Do you know that decoupage as a way to update furniture is not only the use of special napkins, but in general any paper? Decamental technology allows the use of even old newspapers and magazines, which makes such a way of transformation of furniture extremely economical. In this selection of master classes you will see how simple and fast.
Furniture items acquire the original vintage look, and the laconic typographic print allows you to enter it into a different interior - in retro styles and eco, Scandinavian and french. And of course, in the modern situation.
Get acquainted with these master classes to upgrade furniture with old newspapers and create a new image for your interior items.
Decoupage from newspapers for Ikeev Cabinets is relative:
If you already have a wardrobe at home from the popular Ikeevsky series of undeloa (any size) or you plan to purchase it (but the proposed doors are not inspired by), is the time to study this guide and turn the cabinet from IKEA into a sample of the original vintage furniture.
Newspaper decoupage can also be issued and the case of the cabinet and the door. And if you want the maximum originality - make a decoupage from newspapers also for the inside of the cabinet.
You will need:
The cabinet is undeloa from IKEA (in this case it is 2 modules of 60 x 40 x 64 cm each), a pack of old newspapers, latex paint, water, plastic bucket, a flat wide brush.
Pour into the Latex paint bucket and add water in proportion 1 part of the water on 3 parts of the paint. Cut (or rupture) newspapers on approximately the same strips or rectangles.
Select the area of the housing (it is better to start with the side parts), spread it with a mixture of paint with water and start gluing the prepared pieces of newspapers, additionally lubricating them from the reverse side. Make sure that they overlap each other slightly - this will provide a clutch density with the surface and uniformity of the coating. Since latex dries quickly, work with small sections.
Leave the surface treated surface for several minutes to dry, after which cover it with a smooth thin layer of the same diluted latex paint. Please note: at the time of applying it looks like white, but after complete drying will become transparent.
Repeat these actions with all sites that should find a decoupage and texture of newspapers. Do the doors when you are confident in the impeccable result.
Want to add a new image of the cabinet similar decor? Make unusual pendant lamps. Fold the harmonic-corrugation from newspapers and secure over the basement, which screws up the lamps.
Renewal of plastic chairs with decoupage from old newspapers:
Similar plastic chairs are usually bought for the garden. If you have this, and the seating in the house is missing, - update it in the technique of newspaper decoupage. And we will tell you how to do it.
You will need:
Plastic armchair or steam, for example, from Lerua Merlin, materials and tools are similar to those listed in the section on the decoupage of the cabinet.
In general, the technology practically coincides, although there are several important additions associated with the fact that the surface of the plastic is smoother than the chipboard (from which the cabinet is made).
Before you start gluing, be sure to wash the chair and dry the soft cloth. The paint is divorced a bit in a different proportion (2 parts of the paint on 1 part of the water). By gluing pieces of newspapers, cover each of them immediately thin layer of paint.
You can work immediately with the whole chair, since the action described in the previous sentence, slightly "tensile" the drying time of paint. After you finish, wait for a complete drying of the glued newspaper layer and cover it in 2 (!) Layer or in 1 acrylic varnish layer (if you plan to use the chair for the garden or you want to provide a full-fledged washing).
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AND A more couple of ideas on the newspaper decoupage of furniture - for those who love creative.
If you want to get the most unusual result, - use newspapers in different languages and alternate different types of pages (fonts, headlines size, text color, text-graph ratio, etc.).
If you dream that your newspaper decoupage of furniture looks brightly, use magazines instead of newspapers. For more dense glossy pages, a little greater paint consumption will be required.
Pleasant creativity and honored compliments!
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