Having made repairs in the room, the owners may be faced with the fact that the old interior door does not correspond to the new interior, although it can still serve for some time in terms of its functional capabilities. In this case, you should think about how to update the interior door with your own hands. There are several decorative techniques that vary in complexity and cost of materials. You just have to choose the most suitable.
Preparatory work
Before decorating interior doors, they are prepared. To do this, use the following tools:
- construction glue;
- tracing paper;
- press.
It is necessary to dismantle the door. Then examine the canvas for defects. If the old box has scratches, they need to be repaired with wood putty. You can decorate the canvas with photo wallpaper. If in some places the doors are peeling, then an adhesive mixture is applied, tracing paper is applied, and pressed. An adhesive mixture is also used to seal cracks and microcracks. If the defects are large, chips with fine dispersion are added to the adhesive.
Door Update Methods
Simple methods for updating the canvas include:
- applying varnish;
- staining;
- the use of stains and veneers;
- stained glass window.
Staining, varnishing and staining
Old wooden doors can be renewed by painting, varnishing and staining.
Water, synthetic and organic dyes are used to paint the doors. After that, the door takes on a neat appearance.
The door leaf can be varnished. Wood varnish is well absorbed into the tree, evenly covering the entire surface of the structure. The main plus of the protective and decorative composition is the presence of a tinting base.
To apply varnish, use a spray or brush. Experts advise to refine the tree with a brush, which easily repeats the structure of the structure, well impregnating hard-to-reach areas. To increase the protective properties, it is recommended to paint the door in 2 layers.
If you have to refresh the box again, use a stain. Then the coating is varnished. Stain can be used to update the color scheme of the canvas. It prevents the mixing of tones, and due to subsequent varnishing, the brightness of the color is enhanced. Due to grinding, a matte shade is given.
If there is no need to create a matte surface, polishing and drying are carried out after grinding. Such technology gives the door a crystal shine.
Veneering
To make the door, veneer is used. This technique of decorating wooden paintings is used if they are made from cheap sawdust. Due to veneering, the door takes on an aesthetic appearance. The veneer needs to be glued transversely relative to wood fiber.
Self-adhesive film
You can decorate the box with vinyl self-adhesive imitated under wood. Using this technique, coating defects are easily hidden. Before pasting a wooden door, you will need to prepare a hairdryer, fabric, scissors.
At the first stage, the coating is cleaned of various defects. This stage is considered the most difficult. Next, markup using roulette. These canvases are transferred to millimeter markings made by the manufacturer on the reverse side of the film. For cutting the product, a knife is used.
The cut pieces of self-adhesive are applied to the desired section of the door. A protective layer is provided on the underside of the film, under which there is glue. A few centimeters of the layer are carefully detached to stick the product on the door.
The overlay completely applied to the door is smoothed out with a rubber spatula or soft material. Self-adhesive is wrapped on all ends of the coating. Immediately cut the corners of the PVC product, install a lock with a handle.
Photowall-paper
With the help of modern photo printing, the image of the desired size is transferred to paper. Wall murals on wooden doors look beautiful. The image is printed any. To do this, you can use the services of an advertising agency or printing house. The image can be picked up at home or with the help of specialists.
Wallpaper with moldings
On plain wallpaper, you can stick polyurethane or foam moldings. In this case, the style in which the doors were decorated will change. The resulting design is suitable for a room decorated in a classic style. If you use a colored background or moldings with curves, then the doors will be decorated in the style of Provence.
Before drawing a picture, the surface is leveled, treated with glue. If paint falls behind the door, it is removed. Wallpaper is also treated with glue.
A rubber roller is used to level the canvas. If bubbles remain, they are removed with a plastic spatula. Then, from the center of the structure to the edges, the remaining air is removed. Using this spatula, the joints of the wallpaper (if any) are ironed. If the technology is performed correctly, then the joints are not visible.
The edges of the wallpaper must be cut with a knife. This is done before softening the wallpaper from the glue. Otherwise, they will tear and easily reach. Leave to dry for several hours. The process of decorating a fiberboard or array continues after 12-24 hours. It depends on the temperature and humidity level.
For marking, a simple pencil is used. After the drawing is applied, it will be necessary to measure the length of the components of the molding with a tape measure. Then they are cut, and the edges are sawed at an angle of 45 degrees. Using PVA glue, the back surface of the pieces is smeared. They need to be glued according to the set marking. When the canvas is dry, it can be installed back. By this principle, at home, you can update the doors of the bedroom, nursery, kitchen.
Drawings and murals
The advantages of this decor include:
- beautiful and original appearance;
- simple execution;
- the ability to use ready-made stencils;
- wide selection of materials;
- embodiment of different ideas.
The disadvantage of the method can be considered that for its application requires the presence of artistic skill.
At the first stage, the coating is degreased with alcohol and treated with a primer. The last composition is applied twice. Similarly applied acrylic paint. Each subsequent coat of paint is applied after the first coat has dried.
For painting, it is recommended to divide the door into zones. Parts of the door leaf intended for ornamentation tint in a shade suitable for wallpaper.
When zoning, the shape of the paneled part of the coating and the geometry of the ornament are taken into account. To give the surface a vintage look, the contours of the zones are coated with a different color. Paint can be applied with a sponge. The stripes that protrude on the door can be painted golden. Then the ornament is transferred to the surface and painted in suitable colors.
Decorating using decoupage technique
Decoupage does not require dismantling the door structure. It is only necessary to wash and dry the coating. Pre-pasted over the opening mounting tape. The tree is well and high quality primed. The surface is rubbed with a simple candle made of paraffin, and then painted. The next step is sticking a decoupage card. Previously, it is soaked in water for 12 minutes. The remaining drops of water are wiped with a rag. The back of the strips and the door surface are treated with PVA glue.
Each piece sticks tightly. At the same time, care must be taken to prevent wrinkles and bubbles. If such defects are not eliminated immediately after their appearance, the coating will turn out to be uneven. If the coating has dried, putty is applied to the edge of the constituent elements. Excess composition will need to be removed with a wet rag or emery. Lacquered box will require longer preparation for painting. Pre-varnish is removed, defects are eliminated.
If necessary, the edges of the canvas are processed, scuffs are left. This technology will give the coating a vintage look. If you follow the step by step instructions, then the finished decorated doors will look original with details of different shapes. They can be cut from napkins. The color of the future canvas is selected taking into account the shade of the interior of the entire room. The sticking of the material is carried out according to the method described above. The finished coating is varnished with an acrylic base.
Antique decoration
The antique wooden door can be seen not only in apartments, but also in houses and offices. At the same time, decor that imitates antiques is rare. It gives the door leaf a personality. Craquelure refers to two-layer application of varnish to the door. Particular attention is paid to the process of selecting varnish - each layer should have a different composition and a different drying time. Pre-cleaning, degreasing and drying of the coating.
To age a door, some materials will be required:
- special varnish for craquelure;
- bitumen varnish, which gives the effect of antiquity;
- acrylic paint.
Craquelure varnish is applied to the prepared coating. If 1 coat is dry, 2 coat is applied - bitumen varnish. It is needed to enhance contrast when a white background is used. If a dark tone is applied, acrylic paint is applied. This technology is considered the best. If necessary, craquelure varnish is replaced with simple PVA glue, vinegar, egg white or gelatin. This method of updating doors is suitable for people who like the antique style.
Decor with stencils
If you have the skill in processing wooden products, you can take advantage of the more complex updating of the canvas. To apply the decor with a stencil you will need:
- leather;
- glass or mirror tiles;
- stained glass window;
- mat;
- bamboo curtains;
- bars;
- veneer.
To carry out such a decor requires perseverance and good imagination. As a result, it will be possible to make an original door that will fit perfectly into any interior.
The door, the canvas of which is replaced by a stained-glass window, gives the room an unusual look. To implement this idea, water paint is used. Previously, the desired pattern is poured onto the surface. To transfer the drawing to a glass coating, paint is used. This procedure is performed in a certain sequence:
- preparation of a sketch of a drawing on paper;
- processing glass by cleaning and degreasing it;
- substitution of the picture to the glass with its subsequent stroke from the back with a thin brush;
- receipt of the contours of the drawing in different colors of paints.
After completion of the process, the paints should dry within 22 hours. Then a piece of glass is mounted on the door, is well fixed.
Opening and slope update
In addition to the door itself, the doorway is updated. If this is not done, then the canvas will have an unfinished look. To successfully complete the above work, it is recommended to think through the decoration step by step.
At the first stage, support rails are processed. Then they are repainted in the same color as the door leaf. With severe wear on the rails mounted plasterboard casing. If there are roughnesses, perforated corners are used for cladding. Then the door is repainted.
In the future, you will need to install the platbands correctly. For their installation, special clamps are used that hold the platbands well. In the absence of clamps, glue or self-tapping screws are used.
If the door is updated only with the opening, and the slopes remain the same, then the decor process is considered incomplete. Different methods are used to finish the slopes.More often, to upgrade slopes, special MDF strips are used. You can also install drywall slopes, which are fixed on perforated corners or glue.
Another technique for finishing a slope is plastering. This process is the most time-consuming and requires experience and qualifications in this matter. Experts believe that plastering with the subsequent installation of pearlite slopes, which are not cheap, is the best solution. But in the end, you can get strong and durable slopes. Mold does not appear on them.