How to decorate old doors

Interior doors protect the rooms from noise and dust penetration, allow you to hide and be alone with you. This is an important subject of interior, which cannot be dispensed with. What to do if you got an apartment with old interior doors? Let's try to update old wooden doors.

Why do people increasingly resort to door updating than to complete replacement? Consider the main reasons:

• a large selection of doors, regardless of prices, leads the buyer to the idea that all products are very similar. Relatives, neighbors or in the office have similar doors. Therefore, few people want to purchase exactly the same doors in their home, because we all want the interior of our home to be individual;
• even the oldest and most unsightly door can always be replaced with a new one, only who wants to mess with the replacement of the door. This is not only extra funds, but also a small repair in the living room, and this is already a small natural disaster. Imagine how much work immediately falls: along with the replacement of the old door, you will still need to remove the old door box, install a new one, fill all the cracks, or maybe you even have to replace the wallpaper, since it is rarely possible to replace the door so carefully so as not to spoil the wallpaper ;
• the old door can always be updated to your taste so that it harmonizes with furniture and walls. A small business done with your own hands is already a great pride.

Now you understand that it is much easier to update the old door yourself than to buy and put a new one. It will spend time, maybe the same amount, but you will not need to change the box, and all the work can be done right there in place. Of course, if you are planning to make a special decor of the door leaf, then it is advisable to remove the door from the hinges, everyone will cope with this work. By the way, if you have a couple of interesting ideas, but the thought “how can you decorate the old door” interfere with the beginner who never held construction tools in your hands, we assure you, a great desire and a little dexterity will help you easily cope with the tasks.

How to decorate old doors. Photos of interesting ideas:

How to decorate old doors

Let's look at several options for updating the door leaf with us to improve and emphasize the interior of the room.

How to update the old door:

1. The banal painting of the door is the fastest and easiest way to update the old door. First you need to remove the canvas from the loops to prepare the working surface. These recommendations will help you prepare the door not only for painting. So, after you removed the door from the loops, put it on the table or on the floor. Carefully inspect on both sides, if you noticed the cracks or scratches, the door led, it is best to remove the old paint. To begin with, unscrew the available fittings (an old pen, lock or latch). Most likely we will no longer need this, since new elements will look much better on the updated door than the old door handle. Now you can start the most important thing - the removal of the old paint. To do this, we will use the construction hairdryer to heat the surface. As soon as the paint becomes soft, with the help of a small spatula we remove the old coating. If you coped with this work, then you will have to tinker a little to smooth out all the cracks and scratches. To do this, use a special wood putty (buy a small jar in the construction store). Apply a putty with a spatula so that it fills the recess, but does not protrude on the surface so that there are no tubercles. As soon as the putty dries, with the help of a small sandpaper, you need to polish the treated surfaces. Next, we need to treat the entire surface with olifa or stain to refresh the clean tree and give the surface the required shade. You can use a colorless stain to protect the tree from moisture penetration. Wait for the Olifa dry and only after that you can proceed to the main - the decor of the door. Now a few recommendations for the choice of paint - it is best to work with acrylic paint, it dries quickly, lies beautifully, a wide color scheme is presented on sale. So choosing the desired shade is no longer a problem. You still need a brush or roller, you can certainly use a spray gun, then the paint will lie perfectly. Do not despair if you do not have such a device, using a painting roller, you can also paint the doors carefully. Prepare a container for paint, all decor elements need to be protected with a painting tape, if there are glasses, then they need to be removed. It is better to paint a wooden door along the fibers so that the paint fills all the recesses. If you want to refresh the wooden doors and do without paint, then you can use transparent varnish. It must be applied in several stages, between each layer a break and wait for the first layer to dry.

2. The next idea is more complicated, as we propose to paint the door using several colors of paint. This is a little troublesome, but the door will not be so boring and monophonic. On the door leaf, you can create a beautiful geometric pattern of triangles, rhombuses or squares. The drawing is completely your fantasy. Before starting work, the door must be cleaned of old paint and covered with colorless olifa. Wait a bit until the coating dries, then the next layer of paint will be more even. So, for work, we will need several shades of paint and 2-3 rolls of the painting tape to draw the zones and not climb onto the already painted surface with a different color of the paint. Little advice: to save money, buy a jar of white paint and dye bags. Now you have the opportunity to experiment with color. When choosing a picture, remember the laws of geometry and do not overload the canvas too much. You also need to adhere to a certain style so that the updated door is in harmony with the interior. For the “country” style, it is better to make 1 wide strip in the middle of the door (light shade), for the interior in the classic style, light, pastel shades of paint, divided into small segments horizontally are suitable.

3. Chic and severity - this is how it is possible to characterize the release of individual elements on the door leaf in a bright color. For example, a snow -white door with black moldings looks beautiful. If such a combination of colors seems banal for you, feel free to experiment with contrasting shades. The door painted in such colors looks great: sky blue with delicate yellow, green with white or red with blue. It is not a problem, if there are no clearly selected moldings on the door, they can be made independently - to be beaten on the door with wooden thin planks. Only at first it is advisable to paint them in the desired color, and then fix them with small cloves. Then you will have to walk again with a brush on the surface to refresh the inserts. Another unusual solution - on an absolutely flat door leaf, you can distinguish bright areas and build frames from wooden planks painted white. A bright pink door with white inserts looks gorgeous.

4. Working with stencils is a very exciting activity. Even if you never held a brush in your hands and do not know how to draw, with the help of stencils you can make a beautiful and stylish door. Ready -made stencils can be purchased in a store (construction or specialized). First, the door leaf must be prepared, the old paint is removed, and then painted in the base color (paint of light shades or vice versa, dark). After the paint is completely dry, it's time to start working with stencils. Fasten the stencil in several places with a masking tape so that it fit tightly to the canvas and proceed to work. You can arm yourself with a brush or use a small roller. Apply the paint in several layers to make the picture clear.

5. Why not try to draw a pattern on the door yourself? Art painting is a great idea of \u200b\u200bthe decor of old doors with your own hands. Here you need to go through several lessons of artistic skill in order to be able to work with brushes. After creating a pattern template (with a pencil on paper), you can start drawing the main lines. Manual painting looks advantageous, especially if you came up with the drawing yourself.

6. Even the child himself will be able to decorate the door to the nursery, if he gives him a brush and paint. Only you need to agree with the child in advance and show him a field for creativity. Children's drawings can be beaten beautifully, draw a frame or choose a delicate color of the paint for the general background of the door.

7. Just working with paint is boring, but you have not yet decided to manually painting the door leaf. Then you can offer to make an unusual texture of the door leaf again with the help of ordinary acrylic paint and improvised devices. Suppose if you take a hard brush and draw a bristle along a freshly painted door, you will already get an interesting surface, according to the same principle, you can use an old washcloth, steel cotton wool. Better yet, go to a store for creativity and buy ready -made paint with imitation of natural stone, denim, wood or canvas.

8. For those who do not want to mess with brushes and paints, you can offer a faster option - stick a photo wallpaper on the door leaf. A small piece of paper with a pattern applied will help revive the room. When choosing the material, pay attention to the murals designed specifically for pasting wooden surfaces. This is very important that the drawing looks harmonious in the interior and is completed. Standard sheets of photo wallpaper are presented on sale in a wide range (size 220x86 cm), such wallpapers are suitable exclusively for doors without inserts and moldings. Before proceeding with the door update, it is necessary to process the door leaf, it is advisable to grind and apply the solvent to degrease the surface. To glue the paper canvas, you can use glue for wallpaper, but the PVA glue proven for years can best cope with the task. Of the disadvantages of this type of door decor, it is worth noting the fragmentation, the paper wear out quickly, and a bright pattern can quickly get bored. But there are pluses - at any time you can remove the murals and stick new ones. The work will take only a couple of hours.

9. To the question “How to decorate the old interior doors”, most of our grandparents will advise us to use ordinary wallpaper. So earlier they hid the shortcomings of a poor -quality door leaf and tried to update the old doors. Now this method has not lost its popularity, on the contrary, according to designers, a sticker of wallpaper on the door is considered an interesting solution. For example, in countries such as Canada and Sweden can be found in almost every residential building of the door with decor wallpaper. So that the canvas does not look dull, you can make a highlight with the help of moldings. If this idea seems too boring to you, try to attach a piece of cork wallpaper, and you will see how your old door will be transformed. In order for the cork tree to preserve attractiveness longer, you can cover such wallpapers with colorless varnish.

10. Since the idea to refresh the old door with wallpaper is a short -lived option, you can take fabric instead of paper. Such a door will look very original, and you have the opportunity to choose a fabric to your taste, starting from the texture and ending with the pattern. When finishing the door with a cloth, you need to be prepared for the fact that not every fabric is suitable for this venture. The edges of the fabric will have to be treated so that the threads do not get out and look in a small area, if glue remains on the surface. Such a jewelry does not always look appropriate if the wrong drawing is chosen and the door does not fit into the overall interior of the room. By the way, there is a great idea for needlewomen - to decorate the door from different segments of fabric (Pachvorka technique).

11. In the leg with the times - we revive the old door for the room where the schoolboy or student lives. You can decorate the canvas with a poster, a poster, stick old notes or a map of the world. The principle of operation is the same: first, the surface preparation, then gluing. And yet, ordinary vinyl stickers will help to refresh the old door and make a highlight. They can be bought in specialized stores or ordered in an online store. The cost is low, even a schoolboy can stick, and the service life is more than that of simple paper wallpaper.

12. We move from simple to complex - updating the door in the decoupage technique. If you are a rehabid person and you have an interesting idea of \u200b\u200bdecorating the door with pieces of paper, then you can arm yourself with the necessary materials and start work. You will need a sheet for decoupage with a pattern or napkins/postcards with patterns, glue, brush, scissors, sparkles, varnish and acrylic paint. We will briefly describe the decoupage technique: we cut out the fragment you like with scissors, apply a separate pattern on the prepared surface, walk on the surface of the paper with a brush with glue (some masters recommend using a special glue or diluted with water PVA glue). You need to try to glue the drawing so that the paper does not wrinkle and there are no air bubbles. We draw the strips and all small details with a contour or pencil-glitter to revive the picture. After all the elements are glued, we open the surface with varnish and wait for it to dry.

13. The technique of surface decoration with mosaics. More suitable for decorating the front door of metal. For work, you can use pieces of ceramic tiles or buy a special mosaic, a glass mosaic is suitable, and wooden fragments or plastic ones are suitable from lighter material. Separate elements are attached to durable glue (“liquid nails” or “moment”) on a pre -prepared surface. Before starting work, you need to carefully think over everything and draw an exact scheme for the location of the elements on paper.

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