After several years of living together, you suddenly catch yourself thinking: “What a clumsy and gloomy closet this is!”. But it’s a pity to throw it away - there is no money for a new one, and this one has not yet worked out its resource. It's time to make your own cabinet decor.

Transform it with your imagination and our tips.

There are many ways to give old but still sturdy furniture a second life. At the same time, it will not only perform the usual functions, but also be a juicy and bright detail of the interior of your apartment.

Watch, learn the tricks, and then upgrade your closets with complete confidence in a great result!

"Rehabilitation" course

Inspect and restore first. During the audit, imperceptible defects and malfunctions will necessarily be detected.

The main stages of restoration.

FOR YOUR INFORMATION! Restoration is useful for any cabinet furniture, not just old cabinets.

If the result of the restoration suits you, then you can stop there.

Wallpaper can be glued on furniture

It is better to use vinyl wallpaper and special glue. Having previously carried out an audit and restoration, we do the following.

ON A NOTE! If there are no convex or decorative elements on the outer surface of the old cabinet, then you can completely paste it with wallpaper.

Plaster can make patterns

You can apply a three-dimensional ornament. To do this, you need a pattern stencil, spatula and special decorative plaster. After repairing minor defects, do the following.

ON A NOTE! The stencil is best made from plastic or PVC. Cardboard wears out quickly, gets wet and loses its shape.

Decorative plaster will appeal to those who appreciate the sophistication of interior solutions.

"Dress" for an old closet

Yes, you can paste over the body and doors with cotton fabric with a suitable pattern! You will also need - PVA glue, acrylic paints and varnish.

One of the original and affordable ways to decorate a cabinet is to paste it with a bright fabric.

After priming, do the following.

Cute cabinet with decoupage

If you admire this decor technique, then old furniture is a great place to experiment. Pick up paper-based pictures, buy fine sandpaper.

You will also need PVA glue, varnish, brushes and a roller to smooth the pictures.

After restoration, do the following.

Acrylic paints expand the range of expressive means available to you as a designer.

It is necessary to find suitable old furniture on which you can give free rein to your imagination.

To conduct "experiments" on the cabinet you need:

• Paints in dark and light pastel shades, as well as two or three bright colors;
• Clear varnish and shellac;
• A sheet of fine-grained sandpaper;
• Furniture wax - bituminous (dark) and transparent;

Acrylic paints for furniture painting.

Do the following in that order.

FOR YOUR INFORMATION! In order not to inadvertently give out the real age of the cabinet, “aged” with your own hands, use wooden handles and other fittings processed in the above way.

Antiquity in noble craquelure

Create with your own hands an antique rarity from the closet with a beautiful gilded texture, consisting of many small and deep cracks, “testifying” to the venerable age of the item.

Craquelure is a painting method in which the main layer of paint, enamel or putty cracks.

To create a "magic potion" you will need:

• Two-phase craquelure varnish;
• Transparent acrylic varnish with a matte texture;
• "Golden" powder as a grout (powder made from non-ferrous metals ground to a finely dispersed state - bronze, aluminum, copper);
• Sponge for grouting.

In order for the paint to become cracked, the surface is first covered with craquelure varnish.

Sequencing.

ON A NOTE! Instead of powder, a special composition for patination and bituminous wax, “dry” pastel, are suitable. The longer the craquelure layer dries, the deeper the cracks on the surface of the furniture.

Secrets of Good Design

If you want to decorate furniture with a pattern, then do not use more than two or three colors. They should overlap with similar shades of interior elements of the room. In this case, the furniture will not look like a foreign body.When pasting furniture with wallpaper, follow the same principle.

Try to choose such wallpapers, the background of which matches the general color scheme of the interior, and the pattern itself is made with brighter and more contrasting colors.

Another option is also possible. When the walls are painted in thick colors (such as dark purple), use a light-colored paint (such as white), and wallpaper the doors and front walls of drawers with small interesting patterns.There are cabinets with open shelves, on which there will be small interesting gizmos - paintings, figurines, books.

To give them an expressive backdrop that enhances their beauty, wallpaper the inside of the back of the cabinet with wallpaper with a single-color ornamental pattern.

Choose a color so that it does not "clog" items on the shelves and emphasizes their beauty.Do not rush to throw away old furniture. Put a little effort, use our tips and you will create a small miracle from the closet with your own hands.

VIDEO: Restoration and decoration of an old kitchen cabinet.

50 photo ideas for decorating cabinets with your own hands:

Every Russian family has, or once had an old Soviet closet. Someone already said goodbye to this a long time ago, throwing it in the trash. Do you know that this work of art of Soviet thought can be given a second life? If this article had fallen into your hands earlier, then your old closet would have shone with new colors. And for those who still have a “Soviet long-liver” somewhere in the country, there is an opportunity to carry out the original decor of the closet with their own hands and complement the interior of the apartment with a truly designer attribute.

Any furniture gets old over time, but you should not rush to throw away a shabby wardrobe - you can not only bring it back to life, but even make it better and more original

At the moment, there are many suitable acrylic paints, adhesives and impregnations available, thanks to which decorating the cabinet with your own hands can be done without problems.

Beautiful wardrobe in country style with elements of slight wear

There are several ways:

1. Painting the facade, as well as the side walls of the cabinet in different colors.
2. Decoupage of facades with subsequent application of varnish.
3. Pasting paper or vinyl wallpaper (photo wallpaper).
4. Matting glass cabinet surfaces. And when using patterned stencils, you can make unique patterns on glass.
5. Do-it-yourself patination of the facade frames, as well as internal open and side surfaces of the cabinet.
6. Artificial aging of wood.
7. Drawing skinali on glass facades.
8. The use of decorative plaster or mounting foam for the manufacture of patterns on the facades of the cabinet.

For your information. Initially, patination (patina) was an independent process. A layer of patina formed on the metal parts of the furniture, as well as on wood and glass.

Painting is the simplest solution that gives a lot of visual options.

Wallpapering the back wall and cabinet drawers

Decorating the closet with textile wallpaper

Alternative to wallpaper - self-adhesive film

The choice of the method of restoring an old cabinet with your own hands depends on the personal preferences of the residents, as well as the style of the interior of the room where it is planned to be located. Also of great importance is the material from which the cabinet is made. You will not succeed in aging facades from chipboard.

Wallpaper restoration

You need to wallpaper the cabinet if it is made of chipboard. This is a direct consequence of the properties of this material. There is no other way to convert laminated chipboard at home.

Paper wallpapers are easier to stick, but they are fragile, although the latter does not really matter if varnished

Consider an example with a chipboard cabinet. Before wallpapering the facades, they must be removed. Further, if there is a frame of rails on the doors, it is also desirable to dismantle them. A layer of acrylic paint is applied under the wallpaper.

This is an important condition not only visually, but also technologically. Acrylic paint has high adhesion (penetration), and itself, in turn, can well absorb subsequent layers of glue.

Before applying paint, the doors are cleaned with sandpaper (helps to increase absorbency). After applying several layers of the selected early colors, as well as the complete drying of the facades, they immediately proceed to wallpapering. A layer of glue is applied to the wallpaper sheet and to the door.

The doors of this closet are covered with wallpaper left after the renovation of the room.

If paper wallpapers are used, then it is impossible to smear them with glue, as they are very thin and will tear at the first opportunity. In this case, the adhesive is applied only to the elements of the old cabinet.

Separately, you should paint the frame, which is subsequently attached to its original place. The interior space can also be pasted over.

Another decor option when the cabinet merges with the walls

Do not forget about the compatibility of the color palette, as well as the wallpaper pattern with the overall design of the room. A hand-made sideboard must complement the interior and match it.

Antique restoration

This method is more labor intensive than the one described above. For decorating an old antique cabinet, only natural wooden materials are suitable. There is no need to completely disassemble the cabinet. But it will have to be moved to the street.

Attention. The aging process of wood is accompanied by a large amount of waste wood chips and dust.

Rust must be removed from metal parts. Large defects in wood are covered with putty

Panels, frames are cleaned of old varnish, paint. Then they must be carefully sanded. In the process, you will need to use:

• sandpaper of different grain sizes or a grinder;
• metal brushes with fine wire, synthetic or abrasive-polymer brush, as well as a sisal finishing brush;
• tourist gas cartridge with a burner;
• stains, impregnations or natural oils for wood.

An aged wood surface can be obtained using the brushing technique.

You can learn more about the method of wood aging by watching a video on YouTube.

After grinding, the resulting wood is treated with colored stain, waited for it to dry completely, and then opened with varnish.

With this method, the furniture acquires a century-old exposure. This method is perfect for decorating the surfaces of cabinets with your own hands in country style.

Such a wardrobe will perfectly fit into the rustic interior of the living room or bedroom.

Art Deco restoration

Art Deco gained its greatest popularity at the end of the 20th century. The characteristic features of this design are luxury, brilliance, high cost of finishing materials. The colors of the interior and furniture are predominantly white, black, gold shades. Purple, red, green and brown accents are allowed. Black and white portraits of famous people of the past would be appropriate here. This style is inherent in gangster layers.

Stylish wardrobe in dark purple color with golden elements

In do-it-yourself furniture design, this direction can be expressed in different ways. As for cabinets and chests of drawers, it can be either plain facades and panels painted with acrylic paint in one or two colors, or decorated furniture using decoupage.

Decoupage napkins or film are a versatile and practical way to give the interior and furniture a creative look. Its shapes, patterns, colors, prints are widely represented by paint shops. In Art Deco, these can be the same faces of bandits of the past, or, as it has become very fashionable, the figure of the unforgettable Marilyn Monroe.

First, the entire cabinet is painted in primary colors. To make the borders clear, use masking tape

Then the panels are decorated using decoupage technique.

Finishing stage - applying a protective layer of varnish

It will be interesting to use a special varnish with crackle properties when covering decoupage furniture facades.

A pattern made from a mosaic with your own hands will look original. To do this, you need to have a few unnecessary porcelain or ceramic plates, mostly black and white and gold. The plates are broken into small pieces, and then a pattern or a stenciled figure is assembled from them. The resulting fresco is poured with epoxy resin or plastered with tiled plaster in the color of the interior.

Pieces of tile - an excellent material for the original decor

Furniture fittings, small details, as well as a slatted frame are painted with gold-colored acrylic paint.

Chic cabinet decor with seashells fixed on the prepared surface with hot glue

Features of the restoration of a cabinet made of chipboard

A chipboard cabinet usually has a laminated surface. Before sticking the wallpaper, the laminated layer must be removed completely. This process is very laborious, so it is better to use decoupage film.

The lacquered layer must be cleaned in two stages, using a skin of different grain sizes.

With the help of decoupage film, any old Soviet wall will get the face of a European closet. Before decoupage, the surfaces are treated with a degreasing agent, which is suitable for:

• gasoline or kerosene;
• acetone (white spirit);
• dish detergent.

It is better to vacuum the surfaces first, and then wipe them with a cloth with a degreasing agent.

After processing, the surface is painted with acrylic paint in several layers, each of which must dry well.

Carefully disperse the paint, avoiding streaks and smudges

The decoupage film is carefully applied to the panel (door), previously lubricated with glue. Further, the folds are smoothed out with a sponge and the plane is equal.

Cut out a pattern from a decoupage napkin and glue it on the surface of the cabinet

You can additionally decorate the closet with ribbon strips

After the glue has completely dried, varnish is applied to the resulting surface.

Advice. A unique effect is obtained by applying crackle varnish, which cracks upon drying. This method of restoration is suitable for design in the style of Provence and Country.

The photo shows an example of an artificially aged surface using crackle varnish

At the stage of furniture painting, before decoupage, you can patinate the facade. This is achieved by using an absorbent sponge or an ordinary rag. When the paint is not yet completely dry, you need to blot the sponge in some places and remove a small paint layer. The resulting effect is reminiscent of aged French furniture in the Provence style.

Furniture patination is especially effective on curly elements.

Video: restoration of an old cabinet covered with oak veneer

Photo ideas for decorating old cabinets

Even the most beloved cabinets get rubbed, scratched or faded over time. The paint peels off, the wood dries, and the lacquer coating becomes cloudy. But what if we turn it from a disadvantage into a feature? Te6e will not have to sadly say goodbye to your favorite furniture and spend money on new ones! And we are ready to help with interesting ideas and inspiration for new achievements!

1. Brushing

The easiest way to update an old closet is, oddly enough, aging. Especially such furniture is good in luxurious classic interiors, provence, loft and any other styles that gravitate towards retro.

To make scuffs look natural, choose the right places for them. Furniture is most quickly rubbed where it has a base load, or it is constantly touched: edges, corners, handles, countertops, protruding relief.

Mechanical abrasions are created using brushing technology: the surface is processed with a hard metal brush, which removes paint and removes soft fibers. The technology is good for cabinets made of larch, pine, ash or oak.

2. Craquelure

Craquelure is the creation of a fine grid of cracks on the surface using paint and a special varnish. It can be of two types: one-step - when the base or bottom layer looks out from under the cracks of the paint; two-step - when there is another decorative coating or image under the craquelure.

In the simplest technology, the surface of the cabinet is first covered with a dark pigment, then colored or contrasting paint on top. And after drying, craquelure varnish is applied, which provokes cracking. This option is suitable not only for wood, but also for cabinets made of any other materials.

3. Elegant scuffs

If brushing looks too rough for your taste, there are more subtle aging techniques. Pay attention to this one if your interior is designed in Provence, Boho or Shabby Chic style.

First, a colored paint of a saturated or pastel shade is applied to the surface - but always noticeable. After drying, it is thickly rubbed with paraffin or wax, and then a second layer of light paint is applied.

Wax is removed with ordinary sandpaper, and the bottom layer appears under the light coating. Delicate aging looks especially good in milky, beige, cream, olive, lavender, linen, pistachio and pale pink bases.

4. Splashing

You can radically transform old furniture with ordinary decorative staining. Moreover, for this it is not necessary to be able to draw, because now abstraction, geometry and simplicity are in fashion.

A bright and creative accent in a modern interior will be an artistically splattered closet, as if fresh from a painter's studio. All you need is brushes, paints, water, and newspaper or oilcloth to cover your workspace.

Choose the splatter technology that you like best: just shake the brush onto the surface, paint with a toothbrush or toothpick, knock off small drops from a wide brush. Until the paint dries, the result can always be corrected, all the more negligence here is a feature, not a mistake. Lastly, varnish your closet to save your efforts.

5. Glazing

Glazing is another artistic technique, which boils down to the fact that the lower layer of paint shines through the translucent upper one. The result is complex iridescent shades that play interestingly in the light.

The advantage of technology is that you can use almost any paint: oil, acrylic, watercolor, even strong tea. Dilute the acrylic with water to the desired shade and consistency and apply it with a sponge or synthetic brush. Glazing does not imply a dense uniform coating, in fact it is just toning.

6. Staining

Stain is a tinting liquid that allows you to change the shade of wood, but completely preserve its texture. Apply it strictly parallel to the fibers, and paint over with several layers of lacquer or mother-of-pearl glazing.

Soft fibers absorb the coloring composition more strongly, and it is erased naturally from dense fibers. If you want to make the texture even more expressive, repeat the process several times. In order not to miss the result, first try the stain on the part of the cabinet where it is not visible.

7. Decoupage

Simple and affordable technology with a minimum number of tools and consumables has won the love of decorators around the world. In fact, this is almost an application, for which paper napkins with drawings or special blanks are suitable.

Thoroughly sand and level the base so that the surface is absolutely smooth. If you decorate a metal or glass shelf, wash and degrease it.

If necessary, you can first paint the cabinet with acrylic paint, but then wait for it to dry completely. Then apply a weak solution of PVA with water to the surface and lay the top layer of patterned napkins on it. On top of all this, it is again covered with diluted PVA, and after drying - with a transparent varnish for smoothness and durability.

8. Patination

Patina is a characteristic old plaque that occurs when bronze or copper is oxidized. Its natural color is greenish brown, but other options are used in decoration, including colored ones.

Apply bituminous varnish to the base and immediately wipe the surface so that it remains only in the relief and recesses. And on top, cover the cabinet with a special shellac varnish, which at the same time provides resistance to scratches and damage.

Shellac lacquer itself gives the surface a touch of old copper or gold. And at the same time, it emphasizes the wood texture well, so it is often used to patinate wooden furniture on its own.

Acrylic patina is the usual diluted acrylic paint in a suitable shade. It is spilled on relief areas in the same way, and all excess is wiped off with a clean rag.

Wax patina is a separate composition that is rubbed over the surface, giving it a shade and a characteristic satin sheen.

Chemical patina looks the most natural, because it simply speeds up natural processes hundreds of times. Paint the cabinet with paint with finely dispersed metal particles and apply a special oxidizing agent on top.

9. Etching

Etching is a more complex chemical process than staining, so it requires careful preparation and choice of reagents. But this technology is good for hardwood cabinets. Thus, you can give them a rich deep shade and emphasize the texture.

The simplest home recipes use decoctions of leaves, bark, tea, coffee, and potassium permanganate. But more effective are chemical components that can be purchased immediately with application instructions and an indication of the exposure time for different types of wood.

For example, 1% copper sulfate will help to give oak a brown tint, gray-lilac - 1% iron, and blue-black - 4-5% iron. Birch can be dyed dark red with zinc sulfate, and greenish-yellow with potassium chromium peak.

Calcium chloride gives a coffee tint to light rocks, unusual purple - Epsom salt. And different combinations of these reagents create olive, lilac and golden tones.

10. Dry brush

Dry brushing is another technique that decorators learned from painters to elegantly age old cabinets for classic interiors. Pick up a little paint on a flat synthetic brush, remove the excess on a rag or paper, and then swipe over the base.

Don't push too hard, but lightly go around the corners, joints and protruding parts. The brush hairs do not leave continuous lines, and the result is not a dense coating, but as if scratched.

11. Epoxy resin

Epoxy resin cures rapidly in the open air and creates a beautiful translucent coating. By itself, it gives a golden or amber hue, or creates the effect of glass or ice.

Deep cracks or noticeable defects on the surface of the cabinet can be covered with colored sand, small shells or any other decorations - and pour resin on top. And small cracks will literally come to life if you add luminescent powder to the epoxy.

12. Self-adhesive film

If you don't want to mess around with paint, varnish and resin, there is an even easier solution - decorative film. There are many collections in stores, from imitations of other materials to photo printing, textured, luminous and mirror coatings.

First, mark the film and cut it, and then stick it like tape, slowly and gently pressing it to the base and expelling the bubbles. The main nuance is to carefully level the surface of the cabinet in advance, otherwise the film will emphasize all the defects.

13. Stencils

If you still want to paint a closet, but lack the skills, use stencils. You can print and cut them yourself, or buy them ready-made at an art store.

Surface preparation is the same as for any other painting: cleaning, sanding, base coat. On top, apply a light marking with a pencil so that the drawing does not move during work. Fix the stencil to the surface with masking tape so that it does not fidget - and start drawing.

If you want - take paint in a spray can, but then take care of additional surface protection. Instead of stencils, you can use old tulle, unnecessary openwork fabric and any other suitable materials.

14. Upholstery

An interesting and unusual decoration of an old wardrobe is upholstery with a different material. But it should be the most ordinary cabinet of a simple shape and without embossed decor. Instead of soiled fabric that cannot be removed, use dermantin, leatherette and their variations for upholstery.

Ordinary glue is suitable for attaching the canvas - the main thing is that there are no bruises and air bubbles. Decorate edges, corners, ends and other areas with decorative carnations and rivets. This finish will take a lot of time, but it will luxuriously fit into English interiors or a loft.

Decor of an old wardrobe with your own hands - photo ideas

These are not all the options that you can easily implement with your own hands. After all, the old closet has nothing to lose, so don't limit your imagination. And we offer a few more ideas for this!

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New wardrobe design: 8 ideas for transforming it

In any house and any apartment, unless they were inhabited just yesterday, there is old, unfashionable or simply boring and not suitable for the interior furniture. Not everyone can afford to replace it, and there is no need to do this. The hand-made design of a wardrobe, chest of drawers or table can transform it beyond recognition, turning it, if not into a highlight of the entire interior, then into an element of the decor that harmoniously fits into it.

Ideas for transforming modern cabinet furniture

Many years ago, not being able to change the kitchen, I pasted over the facades with napkins, having learned about this method on one forum in the decoupage thread. The furniture served for another couple of years, and even now, as a temporary option, he lives in the apartment of relatives.

Now I'm annoyed by the wardrobes in the bedroom. They are still strong, quite comfortable, just tired. In a crisis, it is not yet necessary to dream of new ones, so I decided to look for ways that would help me modify them. It turned out that it is possible, and there are many options and they are all quite budgetary.

I share my findings.

Idea 1: application

Application or decoupage is the easiest and most common way to give new life to old things. Drawing, image can be anything. Quite often, three-layer paper napkins are used for decoration, using only a colored top layer.

But it can also be special decoupage cards sold in art stores, and wallpapers, and photographs, and pictures printed on a printer, and clippings from magazines.

In order for the furniture to look decent and serve for a long time, you need not just to paste over it with patterned paper, which will quickly get dirty or torn, but to perform a number of works:

1. First of all, the doors and sides of the cabinet are cleaned of dirt with a soapy solution. Sometimes they even have to be processed with sandpaper or a grinder - you need to look at the state.
2. After cleaning, degreasing and drying, the furniture is primed, and if it is dark, then it is painted with light paint. Although if you are using a pattern on a dense opaque base for the application, this is not necessary. As a primer for napkins and decoupage cards, you can take ordinary PVA glue.
3. When the paint dries, carefully paste the image - a whole sheet to fit the door or cut out elements, it depends on your imagination. The main thing is that you like the decor of the cabinet with your own hands.

1. In order for the application to hold firmly, not to peel off, and the cabinets to be subjected to wet cleaning, after the glue has dried, they are covered with a colorless varnish. Preferably two layers.

Idea 2: painting

The simplest solution that makes it possible to update an old wardrobe with thousands of options. The most affordable is staining in one color. But not the only one. You can paint the body and or drawers in different colors or highlight the part of the facades, limited by moldings or panels, in a different tone.

Using masking tape or stencils, colored stripes, geometric shapes, and ornaments can be applied to furniture. And if you rub some places with a candle before painting, and after the paint dries, rub them with zero-grade sandpaper, you will get an artificially aged surface.

As in the previous case, the surface of the cabinet must be prepared for decoration:

1. Remove the facades and fittings from them, pull out the shelves and drawers, clean everything well.
2. If polishing is present, it must be removed with a grinder, as the paint will not fall on it.
3. Then all the details are painted with their own hands in the main tone. The number of layers depends on the desired result.
4. Then proceed according to the circumstances: if you are satisfied with a plain cabinet, simply assemble it after the paint has dried, returning the handles to their place.
5. If you are planning color and pattern transitions from one part to another, then first insert the drawers and shelves, hang the doors, and then proceed to the second stage.

You can buy curly wooden slats or polyurethane moldings, paint them in the desired color and stick them on the facades in the form of a frame. In general, there are a lot of options.

Idea 3: upholstery with sheet materials

Instead of paper, you can paste over the facades or nail thin sheets of plywood, laminated fiberboard or mirrors on them.

Pre-sheet materials are cut and cut to size. You can enclose them in a frame of wooden slats.

Idea 4: cloth decoration

If you sewed new curtains or a bed cover and you have a lot of material left, use it to update the furniture. Decor with a fabric is no more complicated than an appliqué, the main thing is that it does not stretch and is dense enough.

All work is carried out using the same technology, only instead of a paper base, a textile one is taken. But you can do it even easier and fix the fabric with a furniture stapler on the back of the walls and doors. Of course, the cabinet for this will have to be disassembled, and then reassembled.

You can go further and put a layer of thin foam rubber under the fabric. This is a great solution for a restless child's nursery, but not only. In an adult bedroom, such a soft wardrobe will also look good. You just need to carefully choose the color of the fabric to wallpaper or decorative elements.

Idea 5: fittings and decorative overlays

It happens that the wardrobe is also strong, and beautiful, and comfortable, and the color matches the interior, but the style does not. Don't throw it away? In this case, the usual replacement of fittings often helps out - door handles, hinges, legs.

You can also transform it beyond recognition with the help of decorative furniture overlays made of wood, bronze, PVC and other materials.

Openwork vinyl napkins, and ceiling polyurethane rosettes and friezes can become such a transforming decor - everything that your imagination tells you and helps change the style of furniture.

If, on the contrary, the furniture needs to be “modernized”, then it can be decorated with old CDs, interior stickers or carved from plywood and painted letters, numbers, signs.

Ways to transform wooden cabinets

The texture of natural wood is very beautiful, and it's just a pity to hide it under a layer of paper and any other materials. If you want to get real designer wardrobes out of old and cracked, you will have to work hard.

Firstly, most likely, you will have to replace the hinges and other fittings, as for the surface itself, it all depends on its condition and what you want to get in the end. But in any case, you first need to putty all the potholes, scratches and other defects with putty or furniture wax of a suitable color, and then sand these places, and if necessary, the entire surface with sandpaper.

• Toning. Cover the entire cabinet with stain, choosing a color slightly darker than the original.
• Craquelure. Paint the furniture with glazed paint, and then apply a special varnish on top, which, when dried, “breaks” the base layer, creating characteristic cracks on the surface. They will be more visible if the paint color and the original color of the cabinet are different.

• Patination. Softwood softwood furniture can be sanded with a stiff wire brush to create grooves. Then it is painted with acrylic compositions and, without waiting for the paint to dry, is lightly wiped with a cloth. At the end of the work, the surface is varnished.

The price of such an independent restoration cannot be compared with the cost of the work performed by the master, and the result may not be worse.

Conclusion

Watch the video in this article and you will see that the old cabinet, with the slightest effort and expense on your part, can become better than any new one. In any case, you are able to make it so that it does not just fit into the interior, but decorates it.

And if you know any other interesting ways to decorate, share them in the comments.

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