Do not rush to dismantle the boring old interior doors and replace them with new ones. Consider updating them, because there are many ways to decorate and restore old furniture that are applicable to door leaves.

Decorating doors made of fiberboard

Process step by step:

1. If the door is completely askew, you must first remove it from the hinges and remove the old fittings. New handles, locks, latches in the same style on all interior doors will be the first step towards their renewal.
2. So, the door was removed. Now you need to remove old paint... Use construction hair dryer and a spatula.
3. After that, cracks and scratches are closed using special putties and putty.
4. Wait for the surface to dry and sand it.
5. Cover the canvas with linseed oil to prevent moisture deformation.

For a visual performance, see the video:

The door is ready for the actual decoration. The easiest way is to cover the door leaf with colored paint or varnish it. Further, there is room for imagination:

• make a drawing using a stencil;
• paint the moldings in a different color;
• stick on moldings, if they were not there, or imitate with paint.

A variety of applications - fabric, paper, vinyl, leather, photo wallpaper - will turn an old door into a new one - original, stylish and unusual.

Decorating the old bathroom door

Before you start decorating the door to the bathroom, you need to consider important point... Since high humidity is constantly present in the room, the coating that you apply to the door, or, more precisely, to inner side must be resistant to this factor.

How to prepare the door leaf is described in the previous section of the article. In short: remove the old paint layer from the door, sand, putty and prime the surface. If slats are missing, they can be purchased and attached to the door. After painting everything in one color, you will get a whole picture.

An excellent option for a bathroom door is to install a full-length mirror in a frame made of slats. If it is flexible, plastic, the installation process will be quite simple, but the effect will surpass expectations: it is beautiful, practical and useful.

The mirror can be replaced with a mosaic, a special vinyl sticker, or even a piece of wallpaper (washable and moisture resistant only). By experimenting with materials and colors, you will make your old bathroom door stylish and special.

How to decorate old glass doors

The first option that comes to mind when thinking about options for decorating an old door with glass is stained glass. What you need for this:

• water-based stained glass paints;
• black paint - for the outline;
• thumbnail image.

Transfer the drawing to the glass, outline the contours with a thin black line, and after drying, start painting the elements with different colors.

You can make your work even easier by simply buying a special film that imitates a stained-glass picture.

One of the options for decorating a door with glass in the video:

Stained-glass windows allow you to make even an old door unusual and stylish

If the old glass in the door was transparent, it can be made frosted. To do this, you will need to purchase liquid glass(1 liter will be enough, its price does not exceed the cost of a chocolate bar or a cup of cappuccino), which will need to be mixed with crushed chalk (or tooth powder). The resulting paste is applied to a degreased, flat surface in 2 layers.

An easier way is to apply a special film or buy a ready-made matting paste.

Choose your own option for decorating old doors, and you will see how easy it is to update the decor in an apartment with your own hands and at no extra cost.

The interior door occupies an important place in the interior of the room. It serves not only as an obstacle to noise, delimits space and allows privacy, but is also a noticeable piece of decor.

There are several reasons that may motivate you to decorate the interior door:

1. Firstly, despite the huge selection of ready-made (and very attractive) doors, sometimes it is very difficult to find suitable model... Sometimes all the doors seem to be the same - "I've already seen this one at the neighbors'", "and this one looks like the door to our office." You don't want to repeat yourself and acquire something unoriginal and has become banal, because your interior is unique, so the door must match.
2. Secondly, even an old door with scratches, peeling paint and irreducible stains is not known from what you often do not want to change! After all, any replacement of the door is also the replacement of the box itself, which is associated with dust, plaster, sealing of the resulting cracks, the need to change the wallpaper (at least around the new door) - in general, with local, and sometimes overhaul.

That is why sometimes it is much easier for the owner to update an already installed door “on the spot”, that is, without changing the whole box, right here in the room. Of course, in some cases, you still have to remove the door from the hinges, but this is much easier and faster than starting a full-fledged repair. Whatever the reasons that prompted you to start decorating the interior door, we will say right away that often you do not need practically anything for this, except for the materials left over from the last repair.

And one should not think that real masters and needlewomen will be able to cope with such a task - even a person who has never held a hammer or a brush in his hands can embody some of the ideas proposed in this article. And the result of your work in any case will be original, unusual and will become a source of pride - “here it is, our door, I made it myself (well, at least decorated it)”.

So, we offer you 14 ideas for decorating an interior door that you might want to bring to life by decorating your interior.

The first idea. We paint, we just paint

The easiest way, without frills and unnecessary work, to put the door in order. To do this, you will first need to remove the door from the hinges, then walk along it with a spatula, removing the old paint, level the surface with sandpaper, seal cracks and scratches with putty, remove grease stains, seal the glass with masking tape so as not to stain, and you can take it in hand roller or brush! It is better to choose acrylic paint - it dries faster, and painting the door in a horizontal position - so the paint will not drain and will lay down more evenly. However, if it is convenient for you to do all of the above on a vertically standing door, you can not remove it from its hinges. Just remember to put something on the floor while painting so as not to stain the linoleum or laminate flooring.

White, plain painted door. Updating it or repainting it in a different color will not be difficult, although moldings and carvings need special, careful handling when sanding and removing a layer of old paint

Second idea. We paint in several colors

The option is more complicated, although it is also associated with staining. In this case, we do not just paint the door in one color, but create a simple or complex geometric pattern from stripes, squares, rhombuses, and so on. The door must first be prepared, as in the first case - that is, cleaned of old paint and level the surface. However, in this case, we will need much more masking tape - it is with its help that you delimit the zones between stripes or rectangles. Also, so as not to buy multiple cans of paint different color, you can buy white paint (one liter is enough for the door), as well as several dyes with which you can experiment with shades.

Gold and white, blue and pale pink, bright stripes on a neutral background, rhombuses and winding lines - a variety of patterns and color combinations can appear on the canvas of your door

When choosing a geometric pattern, remember that a wide strip along the entire door leaf is more suitable for the country style, and for the classics it is better to choose other options, for example, paint the upper part of the door in a lighter shade and divide the parts with a horizontal strip

Third idea. Selecting moldings

Also the painting of the door, which in general is not too different from the first option. However, in this case, we will focus on the moldings by painting them in a contrasting color. White and black are a great combination, but already well-worn, so think about which colors would work best together. Designers have long recognized white and green, blue and yellow, red and dark blue as an excellent option. Such a door will look great both in a bohemian boudoir and in a strict classic living room.

The white door with highlighted black moldings is a real classic. By the way, if your door does not have such decorations, it is easy to make them yourself - special wooden thin strips are sold that are simply nailed to the canvas.

An unexpectedly bright, pink door that looks especially aristocratic and attractive thanks to the frames highlighted in white

The fourth idea. We paint according to the finished stencil

A very convenient and easy way to turn your door into a work of art, even if you do not have the talent of an artist. Ready-made stencils can be purchased in both construction and specialized stores, or order on one of the sites, and the choice of drawings and patterns is very large. Then we simply apply the stencil to the already prepared door and paint. Easy, fast and the result is very beautiful!

It is as easy as shelling pears to apply a drawing using a ready-made stencil, and the choice will allow you to choose an original inscription, an exotic pattern, and an unusual picture.

Such a deliberately simple drawing can be easily created without stencils. It was the uneven lines and simplicity that became its main highlight.

Fifth idea. Art painting

Unlike all the options for decorating a door already listed, this option is not for everyone. To create a real masterpiece on an ordinary door, you need the talent of an artist and certain skills in working with brushes, since a roller is no longer enough here. Imagine that your door is a blank white canvas, on which, thanks to your skill, a beautiful landscape, a cheerful painting or an exquisite pattern will appear. Thin hand-painting always looks expensive and stylish, and you can achieve this effect by spending only on the purchase of paints.

Many European companies offer ready-made interior doors with artistic painting. They are, of course, not cheap, so you can try to create something similar with your own hands. Afraid it won't work? You can always just paint over a bad drawing!

Sixth idea. Children's creativity

Does your kid love to paint? Give him such an opportunity - let him decorate the door to the children's room. Yes, such a naive, bright drawing would be out of place in a strict living room, but as a decoration for a children's room it is a great option. Just agree with the young artist that the second half of the door is already your field for the embodiment of fantasies!

Usually, children's paints can be washed off very easily, so that your aspiring artist can paint the door again every day. But you will have to pre-prepare the canvas, putting the door in order.

The seventh idea. Unusual texture with paint

If it seems to you that just applying paint is boring, and you are afraid to take up hand-painting, you can try to achieve an unusual texture, for example, an effect wooden surface or an antique door with very simple fixtures. So, using a sponge, you can get a spotty surface, steel wool will help to achieve the effect of an old door, a hard brush - to create an expressive surface of denim. Special ready-made paints are also sold, perfectly imitating jeans, wood, canvas, velvet or slate board.

On such a door, painted to resemble a slate board, it is convenient to leave messages to households

Eighth idea. Wallpaper

If all the previous ideas concerned only working with paints and brushes, then this method is suitable for those who do not want to mess with paint. Wall murals will instantly transform appearance your interior door, turning it into a striking design element. Of course, it is best to purchase wallpaper designed specifically for doors - in this case, your drawing will definitely look complete. Ready-made wallpaper usually has standard size 86x220 centimeters, therefore, they are suitable only for standard doors, and without moldings and glass inserts. However, now many online stores offer custom-made door murals, so you can choose the option that is ideal for your door, with any pattern. You can cut to size doors and regular wall murals, but in this case, the drawing may look unfinished.

How do you like such an unusual option - a door, with the help of photo wallpaper, turned into a telephone booth?

Before gluing the wallpaper, the door must be cleaned of stains, and the surface must be leveled, sanded and degreased with a solvent. You can use regular wallpaper glue, but PVA is much more reliable. The disadvantages of this option for decorating the door include the fact that a bright image will immediately catch the eye, so it can quickly get bored. In addition, photowall-paper on the door, due to frequent touches, will lose its original attractiveness. However, no one will prevent you from changing the photo wallpaper on the door to something more original in a couple of months.

Photo wallpapers with picturesque landscapes are especially popular.

Wall murals on the door will help to make a small room visually larger due to the increased panoramic perspective. And it is very easy to stick them on, for this you don't even need to remove the door from its hinges.

Ninth idea. Regular wallpaper

Previously, this decor option was especially popular, but now many designers consider it bad manners. This does not prevent the usual wallpaper, "migrated" to the door, to remain a popular way of decorating the interior. Stick paper and vinyl wallpapers on the door is especially loved in Sweden, USA and Canada. By the way, it is not at all necessary to hide the entire door behind the wallpaper - on the contrary, the wallpaper, divided into clear "compartments" thanks to moldings, looks especially interesting. The remaining surfaces of the door can be simply painted using a shade that matches the color of the wallpaper. Alternatively, you can buy cork wallpaper and varnish it on top for reliability. Their unusual texture will make the door more original.

Preparing the door is exactly the same as in the case of using photo wallpaper. The main advantage is low cost, since you can use wallpaper left over from the previous repair, and ease of decoration. The main drawback is quick wear - wallpaper can peel off and tear at the joints.

Wallpaper glued not on the entire door, but on the parts highlighted by moldings, look more spectacular

The door, covered with the same wallpaper as the walls, will literally merge with the interior. On the reverse side, the door, of course, is pasted over with other wallpaper so as not to stand out against the background of the wall of another room.

Idea ten. Fabric instead of wallpaper

This option will look especially cute and home-like. The door decorated with fabric looks original, the choice of fabrics is surprisingly wide today, but this method also has its drawbacks.

If you choose a single piece of fabric to decorate the door, you should take care of the original drawing.

First, when choosing a fabric, you should make sure that the glue does not stain it. Secondly, the edges of the fabric must be pre-processed, otherwise the protruding threads will not look very aesthetically pleasing. Thirdly, the doors decorated with fabric are not suitable for every style of interior design. Those who are fond of patchwork, that is, creating canvases from different pieces of fabric, can turn their door into a real applique made of bright patches. By the way, if there is room for a glass insert on the door, you can hang a small curtain here, fixing it on a fishing line and small nails.

Very nice door, decorated with patchwork technology. The trouble is that to classic style the interior, such bright patches have nothing to do with it, this is an option, rather, for a "rustic" and colorful country

The eleventh idea. Posters, cards, paper

An option for creative people and a great idea for a teen's room. The door can be decorated with a poster and a picture of your favorite artist or band, sheets from an old geographic atlas or sheet music. Sticking on these paper sheets and posters is as easy as using regular wallpaper.

An old geographic map will be appropriate even on the interior door of an ordinary living room, but it is better to "lodge" posters in a teenager's room

Idea twelfth. All kinds of stickers

This simple and not too expensive way to decorate a door is becoming more and more popular today. Vinyl stickers can be purchased in online stores, the cost of a model of the size of a standard door starts at 2.5 thousand rubles, they are glued very easily, and will last longer than ordinary photo wallpaper.

Stickers with such funny and at the same time useful inscriptions will not only decorate the doors, but also cheer up the guests.

If you do not want to hide the entire door behind the stickers, it is quite possible to purchase small images - a butterfly, bright flower etc. They are cheaper, and the outer appearance of the door will be completely transformed. Also popular are "informative" stickers, for example, on the door of an office, bathroom or toilet, which will tell guests what is hidden behind this door.

The elegant lady on this sticker will immediately inform the guests of the house that it is behind this door that the bathroom is hidden.

Often, the stickers can look like ordinary photo wallpaper, and sometimes like hand-painted on a white door or a child's drawing.

Thirteenth idea. Decoupage

The technology of scrupulous cutting out of the vending images from paper and further composing applications from these pieces allows you to transform not only a casket or photo album cover, but also an ordinary door. Everything that a novice master of the ancient art of decoupage will need: paper drawings, napkins with a pattern you like, postcards and the like - everything from which you can cut a picture, a brush, PVA glue, scissors, glitter, acrylic varnish, contour and acrylic paint.

In the decoupage process, you can use literally anything - from scraps of old newspapers to greeting cards.

IN short description the process looks like this: apply a layer of white acrylic paint to the door surface, wait for it to dry, then another layer - and wait again until it is completely dry. Then we apply a layer of paint of the selected shade, and then we attach the cut paper drawings with PVA glue. At the same time, we try to glue the piece as evenly as possible, without folds and expel all air bubbles. With the help of glitter and contour, we can draw dots, stripes and other small details. Then we cover the finished painting with a layer of varnish. That's all. The rest is your imagination and beautifully selected drawings.

The decoupage technique allows you to create amazingly beautiful paintings, and the varnish coating will extend the life of the decor

Idea fourteen. Mosaic

A door decorated with bright mosaics will be an excellent option for a bathroom; you can also decorate a metal entrance door in this way. Moreover, it is not at all necessary to use pieces of ceramics for these purposes - in this case, the door may turn out to be too heavy. Mosaics can be created from pieces of wood or veneer, or purchased ready-made made of glass.

In this case, a bright glass mosaic takes up most of the door, making it very unusual and cheerful.

The mosaic is fastened with special glue ("Moment" or liquid nails are suitable) on the prepared and cleaned surface. It is worthwhile to think over all the details of the pattern in advance by drawing a diagram of the arrangement of the pieces with a pencil. By the way, you can decorate with a mosaic not only the door itself, but also the box, highlighting the slopes using the selected pattern.

Creating a mosaic pattern is a huge scope for creativity. And if some part still falls, you can always attach it back

An old door can become a real art object, just a little imagination and effort is enough. To get started, you can use one of the most simple ideas, and then, getting a taste, try yourself in the art of decoupage or painting. In any case, your door will definitely be one of a kind!

The nuances of restoring an old door with your own hands. Ideas and methods, photo.

A person associates his home with a place of rest. Therefore, he tries to create coziness, choose an interior and a pleasant color range to fully implement this.

On the other hand, everything in our world tends to become obsolete and destroyed. Our homes and their interiors are no exception.

Renewing something around us, we awaken in ourselves creative energies, we feel as creators.

Although most types of interior work require special deep knowledge and skills to complete them, we are quite capable of updating interior doors on our own.

Let's talk about the features and methods of reconstruction of old doors in more detail.

How to make a new one out of an old door with your own hands: options, photos, tips

photo of the old door before and after restoration using decoupage technique

It is important to prepare it before updating the old door:

• remove the doors from the hinges and lay them on a flat horizontal surface
• fold all fittings separately or prepare them for disposal if they become unusable
• if there are glass elements, carefully remove the glazing beads and then remove the breakable parts
• if the door has been painted with paint, turn on a building hair dryer and gradually warm up its surface
• arm yourself with a piece of rough sandpaper and remove any bubbles of old paint
• replace the paper with another, with a finer abrasive and again walk over the entire surface of the door
• final sanding with minimum abrasive paper
• treat the door surface with a special putty for wood products
• after complete drying, clean the doors in 3 approaches with sandpaper of different abrasiveness
• fix the result with linseed oil or stain
• then carry out those types of work that are necessary to update the appearance of the door
• if there were glass elements in it, put them first and then new glazing beads in a fresh color / design

For examples, look at the options for the updated doors in the photo.

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How and how can you update the color of old wooden doors: ideas

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After you have completed the restoration work on the surface of the old interior door, choose a new color for it.

Among the ways that can help you in this moment, we note:

• Painting with stain, paint or opening the wooden surface of the door with varnish.
  Remember for better result run the brush along the fibers, then all the gaps will be filled with the dye.
• Accents on moldings, or painting the protruding parts of the door with contrasting or similar colors. In the absence of such elements, glue them from wooden or polyurethane strips and paint.
• Artistic painting, painting through stencils.
  The method is suitable for creative owners who want to bring originality to their interior.
• Sticking wallpaper, large drawings on paper, pieces of fabric. Decoupage.
  In this case, observe all the requirements for fixing the material on the surface of the door - soak with water, glue, process from above with a stream of hot air.
• Stained glass painting.
  If you are good at drawing or have stocked up on interesting stencils, buy special stained glass paints and decorate the glass elements of your old door.
• Gluing vinyl stickers.
  Note that this way saves you time preparing the old door. In other words, you can not even remove it from the hinges, but immediately glue the vinyl elements.

How and with what can you renovate varnished doors?

a man removes the old varnish from the doors to restore them according to a new design

To carry out restoration work, remove the old varnish from the door in one or more of the following ways:

• sandpaper
• grinder
• chemical solvent

The first method was discussed in the previous section. The second method will significantly speed up the process of removing the old varnish. And the third has one nuance - the varnish can remain selectively on the door leaf. Therefore, be sure to polish the latter.

After removing the old layer of varnish, sanding and drying the doors, decide on their new design, for example:

• apply a new varnish or laminate,
• paint in the desired color,
• Apply wallpaper / photo wallpaper or other imitation self-adhesive tape, for example, under a natural wood,
• apply painting by hand, copying a specific drawing, or under a stencil,
• decorate the door by gluing loose cereals - rice, buckwheat. Be sure to apply a layer of varnish on top for better fixation of the material.

How and how can veneer doors be renewed?

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One of the most common problems with veneer doors is the swelling of the leaf in certain areas. Therefore, first prepare it, carry out restoration measures before updating.

To eliminate the problem of swelling of the canvas will help:

• Iron.
  Heat it on medium mode and iron the swollen surface of the door folded on a horizontal stand.
• Wet rags.
  Moisten a cloth rag with water and spread it over the problematic surface of the door. After a quarter of an hour, remove and wait until dry.
• PVA glue.
  Draw it into a syringe and gently insert it under the swollen surface of the door. Smooth out the area with a dry cloth.

To eliminate cracks and chips on an old door made from the material in question, stock up on strips of veneer of a similar color.

• Cut out strips that match the parameters of the surface to be repaired.
• Cut off the excess with a scalpel after applying it to the chip / crack site. In doing so, keep in mind that the fibers of the patch should be located perpendicular to the restored door.
• Treat the door leaf with a special putty and wait until it dries completely.
• Use double-sided tape to secure the veneer strips.
• Sand the joints.

When your old door has only minor scratches and chips, wax it:

• liquid
• pencil

In the first case, drop a couple of drops into the break and immediately walk with a dry cloth to remove excess. Before doing this, be sure to clean the door from dust and dirt, and also sand the surface.

In the second, tear off a piece from the wax pencil, knead it in your palms and stick it on the problem area. Wipe off the mark with a rag. Do this only on a previously cleaned and prepared door.

The following will help you to update the prepared old veneer door:

• dye

If you've masked chips and scratches on your door with wax, remember that varnish and paint won't cover them. Or they will linger on it for a short time, and then crumble.

How and with what can you update paneled doors?

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Paneled doors in the interior look interesting. However, it is not always convenient to handle their frayed surface. We will not go into details. Let's dwell on the restoration options.

Successful solutions:

• painting with several colors with highlighting protruding places
• gluing wallpaper in segments, adhesive tapes along the contour, on panels
• decoupage of individual segments
• varnishing

The cardinal method is to disassemble the door leaves and replace them with laminated hardboard. To do this, you sheathe the frame of the door with it and especially carefully select the color when gluing its ends.

If there is glass in the door, paint it with special paints or simulate a stained glass window. Stencils for decor are also suitable.

How and with what can you renovate painted doors?

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Your first task is to remove the old paint from the doors and prepare them for restoration work. Their sequence:

• decide on the location of the door in space - either lay it on horizontal supports, or remove it from its hinges and leave it upright,
• with a spatula, go over the entire surface and remove the layer of old paint,
• sand with sanding paper,
• treat with a special primer for wooden surfaces,
• let dry and sand again,

Cover the areas of the door that you do not plan to paint or open with varnish.

How and how can paper doors be updated?

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Update paper doors with light materials that will not weigh them down and provoke tears in the canvas. For example:

• self-adhesive film
• decoupage
• gluing individual elements, for example, paintings, volumetric drawings
• painting with paints
• stencils

How and how can you update an old door frame: ideas, photos

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You should remember about the restoration of the door frame when you are renovating an old door leaf. Of course, tinkering with the first one is less convenient, since it will not work to remove it.

The door frame processing technology is similar to those discussed above about doors. Carefully select the shades of paint and stain, as well as the color of the self-adhesive tape, wallpaper, so that this area on the wall is in harmony with the updated door leaf.

Below are a number of interesting door frames after DIY restoration.

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How and how to glue the door beautifully?

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Among the common ways to decorate an old door is gluing a new coating in whole or in fragments.

For this, the following are suitable for you:

• the cloth
• leather and its substitutes
• wallpaper
• metal rivets, beads
• patchwork
• cut fragments of a picture, for example, a map of the world

To stick this or that material, select an effective adhesive, for example, PVA glue, special for wallpaper, scotch tape, double-sided self-adhesive tape.

How beautiful to paste over a door with wallpaper?

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The main thing is to follow the wallpaper gluing technology.

• First, prepare the door leaf for the update. The technique was presented in the first section of the article.
• Decide on the color and texture of the wallpaper.
• Apply special wallpaper glue to the surface of the door and attach a piece of paper decor.
• Smooth out the result with a dry cloth.
• Cut off the protruding edges with a clerical knife.
• Wait until the wallpaper on the door is completely dry.

Complete the decor as desired:

• molding
• design features such as small seashells and a cut net, glued on top and covered with paint

In addition to the usual wallpaper, the following are popular:

• photomurals with the image of three-dimensional objects / paintings
• decoupage
• self-adhesive tapes

How to update an outdated metal front door?

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Metal doors also tend to become morally and physically obsolete. Having set out to update them, keep in mind that the approach and methods will be different for the external and internal parts. front door.

So, the inner part will be updated with the following solutions:

• drawing with a stencil
• art painting
• mirror for the entire area of ​​the door
• upholstery with dermantine
• self-adhesive film
• laminate

And for the outside of the door, they are suitable:

• MDF panels
• laminate

For fixing any material to the surface metal door you will need an adhesive liquid such as liquid nails when working with wood flooring.

How to beautifully decorate an old door for a nursery yourself: ideas, photos

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Children's room is an area of ​​creativity, leisure and intellectual work of a child. Check with him before you start renovating the nursery door.

Better yet, involve the child in the process.

For inspiration, let's add the row ready-made solutions decor of the door to the nursery.

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How to beautifully decorate an old kitchen door yourself: ideas, photos

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To transform the door to the kitchen after restoration, choose the concept of its decor. It can be:

• painting
• opening with varnish
• decoupage
• gluing wallpaper and any adhesive surfaces
• art painting and stencils
• stained glass elements on glass
• mosaic and gluing loose, small elements

See below for the implemented ideas with updated kitchen doors.

embodied ideas for the restoration of an old kitchen door in the interior, option 1

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How to beautifully decorate an old bathroom door yourself: ideas, photos

options for updated doors to the bathroom in the interior

The bathroom is a special place in any home. Here we bring beauty and rest after working days. I would like the door to have its own style.

If you are currently updating it, take a look at these ideas:

• drawing through a stencil
• self-adhesive film
• imitation of stained glass and paneled elements
• combination of colors when painting fragments
• mirrored interior
• wallpaper

For more details, see the implemented ideas for decorating a bathroom door in the pictures below.

design options for doors to the bathroom after do-it-yourself renovation, example 1

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design options for doors to the bathroom after do-it-yourself renovation, example 12

So, we examined the features of the restoration of the old door in the house on our own. Got ideas from contemplating photos of ready-made ideas. We learned how to properly prepare the surface of the door for renovation.

If you feel potential but don't have the courage to swing at a large door, start with dollhouse elements. Your child will appreciate the creative solutions for the decor of the doors, and you will have the courage and realize your desires for their renovation in your home.

Video: how and how to update the old interroom doors?

When funds do not allow starting large-scale repairs, and the soul asks for changes, decorating the doors with your own hands can be an elegant solution. Craquelure, patchwork, door decoupage can be more than just beautiful words: an experiment in decorating doors, multiplied by a creative impulse and a moderate risk of an unexpected result, can give them a second life. And perhaps this second life will be better than the first.

Painting

One way to get an original door with your own hands is to simply paint it.

Choose a paint to taste, fixing varnish, arm yourself with a spatula, brushes or - and you can update the door. The sequence of actions is simple:

• remove the door leaf from the hinges and lay it horizontally;
• remove old paint with a spatula;
• sand with sandpaper;
• putty bumps and cracks;
• clean and degrease;
• paint;
• apply a fixing varnish.

Important! It would seem that everything ingenious is simple. But if you skip or do not complete at least one of the stages, only simplicity, no genius will remain of the idea.

The nuances matter, the observance of which will give an excellent result:

1. The best choice is acrylic paints.
2. To avoid drips, you need to paint by laying the door leaf horizontally.
3. It is better to choose a roller or spray gun as tools for painting if the process will take place in an open space.
4. You need to apply the paint in two or three layers, each of which should dry well.
5. Securing the finishing layer of paint with varnish - required condition for quality work.

Interesting. If you cover the painted door with a special varnish that imitates cracked old surface, you get the door decoration in the craquelure style.

Painting with highlighting moldings

If the door leaf is decorated with moldings, they can be painted with a contrasting color. Such decoration using basic color combinations will give the door a fresh look. If there are no moldings, you can make them yourself from special strips.

Art painting

A door painted with your own hands will definitely take the first positions in originality. If you have at least minimal artistic inclinations, a sense of harmony and style, the door has every chance of becoming sophisticated. A landscape, an ornate ornament, a plot of a famous painting - it's up to you to choose.

Stencil painting

If the makings of an artist are lame or are completely absent, and you really want to have your own "door to art", you can resort to using ready-made stencils. They are sold in an assortment of specialty stores and are easy to use.

First, the door leaf is painted in the background color and completely dried. After that, the stencil is firmly fixed on the surface, and the pattern is painted over with a roller. Decorating the front door in this way will undoubtedly make it clear that an esthete and original dwells behind it.

Wallpapering

An express option for the impatient - pasting the door leaf with wallpaper. There will be, perhaps, “design experts” who will assure that the wallpaper on the doors is a grandmother's version that has become obsolete. Do not listen to anyone: you are not encroaching on someone else's door, but you will deal with yours without advisers. And if you are an adherent of any of the directions, you have every right to glue wallpaper on the door in absolute harmony with the style.

In order to qualitatively paste over the old door with wallpaper, you need to clean it, level the surface, sandpaper and degrease. Using PVA glue, glue the wallpaper, pressing it tightly and expelling air bubbles.

Wallpaper

Photo wallpaper designed for doors is an even faster option than pasting with ordinary wallpaper. No measurements and cuts, just the choice of the desired theme and size. The result is a complete transformation of the door.

The gluing procedure is the same as with regular wallpaper.

After a while, having parted with a certain amount of money, the boring wallpaper can be changed to a new plot.

Patchwork

One of the ways to decorate the door is by pasting it with patches of fabric using the patchwork technique. Such decoration of the door surface implies the following points:

• you need to choose a fabric taking into account shrinkage and stretching;
• the glue should not leave marks on the fabric;
• the edges of the fabric must be finished;
• fabric trim is not suitable for the bathroom door, as well as the entrance and kitchen;
• in the area of ​​the door handles, do not glue light-colored branded fabric.

With the help of a furniture stapler, glazing beads and PVA glue, you can decorate with a fabric both the entire canvas, and its individual part in the form of an image composed of patches.

Decoupage

Decorating the door leaf with your own hands using decoupage allows you to achieve the effect of painting or even inlay. This technique, which is popular today, is good because it suits even people who do not know how to draw at all. Postcards, napkins, magazine clippings can be used. The best option would be to purchase special decoupage cards or ordinary three-layer paper napkins with a suitable pattern.

In addition to napkins or drawings on a different basis, for work you will need:

• sharp scissors;
• PVA glue;
• brushes, sponge, roller for applying paint and glue;
• acrylic paint and protective varnish.

The decoupage of the door is performed as follows:

• The surface is sanded, primed acrylic paint or with PVA glue and dry.
• The pattern shown on the napkin is carefully cut along the contour. Two extra layers of paper without an image are removed, only one thin layer remains.
• The cut out pattern is carefully applied to the door surface, a layer of glue is applied to it with a brush.
• The decoration is fixed with wood varnish.

Stained glass

The door can acquire individual features if you decorate it with stained-glass windows. You can just buy these glass inserts, or you can do it yourself, which is much more interesting.

All these methods of "reanimating" doors are easy to perform, inexpensive and interesting.

Doors are the guards of our house, reliable and ingenuous. Decorating the doors with your own hands, decorating to your taste means raising these guards from ordinary conscripts to the rank of keepers of peace and comfort. And remember: all attempts to listen to the inner creativity and give free rein to fantasy are always rewarded. At least - a surprise, as a maximum - a non-trivial look of your home.

It is quite expensive to change old doors to new ones, since the interior doors to the toilet and the bathroom are mainly made in the same style, that is, if you change, then all at once.

Therefore, we offer 4 master classes on how to update wooden doors with your own hands with a photo and detailed instructions... And not just paint, but implement interesting design solutions!

The easiest and easiest upgrade method is to make beautiful geometric door stickers... To do this, you need a self-adhesive film, preferably contrasting with the color of the door.

1. Make a preliminary marking of the pattern on the surface with a pencil.
2. Stick the film and press and rub the air under the film with a rag.
3. This method does not require removing the door leaf from the hinges; it can also be done in an upright position.

ATTENTION: Only please do not cover the doors completely with a foil to match the structure of the tree! It looks awful and old-fashioned! Better take a single color film and geometry.

You can paste over the doors with a single-color film under chalk drawing, it is not cheap, but it looks impressive. And change the inscriptions every day!

Painting wooden doors

Also, this method is not laborious and requires a minimum of costs! You can paint the interior doors in absolutely any color! Here's how to do it in detail. But painting requires the removal of doors with a hinge.

What paint we paint:

• Any for interior and exterior woodwork, water-based and acrylic-based- it is absolutely odorless! You don't need alkyd paint!
• Take matte rather than glossy. Glossy will highlight all the irregularities on your surface.
• Paint in a bottle is dangerous because if you paint for the first time, you are unlikely to paint exactly !! Also, if you are going to paint right in the apartment, keep in mind that it "flies" in all directions. Therefore, for beginners it is better to start with regular paint and a roller.

How to paint and painting technique of the door:

• Solid and even doors - only wide roller! We paint in 2-3 layers with a very thin coating.
• If the doors are with panels, then first we paint all the grooves with a thin brush, and then we make a full cover with a roller.

Door with cover strips

A door with embossed overhead strips looks much more original and interesting than a regular flat one. Making these changes is fairly simple and shouldn't take long. For the money, the cost is only slightly more than just painting, and significantly cheaper than buying a new door.

Necessary materials:

• Door
  Overhead wooden planks
  Roulette
  Long ruler and building angle
  Pencil
  Saw
• Miter box
  Liquid nails or other wood glue
  Scotch
• Paint (white here)
  Building level (not necessary, but will help a lot to check how smoothly you install the overhead planks)

Step-by-step instruction:

Step 1: paint the door. First you need to repaint the old wooden door in your chosen color, in this case white. Leave to dry.

On top of the dried paint, you need to make markings for the attachment of the invoices wooden planks... To do this, draw lines with a pencil (not pressing hard on it) and a ruler, to get perpendicular lines use a building corner.

In this case, the drawing consists of two rectangles located one above the other.

• In the photo below you can see all the calculations that show how much to retreat: 5 "(about 13 cm) everywhere except the bottom of the door, where the distance from the edge to the line is 6" (about 15 cm).
• You can make other indents, depending on the size of the door (for example, if you decide to update the cabinet doors in the same way, you need to step back clearly less).

Step 3: cut out the planks

Now you need to cut the strips of the appropriate size (measure the length of the outlined lines). If you don't have a home necessary tools, this can be done right at the hardware store for a small surcharge. If you do it yourself, then you will need not only a saw, but also a miter box to cut the ends of the planks at an angle of 45 degrees.

Step 4: fix the planks

Place all planks on the marked lines. Make sure that they are all the correct length and that they converge evenly at the corners.

1. Now lift each plank in turn, apply glue to it and put it back in place. If you suddenly see excess glue from under the bar, you can remove it with a damp paper towel.
2. The glue must dry for about 24 hours... In order for the strips to adhere evenly and securely, attach them with tape during drying, fixing their position and pressing down.
3. More scotch tape ensures a secure fit.

Note: you can glue already painted strips, or glue, and then paint; it is also possible not to paint the door at the beginning (skip step 1), but to do this together with the glued strips.

Step 5: install the door

After the glue dries, you need to carefully peel off the tape from the door, it is better to use masking tape, which does not leave any traces.

Now the altered door remains in place and the handle is attached. And you're done!

Door with cover panels

This master class differs from the previous one in that here we will not only fix the strips, but also fill the inside of the doors with overhead panels.

Necessary materials:

• Plastic panels (we make such panels here, but wooden ones are also possible)
• Roulette
• Pencil
• Building level
• Construction adhesive
• Latex paint
• Screwdriver
• Masking tape
• Hand saw
• Wood screws
• Safety glasses and earmuffs
• Putty for plastic
• Putty knife
• Sanding machine (or sandpaper)

Step-by-step instruction:

Step 1: Correct the door defects. If the door is very old and has some defects that cannot be hidden by painting (for example, the top coating has chipped off in places, or there are deep scratches), then initially you need to remove them and make the surface even.

• To do this, apply wood putty and let it dry,
• then equalize surface grinding machine go sandpaper.

Step 2: outline the location of the planks

We will make the marking here the same as in the previous case, that is, we retreat 5 "(about 13 cm) everywhere, except for the bottom of the door, where we leave 6" (about 15 cm).

ADVICE: If there is no long ruler, lines can be drawn using a building level.

Step 3: fix the panel

Apply construction adhesive to the back of the plastic panels.

Place the panels on the door and check that they are correctly positioned using a spirit level. The sides of the panels should be clearly parallel to the edges of the door.

Press down on the panel so that it sits firmly against the door and adheres securely. Secure this entire structure around the perimeter with small screws using a screwdriver.

Step 4: fix the planks

Again, you can either cut the planks to the desired size in the store, or do it yourself using a saw and a miter box. The planks should surround the panels around the perimeter, adhering tightly to them.

Note: the strips can initially be glued construction adhesive, and then fasten with screws.

Here's what you should get at this stage:

Step 5: paint the door. Now all that remains is to paint the door and leave it to dry completely.

Now compare the door before and after the renovation:

The overlay relief makes the door more stylish and affects the appearance of the entire room as a whole:

Don't be afraid to change old things and give them a different look. Give them the opportunity to serve you again, but in a new guise!