The advantages of painting furniture do it yourself

People living for a long time in the same unchanging environment often have a keen desire to update the bored interior. Then the moment the natural question arises, how to paint the furniture? After all, it is she who, in a renewed color, is able to refresh the bored inner image of the house. Tables, chairs, wardrobes and bedside tables - the arrangement of the room is formed from this, but replacing them with new models every time you want to change is an extremely disadvantageous idea. Thus, painting your own furniture becomes the best option. The following are tips for painting.

Painting wooden furniture is an easy, fast way to refresh and refresh the look of a room.

Consider the attractive aspect of the question of how to brush up your own furniture. First of all, it’s a material benefit: you don’t have to spend a fortune buying a new hardware, services of a professional paint maker. In addition, when self-painting, you are free to show a special ingenuity and creativity, giving the product the kind you want.

Next, we give tips on how to paint furniture; Explain in detail how to paint the old furniture with their own hands, without resorting to the services of third-party specialists.

Required additional materials

In many families, to this day, cabinets with chairs are stored, transferred from the older generation, still of Soviet times, made so conscientiously that they are still able to carry out their task normally. But they have one significant drawback - the external "frayed". In order to correct an annoying misunderstanding: finally update the look of the furniture, we suggest painting it yourself.

Tools and materials needed to paint furniture

To paint the furniture with your own hands was successful, first of all you will need:

• building product that needs to be updated;
• enough paint;
• painting tape;
• brushes;
• shallow capacity.

This is not a complete list. Before proceeding directly to work, it is necessary to treat the surface on which a layer of paint will be applied.

Materials that will be useful in the process:

• putty;
• face protection (mask or goggles);
• sufficient amount of sandpaper;
• wooden beam.

Paint selection

Before you paint furniture, you need to determine what paint to paint furniture. Here you will see the widest range of colors in all color variety. Do not rush to rush to purchase the first available jars: the choice should be made based on the knowledge of the properties of the material from which your product is made. So painting will last longer, preserving the pristine freshness.

Acrylic lacquer does not have a strong odor, suitable for exterior and interior use.

Suitable specialized varnishes for painting surfaces. Unlike some types of paints, it will give the furniture an attractive appearance, and will save it from adverse factors: humidity, parasites, etc.

Alcohol varnish is used for the restoration of antique interior

If you have never had to deal with the choice of paint, here is a list of manufacturers that are common in the market.

• Acrylic paints are a popular variant often used in painting. Possess the increased stability, the small period of drying, are convenient in application. These products do not have an “aggressive” odor; they can be diluted with a moderate amount of water, thus distributing the material more economically (enough for subsequent use).
  

  Acrylic wood furniture paints

• Sprays - help reduce the time spent on staining. Lie down smoothly, dry quickly.
  

  When working with a spray paint breaks apart in different directions, so pre-cover all the surrounding objects

• Enamel paints on a varnish basis - give a wooden surface fresh glossy shine.
  

  Alkyd paints are inexpensive, but they should not be used to paint furniture that is used in residential premises.

Painting process: step by step instructions

Important! - The key to high-quality staining lies in the thorough preparation of the surface.

Where to begin?

• Inspection

Check the product for faults, breakdowns, defects. If there are any, be removed, then proceed to remove the old layer of varnish or paint.

Before painting, the furniture is dismantled and cleaned from dirt

Old paint is removed by heating or mechanically.

Also paint from furniture can be removed with a special remover.

• "Skin"

Walk on the surface with a piece of sandpaper. Use fine-grained: it will not cause deep damage. It is more effective to make polishing in the direction of the wood pattern - so you will achieve a smooth and smooth surface without scratches.

We sand the furniture first hard and then soft sandpaper

• Primer Coating

Spread a layer of primer around the perimeter of the product, then cover up the flaws (potholes, cracks) with putty - so the adhesion of materials will be as strong as possible. Next, degrease the surface.

We ground wooden furniture

Spackling large chips and cracks

• Acrylic Primer Coating

Spread the impregnating material evenly over the surface with a brush, then let it all dry.

• Filling of defective places, grinding

Sand the place of application of putty with a grinder or sandpaper.

Filling small cracks and dents, suitable for the color of putty on wood

At the end of complex procedures, remove the litter, and then re-coat all the primer.

• Paint application

When making staining, consider: paint does not contribute to the preservation or protection of wood; it can not prevent the harmful effects of moisture (especially the destruction by parasites). Before buying, carefully read the composition of the paint, without neglecting the recommendation for its use. You may need to purchase a few additional protective equipment with a margin.

Paint with acrylic paint

Paint in balonchiki

Important to consider

You can paint the furniture with a brush or spray

To make all the work with painting correctly, you need to adhere to a number of subtleties. Knowing them, you will be able not only to cope effectively with the task in the shortest possible time, but also to rationally save your budget.

A few useful tips, thanks to which you will qualitatively carry out the painting of furniture:

• Selection of materials - give preference to the product from a popular, consumer-proven manufacturer: not only is it easier to decide on the optimal variant for painting, but also to achieve greater compatibility of materials. Before you buy, be sure to read the instructions.
  

  Materials and tools for painting furniture

• Experiment with a palette of colors - correctly chosen, the colors combined with each other will bring fresh extraordinary notes into the space of the room, and help to visually expand it. Playing on the contrasts of the color designs of the walls, furniture, you are free to bring to life any of your creative decisions.
  

  A palette of colors and shades for painting furniture

• Buy brushes and a roller for painting work - tools must be of different thickness: it is more convenient to paint over hard-to-reach places more conveniently. The roller is useful for painting surfaces with a wide area; brushes are indispensable in painting inaccessible places: corners of furniture, removable hardware parts, etc.
  

  A brush is suitable for painting small areas of furniture, and for large-scale work it is better to choose a roller or spray gun.

• Masking tape - protects the surface from inadvertent ink on an already applied layer. In situations where the stain has already appeared, the use of solvent will spoil the fresh paint applied (which is extremely unpleasant), you will have to re-paint the specific area. Using masking tape is the best option for you.
  

  Masking tape to protect unpainted parts

• Wear protection - be extremely careful when working with paint, as fumes have a detrimental effect on the respiratory system. Do not forget to wear a respirator mask. Hands, like other parts of the body, must also be protected from ingress of the coloring matter, since the composition may be toxic. At the end of the work thoroughly ventilate the room.
  

  Remedies that may be needed for the restoration of furniture

How to paint furniture antique?

The effect of artificial aging, depending on the method of painting wood

Styling your furniture, giving it a touch of light antiquity is a workable thing. It is not necessary to contact the workshops, spend a lot of money on it. To decorate the furniture with a certain style (country or French Provence - at your discretion), you can paint using the method of artificial aging: with it the appearance of the furniture will become more refined and will give the room chic.

A few painting tips:

• Correct color matching;

To painted looked more attractive, and the effect of antiquity was natural, use light pastel colors: white, peach, beige, lemon, etc.

• Paint application;

To achieve the desired effect, it is not necessary to apply layers one after another in order to give saturation. It is enough to apply only one - the main color will slightly show through through it, adding to the picture of greater holistic naturalness.

• Grinding;

After applying a layer of paint, wait until it is completely dry, then work on the corners and those parts of the furniture that are most often subjected to mechanical stress (knobs, corners, etc), so the end result looks neater and the “old effect” will become easy natural. No one would think that the product is artificially aged.

A well-known technique of “aging” of furniture is the imparting of the translucent effect of old paint. To do this, you will need to use a new brush, with which you can evenly distribute the paint of a new color. After drying, this layer is rubbed off. To brighten up the scuffs we recommend using wax: rub it on the surface and get an old white color.

The method of aging with a dry brush "Loft" is suitable for creating old and scratched furniture

The use of wax is appropriate when the product is colored quite recently. Furniture wax is desirable to choose the color of the countertop, which is supposed to be applied. Easier wax is rubbed with a porous sponge - the tool will be distributed evenly over the entire area.

How to paint the furniture white

White painted furniture before and after do it yourself

A decision that could come to mind to people who are not afraid of difficulties.It is known that white is a problem of flowers. Its original appearance is difficult to maintain.

Video: Painting furniture with acrylic paints.