Decoupage chair with the use of pigment paints and a detailed master class
Many people have it at home or somewhere in the countryfurniture that does not look beautiful enough anymore, due to scuffs and age-related wear. It does not always happen that you can afford to buy new, practical and strong enough furniture for a place where you are not often enough. There are several reasons why you do not need to change old furniture for new. After all, in the times of the USSR, furniture was made strong enough and wear-resistant to weather conditions and the method of application. And using new decoupage techniques in the Provence style or any other, your furniture will serve you for many years to come. Well, then let's quickly figure out how to give old furniture a second chance! To work on the furniture design we will need: 1. Chair (check its condition in advance, if necessary, tighten or repair it, since there is no point in decorating a chair that does not have long to live) 2. Paint (it is better to take something bright and delicate in color, and most importantly, do not take the cheapest one, since your positive emotions after the end of decoupage will depend on the color of the furniture) 3. Clear varnish, primer (this point can be skipped if your budget is limited) 4. Sandpaper 5. Brush or sponge for washing dishes 6. Paper with a pattern 7. PVA glue If you have everything ready to start decoupage, then it's time to start. First of all, we need to sand the surface of the chair so that it is smooth and there are no snags, scuffs, original varnish coating, or paint on it.
To ensure that the work is carried out at the highest levellevel, the first layer of the chair's coating, after carefully sanding, should be a primer coating. It is this base that will hold all subsequent layers of paint, drawings and will not allow them to be subject to various properties of wood.
Once the soil has dried, you should thoroughlysand the surface of the chair and all small primed parts, recesses or hard-to-reach places. The thickness of the sandpaper should be approximately 1500-2000. After sanding, think about whether you would like to have some pictures glued to the chair or whether you will paint them. If the decoupage will be from existing blanks, then use a brush or sponge to apply glue, diluting it with water one to one. Apply the drawing to the desired place on the chair and very carefully along the edge of the drawing, begin to glue it. Remember that depending on the thickness of the paper, the degree of its soaking will be different. And accordingly, the consumption of glue will also be different. According to the situation, determine the degree of soaking of the paper, and in accordance with it, apply the required amount of glue, smoothing out the folds that form. Let the drawing dry thoroughly in the fresh air, in case of glue drips, wipe them off with a rag.
Afterwards, the spaces between the drawings can bepaint over with the paint you have chosen in advance. Using a brush or sponge, carefully apply the paint, of course, after changing clothes and placing a newspaper or some unnecessary sheet under the chair, because there is a chance that you can stain the surface on which you will be painting. The paint that will be used to paint the chair can be either budget, water-based, or varnish-based. But from my own experience, using paint and varnish separately gives the furniture an expensive and more sophisticated appearance. And if you use paper-based drawings as decoupage, then you cannot do without varnish. After all, thanks to it, the wear resistance of paper parts will be minimal. After painting the chair with paint in intermediate places, between the drawings, let it dry and after it has completely dried, sand it and apply a second coat of paint. When the paint is completely dry, you can apply one or more coats of varnish on top.This type of decoupage is one of the mosthigh-quality and inexpensive. After all, the price for such furniture at various exhibitions or furniture stores can reach fabulous sizes. It is better to perform this kind of decoupage in the summer, because paints and varnishes harden best at high positive temperatures. Do not forget about small parasites that like to stick to freshly painted surfaces. Keep an eye on them and, if necessary, turn the product based on the position of the sun.
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