Any furniture with time wear out and loses its appearance. But someone does not have the opportunity to completely change the kitchen set, someone simply does not want to get rid of the usual and comfortable tables and lockers. In this case, the furniture is simply updated, upgraded, replaced with wear parts. As a result, it not only acquires the second life in its practical properties, but also the design of the kitchen headset is changing beyond recognition.
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Upgrading kitchen headset
Before you begin upgrading the headset, you should decide on the scope of work:
- find out which parts require replacement, and which can be renovated;
- solve how to update the furniture design.
Then the cost of materials and tools corresponding to the financial capabilities of the kitchen owner are calculated.
Instruments
In order to update the kitchen headset with their own hands the following tools will be needed:
- screwdriver;
- electrolovka with a set of saws;
- electric drill;
- drill: ordinary, wood and metal, special - with a limiter;
- crowns for drilling big holes;
- industrial dryer;
- circular Saw;
- clamps;
- screws;
- hacksaw;
- hammer;
- screwdrivers;
- pliers;
- layout tools: pencil, tape measure, etc.
How to update the kitchen - replacement parts
Table top
Worktop - kitchen furniture element, which is subjected to high loads during operation and, accordingly, faster than any other furniture parts exposed to wear. Replace it with a snap - in shops selling finished products, the most affordable of which are made of chipboard. They have rounded edges and covered with plastic. Standard size such worktop - 2 or 3 m.
- Replacement working surface kitchen furniture begins with dismantling the old floor covering modules, in which the following work:
- water disconnection and disconnection from the sink countertop;
- unscrewing the fixing screws;
- removal of old countertops;
- cleaning table details the old sealant.
- The new sheet material is placed on a flat surface (table or workbench) face down. With the old countertop cutout applied to it markings sink and plates. Between the sheet and the table should be a gap - he will need when working with a jigsaw.
- In the corners of the future opening for cleaning drilled holes. In one of them inserted a jigsaw blade and is cut in the web.
- To the underside of the table top clamp mounted guide bar, and the sheet is cut to length by means of the saw blade. For protection from moisture, processed plate edge sealant or closed metal plate.
- New countertops installed in place and secured to the cabinet with screws and clamps. Between the wall and the edge of the sheet should be a small space - it smeared sealant and closed with a decorative strip.
Facades
Often the facades of furniture are deteriorating much faster than other parts of the headset. In this case it is easier to change the worn part, than to buy a new kitchen. Especially because in the sale is a wide variety of ready-made facades for modular furniture: varnished, tinted, coated plastic and decorative film, etc. In addition, the finished products often have recesses for the hinges.
Preparing for replacement facades:
- selected material of the product (Article https://stroiremdoma.ru/kak-vybrat-kuxonnyj-garnitur/) - the most commonly used chipboard or MDF;
- drawn cabinets diagram indicating the parameters of all doors and front walls of the boxes;
- , a list indicating the number of components and their size, and it matched the facades and fittings.
If there are no products suitable in the furniture store, they are placed on an individual project.
Replacing facades
- Disassembly of old details. After unscrewing the screws and loops, the doors and walls of the boxes are removed. The latter are glued, so it is necessary to work with them very carefully, otherwise the spikes and grooves can be broken.
- Primer and coating of paint facades, if not processed.
- Marking position of the loop on the new doors. The sample uses old products.
- Ring drill Ø35 mm on the doors are made of "nests" for loops. If there is no experience in such work, then it is necessary to practice on any trimming. There is a danger to drill the cloth through.
- On the prepared markup, the handles are fixed on the facades.
- The loop is screwed onto the wall and the doors are hung on their paws. You should start with top fasteners.
- With the help of the door screws, the horizontal and vertical are adjusted.
- On the involve side of the new wall of the box is made by its frame. Through the holes for screws with a shell or Dobobochnik notes a place to screw them.
- The openings are drilled in the mark, and the wall is attached to the frame.
How to refresh the kitchen set - update facades
Often the old facades of furniture are quite strong and can last not last one year, but at the same time they lost their appearance or just a desire to update the "face" of the kitchen. In this case, there are several ways to transform the kitchen headset with your own hands.
Painting and molding
Painting using molding is the easiest method of changing the appearance of facades. To work, you will need:
- molding - decorative semicircular planks;
- miter saw;
- glue for wood;
- deck or car paint;
- kraspopult;
- drill;
- screwdriver;
- pencil;
- furniture fittings.
Operating procedure:
- the doors of the cabinets are removed and all accessories are unscrewed with them;
- the facades are carefully cleaned wet, and then a dry cloth and fit on a flat surface;
- with the face of the end saw, the segments of decorative molding with angle of 45º are cut;
- ready planks are glued to the facade;
- the places for fastening the accessories and the drill are driven by holes;
- the facade is ground and left for complete drying;
- paint is applied by paint - preferably several layers;
- after complete drying, the pens and fasteners and the doors return to the place are installed on the facades.
Additional decor elements will decorate the kitchen and add individuality. For this, the facades stick fragments of wallpaper, tile and even leaves of plants, which are then covered with varnish.
Adhesive tape
Self-adhesive film is a very popular material to update the kitchen. As a result of simple work with it, the headset is completely transformed.
The choice of colors and drawings of the film allows you to create a unique interior in the kitchen.
To work, you will need:
- adhesive tape;
- stationery knife and scissors;
- marking tools: line, pencil, centimeter;
- plastic or rubber spatula or dense fabric.
Installation of film
- The facades are removed from the loops, the accessories are unscrewed, and the canvas are stacked on a flat plane.
- The surface is definitely degreased and cleared.
- The size of the facade is performed, which are marked on the film. From its reverse side, a grid is applied, which facilitates cutting. When you drop a small supply should be left - 1.5-2 cm. The same amount of film is added in the places of bends.
- With the help of the line and the stationery knife cutting the material. If the pattern is figured, then it first places a pencil and then cut out with scissors. When working with the pattern, the face of the material is monitored - the ornament must coincide.
- After rejoicing several centimeters of the protective layer on the reverse side of the film, it is applied to the facade and carefully smoothed by a spatula or a rag, kicking over air bubbles. Then, slowly, continue to remove the paper and glued the released material. At the same time, each passed part smoothed from the center to the edges.
- If air bubbles remain under the film, it is pierced with a needle in these places and smokes.
- Accessories are screwed on the facades and they are put in place.
Defects that manifested after the film stickers can be corrected for several hours - so much time dries the glue composition.
For a variety, monophonic facades can be decorated with an additional decor - vinyl stickers or patterns cut from another color film.
