Decorating furniture "antique"

Your old table, a long lost past "form" needs "upgrading"? We will offer you the optimal solution to the problem will talk about how to decorate the table "antique".



You will need:


- paint on wood, such as bronze or gold


green paint marsh hue


- white


- sandpaper


- brush


- craquelure (dehiscent) Lac





Steps:


If the surface of the tables have an old varnish, remove it with a solvent. You will be suitable liquid for removal of nail Polish (containing acetone), if that's not enough, you can try to remove the varnish with turpentine.




Cover the surface of the cabinets paint color is green, then apply a gold or bronze. Final (top) layer of paint should again be green.




After drying, RUB the surface of the bedside table cloth so that one color has appeared through another. To create maximum effect, first use a coarser sandpaper (coarse texture), then nazhdachku with small fractions. Alternately move the skin in different directions, including in a circle counterclockwise.




Having achieved the desired effect, apply a thin layer of white, diluted with water.




When the entire surface of your tables is completely dry, coat it craquelure varnish. Preferably before applying craquelure varnish to cover the surface normal varnish for wood, then craquelure will look particularly impressive and better will occur.




Apply lacquer krakelyurny small movements, often by clicking on the brush to create a relief invoice (the technique of impressionism). After drying, the lacquer will crack that will make things really ancient appearance.




To obtain the most effective articles, you should simulate "profilirovannoj" doors tables. To this end you need to make a "frame" around the perimeter of the doors and sides.




Gently, better line up, line the tape the surfaces of tables, which will remain intact, and then paint the remaining open surface - "frames". This can be done before applying varnish and after: the result will be different. Paint can be in color, in our case, green, white, bronze or gold, and contrast. For example, you may go for a mix of yellow hue with black or silver paint.




Replacing door handle on more suitable to your "new - old" furniture, you will complete the image.




Note that the trimmed this way furniture is ideal curtains, cushions, soft carpet with a floral Oriental motifs, printed fabric in colour.

Source:

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