At the beginning of this article, it must be said that only high -quality wood furniture can be subjected to restoration. If you are planning to restore products from chipboard, then you will not succeed, such furniture must be disposed of, and not try to restore. You can restore only the furniture that was created by real masters of their craft, which served for a long time. Such furniture deserves respect and second chance. It is not so difficult to produce furniture itself in the presence of the necessary knowledge.
The next feature is that restored furniture is ideal for country houses, where ancient interior items look great, and the rhythm of life is leisurely and measured. City apartments are characterized by mobility, relaxation and small areas, which is reflected in the simplicity of lines and rounded corners of furniture. Old furniture, on the contrary, is demanding on space and look, in a small room, most likely will not be. Because of this, such furniture must be taken to a country house where there is enough space. However, it should not be turned into a repository of old furniture and trash. Further, we will consider in detail the issue of furniture restoration with our own hands.
Simple restoration
Furniture has small defects in the form of scratches or scuffs. In this case, you can advise you
just paint these shortcomings with artistic paint, choosing a suitable color before that. Furniture varnish is applied on top of the paint, you can also use cosmetic nail polish. In case of compliance with color, you can use the usual enamel for nails. Such manipulations will be quite enough for the furniture for a long time please you. Special sets in the form of bottles with enamel and brush are also sold, they can also be used.
Serious scratches and cracks are treated by means of furniture wax, which can be both solid and soft. It is also selected by color, there is also transparent wax. It’s easy to use it, just warm it up and rub it into the right place. If you took advantage of the transparent, then the enamel or varnish of the corresponding furniture of color should be applied on top of it. Wax is a very good and profitable tool for restoration of furniture that will help you out in many situations.
In the case of chips and serious dents, you will have to use wood putty. Choose the desired color
put the putty and using small spatulas in small layers until the surface is completely aligned. Each layer must be dried. After the end of the procedure, everything is cleaned with sandpaper, wiped and treated with varnish.
If the lacquer layer of furniture is damaged, for example, as a result of a blow, then it is necessary to apply transparent varnish. It is poured into the place of the defect in layers that need to be given to dry and the restoration of furniture with your own hands is completed.
Full restoration of damaged furniture
We completely replace the entire fittings (mounts, curtains) replace nails with modern screws. Furniture should become strong.
We remove the paint by means of a special bow, which is applied with a wide layer. We are waiting for about an hour and remove the paint with a spatula, act carefully. It is possible that you will come across rusty elements made of metal – they should be treated with a special tool. The expired wood is removed with a metal brush, and washed off a stream of water. Do not very moisturize wood, you only need to wash off the decayed fragments.
Then the furniture is dried in the air for several days, the product should not be exposed.
Now you can use a putty for a tree. There is a desire to leave the effect of antiquity – you should pay attention to the study of the texture of the fibers. Various holes, chips should be thickened with a rubber spatula. The putty is applied in small layers, each of which must be allowed to dry. Then we give the furniture to dry and process the necessary places with sandpaper until the main surface is aligned. Next, wipe the product with a damp cloth. Now furniture can be painted.
You need to paint all the elements at once. First you need to choose a suitable color. For the classic style, pastel colors like cream, peach, coffee or shade of ivory are perfect. It is best to use acrylic, which can protect furniture from destruction. If you use enamel, it is better to take alkyd, it is much better. You can use sprays or painting method using a sponge. The sponge is better suited, so the paint will penetrate the wood. You can use the usual brush, but you need to know that there will be strokes that can violate the appearance. For painting the cabinet, you can use a roller and a sponge. Furniture in several layers is covered. Each layer should dry.
After painting, the furniture should be covered with a layer of varnish. You can choose several types of varnish: matte, silky or glossy. It all depends on your preference. A spray that is easy to apply exactly exactly.
Furniture can be painted before applying varnish. First, it is necessary to decide on the style of painting. If you perform elements in the form of flowers, then this is suitable for the Provence style. Lines and squares for country style. Different symbols and hieroglyphs are suitable for ethno style. You can invent your own unique style.
So, the furniture is painted and varnished. Now let her dry well and we can use.
Replacing elements during furniture restoration with your own hands
There is a need to change walls, legs and other elements in furniture. Sometimes you can apply a two -component glue on an epoxy basis, which should be prepared according to the instructions and interfered with
the length of five minutes. All surfaces should be prepared, then applied to them, wait a bit and lean against each other very much. Leave the elements to glue for a day. After that, they will stick strong enough, and will last a very long time.
If you can’t restore the element with glue, then you should order the same part from the masters. It is impossible to make the desired element independently, you need special tools and machines.
It should be said that old furniture in any case should be tried to restore, not throw.