Vintage style periodically returns to our lives. It can be reflected in models of clothing, accessories, design of residential premises. Different features bring their features to fashion, and if in grandma chests or in attics there are no things that can be shaken off the dust of time and imagined as trendy, home craftsmen create their own hands.
Elegant Provence style dresser restored by hand
Fashion periodically returns, and today many have grown interested in the style of Provence, which is distinguished by its underlined simplicity and provinciality (“Provence” and means “province”). His homeland is France, but it is not connected with the wealth of the royal palaces, but with the simple peasant decoration of the dwelling, fresh milk, lavender fields.
Provence creates cute homeliness and a comfortable indoor environment.
Its characteristic features are:
A distinctive feature of this style is the use of floral motifs.
For its design it is not necessary to look for any unusual things: it is possible to pick up what will be on the crest of fashion from furniture that stands idle in the attic or in the barn. Other economically feasible options are also possible.
Beautiful living room decorated in the style of Provence
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Artificially aged furniture in Provence style for the dining room
In order to issue a trendy interior, it is not necessary to spend big money. It can be done at home without any special material costs, using simple techniques. One of the ways to transform modern interior design items is to make your own furniture in the style of provenance.
Beautiful decoupage furniture do-it-yourself in Provence style
In this case, the transformation of the usual things in the home has a number of positive points:
Making old furniture for the hallway with their own hands
Household items made in this style decision are notable for some lightness and laconism reflected in the color scale. It is dominated by white color, baked milk and lavender. Provence was close to nature and simplicity, therefore all the elements of the interior belonging to it are made of natural materials: wood, stone, fabric. As it is accepted today to define, this is ecostyle.It is reflected in the equipment of the room, in the interior: simple, rather old tables, chairs, cabinets, wrought-iron beds, napkins and linen tablecloths - everything creates a unity of design.
Any old item can be restored, repainted and give it a decorative role in the style of Provence
Furniture in the style of Provence with their own hands performs, in addition to the basic functionality, also a decorative role. She must be:
Vintage kitchen cabinet made of wood do it yourself
As for the color solution, the style requires delicate, pale, somewhat burnt out shades:
Pastel shades for a Provence bathroom
It may seem strange, but the old cabinet with peeling paint is the most trending element in the design of the room in this style.
Chic spacious wardrobe for the bedroom in the style of Provence
One of the ways to make modern furniture in the design items of the room in the provincial style is its aging. At the same time to achieve this effect is possible by various methods. The most effective and frequently used are:
| Ways of aging | Features |
| Mechanical | Scratches, chips, cracks are applied artificially. |
| Thermal | The effect is achieved due to the effect on the treated surface of an open flame. |
| Chemical | Used wood stain, liquid ammonia, craquelure varnish, paint |
The most commonly used chemical method of aging, using various processing techniques and materials.
We treat the surface with paint in several layers.
This type of work does not require serious financial investments - usually water-based paint of the corresponding color is used. Before applying the plot is treated with acrylic primer on wood. After complete drying, light-colored paint is applied or finished artificial patina is used.
Council Finishing is best done using matte varnish - it is more appropriate for this style.
We rub the paraffin we are the parts of the product that should be beautifully shabby: edges, corners
A simple version of the processing of furniture, for which the old paintwork is cleaned from the area to be treated with sandpaper. Then the surface is rubbed with paraffin, and then paint is sprayed from the cartridge.
We spray paint from a spray can - it is more convenient when painting crevices and other hard-to-reach places
At the same time, there is absolutely no need to achieve an even layer of coating: some non-colors will correspond to Provence.
To create a scuffing effect and layers of paint that appear translucent from under each other, you can apply paint with a sponge
After drying, the painted wood is treated with a clean, rigid sponge, which removes excess material. It is important not to overdo it, so as not to remove most of the applied coating.
We clean the extra layers of paint with sandpaper
To enhance the effect of aging applied craquelure varnish.
Craquelure (decorative cracks) - the most difficult and unpredictable way of aging of furniture
In addition, design techniques are used to give the dwelling appropriate stylistic features:
Patinating gives the interior an atmosphere of noble antiquity and luxury.
The set will be determined by the particular item that is aged and which method is used. If you plan to arrange the whole room in ecostyle, you need to prepare an extended list of them, which include:
Attention! Chipboard, PVC, MDF are not suitable for furniture in the Provencal style. Furniture made of these materials will not convey its features.
Materials and tools for dyeing cabinets
Elements can be executed using the following set of tools:
Bedside table before restoration
To arrange the furniture in ecostyle, you can use the one that was removed from the sheds and attics. This is the most successful budget option. The manufacturing process will depend on what interior items we are talking about, however, there are general rules related to the aging process, which makes them particularly colorful and meets the style requirements a la provance.
You need to start by removing the old paint from the product. If it is applied several layers, it is most convenient to clean them with a spatula or a knife, after which it should be cleaned with sandpaper with an abrasive coating of large fractions. If you do not remove the paint, you will have to carry out further work on the existing coating.
Apply gray paint and steel wool pass in the direction of the tree pattern
Aging is done with paint; it is applied to the surface of the furniture with a flat brush. After complete drying, you can begin to sand the treated area, then proceed to decorating.
We take a wet cloth and wipe the black stripes until they become barely noticeable, in the end we need to pass a dry cloth on the surface of the chest
To do this, you can use:
At the bottom of drawers, you can lay the fabric in tone and glue it to the corners
If there are no artistic abilities, you can use ready-made accessories, which will help to give the elements of furniture the appropriate signs of Provencal style: legs, door handles, figured overlays for keyholes.
Such a handle can be bought separately and screwed to the dresser.
If the works are performed correctly and in compliance with the relevant instructions, furniture made in this style will give the room a feeling of comfort and coziness.
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