The wooden sideboard which has lost the look and freshness for a long time cannot be thrown out at all. It is quite simple to give it charm and chic of antiquarian thing, and here purchase of new cabinet from natural wood will cost much. If at you the dressing or coffee table, buffet, dresser and other pieces of furniture from tree of the same times, as sideboard has remained, it is possible to update them all in one style.
It is required to you
- - metal brush;
- - paint;
- - varnish;
- - brushes;
- - dry napkins.
Instruction
1. There are several ways to give to furniture old times raid. Try to work with sideboard in the equipment of brashirovaniye. This method bares the invoice of tree, shows its originality. Rigid metal brush pass on all surface of sideboard, taking out soft fibers of wood.
2. Estimate result, especially be not zealous not to destroy structure. Smooth out surface from the sticking-out fibers and pile small emery cloth. Clean the working area and vacuum that on new paint the garbage has not stuck.
3. Choose tone of mordant necessary to you for tree, process it sideboard as it is written to instructions. Instead of mordant it is possible to use paint and to achieve effect of patina of time. Take paint much more darkly than tone of wood of sideboard and cover with it all surface of product and, without waiting when means dries, skim not fleecy fabric.
4. Paint has to remain in tree time, marking out the invoice is even brighter. After that process sideboard varnish, put two-three layers. Thus, instead of the bothered ragged piece of furniture you receive almost antiquarian thing.
5. If this method does not suit you, work as dry-brush method. Apply on previously prepared (cleaned and grounded) cabinet surface basic coats of paint. Two layers will create effective and original picture. Select colors similar, differing on 2-3 tones. Accurately along fibers of wood put the first layer when it dries, put the second - other color.
6. Take small abrasive paper and process it surface so that unevenly the first coat of paint and slightly the tree only in places has appeared. Try to achieve effect of natural attrition. Press abrasive paper on corners and the acting reliefs stronger. Vacuum sideboard and wipe with pure dry fabric.
7. Choose flat rigid brush. Take paint contrast to that that was already imposed. For example, if the basic layer was light, prepare chocolate or dark burgundy. If the base dark, approaches beige or yellow tone. Slightly dip brush in paint and carry out on sideboard surface long direct strips along fibers.
8. Work accurately that there was no crossing and change of the direction. You have to have separate thin strokes from bristles. It is possible to grease at once with napkin the drawing or to leave so. Try different options on separate piece of wood to choose suitable. Put two varnish coats.