How to update kitchen cabinet

How to update kitchen cabinet

Once, buying new furniture, you were happy looking at how your kitchen has changed. Over time lockers and tables have grown old, and at you more often began to appear thought and acquisition of new set. However, to change kitchen, it is not obligatory to buy new furniture at all. It is possible to try and update old.

It is required to you

  • - abrasive paper;
  • - acrylic paint or barrels with automobile enamel;
  • - alkyd gloss paint;
  • - paint roller;
  • - paint pad;
  • - furniture varnish.

Instruction

1. The easiest way to update kitchen cabinet – to change color of its doors and front walls of boxes. For this purpose it is possible to use alkyd gloss paint or barrels with automobile enamel which huge color gamma allows to pick up shade necessary to you without problems. When drawing on the painted surface she lays down even accurate layer. It is better to apply alkyd paint by means of the paint pad.

2. Remove from cabinet door loops. Take out boxes. Dissolve soda ash in water. Properly wash up surfaces which you are going to paint. Then wash them with clear water and let's dry.

3. Process doors abrasive paper so that their surface became opaque. It is possible to use the face-grinding machine for this purpose. Wipe with white spirit. Apply with the roller alkyd primer. Leave before full drying.

4. By means of the same roller put the first layer of alkyd paint. The second, main layer, put with the paint pad after full drying of the first. After one party of door dries out, paint the second.

5. Get and build in new handles for doors. Under hinged cabinets establish illumination. Your kitchen has changed!

6. Patinating, i.e. giving of surface of effect of old times, - interesting option of updating of furniture. You will need paint of two flowers. Process surface abrasive paper. Put the base main layer. Leave for drying for day. For top layer pick up the acrylic paint imitating gilding, bronze or any another, but more dark tone, than the main.

7. Almost put with dry-brush the second layer. Wait until paint a little is fixed. Erase it dry fabric. More dark will remain in corners and hollows. Apply gilding on convex parts of furniture. Varnish surface.

Author: «MirrorInfo» Dream Team


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