Repair and restoration of kitchen furniture by own hands

Does your kitchen, as well as any other room, have old wooden furniture?- Do not you dare throw it away! Repair and restoration of kitchen furniture - that's what will help in this situation.

It is no accident that wood is recognized as the most suitable and high quality material for cabinet furniture, unlike MDF or chipboard. The simplest way is to repair kitchen furniture from natural wood. If you have installed an originally high-quality kitchen set, then it will be much easier to restore. On more damaged furniture you have to spend more money and energy.

Required adaptations

The following materials will be listed for the repair of kitchen furniture:

1. Stain. This is impregnation for wood, which will be required in order to give the faded cabinet furniture of wood brightness and saturation.
2. Antiseptic. Now you need material to impregnate the tree, as the kitchen has a zone of high humidity.
3. Do not do without the putty on wood, which you will use to seal cracks and holes on the surface of furniture.
4. Paint brush - a tool for applying paint.
5. Preparing the surface for painting, do not forget to acquire abrasive materials: a bar with a fine sandpaper, as well as felt.

Preparation of furniture for restoration

Consider the repair of kitchen furniture at home, with the example of cabinets from the kitchen set. Term of works on repair will make literally some days.

1. So, first you need to remove the handles that interfere with the work from the doors. You can open and close the doors with ease by pulling the ledges.
2. Next, seal the holes from the fittings with a special putty on wood, wait until the putty completely dry, then just apply the next layer on top. The machining of large holes is best done several times, in order to exclude the further appearance of cracks.
3. By choosing a shade impregnation, you will have to choose the color of the putty suitable for it. If the shade of impregnation is bright, then the furniture should be painted in two layers, always in the areas of putty. Not bad choice in favor of glossy impregnation, for a whole set you should have enough one liter can.
4. In preparation for the repair of kitchen furniture with their own hands is also a thorough cleaning of the surface of the cabinets, because there is an inevitable accumulation of fat, which can reduce adhesion. Before applying the impregnation, sand the glossy coating with a bar of fine sandpaper.
5. Get rid of all unnecessary furniture details: pull out the drawers, remove the doors. If possible, clean each corner of the dust, dirty spots and walk on the surface of the skin.

Impregnation with stain

Stain in the repair and manufacture of kitchen furniture is a protective and decorative tinting impregnation for wooden furniture. Soaking in the wood texture, stain can paint it pretty deep. In most cases, during manufacturing, semi-transparent dyes are added to the stain, which are deposited in the pores of the wood. Layer after layer stain will give the wood a darker shade.

After familiarizing yourself with the purpose of the stain, proceed to the impregnation of the tree: first apply the first impregnation layer on the surface, which will hardly darken the tree, but at the same time cover it with a shiny crust. Wait for the applied layer to dry( you will learn about the drying time of the impregnation from the instructions on the jar with the stain), and calmly apply the following. As mentioned earlier, in most cases stains darken after drying.

Painting furniture

Painting and restoration of kitchen furniture by one's own hands is quite an easy task, but it's necessary to exclude the appearance of drops and the appearance of streaks. To avoid this, use this method: after complete application, use a brush along the entire length of the surface, not coming off.

The most radical way to restore the facades of kitchen furniture is painting. Thanks to this method you can transform the kitchen from and to. That is why it is used not only as a method of furniture repair, but also as the main way to change the style of the room as a whole.

Attentively apply to the application of paint, because this is an important element in the repair of the facade of kitchen furniture. Covering the surface with a thick layer of paint, the color will seem rather dark at first, but then the paint will start to drain and leave spots behind it. So, apply it gently, with a thin layer.

1. First, brush along the wood fibers around the perimeter. Then smear with long strokes to avoid traces.
2. Wait for drying and observe how the color changed after painting. If you do not get the desired result the first time, repeat all the actions again until you get the desired shade. It is recommended to walk through the entire area with fine abrasive felt before applying the second and third layers.

After finishing the restoration of one of the elements of the old kitchen furniture, you can compare the textures before and after. It should turn out to be a dark shade, but the texture of the tree will remain, which is very difficult to achieve with the help of ordinary paint.

Conclusion

It would seem that the repair of old kitchen furniture is not an easy task. But in reality, this process was not at all complicated. Remember, if your kitchen is equipped with quality furniture, then you can "revive" it as much as you want! Moreover, modern furniture models can not boast of a long service life, so here the main thing is not to be lazy and include imagination.

After spending a fairly small amount of funds for impregnation and putty, you will make restoration of kitchen furniture in just a few days. By this method, you can safely return to life the wooden doors, tables and chairs in the kitchen. What is most important - you do not have to buy new furniture, and your favorite kitchen set will fit into the interior.