wonderful! For a vintage item, this is an excellent base.
First of all, sand the wood and then coat it with a dark gray primer. When dry, apply a second coat - white. After drying, carefully rub it with sandpaper until the gray starts to show through.
Then make a seat out of foam rubber and a suitable fabric, fix it and get a graceful piece of furniture with retro touches.
Do you have an old wooden chest of drawers? Perfect! Even if his condition leaves much to be desired, or the color does not suit him, it does not matter. On the contrary, this is a chance to turn it into elegant vintage furniture - much cheaper than in salons. Pair simple steps and this chest of drawers will become your favorite.
Sand the surface of the chest of drawers with sandpaper, then apply blue acrylic paint (pink, but muted tones will do) and wait for it to dry. Scrub some areas with a sponge to make the paint appear uneven, sand with sandpaper to show through the wood.
It remains to screw the handles (by the way, they do not have to be the same) - and admire the exclusive handmade item.
For more on that, see our selection of master classes on this topic.
An old wardrobe with glass doors can also be turned into retro furniture. You will need a piece of cotton with a floral or checkered pattern, the length of the fabric is equal to the height of the doors, the width is approximately 4 widths of the glass insert per 1 door.
Cut the fabric into 2 pieces, tuck the edges at the top and bottom, then sew, leaving room for the line to thread through. Thread a fishing line (or elastic band) inside, drape (gather about one to two). Repeat this with the bottom. Make a loop from each free end of the fishing line.
Remove glass. On the back of the doors, attach furniture studs (4 for each door) so that the hat protrudes a little. Put on ready-made draperies, clinging to the studs with eyelets.
What else can be decorated in this way? More than 60 photo ideas for inspiration - (in our special issue on this topic).
Now check out how easy it is to give a vintage look to the usual things or create your own accessories in retro style.
If you know how to knit, you can easily make such a cute decor for an ordinary glass vase. If not, sew a knitted cover from an old openwork jumper, you can even make it for a child. It looks especially impressive if the product is knitted from cotton.
For one vase, you only need one sleeve (the second can be used for another vase, including painting it in a different color). If there is a cuff, it must be cut off, trying not to dissolve the sleeve itself.
Cut off the sleeve a little longer than the height of the vase, remove any cut threads and finish the top edge so that the canvas does not unravel. Dissolve the threads from the rest of the sleeve and twist about a dozen flagella from them with a knot at the end. Sew the finished flagella to the upper edge of the cover and put the cover on the vase.
If you want to up the retro charm, find a white jumper and color the finished case with tea, coffee or cocoa. You get a delightful, truly vintage shade - "ecru" or "ash pink".
Surely you have seen movie characters who have everything “in style” - even a simple tray. What are you worse? You can also make such an accessory - and, believe me, it is very simple. All you need is a small metal tray.
Find a suitable vintage picture, print on plain paper. Or select any photo, and then in a graphic editor like Photoshop, turn it into grayscale or sepia mode, and then print it.
Attach a tray, circle, cut, glue - and admire! Ideal for storing beads and pendants, as well as your favorite perfume - on the dressing table.
If you want to use this serving tray, varnish the picture.
Making such a bijou holder is also easy. It will take a wide wooden frame for a picture (old or new), a piece of plywood to fit the frame (for internal insertion) and the remains of wallpaper with floral motifs.
The frame can be pre-painted in a dark saturated color (blue, green, burgundy, eggplant), and then go over the paint a little with sandpaper to give a “bloom of time”.
Stick the wallpaper on the plywood and reinforce the finished part on the back of the frame. On the outside, mark several points for hooks (in rows or randomly). Fasten small hooks or furniture studs so that they hold tightly to the plywood.
Hang up your decorations and place the display on a chest of drawers (or hang it on the wall with a picture holder).
- in our other selection of master classes.
You will need a simple white plate without a pattern (porcelain, ceramics) and paints for table glass-porcelain in the form of felt-tip pens.
Draw sketchy lines depicting a rose with a stem. Do not worry about the lack of artist talents - in this case, just such a slightly “naive” look is valued (as in children's drawings).
Important: even if earlier this plate was suitable for use in the microwave, now (after drawing the pattern) it cannot be placed there.
And here you don't have to do anything at all. It is enough to find in a buffet (or at a flea market) an egg stand made of silver, glass or painted porcelain.
Turn it over, insert a tall candle, place the composition on a beautiful tray - and enjoy the serving detail in retro style.
Take a metal watering can as a basis and paint it white. And then glue the napkins with floral motifs on the sides and spout of the watering can.
Any flowers are suitable for vintage style, but spring ones are best: lilacs, tulips, lilies of the valley. From above, it is desirable to fix the drawing with a transparent varnish.
Important: this decor will not last long in the open air, so use a watering can only for watering indoor plants or as a flower vase.
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Now you know how easy it is to create a vintage interior with your own hands. Let your creativity bring joy and admiration to the guests!
Sometimes old furniture literally captivates with the quality of the wood from which it is made, as well as with its unusual appearance. To take out such vintage interior items in the trash just does not raise a hand. But furnishing a modern home with their help is also not best idea. But there is a way out. It is necessary to update old furniture with your own hands by breathing into it new life. There is no doubt that after a small restoration the furniture will change!
Bright chairs will be a real highlight of the interior. To transform a soft seat, you need to drag it with a cover sewn from multi-colored shreds. And the solid legs and back are decorated using decoupage technique. On the primed surface, apply decoupage napkins or magazine clippings soaked in a mixture of PVA and water. After drying, cover them with a layer of acrylic varnish.
Surely in every house there are old geographic Maps left over from school days. They can completely paste over furniture using the decoupage technique described above. If such a solution seems too radical, then it is better to combine decoupage with coloring of individual areas. In order for the paint to lie evenly, it is necessary to clean the furniture from the old finish.
Wallpaper with convex patterns for painting is an excellent material for updating furniture, the purchase of which will not burden even the most modest budget. Check the distant drawers: perhaps the remnants of the wallpaper after the repair are waiting for their finest hour. Stick the pieces of wallpaper on the prepared and cleaned furniture surface. If white seems too boring, then paint the wallpaper and varnish it for protection.
The effect of surprise when looking at furniture, the back wall of which is decorated with bright patterns, is guaranteed. If the level of your own artistic skills allows, then back wall can be painted. To do this, you will have to first disassemble the furniture. There is a simpler solution: just cover it with bright wallpaper. In order for the update to be holistic, paint the furniture itself in a harmonizing color.
Smooth color transitions are a coloristic technique that has not lost its relevance for the past few years. So why not repeat it on furniture? Use 4-5 shades of the same color on furniture vertically. It is not necessary to buy the number of cans of paint that matches the ombre colors. You can buy basic and white colors. The intensity of the base color is adjusted by adding different amounts of white to it.
Long-read newspapers or old music books can be used to decorate vintage furniture. Paint part of the furniture in the chosen color, leaving empty areas where the paper will be pasted. Building tape will help to observe the boundaries of staining. Then stick paper soaked in tea or coffee and dried on the furniture. Soaking is necessary to give notes or newspapers a brown tint that creates an aged effect. After the glue dries, varnish the paper.
In order for the selected pattern to look neat, it is better to apply it with a stencil. It can be cut out of thick cardboard or thin plastic. Color the selected object in light color. After the paint has dried, apply the stencil pattern. To make the updated furniture look spectacular, we recommend choosing contrasting paint colors.
The simplest way freshen up vintage furniture - just repaint it. But first you need to clean the surface of the remnants of varnish and paint applied many years ago. This can be done with a grinder or sandpaper. In some cases, simply prying off the layers of paint with a knife is sufficient, and they will easily come off. Then the tree must be covered with a primer, and after it dries, painted in a bright color.
Vintage photos often gather dust in drawers until they are faded and frayed. But there is a smarter way to use them, one that will allow them to see the light of day and allow you to enjoy a sophisticated retro aesthetic all the time. Use the photo to glue old furniture. If you don’t raise your hand to apply pictures in this quality, then make duplicates of them by scanning and printing on a color printer. The decoupage technique will help to fix the "twins" of the retro photo on the furniture. To preserve the images, do not forget to cover them with varnish.
Even in the absence of developed skills in the field visual arts it will turn out to decorate old furniture in a similar way. Choose a simple design in two or three colors and transfer it to the surface of the furniture, pre-painted in the selected base color.
A lot of bright colors that don't even match with each other - that's all it takes to transform furniture into a piece of abstract art. Clean furniture from old varnish and paint, prime. Then start to cover it with small strokes of different colors. For convenience, first apply the first color, then the second, and so on. To evaluate the compatibility of colors, we recommend that you first create a sketch on a piece of thick cardboard.
Furniture painted in two contrasting colors looks unforgettable. In order not to accidentally cross the boundaries of good taste, we recommend choosing one neutral color (gray, black, white, beige, and the second - bright (pink, light green, orange, azure). With this combination of tones, the furniture will be spectacular, but not too defiant.
It's hard to believe, but you don't have to be an artist to draw an interesting landscape. The main thing is to choose the right colors and apply them in the form of uneven stripes on the surface of the selected furniture. In such an abstract drawing, anyone can easily recognize the mountain landscape.
The remains of mosaics and tiles are an excellent material for decorating furniture. For cutting, use a manual tile cutter or special tongs. You can just break the tile or mosaic with a hammer, but in this case the pattern will be more chaotic. To bond ceramics to wood, use an acrylic or silicone construction adhesive. After drying, fill the joints between the ceramic fragments with tile grout and remove the excess a little later.
Sometimes even such a simple technique as changing accessories can radically transform appearance old furniture. And if you pre-paint it in a discreet color, then the result will be really impressive.
If updating old furniture still seems too labor-intensive, then you should not strain. After all modern furniture may look no less impressive and original. Continuing the theme -
Option self-manufacturing antique style room furniture
Antiques have always been valued and appreciated by collectors and lovers of antiques. You can decorate the interior of the room by creating extraordinary semi-antique furniture with your own hands. The option of self-manufacturing furniture products is economical and unique.
The effect of aged shabby furniture
When making semi-antique wood furniture with your own hands, you should know the basic ways of wood aging. Highly qualified craftsmen in the process of wood processing use methods that age the surface of furniture:
After studying the detailed information about each technique, even a novice painter and carpenter will create an antique piece of furniture.
When chemically aging a tree, corrosive reagents are used.
You can make antique furniture from solid pine with your own hands using a chemical finish. This technique is characterized by treating the countertop with a chemical that forms an aging look.
Be careful with chemicals
When working with chemicals, observe the following precautions.
By adhering to the above rules, even a beginner will create an antique cabinet or chair with his own hands.
This is what chemical brushing of wood looks like
Thermal aging of furniture occurs by firing
The variant of heat treatment of the wood surface is characterized by the performance of actions with an open fire. Joiners use a blowtorch, directing a fiery stream onto the surface of the table. Under the influence of fire, the wood layer burns out intermittently, creating the desired effect.
Wood sample aged by firing
Having finished manipulating the fire, the master performs the following steps.
The combination of chemical and heat treatment will add uniqueness to the items. Artificial aging of wood is achieved by mechanical finishing. The carpenter processes the surface of the table or other product with a metal brush, making movements along the fibers. Having finished mechanical processing, the specialist goes through the furniture with sandpaper, varnishes the finished area of \u200b\u200bthe product.
Aged wood using a chemical and thermal method
With the help of brushing, you can decorate the interior in a country style, where aged furniture is effectively complemented by wrought iron elements.
Furniture can be aged by brushing. Craftsmen create unique cabinets or tables with an antique look. Wood processed by the brushing method will ideally fit into the interior of the apartments in the style of "Provence" or "country".
The described technique is suitable for processing floors, beams, panels and looks harmoniously with forging and large plants.
Brushing technology involves aging furniture with metal brushes, large skins, chisels and drills
Brushing is achieved:
With this method, you can make products of various sizes.
The brushed surface must be varnished
Brushing is suitable for items made of wood, namely:
Attention! Fruit trees not amenable to processing.
The sequence of brushing or texturing wood with your own hands
The effect of aging manifests itself when dark areas peek through light paint, and vice versa
A popular method of aging wood is painting furniture products. Usually benches, cabinets and tables are painted. All sorts of chests of drawers and bookshelves look original. Preliminary preparation of the tree occurs, as in the previously described techniques. You can speed up the processing process with a drill and a grinding wheel. When choosing paint, choose a washed out, fuzzy color. Professional carpenters recommend using paint that is used for interior wall and ceiling painting.
Painting aged wood in several layers
Before painting the product
Surface painting begins with difficult-to-work furniture parts.
It is recommended to start painting in an inconspicuous area in order to understand the whole process. You need to paint, forming wide and even strokes that prevent streaks. Color the corners carefully. The second layer of paintwork materials is applied only after the first layer has completely dried. Items begin to age after varnishing. Aging happens like this:
The erasing process is controlled by the master.
Do-it-yourself antique furniture has a number of advantages:
Creating furniture with your own hands, it is worth considering its appearance to the smallest detail.
Before you make semi-antique furniture with your own hands, you need to prepare drawings and diagrams of the desired products. It is worth considering that the product must be disassembled, so the drawing must be carefully thought out and depicted on paper. step by step assembly details. When creating a table, wardrobe or antique chairs with your own hands, consider the design that will fit into the interior of the apartment.
To make an antique table with your own hands, you need to prepare the drawings of the intended design, tools, material and begin the creative process.
Required material
To create a solid antique furniture is used:
Having prepared necessary material and drawings of the desired product, the processing of wood products begins.
Required Tools
making wooden table semi-antique with your own hands, you will need:
Tools for working with wood in the technique of artificial aging
Having thoroughly prepared, we sequentially perform the following steps.
We remove the old countertop, carefully prying evenly from all sides, so as not to damage the underframe
We clean all surfaces and remove the old coating
We sand the coating so that the paint lays evenly on the surface
On flat parts we use the grinder “Iron”
In thin profiles and threads, nothing can be done with a machine, you have to manually sand every bend, every detail
Removing dirt and dust buildup
We stain with water stain, because walnut mass is very dense and requires deeper penetration
Apply topcoat to a carefully prepared surface
When you finish assembling an antique table made with your own hands from high-quality wood, you will be satisfied with the result of the work. Such furniture will decorate the interior of the living room or kitchen.
Finished table after restoration with your own hands
Do-it-yourself antique wooden furniture is decorated with all kinds of decorative elements:
Hand-decorated aged chairs, beds, wardrobes look original and fit into the country or Provence style home interior. Handmade antique furniture demonstrates the good taste and sense of style of the owner.
Do you like retro items, but the prices in stores are not encouraging at all? Learn how to make vintage with your own hands - update furniture or create elegant decor. And we will teach you how easy it is to do it.
In this master class you will learn:
Do you have an old shabby cabinet with glass inserts on the doors? Before you send it to the country, remember that it is these things that are especially appreciated by vintage fans. Update it in just a couple of minutes - with the help of elegant fabric applications.
Making such a closet is easy. The most difficult thing here is to choose the fabric in the right style. You can choose solid colors, floral patterns or, as the author, a pastoral scene in the style of "zhuyi".
Measure pieces of fabric along the width of the "window", and then stick them on double-sided tape. That's it, your handmade vintage-style locker is ready!
This piece of furniture is in almost every home. The stool is pretty worn out, but is it still fit to sit on? Wonderful! For a vintage item, this is an excellent base.
First of all, sand the wood and then coat it with a dark gray primer. When dry, apply a second coat - white. After drying, carefully rub it with sandpaper until the gray starts to show through.
Then make a seat out of foam rubber and a suitable fabric, fix it and get a graceful piece of furniture with retro touches.
Do you have an old wooden chest of drawers? Perfect! Even if his condition leaves much to be desired, or the color does not suit him, it does not matter. On the contrary, this is a chance to turn it into elegant vintage furniture - much cheaper than in salons. A couple of simple steps, and this chest of drawers will become your favorite.
Sand the surface of the chest of drawers with sandpaper, then apply blue acrylic paint (pink, but muted tones will do) and wait for it to dry. Scrub some areas with a sponge to make the paint appear uneven, sand with sandpaper to show through the wood.
It remains to screw the handles (by the way, they do not have to be the same) - and admire the exclusive handmade item.
An old wardrobe with glass doors can also be turned into retro furniture. You will need a piece of cotton with a floral or checkered pattern, the length of the fabric is equal to the height of the doors, the width is approximately 4 widths of the glass insert per 1 door.
Cut the fabric into 2 pieces, tuck the edges at the top and bottom, then sew, leaving room for the line to thread through. Thread a fishing line (or elastic band) inside, drape (gather about one to two). Repeat this with the bottom. Make a loop from each free end of the fishing line.
Remove glass. On the back of the doors, attach furniture studs (4 for each door) so that the hat protrudes a little. Put on ready-made draperies, clinging to the studs with eyelets.
If you know how to knit, you can easily make such a pretty decoration for an ordinary glass vase. If not, sew a knitted cover from an old openwork jumper, you can even make it for a child. It looks especially impressive if the product is knitted from cotton.
For one vase, you only need one sleeve (the second one can be used for another vase, including painting it in a different color). If there is a cuff, it must be cut off, trying not to dissolve the sleeve itself.
Cut off the sleeve a little longer than the height of the vase, remove any cut threads and finish the top edge so that the canvas does not unravel. Dissolve the threads from the rest of the sleeve and twist about a dozen flagella from them with a knot at the end. Sew the finished flagella to the upper edge of the cover and put the cover on the vase.
If you want to up the retro charm, find a white jumper and color the finished case with tea, coffee or cocoa. You will get a delightful, truly vintage shade - “ecru” or “ash pink”.
Surely you have seen movie characters who have everything "in style" - even a simple tray. What are you worse? You can also make such an accessory - and, believe me, it is very simple. All you need is a small metal tray.
Find a suitable vintage picture, print on plain paper. Or select any photo, and then in a graphic editor like Photoshop, turn it into grayscale or sepia mode, and then print it.
Attach a tray, circle, cut, glue - and admire! Ideal for storing beads and pendants, as well as your favorite perfume - on the dressing table.
If you want to use this serving tray, varnish the picture.
Making such a bijou holder is also easy. You will need a wide wooden frame for the picture (old or new), a piece of plywood the size of the frame (for internal insertion) and the remains of wallpaper with floral motifs.
The frame can be pre-painted in a dark saturated color (blue, green, burgundy, eggplant), and then go over the paint a little with sandpaper to give a “bloom of time”.
Stick the wallpaper on the plywood and reinforce the finished part on the back of the frame. On the outside, mark several points for hooks (in rows or randomly). Fasten small hooks or furniture studs so that they are firmly attached to the plywood.
Hang up your decorations and place the display on a chest of drawers (or hang it on the wall with a picture holder).
You will need a simple white plate without a pattern (porcelain, ceramics) and paints for table glass-porcelain in the form of felt-tip pens.
Draw sketchy lines depicting a rose with a stem. Do not worry about the lack of artist talents - in this case, just such a slightly “naive” look is valued (as in children's drawings).
Important: even if earlier this plate was suitable for use in the microwave, now (after drawing the pattern) it cannot be placed there.
And here you don't have to do anything at all. It is enough to find in a buffet (or at a flea market) an egg stand made of silver, glass or painted porcelain.
Turn it over, insert a tall candle, place the composition on a beautiful tray - and enjoy the serving detail in retro style.
Take a metal watering can as a basis and paint it white. And then glue flower napkins on the sides and spout of the watering can.
Any flowers are suitable for vintage style, but spring ones are best: lilacs, tulips, lilies of the valley. From above, it is desirable to fix the drawing with a transparent varnish.
Important: this decor will not last long outdoors, so use the watering can only for watering indoor plants or as a flower vase.
Now you know how easy it is to create a vintage interior with your own hands. Let your creativity bring joy and admiration to the guests!
