Many after the repair there is one or two old doors that are not physically worn out, but do not fit the new interior of the room. Of course, they can be sold for pennies, but if you include your imagination and spend a little time, you can create amazing things worthy of the best interiors. The easiest option is to decorate the old doors with your own hands. What is needed for this and what is the process of restoration? About this below.
Decoration instructions
Today, there are many ways to restore old ugly doors. You can decorate them with vintage self-adhesive patterns, moldings, rattan, vinyl stickers, or cover with wallpaper / cloth. But the most interesting is decorating in the technique of decoupage. This method is the most energy-consuming, but the final result will look like real design work.
For decoration of interior doors in the decoupage technique you will need the following tools:
- PVA glue;
- interior paint;
- paraffin candle;
- sandpaper;
- putty;
- color;
- decoupage cards.
Decoupage of doors will be carried out in several stages:
- Wash and dry the door dry. Pull the tape around the perimeter to protect the walls from the paint. Prime the door with a cinnamon-colored paint.
- Wait for the paint to dry. Rub the surface of the door with a paraffin candle.
- Cover the door with acrylic paint. If it is not available, use an interior water-dispersion polyacrylic paint.
- Cut the edges of the decoupage cards. Soak the paper for 10 minutes in cold water, then pull it out and lightly pat it with a tissue. Apply glue PVA on the cards and the surface of the door. Carefully attach and carefully smooth the pattern so that there are no air bubbles.
- After the pattern dries completely, walk around the edges with a thin layer of light putty.
- Wait for the putty to dry and walk on it with fine sandpaper. Cut the edges of the door with a stiff brush.
As a result, you will get a romantic door, made in the style of the 30s of last century. She will fit perfectly into a country room or a Provence . It is desirable that in the interior there was such furniture or accessories (vases, watches, photo frames).
