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Do-it-yourself restoration of kitchen furniture facades
Kitchen furniture has fallen into disrepair and are you thinking about replacing it? There is a more profitable solution – restoration of kitchen furniture facades. How to accomplish it and what are the easy ways to implement the most daring design decisions, you will learn from this article.
DIY kitchen furniture restoration
Kitchen furniture restoration: pasting and painting
The restoration can be done in different ways. In this article, we will touch on two of them – this is pasting with decorative film and painting.
Pasting.
Take measurements to know how much film you need. Buy a little more film, considering small allowances and possible gluing errors.
Remove the fronts, lay them on the floor. Thoroughly degrease work surfaces with vodka, acetone, detergent. Rub lightly with fine-grained sandpaper. If there are chips, treat them with a special wood filler.
Peel off the paper that protects the adhesive side of the film over a small area and stick gently, smoothing well with a rag or plastic spatula. If the film is crooked, remove it. It will be very difficult to do this in a few hours. The removed film is not re-glued. If air bubbles appear on the surface, pierce them with a needle or move them to the edge.
Painting.
The preparatory stage before painting is the same as for pasting. The only difference is the application of the primer. The paint is applied in three layers. Before each staining, you need to wait until the previous layer is dry. To give the facade a relief, you can install moldings. They are attached to carpentry glue or clapboard nails.
Kitchen furniture restoration: little tricks without big costs
If a radical kitchen image change is not for you, use the tips below. They will save you time and money, and your kitchen will look fresher:
if the furniture looks worn, artificially age the surface even more. This will give the kitchen the vintage look that designers are aiming for;
replace the top fronts with glass doors or leave them open and decorate with colorful dishes. This will visually enlarge the kitchen;
paint the inside of the glass-door cabinets a bright color. This technique will decorate plain boring facades;
carry out the same operation, only taking dark paint, and this will make the kitchen visually more spacious;
if the open shelf looks unattractive, close it with a curtain;
old furniture is in vogue now. Just repaint it in a fresher color and replace the fittings – you will have a vintage style kitchen;
you can update the facades of kitchen furniture by attaching a molding painted in a contrasting color;
the easiest way to update a kitchen set is to change the handles on the cabinets to more modern ones;
advice for the laziest: update the facades by simply replacing them with new ones. Measure carefully and order as you need. As a result, you will get practically new kitchen furniture for little money.
So, the restoration of kitchen furniture with your own hands is a fascinating and uncomplicated process. Nothing holds back the flight of your imagination, and the finished product will delight you for many years.