Old furniture does not always need decor; there are still a lot of cases when it will be appropriate. Painting or sewing covers will help to update the interior or fit old chairs into a new style. In anticipation of the holidays, the decor of chairs with flowers, ribbons, thematic wraps will help create the appropriate atmosphere. To restore furniture to its former attractiveness and even make it even better, you need a little: desire and inspiration.
Staining is the easiest and fastest way to upgrade old chairs. Will the new furniture be plain, multi-colored or with a pattern depends on the imagination and preferences. All that remains is the question of which paint to choose.
Stain perfectly emphasizes the beauty of the old tree. It comes in different shades, but for restoration it is still better to give preference to the dark.
Milk natural paints are absolutely harmless, they give the surface a charming dullness and a vintage look. Masking tape will help create a contrasting striped pattern or pattern on the chairs.
Latex or oil paints provide a rich, vibrant color. Stools will become more modern if you paint the legs in different colors.
Spray paint makes it possible to create any pattern through a stencil. As an option, you can put a lace napkin on the seat, back, and arms of the chair and apply paint through it. The result is a gentle rustic pattern.
The work is carried out in the following order:
Remove the old coating with sandpaper from the surface.
Degrease, primer.
After drying, they are painted in one or more layers with paint or stain, and then varnished.
Decoupage
A very popular technique, which is also used to update old furniture. Decoupage is the process of gluing images (printed on a napkin or very thin paper) onto a surface.
Various techniques allow you to get the desired texture or visual effect: gilding, aging (brushing, crackle, shabby), artistic or three-dimensional drawing. Often use a combination of several decorative effects. The choice of pictures and equipment depends primarily on the style of the interior. The chair updated with the corresponding drawings will perfectly fit into the interior of ethno, military, country, Provence, loft, shabby chic, eclecticism.
The chair is updated in several stages. Furniture is cleaned of old coatings, varnish or paint, degreased and primed. Next, the main background is applied with acrylic paint. After drying, a pattern is glued to the surface, treated with paints, additional elements and varnished.
Covers: for all occasions
Chair covers are not only a way to decorate old, but in general new, furniture, they are much more functional: they serve as protection against pollution, damage, help to fit furniture to a given interior style or just to update the situation, there are everyday and solemn.
Patterns for a cover are most conveniently done using dummy. The chair is pasted over with newspapers or tracing paper, then the homemade cover is cut with scissors into separate elements. The accuracy of the pattern depends on correctly taken measurements. And of course, one should not forget about allowances, cut error, shrinkage of the fabric after washing.
Fabric covers
Covers can be easily made with your own hands. On ordinary chairs with a backrest you will need about 1.5-2 meters of fabric. It should be noted that the decor of the chair should correspond to the style of the interior, emphasize and complement it.
Cotton fabrics will be appropriate in provence or country styles. For the first one, pastel colors with a small flower pattern are chosen, and a large cell is best to complement the ethnicity.
Eco-style coats from coarse burlap help emphasize. To give them a modern touch, you can supplement the cover with patches made of denim, which also goes well with wood.
Classical interiors use more durable fabrics with a large pattern, matte or with satin sheen, such as gabardine.
You can use almost any fabric to sew a cover or combine several. Chairs with faux fur covers, with the same “socks” on the legs, will look very interesting.
Knitted covers
Knitted covers will be especially appropriate in the winter, they will be associated with warmth and comfort. Knitwear looks very interesting, as if a huge sweater was pulled on a frozen chair. A large volumetric pattern of a thick thread of pastel color will be optimal. Of course, if the soul requires it, you can choose brighter shades.
An unusual addition will be socks for legs.Dressed in shoes, they look original and will never scratch the floor. Openwork capes, usually filled with summer lightness and coolness, are usually crocheted. In addition, original handmade items will make the atmosphere calm and truly homely.
Holiday felt covers
Felt is familiar to every needlewoman. This material is very easy to work with, so it is often used for festive decor. In anticipation of any event, covers on the backs of chairs made of felt, made in the theme of the holiday, will be a great addition and decoration.
On New Year's Eve, you can also sew mittens or capes on the backs in the form of a Santa Claus hat. In general, countless options, everything is limited only by the imagination of the master.
Custom ideas
If you delve into the issue of decor of chairs, there is no doubt that you can use the most diverse, sometimes unexpected materials. Simple staining will not surprise anyone; rods, ropes, flowers, sweets, tree bark and old discs are used.
Rope chair decor
This option is considered more suitable for massive stools and chairs. Although, if you wish, you can try to decorate more sophisticated furniture. Upholstery is removed from the chair and, for each individual element (legs, crossbars, handles), twine pieces of the required length are prepared. The following is a simple technique: fix the end of the rope with a stapler or a small clove and begin to wrap the product tightly. The other end is fixed in a similar manner. On the back of the chair, you can perform simple weaving, which will become a noticeable decoration.
The rope can be left plain or decorated at will. In general, for winding, you can use not only a rope, it can be an artificial rattan or shreds of fabric twisted by a bundle.
Natural materials
The use of natural materials is relevant not only in school crafts.Even the Italian designers (Andrea Magnani and Giovanni Delvezzio from the Re Sign studio) distinguished themselves with the simple but unexpected idea of decorating chairs with bark. Not everyone can buy designer furniture, but anyone can take on the idea and put it into practice.
Wooden chairs should be as natural as possible, so they are cleaned of varnish, rubbed with fine sandpaper and left in this form. The maximum that can be done is to cover with a stain to give a shade. The prepared bark of the tree is glued in free order, the designers chose one leg and back for gluing.
Another no less interesting approach is to decorate the chairs with flat pebbles. The stone is glued directly to the seat and back. An unusual chair can become an adornment of a bathroom, a balcony or a garden, especially if there are other things of a marine theme nearby.
Mosaic
If in addition to the old chairs of the house there are still unnecessary or damaged disks, you can decorate the furniture element with a mosaic. The pattern made of small colored pieces will look original and interesting, and the updated chair will fit perfectly into almost any interior.
The mirror side of the disks is wiped with fine sandpaper, and then colored glossy paper is glued to it. Then they cut the disk into equal squares (it is more convenient to immediately divide them into colors). The chair also needs to be prepared. The surface is sanded, degreased and primed. Mosaic squares are glued in turn in the form of a selected pattern or randomly. After drying, the gaps between the “tiles” are filled with construction putty, and the surface is varnished.
Chair made of pompons
The decor of the chair with pompons is very expensive in terms of material and time, but as a result, the restored chair looks very bright and comfortable. It perfectly complements the nursery, and perhaps becomes a colorful accent of the bedroom or living room. It is more convenient to fasten pompons on a grid or a piece of fabric.At the end of the work, the soft lining is fixed on the seat and back of the chair. If necessary, the decoration can easily be removed and washed. Very interesting pompon seats will look on stools in the kitchen.
Flowerbed chair
An old chair does not have to stay at home; it can find its new place in the garden or on the terrace in the form of an original flowerbed. At the same time, it is not necessary to restore, restore, repair it.
But if the idea requires it, the stool can be repainted or even painted with bright colors. Then, a hole is cut out in the seat and a flowerpot is placed.
The conclusion suggests itself: there would be chairs, but there is sure to be a suitable option for decorating them. It is not necessary for this to be a restoration artist. Anyone can update or decorate furniture, and then, with a feeling of complete satisfaction, sit on the fruits of their labor.
Old furniture does not always need decor; there are still a lot of cases when it will be appropriate. Painting or sewing covers will help to update the interior or fit old chairs into a new style. In anticipation of the holidays, the decor of chairs with flowers, ribbons, thematic wraps will help create the appropriate atmosphere. To restore furniture to its former attractiveness and even make it even better, you need a little: desire and inspiration.
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Old heroes in a new color
Staining is the easiest and fastest way to upgrade old chairs. Will the new furniture be plain, multi-colored or with a pattern depends on the imagination and preferences. All that remains is the question of which paint to choose.
The work is carried out in the following order:
Decoupage
A very popular technique, which is also used to update old furniture. Decoupage is the process of gluing images (printed on a napkin or very thin paper) onto a surface.
Various techniques allow you to get the desired texture or visual effect: gilding, aging (brushing, crackle, shabby), artistic or three-dimensional drawing. Often use a combination of several decorative effects. The choice of pictures and equipment depends primarily on the style of the interior. The chair updated with the corresponding drawings will perfectly fit into the interior of ethno, military, country, Provence, loft, shabby chic, eclecticism.
The chair is updated in several stages. Furniture is cleaned of old coatings, varnish or paint, degreased and primed. Next, the main background is applied with acrylic paint. After drying, a pattern is glued to the surface, treated with paints, additional elements and varnished.
Covers: for all occasions
Chair covers are not only a way to decorate old, but in general new, furniture, they are much more functional: they serve as protection against pollution, damage, help to fit furniture to a given interior style or just to update the situation, there are everyday and solemn.
Patterns for a cover are most conveniently done using dummy. The chair is pasted over with newspapers or tracing paper, then the homemade cover is cut with scissors into separate elements. The accuracy of the pattern depends on correctly taken measurements. And of course, one should not forget about allowances, cut error, shrinkage of the fabric after washing.
Fabric covers
Covers can be easily made with your own hands. On ordinary chairs with a backrest you will need about 1.5-2 meters of fabric. It should be noted that the decor of the chair should correspond to the style of the interior, emphasize and complement it.
You can use almost any fabric to sew a cover or combine several. Chairs with faux fur covers, with the same “socks” on the legs, will look very interesting.
Knitted covers
Knitted covers will be especially appropriate in the winter, they will be associated with warmth and comfort. Knitwear looks very interesting, as if a huge sweater was pulled on a frozen chair. A large volumetric pattern of a thick thread of pastel color will be optimal. Of course, if the soul requires it, you can choose brighter shades.
An unusual addition will be socks for legs.Dressed in shoes, they look original and will never scratch the floor. Openwork capes, usually filled with summer lightness and coolness, are usually crocheted. In addition, original handmade items will make the atmosphere calm and truly homely.
Holiday felt covers
Felt is familiar to every needlewoman. This material is very easy to work with, so it is often used for festive decor. In anticipation of any event, covers on the backs of chairs made of felt, made in the theme of the holiday, will be a great addition and decoration.
On New Year's Eve, you can also sew mittens or capes on the backs in the form of a Santa Claus hat. In general, countless options, everything is limited only by the imagination of the master.
Custom ideas
If you delve into the issue of decor of chairs, there is no doubt that you can use the most diverse, sometimes unexpected materials. Simple staining will not surprise anyone; rods, ropes, flowers, sweets, tree bark and old discs are used.
Rope chair decor
This option is considered more suitable for massive stools and chairs. Although, if you wish, you can try to decorate more sophisticated furniture. Upholstery is removed from the chair and, for each individual element (legs, crossbars, handles), twine pieces of the required length are prepared. The following is a simple technique: fix the end of the rope with a stapler or a small clove and begin to wrap the product tightly. The other end is fixed in a similar manner. On the back of the chair, you can perform simple weaving, which will become a noticeable decoration.
The rope can be left plain or decorated at will. In general, for winding, you can use not only a rope, it can be an artificial rattan or shreds of fabric twisted by a bundle.
Natural materials
The use of natural materials is relevant not only in school crafts.Even the Italian designers (Andrea Magnani and Giovanni Delvezzio from the Re Sign studio) distinguished themselves with the simple but unexpected idea of decorating chairs with bark. Not everyone can buy designer furniture, but anyone can take on the idea and put it into practice.
Wooden chairs should be as natural as possible, so they are cleaned of varnish, rubbed with fine sandpaper and left in this form. The maximum that can be done is to cover with a stain to give a shade. The prepared bark of the tree is glued in free order, the designers chose one leg and back for gluing.
Another no less interesting approach is to decorate the chairs with flat pebbles. The stone is glued directly to the seat and back. An unusual chair can become an adornment of a bathroom, a balcony or a garden, especially if there are other things of a marine theme nearby.
Mosaic
If in addition to the old chairs of the house there are still unnecessary or damaged disks, you can decorate the furniture element with a mosaic. The pattern made of small colored pieces will look original and interesting, and the updated chair will fit perfectly into almost any interior.
The mirror side of the disks is wiped with fine sandpaper, and then colored glossy paper is glued to it. Then they cut the disk into equal squares (it is more convenient to immediately divide them into colors). The chair also needs to be prepared. The surface is sanded, degreased and primed. Mosaic squares are glued in turn in the form of a selected pattern or randomly. After drying, the gaps between the “tiles” are filled with construction putty, and the surface is varnished.
Chair made of pompons
The decor of the chair with pompons is very expensive in terms of material and time, but as a result, the restored chair looks very bright and comfortable. It perfectly complements the nursery, and perhaps becomes a colorful accent of the bedroom or living room. It is more convenient to fasten pompons on a grid or a piece of fabric.At the end of the work, the soft lining is fixed on the seat and back of the chair. If necessary, the decoration can easily be removed and washed. Very interesting pompon seats will look on stools in the kitchen.
Flowerbed chair
An old chair does not have to stay at home; it can find its new place in the garden or on the terrace in the form of an original flowerbed. At the same time, it is not necessary to restore, restore, repair it.
But if the idea requires it, the stool can be repainted or even painted with bright colors. Then, a hole is cut out in the seat and a flowerpot is placed.
The conclusion suggests itself: there would be chairs, but there is sure to be a suitable option for decorating them. It is not necessary for this to be a restoration artist. Anyone can update or decorate furniture, and then, with a feeling of complete satisfaction, sit on the fruits of their labor.