How to paint furniture

Of course, after this or that furniture withtime lost its initial appearance, you can go to the nearest furniture store and choose something new. However, today furniture that will match tastes and fully meet the needs of your family will be very expensive. That's why the perfect option would be simple restore old wooden furniture. As you know, the style of vintage has always been in vogue, and he is not going to leave it at all.

In order to paint the furniture, its the surface must be completely cleaned of residues of the old paint. Take a large skin and treat it with a tree. Then use a special rough brush to brush away the debris. In no case do not use a rag, since you will only more deeply chop the pieces of paint into the pores of the tree. Further Treat the furniture surface with fine sandpaper and swipe all the garbage with a brush again.

Now we need a good remove the room where you work. The fact is that when applying a layer of fresh paint on the furniture, the dust that is in the room can settle on the paint.

Before you paint the furniture, its surface must be carefully primer. It is recommended to use only the primer that is suitable for the paint that you have chosen.

Wait for the soil to dry completely. Now you can apply the first coat of paint. Be sure to wait until it dries completely. At this stage, you can decorate furniture to give it an antique look and uniqueness. Today is very popular decoupage, thanks to which the furniture will look very dignified. In addition, it is quite simple to make decoupage: on sale you can find a huge number of special napkins and decoupage cards.

Glue the selected parts to the surface of the furniture, and from above apply a thick layer of special lacquer with the effect of aging. After it has completely dried and gives small cracks, apply a coat of topcoat to protect the surface.

In order to color the furniture and give it the effect of antiquity, you can use the so-called method of facing. This work is quite fast. To do this, you need a liquid paint, poured into a special container, and polyethylene film. After applying the first coat of paint, immerse the crushed polyethylene in a container with a different color paint, and then apply it to the surface. The result should be a drawing, like on marble. It is worth noting that it is better to use two or three colors to achieve a more interesting effect.

Yet the effect of aging can be obtained by applying a very dense paint with a stiff construction brush over the primary color of furniture. In this case, the paint on the brush should not be very much, and the movement of the tool should be carried out in all directions.

As you could see, in order to paint the furniture, do not need any special knowledge or skills. Go to the store of construction and repair materials to to consult with the seller, what paints and varnish is best used for the restoration of old furniture. We hope that the information in this article will help you to follow this procedure.