Furniture Decor from plastic pipes
Plastic pipes can be used not only fordirect purpose, but also find decorative use for them. With the help of PVC pipes, you can update and transform furniture, adding a little volume and expressiveness. We offer an interesting master class on how to make furniture decor from plastic pipes and transform an ordinary chest of drawers.
These are already updated chest of drawers, decoratedpipes and painted white. This method of furniture decoration can be used both for large-scale restoration of old furniture and for small decoration of new furniture. Volumetric figured elements radically change the appearance and style of the chest of drawers.
This is how the chest of drawers looked before the decorative work.
How to make a decor from plastic pipes
For work you will need:
- Plastic pipes (depending on the area of decorative works - 2-4 meters);
- Tool for cutting pipes (hacksaw, miter saw, pipe cutter and vice);
- Adhesive for PVC;
- paint.
If you purchase pipes from a building supply storesupermarket, then they probably have the opportunity to cut them. Ask them to cut 2-3 cm wide rings on the machine. Otherwise, you will have to cut the pipes at home. To do this, clamp the pipe in a vice, mark the cutting points with a pencil and, using the tool you have, manually cut thin rings. Most likely, the edges of the rings will be uneven. Trim strong unevenness with a knife, then heat the iron to the maximum temperature and iron the cuts through baking paper. After each ironing, do not forget to peel off the paper. The work is quite time-consuming, but the result is worth it.
Prepare furniture for decoration.If necessary, restore it, remove old paint, clean the surface. If you want the pipe rings and furniture to be different colors, paint at this stage. Place the rings on the surface of the furniture. Where a whole ring does not fit, simply saw it into halves.
Then we glue the rings to the furniture one by one.
Once the glue has dried, you can start painting. It is most convenient to use spray paint.
That's it! Furniture decor made from plastic pipes is ready!
