Decoupage table with his hands in the kitchen

Give new life to old furniture, you can use a variety of methods and techniques, among which the most popular is considered decoupage. This is a creative and relatively simple process that allows you to transform objects and highlight the most unique and the unique character of the interior. To make an accent in the kitchen or dining room, you can make your own hands decoupage table. At the same furniture can be both new and old. The process of transformation of the furniture with the use of this technology is quite fascinating, does not require large financial costs.

Decoupage - a decoration of one or more subjects in the same style. The process involves the use of a variety of images, most of the pictures cut out of napkins or paper and pasting them on the surface of products. After that requires careful varnish coating and drying. Together with Decoupage possible to use other technique of decorating, products for imparting various effects, such as artificial aging, patina, crackle, etc.

Advice

To date, decoupage technique is quite popular. Some people, transforming furniture with his own hands once, become a hobby for life. Special difficulties in the execution of this technique does not involve. You can confine improvised means and materials. You can transform almost any object from the box to the kitchen units. But the most popular and user-friendly items is considered so as lunch and coffee.

Furniture, decorated with images in the decoupage technique, it would be appropriate not all styles. Most items will underline character Shabby-chic interior, Provence, vintage, ethnic. Such decorations will look organically in small rooms: the bedroom, nursery, kitchen, bathroom, loggia.

Before you begin the process of decorating, you should explore some of the recommendations that may be useful in your job?

• For decoupage need to use the image on the smooth paper, without much relief.
• If decorated with plastic or glass table, first of all, it must be free of grease. And if necessary, if there are irregularities on the surface, to align with the help of putty.
• For glass top, which has a raised pattern, it is best to just use special napkins for decoupage and exclude options with other types of paper.

Napkins for decoupage can replace conventional Serving napkins with a suitable pattern, if desired.

Materials and surface preparation

If the old table is planned to refresh using decoupage, first of all, you need to allocate to this process, a certain amount of time to stock the necessary materials and tools. Decorating this technique with your hands is quite simple and does not require a lot of effort and cost.

To work required:

• acrylic primer;
• Lacquer based on acrylic;
• sandpaper;
• several kinds of brushes: paint, harsh brush strokes to the template;
• water container;
• file;
• scissors, ruler, pencil;
• PVA glue, stencil for finishing corners;
• brush and soap;
• Acrylic paint (the color you want);
• napkins or clippings from newspapers and magazines to a suitable image.

After the materials and tools ready, you need to start preparing the table. If there are irregularities on the table, the first thing should be to align them with the help of putty and primed. The table surface should be thoroughly cleaned with a brush and soap. Next, rinse water, to leave no soap divorces, and wipe dry with a towel, a clean cloth or towel. The table should stand for some time to dry completely.

Then, it is possible to proceed to the removal of the old coating. You will need sandpaper. Paint and varnish must be completely removed from the countertops. If the surface were pits, potholes and other irregularities, they need to align the filler. Acrylic primer is applied with a soft brush and absorbed within forty minutes. It is necessary for good adhesion to the surface of the drawing.

Working with Images

When the surface of the table is ready, you need to spread out on her pictures, because they will have to look in the end. All images should be cut around the pencil. If you plan any repeating pattern of identical pictures, they should be printed or photocopied on the printer.

It is important to give enough attention to the formation of the image on the surface of the table. It is necessary to carefully consider the placement of images, clearly outline the composition. Otherwise, the result may not like.

Next begins the process of preparing the images with his own hands:

1. In a bowl or other container should pour warm water.
2. Take a picture and immerse it in the water face down for 30-40 seconds.
3. On the table is necessary to roll out the file and put it on the marked-down picture image.
4. It should be ensured that the image has become very thin. To do this, carefully remove the paper layers, until only one top with a printed pattern. Paper layers should roll your finger, but it should be done slowly to avoid damaging the image.
5. The remaining last layer must be covered with white glue, and then, along with the file to attach the underside surface to the surface of the table in place of previously circled with a pencil. Wrinkles appeared on the paper can be removed by smoothing them with your finger through the file. Then you can delete the file.

The other images to be glued in a similar manner.

corners decor

After gluing the pictures to the tabletop with his hands, should begin to surface treatment around the images. There need white paint and a stiff brush. The paint must be applied to the table without touching the picture, and then thoroughly dry for one and a half hours.

Decor angles can be performed using a stencil and a black (or any other) ink, depending on the ideas. Stencil must be imposed on the corner table top and carefully paint over it with a brush, without going beyond the limits of the template. Thus, it is necessary to decorate each corner. After ten minutes, the template can be removed at the same time try not to smudge the paint. Ornament completely dry for half an hour.

Making parts - optional procedure, it is possible to do without it. In the process of decorating the table with his hands can restrict decoupage, or use other techniques such as painting, craquelure, aging, etc.

The final step is coating the surface. This will require an acrylic lacquer and soft brush. Desirably, apply it in two layers, both to fix the image can be firmly and prevent its deformation during the use of the furniture. Each layer must be dried. Use the desk in three days, when the varnish is completely dry.

Decoupage tissue

Instead of paper or special wipes you can use the whole leaf tissue. It would be the best cotton textiles with a tight weave pattern and bright. Plus like decor that over time, the table will not lose its brightness and color saturation, even if it is to stand on the balcony, terrace or in any other place home.

Decoupage with fabric more suitable for wood furniture, Chipboard or plywood. Plastic versions are not entirely successful. Preparing the surface of the table is similar as in the decoration of napkins. First of all, it should be thoroughly sanded worktop. Then, apply a filler (if necessary) and primer. You can paint the surface with acrylic paint wallpaper in several layers.

The fabric is adhered to the adhesive of PVA, which must be pre-coated entirely worktop. Slightly wet web is superimposed on the product and ironed from the center to the corners. Further, it should be dry to the table and start painting. lacquer coating is made with a brush or spray in several layers, each of which should be carefully dried. After coating the surface of furniture becomes a little darker.

Decorating the table with his hands in the technique of decoupage - an interesting and exciting experience for creative people. To transform the interior and update the situation around, not necessarily to buy a new expensive furniture and accessories. Enough to give life to old things, using different methods and techniques.