When there is a wish to change apartment interior, and there is not enough time and funds for purchase of new furniture, the innovative mind and dexterous hands will help. By means of the make-shifts and materials which have remained after repair it is possible to change color of the bothered furniture.
It is required to you
- - ruler;
- - scissors;
- - fabric;
- - sewing machine;
- - paint;
- - roller.
Instruction
1. Professional replacement of upholstery is done in specialized salons. However, you will cope with small chair or padded stool also. Unpick old fabric and remove soft filler if it was torn and rumpled. Cut out from thick foam rubber of part, the backs corresponding to form, seat and armrests of chair or chair. Apply on furniture surface on perimeter all-purpose adhesive (squeeze out it thin dotted line) and apply foam rubber, without pressing.
2. While glue dries, be engaged in cutting out of new upholstery. On fabric of suitable color draw square, by the size equal to seat. From each of the parties add 10-15 cm - it is allowances for seams and for podgibka. On each of corners make the cut reaching the line which has designated seat perimeter (the cut has to separate right angle of square into 45 degrees).
3. Turn in all edges of fabric on 1-1.5 cm and hem. Impose preparation on seat so that legs passed in cuts on corners. Turn in free edges under seat and fix by means of the stapler.
4. To make removable covers just for decoration, sew tapes which capes can be bound to corners of parts.
5. It is possible to change color of wooden parts by means of acrylic paints and impregnations for tree. Remove old paint from furniture, cover surface with primer and leave to dry for half a day.
6. For radical change of exterior paint tree with acrylic paint by means of the roller of suitable width. It is inconvenient to use brush for these purposes because on surface there will be furrows from its fibers.
7. To give to wood fresh, but at the same time natural shade, cover furniture parts with mordant or drying oil – these structures emphasize the invoice of material and only slightly adjust its true color.
8. Iron elements can also be decorated. Prepare them for painting, having cleaned from dirt and having degreased then put 2 layers of anticorrosive impregnation. When the basis dries, paint metal parts of furniture with water and dispersive enamel – it will give resistant frost coating which will hold on several years.