How to update kitchen furniture. Do-it-yourself kitchen facade update: doing it right
Buying a kitchen set is not always advisable due to financial costs. For anyone with minimal skills renovation works, the problem of how to update the facades of the old kitchen with your own hands will not arise. This will allow not only to save money on the work performed by the masters, but also to create your own personal design, which will become a decoration of a house or apartment. To do this, you should know several methods of transforming an old kitchen and choose the most practical among them. 
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The restoration of a kitchen set begins with the choice of the color of the facade. If necessary, you can replace it completely by ordering new doors and a worktop in any furniture showroom or a small workshop. Firms that sell kitchen parts provide a service for their installation. When choosing a method, it is necessary to take into account the main aspect - what should be the surface according to the type of material and its structure. The surface of the facade is of various types:
- wood (pine or arrays of valuable tree species) - fit the Empire, Baroque and Classicism styles;
- MDF (with frame or film coating);
- glass;
- plastic.
If kitchen set itself is durable, but on the outside there are significant deformations or chips, you can change the doors and countertop, leaving the "skeleton" of the kitchen unchanged. When ordering new facades, it is possible to change the style of the entire kitchen: classic rectangular doors - to smooth shapes protruding along the edges, which will give the room exclusivity and chic. To place an order correctly, you should measure the facades, sides and drawers. This is done with a ruler and a centimeter, laying the elements in a horizontal position.
But the disadvantage of this method is its cost. It is necessary not only to pay for the production of new facades, but also to buy the corresponding consumables. You will also have to drill holes for the hinges yourself. To screw in the screws, use a drill with a diameter of 35 mm.
Use of decorative inserts
If it was decided to paint the doors or even completely replace them, decorative overlay inserts from wallpaper, self-adhesive films, ceramic tiles and rattan will help to give individuality to the decor. As with gluing and painting, the canvas is laid horizontally and gets rid of any dirt on the surface.
It should be noted that ceramics are fixed to the facade with tile adhesive, not for paper-based materials.
The peculiarity of installing rattan is that it must first be wetted, then cut and fixed on the facade of the door with framing wooden or plastic strips. Prepare the strips that will fix the rattan should be done in advance. Attention is paid to the edges, they need to be filed at an angle of 45 °. For work, you need furniture nails without hats, a hammer and acrylic varnish. Rattan looks beautiful if you place it not across the entire width, but only in the center of the front of the door.
Self-adhesive foil as a budget kitchen conversion
Pasting kitchen furniture film is a simple and economical option. For this you will need:
- the film itself;
- centimeter and ruler;
- sharpened scissors and a construction knife;
- plastic scraper for smoothing the film.
Free the doors from the fittings. Measurements are taken and marks are made on the centimeter grid on the back of the self-adhesive film. The required size is carefully cut out with a gap of 2 cm. It is necessary to start gluing from the center, gradually applying 5-10 mm to the edges of the facade surface. If it was not possible to level the formation of irregularities, the folds are trimmed, and the air bulges are pierced with a needle.
How to upgrade wooden kitchen parts
For finishing different surfaces varnishes can be used. This is a simple method for upgrading small parts. From an expensive type of wood, kitchen facades are expensive, but they will also wear out. You can tint, but this will significantly change appearance especially if it is oak rather than cheap pine material.
To do this, remove the selected parts by unscrewing the screws with a screwdriver, but they must be marked. It will also be possible to update the doors or individual elements of the kitchen set with the help of inserts, if they do not violate the overall design composition. You need to use the decor thoughtfully so that it is not clumsy.
Moldings, fittings and other decorations for the facade of the kitchen
Moldings and paint can significantly change the style of the kitchen set. To do this, use all the tools, as when painting the facade. The moldings are cut with an end saw to the required length. In this case, the edges of the slats can both touch and be of different abstract lengths on each door. For fixing, you need wood glue. Then the surface is primed and painted. For both cases, a spray gun is used.
Decoupage has become a popular kitchen upgrade method. A drawing, ornament or picture is placed on the facade, fixing it with varnish.
Thanks to the decoupage technique, you can decorate walls, tiles near the sink, and other surfaces in the kitchen to make the decor complete and complete.
What do you do with old furniture?
An old kitchen set, in need of transformation, is quite realistic to restore on your own without much financial investment.
The most common ways to renovate facades: using decoupage techniques, painting, using moldings and self-adhesive.
1. The simplest is vinyl stickers
Most economical option is the renovation of facades with self-adhesive foil. Using this method does not require special skill and the use of professional tools.
To work you need:
- Vinyl self-adhesive - purchased in hardware stores or advertising agencies;
- Stationery knife, scissors;
- Square, long ruler (at least 80 cm), construction tape;
- Special scraper for smoothing the material.
How to paste with your own hands?
- Remove all kitchen doors. Clean them from dirt, grease, dust. Eliminate the detected deformation of facades: cover cracks, cut off hillocks, etc. The surface to which vinyl decals will be applied should be treated with a degreaser.
- Measure each element to the nearest millimeter. Transfer the obtained dimensions to a sheet of film, observing right angles. It is important to make a margin of at least 10 mm around the perimeter on each side. Crop the film to the size you received.
Example: The overall dimensions of the facade are 200 x 700 mm. The film to be cut for it should be 220 x 720 mm. The example is valid only if it is planned to stick the film exclusively on the front part without gripping the ends. If it is necessary to apply restoration material to the side parts of the doors, you will have to add the thickness of the material to the total size.
- The vinyl film (oracle) is applied in stages. A small section of the protective paper is removed and the open part of the sticker is applied to the top of the facade. The air bubbles are "expelled" with a scraper, and then the paper is pulled very slowly from the back side. In this case, it is necessary to continue with a spatula (or similar tool) to eliminate the formed voids with air.
- Excess material is trimmed immediately after the film is applied to the kitchen façade. Next - the installation of new fittings and fixing the doors to the cabinets.
Before and after photos
2. Decoupage, moldings and painting
Furniture restoration using moldings, painting and decoupage is suitable for kitchens decorated in classic and ethnic styles. Step-by-step photo report.
Decoupage is a technique for creating unique images by attaching a certain pattern cut along a contour from paintings, napkins, wallpaper, fabric, to a plane. Prints are glued to the surface with ordinary PVC and fixed with varnish.
Molding - miniature decorative elements made of wood, plaster and foam. Fastened to facades just before painting. They create an additional relief: a frame, a thematic ornament, a fantasy composition.
All three methods (molding, decoupage, painting) are closely related and can be used in kitchen restoration both together and separately.
Tools and materials:
- ready-made decorative elements,
- PVA glue, small carnations,
- fabric cuts (for smoothing the pattern),
- paints and varnishes, solvent,
- removal scraper old paint(of necessity),
- sandpaper, spray gun, brushes.
Brief instruction
- Remove the facades, clean up. Prime the facades if cracks are found.
- Attach moldings and similar decor. Degrease all surfaces of kitchen doors.
- Apply two coats of paint. Each subsequent layer is applied only after the previous one has completely dried.
- Fix paper images (decoupage). Stencil and outline drawings from the oracle can also be used at this stage.
- Apply varnish for finishing fixation of all parts and for the overall uniformity of the coating of the restored facades.
- Fixing the fittings is recommended after all surfaces have dried.
- Next - the installation of doors on the frame of the kitchen set.
Preparation of facades for painting and decoupage
Secrets of attaching moldings
Kitchen renovation options include countertop restoration. But, unlike the transformation of old facades, the countertop is not so easy to cope with. The most common types (stone, chipboard and wood) require the use of professional tools and specialized tools. Therefore, wishing to renew the countertop in the old kitchen, it is recommended to contact the trusted furniture companies involved in the restoration of headsets. For example, the company "Restoration" in Moscow has colossal work experience, many positive feedback, a wide range of services. When choosing a company, we recommend that you be guided by real photographs of already completed projects.
Photos from sites: JKuhnya.ru, Kitchen Restoration Company, acmchome.com, CustomWritingInk, Pinterest, Dekoriko.Ru
After the completion of the next renovation, many are faced with the question of arranging the room. Often, old furniture may not fit the style of the interior, its color scheme, or simply get bored after a long time of use. Buying a new headset can hit your pocket hard, so self-restoration will be a great constructive solution to this issue.
Update kitchen facades and do-it-yourself countertops will help old furniture to give new life
Kitchen set, restored with self-adhesive foil, looks stylish and unusual
There is a lot in self-updating the appearance of furniture positive sides... First of all, this is a big saving of money, since the cost of materials for restoration is much cheaper than ordering a new kitchen furnishings. DIY work will allow you to create unique interior, bringing all personal design ideas to life. A modern assortment of building solutions will help to update the kitchen set different ways, for every taste and wallet size. You can update any of the elements of the kitchen interior, you just need to choose the most suitable option for a specific situation.
Renovated kitchen interior after restoration of kitchen facades
Choice of restoration method
Beautiful kitchen cabinets, decorated using decoupage technique
In order to determine the way to update the details of the kitchen furnishings, it is important to understand how serious changes in appearance are needed in the final version. The easiest option is to cover the facades with foil. This will help to change the color, as well as hide the defects of the old kitchen furniture, formed as a result of use. In case of serious mechanical damage to surfaces, it is possible to replace individual parts (facades, walls, doors, shelves), as well as replace furniture fittings (handles, hinges, locks). Fashionable decor trends are decoupage and facade molding, which, thanks to simple operations, will help breathe new life into the kitchen set. Painting the furniture is a simple yet effective solution. In any case, the choice of restoration method should be tailored to the needs of each room individually.
DIY furniture repair - wood kitchen restoration
What is decoupage?
Do-it-yourself kitchen decoupage in Provence style
Do-it-yourself kitchen renovation in the "hand-made" style is quite modern and interesting solution... It is decoupage that is one of the most popular DIY decor options. Its meaning is to decorate furniture items with improvised household products. The most commonly used paper, papier-mâché, fabric, glass, old wallpaper, various household items.
For do-it-yourself kitchen decoupage, decoupage cards are more suitable than napkins
When decorating facades in this style, it is important to correctly conduct preprocessing surface. Wooden elements must be sanded, plastic ones must be thoroughly washed and degreased (with alcohol or solvent), metal elements must be completely eliminated from corrosion. Among the advantages of this method, it is worth highlighting its cheapness and unlimited flight of imagination, which can be translated into reality.
Even a beginner can decorate boring facades of a headset or hide local damage with drawings created using decoupage technique
Molding and painting
You can turn a minimalist kitchen with solid facades into a classic one by gluing moldings or carved parts on them and then painting
Molding is a type of facade decoration with an overlay of additional elements. The added elements are cut out of wood to fit the dimensions of the processed facade. You can do this either yourself or order the necessary parts from specialists. This method is suitable for wooden surfaces to which the new pattern can be adapted without special efforts and narrow-profile tools.
An integral part of the molding is the subsequent painting of the facades of the product (or opening the surface with several layers of varnish). This way of giving the finished furnishings a solid and uniform look is the most rational and affordable. The surfaces to be painted must first be sanded and thoroughly degreased.
Before painting the headset, wall cabinets can be supplemented with curly brackets
Restoration kitchen countertops do it yourself
The table is the main work surface in the kitchen, which is why its wear and tear occurs in the shortest possible time. Often, it is the tabletop that becomes unusable, because of which there is no reason to change the entire set. In this case, an excellent solution would be to restore not the entire kitchen unit, but only its individual part.
Small scratches and gouges on the countertop are repaired with wood putty
To update the table cover, you should pay attention to the combination of the wear resistance of the material and its combination with the rest of the room decor. An interesting option look the countertops from artificial stone, marble and granite. In terms of cost, they exceed products made of chipboard, however, due to a much longer service life, these costs pay off quite quickly. Chipboard is much less resistant to moisture and mechanical stress than stone, which is a very important aspect for a kitchen.
Polishing the countertop with a felt disc
More simple option is the facing of the countertop with tiles or mosaics (preferably in a color that is compatible with the rest of the interior). This method is simpler, since it does not require dismantling the old countertop, as well as measuring and ordering a new one.
Porcelain or ceramic mosaics can be used to decorate more than just furniture
Changing the color of the facade
Restoration of kitchen facades using staining
In order for the kitchen to sparkle with new colors, it is enough to change the color of the furniture fronts. This is easy to do, since modern Construction Materials their assortment offers many options for the execution of this venture.
Thanks to the use of a roller when painting furniture, the texture of the facade is not disturbed
The most practical and affordable of them is the pasting of facades with a special film. Choice colors and patterns will allow you to choose the material for absolutely any kitchen design. You can choose any shade of the film, as well as many patterns that copy natural (stone, wood, metallic, etc.). Ease of use, affordable price, good moisture and wear resistance made self-adhesive films one of the most popular materials for the restoration of old furniture.
If the facades of the headset have glass inserts, you can decorate with foil only rear walls cabinets
When gluing, you must first prepare the facade. It is important that it be free of irregularities and roughness, because otherwise the film will not fit smoothly and beautifully. Special skills in this work are not required, you just need to show accuracy and patience.
The fastest, cheapest and easiest way to restore kitchen furniture is to decorate its surfaces with self-adhesive film
Rattan inserts are gaining more and more popularity, covering the facades of which will also help transform the appearance of furniture into better side... Before cladding, measurements and cutting of the material are required, which is subsequently attached to the facade using a construction stapler. Rattan can cover, like the entire surface, and only its middle. If necessary, the staples can be closed with decorative strips. Before attaching the canvas, it must first be soaked in water.
Renovated facade with rattan inserts
If there is no obvious mechanical damage on the material being processed, the option with painting is possible. This method works great for facades, but not for worktops. You can paint in any convenient way, however, when working with a spray gun, the paint layer lays down more aesthetically than with paint brush or roller.
It is better to grind the surface of the panel, and the relief milling will have to be cleaned by hand.
Materials for renovating old kitchen furniture are widely available and can be purchased at any hardware store. Among the most common consumables and tools required to carry out these works are:
- adhesive tape;
- paint (various types from acrylic to primer);
- moldings;
- handy materials for decoupage;
- varnish for wood processing;
- tile or mosaic;
- glue (for working with wood, as well as a mortar for laying tiles);
- fastening materials (screws, nails, plugs);
- fittings (handles, hinges, etc.);
- marking tool (ruler, tape measure, marker);
- cutting tool (scissors, stationery knife);
- construction stapler;
- painting tools (spray gun, brushes, roller);
- sandpaper or grinder with a special attachment (for cleaning the surface);
- drill;
- a hammer;
- circular saw or jigsaw.
It is worth noting that the process of restoring old furniture is not only an up-to-date process, but also quite exciting and accessible.
MDF and chipboard - porous materials that require priming before painting
When wondering how to update a kitchen set with your own hands, you should start from your financial capabilities, the scope of imagination and the surrounding interior of the rest of the room. Even a person who does not possess special designer skills, as well as special materials and tools, should not have any particular difficulties with this type of work.
The ends of furniture doors are especially carefully painted over.
You can decorate the kitchen in a new way by replacing the facades with new ones.
Video: How to update an old kitchen
Kitchen renovation is a laborious, nervous, full of doubts, therefore, when it ends with a positive result, every housewife has a desire to turn this hard-won decor into a unique and cozy nest. This can be done in different ways, but real needlewomen and keepers of the family hearth believe that there is nothing more unique than decorating the kitchen with your own hands. Only in this case, you can be absolutely sure that you will not find a close friend with a similar beauty and comfort of the interior.
beautiful inscription on the wall in the kitchen
The space of the kitchen allows itself to be decorated with a wide variety of techniques, however, in the process of transformation, such changes must certainly be made, such as:
- Changing the background of the walls and their additional design.
- Correction of the appearance of furniture.
- Kitchen apron decoration.
- Change or decoration of curtains.
- Decoration of the kitchen table and chairs.
- Home appliance decoration.
- Filling the interior with various decorative elements.
With this approach, the interior of even the most ordinary-looking kitchen will amaze with its magnificence.
decor open wall shelf in the kitchen
How to decorate the kitchen with your own hands?
If you do not shine with special talents in needlework, then try decorating your kitchen with borders. They can be run along the edge of the tile or just along the wall. Borders can be different in shape and color. Their beautiful pattern can decorate, for example, a window or cabinets. Take small pieces of glass mosaic or multi-colored tiles and try to arrange borders with them along the edge of a window sill or table.
Decorative elements of such a plan can also have the appearance of embroidery, so that they can also decorate tablecloths or towels.
Involve your children in the creative process. Kids will love creating a wall panel from colorful mosaic pieces or drawing something “tasty” on a piece of paper, which you can then turn into a real painting.
refrigerator decorated with a beautiful floral print
About the floors
You can update the kitchen and make it beautiful by simply restoring the old floor. The option of replacing worn-out boards with new ones, made of solid and high-quality wood species, is beyond the means of many today. But after all, shabby floors are not at all aesthetically pleasing and how to decorate the kitchen with your own hands in this case?
If the floor is not yet in a disastrous state, then it can be sanded and stained, in other cases it is worth changing flooring... It is not worth philosophizing here. Use linoleum or laminate, by the way, the latter imitates solid wood with great success.
You can cover the kitchen floor with carpets or self-woven paths.
inscription on the wall in the interior of a vintage kitchen
About the walls
In your kitchen, you are free to do whatever you want, so the walls in it also do not have to be left plain. You can easily decorate them with paintings, drawings, patterns. This is easy to do, even if you don't have artistic talent. You just need to pick up a stencil and paint, or even easier, use vinyl stickers.
If initially the kitchen was “dressed” in a plain tile, then this mistake can be easily corrected. To transform it quickly and inexpensively, self-adhesive film with cheerful colors will help. Make a stencil on the existing tile and cut the blanks from the film. Now stick them on the tiles in random order. You can complicate the process and figure out how to decorate the kitchen with a DIY film drawing. This option will take a lot more time to implement, but the result will be amazing.
unusual solution: wall decor with chairs
About household appliances
A small restyling can also affect your household appliances. This will help to better fit it into the atmosphere of the updated kitchen.
Here, stickers and other textured materials will also come to the rescue. The refrigerator doors, for example, can be hidden behind a wooden cover. This is a great way to remove metallic surfaces from your decor. In general, the free surface of the refrigerator body makes it possible to roam the imagination. With certain skills, it can be painted with acrylics. For those who are very far from drawing, there are funny magnets, which can also easily be used to decorate the surface of any household appliance. This technique is incredibly uplifting.
the inscription will turn the most ordinary refrigerator into a unique decor item
About the countertop
An old countertop is also not a reason to run to the store. Let it be covered with spots and scratches, but you probably will not change it, because you know exactly how to decorate the kitchen with your own hands in this case too. That's right, you can attach over the countertop plywood sheet and lay it out in a mosaic scattering. You can laminate the damaged surface or hide it under a beautiful oilcloth. The last option the least practical, but progressive. Frequent oilcloth changes will allow you to regularly update the decor.
beautiful kitchen utensils in the interior
About kitchen cabinets
This is where there is an opportunity to play out fantasies when decorating a kitchen, so it is on surfaces. kitchen cabinets... They are really the easiest to arrange. With a little effort, old cabinets take on a new lease of life. Sand the facades, putty them and just paint them in some trendy color. Today, eggplant colors and shades of lime green are at the peak of popularity. New colors add style to your kitchen decor.
How else can you decorate kitchen furniture with your own hands? Try using a decoupage technique. She will breathe new energy into the old headset and give the atmosphere a special charm. You can decorate the kitchen using materials such as:
- Decorative photowall-paper.
- Stencils.
- Self-adhesive films.
- Vinyl stickers.
- Textile.
The latter can also perfectly update the front of the cabinets and decorate the interior.
unusual handles for kitchen cabinets
About lighting
"When deciding how to decorate the kitchen lamps with your own hands, remember the purpose of the room and use any" tasty "motives"
For some, this may be a revelation, but lighting a room is also a way to decorate it. Moreover, in this case, the lamp has a double role. She, of course, should have a presentable look, fit into the style, but above all, exude the "correct" in direction and power of light streams. For example, a bright directional light is needed in working area, but the table may well remain in the twilight. As you can see, the functionality and aesthetics of the kitchen space are directly proportional to the lighting.
to create a creative kitchen, just hang lamps in the shape of a bottle
Any type of fixture can be used in the kitchen:
- Suspended.
- Built-in.
- Wall mounted.
If possible, be sure to do additional lighting along the cabinets and don't give up on the pendant light. Without it, it will be difficult to create a single space in the kitchen.
When deciding how to decorate the kitchen lamps with your own hands, remember the purpose of the room and use any "tasty" motives. For example, cherries or a bunch of grapes may appear on a sconce, and butterflies and bees on a chandelier.
green wallpaper with pattern
Stylistic changes in the appearance of furniture
Sometimes the situation does not give us the opportunity in one fell swoop to throw old furniture into a landfill and furnish our kitchen with an ultra-fashionable set. And is it really necessary to do this? Can it be much more practical to give a second birth to furniture that has served faithfully? It is quite possible to saddle it, and you can not only decorate the facades, but completely change the style of your furniture in accordance with the general design of the decor.
Before starting work, take a look around and think about how you can most stylishly decorate the kitchen with your own hands.
If the country style is clearly traced in the design of the kitchen, then decorate the furniture in the spirit of patchwork. In this case, special attention should be paid to color harmony. Are your walls covered with a film imitating a log house? Excellent! Furniture facades can be safely decorated with a film with a wicker vine pattern. The kitchen in a modern high-rise building will instantly look like a real village hut. In general, working with film is beneficial in all aspects. A wide range of designs with low cost and ease of use is the best advertisement.
print "revived" the monochrome facade of the white kitchen
Does your kitchen shine with French-style elegance? Make furniture fronts light, ideally white, and decorate them with gold and silver inlays. You can easily find everything you need for this in hardware stores.
How to decorate completely old kitchen with your own hands? Furniture can be turned into a stylish vintage accessory that will be indispensable in the Provence style interior. Simply sandpaper the frame and add artificially to the antique object by applying gilding or patina to the surface.
You can completely modify the headset with decorative glass overlays. Glass inlays are often decorated with beautiful patterns that resemble frost. For the same purposes, you can use mirror inserts, which, in addition to decorative effect have the ability to expand space, which will not be superfluous in any kitchen.
bright kitchen: decor of the kitchen facade with multi-colored pvc film
Decorative items for kitchen decoration
Decorative kitchen utensils are designed to fill the kitchen interior. These things include:
- Painted plates.
- Cutting boards.
- Wooden spoons.
- Themed porcelain figurines.
- Towels, etc.
All these accessories can be purchased in modern stores, and many of them will be truly handmade, but how do you want to decorate the kitchen with your own hands! Therefore, it is worth trying to make such objects yourself, using stained glass paints, then the drawing will be exclusive and you will definitely get pleasure from the process.
kitchen walls decorated with beautiful plates
You can decorate your kitchen with old forks and spoons. Try arching the fork into a rocker goat, victory sign, or other compositions. By screwing such a "masterpiece" to the wall, you will get excellent hangers for potholders and towels.
After the visit of the guests and the merry holiday, empty bottles of pretentious forms remained as a keepsake - add them to business too. Stock up on acrylics, twine, buttons, glue, and create original lettering out of it all. Give your kitchen a word, let it speak.
How to decorate the walls of the kitchen with your own hands, the old wallpaper itself will tell you. Cut out flowers or interesting compositions painted on them and make panels from them. Cover the resulting pattern with thin cling film, and do it very carefully so that no wrinkles remain. We open the resulting semi-finished product with a thick layer of varnish and leave to dry. Then we repeat the process. Again we put a ball of flowers, hide them under the film and fix with varnish. You can make as many layers as you like. We frame the resulting creation with a frame.
panels in the interior of the kitchen
Let's return to the wine and vodka theme. In addition to bottles, you can also use corks from them in the decor. Natural corks are especially valuable, from which you can create a lot of useful devices. . How exactly with their help can you decorate the kitchen and what can you do with your own hands? Well, for example:
- Panel.
- A board-reminder.
- Tray.
- Hot stand.
- Clock.
Corks can also be used on floors and walls.
Tea lovers will appreciate the idea of creating tea bag holders. This handy, useful and eye-pleasing gadget is easy to make using clothespins, paints and colored paper.
beautiful coasters for hot dishes
How to decorate windows
Treatises can be written on options for decorating a kitchen window, but the lion's share of such proposals was developed by curtain and accessory stores. If you do not like trivial finishing methods and are ready to start making accessories in person, then the following tips can help you a lot.
The most common way to decorate a window is landscaping. They put on the windowsill houseplants in beautiful pots, which can be painted in an unusual way to decorate the kitchen, or even made with your own hands from the materials at hand. Old unsightly pots can be entangled with twine, decorated with buttons, shells, unusual pebbles, or pasted over with leaves.
window decor
In addition to plants, candlesticks, figurines, photographs in original frames and other attention-grabbing objects can settle on the windowsill. Any accessories can be used as these items. It all depends on your design plans. In country or Provence decor, old clay jugs, great-grandmother's iron on charcoal, a copper samovar shining with polished sides, beautiful, but already somewhat worn out plates, will look great. With such decorative elements, your kitchen will turn out to be unusually colorful.
Especially advanced decorators do not think long about how to decorate the kitchen, and with their own hands turn the window sill into a real ART object. They paint an old tree, use decoupage in their work and do many other unimaginable things that turn kitchen window into a bright accent interior spot.
textiles as decor for tables and chairs
And how to decorate the kitchen with textiles in an original way and what can be saddled out of it with your own hands? It is natural to create unique curtains, in ruffles and frills, with unusual grabs. For curtains, it is better to pick up light, airy fabrics, like chiffon. In addition to curtains, hostesses may well sew bright pot holders, pillows for chairs or covers for stools. The main thing is that the rest of the textiles are in harmony with the main element - the curtains.
IN modern decors modern curtains will be required. Roman blinds, decorated with elements of photographic printing or ornate ornaments, are especially popular today. Such curtains do not "steal" space, on the contrary, a successful drawing can make it endless, leading into the distance. In addition, the material of Roman blinds is easy to clean. It can be washed indefinitely, which is important for the kitchen.
Do not come up with better way emphasize the modernity of the environment, how to decorate the kitchen with hand-made products from specific textiles. To do this, you need to use fabrics of pearl or steel shades with a matte, smooth and certainly flowing texture.
Austrian curtains and a long tablecloth will create a cozy atmosphere in the interior of the kitchen
Of course, tablecloths will help convey the spirit of the Renaissance. Delicate, in pastel colors, with brushes, going into the floor, they look incredibly harmonious with the same curtains and upholstery.
Choosing the style of ancient times, you will have to take into account all aspects of the then furnishings and choose the right decor elements. In spacious kitchens, when trying to convey the peculiarities of the life of the eighteenth century, you need to make an extravagant and lush design. In small rooms, it is better to stay on the strict lines of Roman architecture. How to decorate too "correct" kitchen decor without extra costs, with your own hands? Of course, arches and various columns, which will also change the visual perception of space.
The kitchen is a place where it is pleasant not only to cook, but also to gather with the whole family. Therefore, it must certainly be cozy and attractive. If some of its parts become unusable and deteriorate externally, then something needs to be done with this.
Peculiarities
If the purchase of a new headset or its individual parts does not fit into your budget, then you can try to restore it. To do this, you need to either take the furniture to the craftsmen, or call specialists at home, or try to cope with this task with your own hands. This option is not only the cheapest, but also quite original, because it will be quite difficult to repeat the design you have invented.
With your own hands
Almost anyone can update kitchen furniture with their own hands, regardless of any of their skills. There are many ways to bring old furniture back to life at home. You can restore the main set, its individual parts or even simple fittings.
Kitchen set
The restoration of an old headset can be done without even having any special materials available. Facade restoration can be carried out with molding, decoupage or vinyl film.
The most common option is gluing vinyl film to the surface of furniture. It can be smooth or textured. Surfaces styled like wood, marble, etc. are also common. This is especially true for the restoration of furniture made of similar materials.
To restore kitchen furniture, you will need to first clean and completely degrease its surface. Vinyl can already be glued onto a dry and clean surface. You need to glue it, starting from the bottom and moving up. Then the reverse layer of paper is also slowly and gradually removed. When the film is glued, it must be leveled with a special rubber roller.
If you removed the fittings for the work, then you need to attach them back after that.
You can decorate furniture in another way. For the restoration of cabinets made of MDF or other wooden furniture often use the decoupage technique. A solid wood surface treated in this way looks like new. For decoupage, you can use napkins, paper clippings or special cards.
The process is very simple. Before proceeding to work, clean the surface and make it perfectly flat and smooth. It is best to use sandpaper for sanding. For fastening individual elements, simple PVA glue is most often used. For reliability, the glued parts should be covered with several layers of varnish or transparent acrylic paint... The decoupage technique is suitable for the restoration of not only cabinets, but also shelves or tables.
Another cheap way to restore old furniture - just paint it. Here you can either simply tint individual places with paint of the same color, or completely repaint. The best quality type of paint for this purpose is auto enamel. It is resistant to sudden changes in temperature, which is very good for the kitchen.
Finally, it is worth noting another method of restoring old cabinets, such as molding. To do this, separate overhead parts made of plastic or wood are attached to the old base.
Fittings
In some cases, you may need to restore not the entire headset completely, but only the fittings. Even changing such small details already helps to renew the style of the room. If your headset is made in the Art Nouveau style, it can be supplemented with antique handles for vintage, and the appearance of the room will immediately change. Such a kitchen set will look very unusual, even if you bought it for a low cost in the mass market.
Another fun way to restore your old cabinet is to renew the door hinges. New hinges can be placed in the same locations or at new points. If you need to patch up unnecessary holes, use a dense acrylic-based filler. It should be applied in several layers.
Dinner Zone
You can also tidy up the kitchen table and chairs. As for the table, most often the attention is paid to the table top. Over time, it can be scratched or covered with small defects. Decoupage and painting techniques are also used to restore the countertop.
But there is another interesting way to restore the countertop - finishing ceramic tiles... This method is quite popular due to the fact that the tile is a durable coating. Having restored the table in this way, you can be sure that the renewed surface will serve you for a long time.
Tiles are also a rather unpretentious option in terms of cleaning. It can be easily wiped off with a regular damp cloth.
The advantages of a decorative tile covering include the fact that it is easy to install. You don't need to be a specialist to do this. The installation process is extremely simple - clean the countertop, cover it with a special tile adhesive. Then lay the tiles on it, making the desired composition. After the tiles are laid and the whole composition is completely dry, it is advisable to wipe the seams with a special mixture. This mixture can be found in almost any building supplies store.