Dressing doors in different versions

07-03-2018

Doors

Doors decoration is quite common. This finishing option is applicable to almost any model. The options for decorating doors are quite different, here the choice is yours.

Before starting work, you should watch the video and decide on the finishing material. After all, everything must be coordinated with the interior of the entire room and your tastes.

Today we will tell you how to make decorating the door with your own hands. Just do not be superfluous and see the photo.

Restoration of the old door

Do-it-yourself door decoration begins with the right choice of material. Here it will be necessary to take into account the environment of stay.

If the door is in a room with high humidity, then give preference to moisture-resistant materials. For example, if you think about how to decorate the doors in a bath, then without a doubt and you should use materials that are not exposed to moisture.

Training

Doing your own door decoration begins with the right preparation. After all, not only the appearance but also the durability of the product will depend entirely on this.

If this is not done, then, for example, when coating red, the material will peel off, and when applying varnish, it can simply crack:

The door must be removed from the hinges and as thoroughly as possible to clean its canvas from the old coatingthat has fallen into disrepair.
After this work you should get a clean and flat surface.. It is necessary to check the door leaf, to see if it has cracks, delaminations, voids.
Minor damage, such as cracks and small voids, can be successfully helped by the adhesive composition, just need to cover up these places.
If there are detached parts, they are also covered with glue, but tracing paper is put on top and is pressed with something until it dries.
With deep cracks, the process is more complicated.. Here apply fine sawdust. They are also mixed with glue. Instead of glue it is possible to use varnish.
Preparation is over, choose the method of decoration.

Attention: Under any variant of finishing it is necessary to apply a layer of soil. It will strengthen the grip surfaces. And this must be done necessarily.

Door decoration options

It often happens that the door regularly carries its service, is still strong, but the appearance makes you want a lot better. To solve the problem, you can make the decoration of the door and this will help bring the door into the proper form.

The door decoration options are quite different; for any method chosen, it is necessary to prepare the door leaf for the upcoming work. The video in this article will show you the whole process of doing the work visually.

Decorating the door can be in different versions. It is not necessary to use one material here. You can apply a few.

It all depends on your imagination. Let's look at the main options for decorating doors. The price of finishing here is quite different (see. Finishing interior doors: choose for yourself), you can determine for yourself. Doing everything with your own hands will significantly reduce your costs.

There are many ways to do this work:

The easiest way out - painting the door.
You can varnish the door.
You can - stain.
Sometimes they try to give the door a vintage look using the craquelure technique.
On the door it is possible to stick wallpaper under the tree or any other. There is also a sticker sticker.
Fabric can be used instead of wallpaper.
Decoupage, inlay, veneering door.
Used overhead items, stained glass painting, sandblasting patterns.

Door painting

Most often, the old door just paint. The choice of paint still depends on the old color of the door. Buy synthetic or organic dyes.

To lay the paint evenly, it must be applied in several layers. One layer was applied, allowed to dry. Only then can the next be applied. And so on, if the need arises.

The positive side of this method is its simplicity, long-term operation and easy maintenance afterwards.

Here, as elsewhere, you need to show fiction, there is not one option to decorate the door by painting:

You can use stencils.
Create simple geometric lines.
Make effective textures.
Coloring the moldings.

The stencil version is the most economical. Stencils for creating art decoration can be easily purchased in the store. If desired, they make their own hands, you can make something of their own, individual.

So:

The second method creates strips. They can cover some parts of the door or almost the entire door. If the apartment has a country-style interior, there will be wide stripes on the door.
Effective texture create paint, imitating jeans, velvet, slate board. This door will emphasize the style of the room.
If the room is decorated in a bohemian or classic style, moldings are appropriate on the door - these are such decorative convex details. If they are not on the old door, it can be made of wooden slats or baguette. And then paint in contrasting colors. The door will transform.

Лакирование, морение и кракелюр двери

To update the old door leaf is possible to use varnish. He will give the door new shades.

For this purpose, parquet lacquer or special for wood. Good reputation in Polish varnish Lakobeyts.

It penetrates the wood perfectly and deeply, evenly spreads over the lacquered surface, it has a tinting base.

Attention: The varnish is applied on a properly prepared surface. Do not forget that the material should have a moisture content of no more than 12 percent and is covered with soil.

So:

A brush is needed for work, the roller and the sprayer are not suitable, they cannot create an even layer. Varnish the door should be covered twice.
Before varnishing it is possible to use stain. From staining the door will change color, acquiring a beautiful shade. Coated with varnish later, it will become brighter, and after polishing - matte. If the matte surface is undesirable, polishing and drying should be done after grinding. Everything, we have a door cloth, as a mirror, with remarkable shine.
For craquelure using a special varnish - craquelure. First preparing the canvas. But in addition to cleaning, as in other cases, it must be thoroughly degreased. The door is treated with the first layer of craquelure varnish.
After drying, another layer of special varnish is applied, which includes bitumen. There is a selection of cracks, this is the work of varnish with bitumen. The dark surface is coated with acrylic paint.

Warning: This method is for lovers of antiquity, for people who value antiques. The door looks great and gives the room an aristocratic look.

Wallpaper and vinyl stickers for decoration

The door can be pasted wallpaper, thus decorate, improve its appearance. For this purpose, any wallpaper is suitable - paper, the most common, with vinyl coating, special wallpaper for the door.

So:

The initial preparation is the same - cleaning and degreasing the door leaf. Degreasing is done with a solvent.
The uneven surface should be sanded. If there are places where the wallpaper will not be glued, they should be painted in the color of the wallpaper. Although it is possible and in contrast.

Attention: The main thing is that there are no pieces left. When the geometric pattern of wallpaper, you need to make sure that the lines match. If the door has two doors, attention is also required. Wallpaper on them should be symmetrical.

On the glass wallpaper is not glued. If the old door with glass, it is replaced by plywood and then glued. For plain and vinyl wallpapers, PVA glue is suitable.

Of course, the best choice is the wallpaper for the door:

Decorating will not take a lot of trouble, installation will be quick, the view will be stylish and fashionable.
There are many types of these wallpapers. They have different colors, ornaments, patterns, drawings. The choice is very large.
The main task, to make it right, so that the refreshed, renewed door harmonizes with the interior of the room, organically blends into it, does not look like an alien body. So buying photo wallpapers is an important step that should be thought out in advance.

Installation work can be carried out, instructions for wallpaper should be studied.

There are some nuances when using this type of decor:

Photowall-paper is issued only for standard doors.
They do not tolerate frequent touch, lose their attractive appearance.

The cheapest and easiest-performed version of the door restoration is the finishing of vinyl stickers and stickers in a different way.

Most often it is used for small defects:

The mounting point is cleaned very carefully. The drawing is separated from the substrate and glued to the prepared place, smoothed, it will not allow bubbles to appear.
When the sticker is securely fixed in its new place, a protective film is removed from it. If she does not want to be removed, help ordinary hair dryer.
The drawings on the stickers are very different. It can be geographical maps, notes, photos. Look at the door, pasted over with such stickers, will be creative. And stickers with natural landscapes can visually enlarge the room.

Fabric, veneering and decoupage

Now consider how to decorate the door with a cloth. Fabric, as the door trim material, is not a new idea. The choice of material now does not provide much difficulty, so diverse is the range on offer. You can choose suitable for this room design and colors, to choose the appropriate texture of fabric.

Note: Tape the door with a cloth will be somewhat more difficult than wallpaper, but it is possible. It is necessary to purchase fabric as loose as possible.

So:

If it still crumbles, you will have to turn its edges while working.
Even when buying should pay attention to the fact that the fabric does not remain stains from glue. It is very important. The door will turn out to be cozy, giving the room the appropriate mood, and the occupants a good mood.

Perfectly can update the door, make it look expensive flat veneer sheets. They will hide the flaws of the door made of sawdust or shavings. As always, the canvas requires careful preparation.

The process can be described in stages:

Destruction of cracks and irregularities on the door leaf. This is done using putty.
When the putty dries well, the surface is sanded.
After that, cut the veneer.
Next is made of wood glue.
The final stage is gluing veneer finishes to the door.

Attention: In order to cut the veneer correctly, you must first make patterns from paper. The inner side of the veneer must be cleaned with sandpaper.

If there is a gap, they are filled with putty. Gluing should be done in the transverse direction to the fibers.
Glue is necessarily applied on both surfaces - on the veneer and on the door.
After that, you should wait about 8 minutes and connect the finish with the canvas.
Next is proglazhivanie. It should be produced from the middle to the edge of the veneer. This is done with effort, but it is important not to pass. Sometimes use a hot iron (50 degrees).
If air bubbles occur, the veneer should be incised immediately. Using a syringe, glue is inserted into the incision site and the veneer is immediately smoothed out.
To dry the product should be warm, at a temperature of at least 25 degrees. It usually takes 2 hours. After that, you can install accessories - handles, locks. It is clear that for such a door it should be appropriate, not spoil the overall picture.

Decoupage cards can help to restore the old door (see How to make decoupage doors with your own hands). The door is washed and dried.

The opening around the perimeter is sealed with tape. Canvas primed.
After that, it should be rubbed with a paraffin candle and paint.
Dekupazhnye card must be placed in cold water for 10 minutes.

Warning: Before you glue them, you must carefully remove all water droplets. You can use napkins for this.

Used PVA glue. It is applied on both surfaces - on the map and door leaf, they are connected. Wrinkles, bubbles are not allowed. This must be monitored and immediately destroyed, if any. Later it will be impossible to do, and the look of the door will be ruined.
When the drawing is dry, its edges should be fixed with putty.

Some alternative ways

These methods are more complex. They are for those who love such a thing, not afraid of time-consuming work. This is inlay, sandblasted patterns, stained glass painting on the doors. Consider the inlay.

The material for inlay can be leather, glass, mirrors, bamboo, mat, and so on. As already mentioned, the process is complicated. But the result with quality performance will surprise and delight. It may turn out to be a masterpiece of design and execution.

Very beautiful door with stained glass. Of course, more often limited to stained glass painted glass door inserts. But it looks great. For such a painting there are special stained glass paints.

The stages of creating these stained glass windows, that is, the technology of manufacturing the following:

Of course, a sketch is first created on paper.
The glass is cleaned, degreased.
Drawing drawing.
Created stained glass painting with special techniques.
The product is dried and inserted into the door leaf.

Note: If the door with glass inserts, except for stained glass painting, you can decorate it with sandblasting. Such a door will be in place in any room. But for the application of this figure you need a special device.

You can come up with many other ways to make the old ugly door attractive. For example, using trim overlaid elements of stone, metal, bone. The list goes on. There is room for imagination of the master.

Restoration of the opening and slopes

Now let's figure out how to decorate a doorway without a door. True, it should be said that with the door installed, this will have to be done too.

For the updated door, of course, will not fit the old openings and slopes. For a harmonious look, they also need to be decorated.

There are several ways to achieve this with respect to slopes:

You can buy new slopes from MDF.
Install drywall slopes. They are mounted on the adhesive composition or corner.
Create a new plaster slope.
Use door pans.

Now let's see how to deal with openings.

Here it is necessary to perform the following actions:

Mount guide elements (can be from profiles).
Apply plaster on the profiles.
Fix the trim.

If the surface of the opening has significant irregularities, the profile should be mounted on perforated corners, which are installed in advance. After that you can plaster.

Platbands with special grooves for tight fixing of the slats are better; you should buy such ones.

Door, doorway, slopes all in excellent condition. May this serve for a long time and bring convenience and joy. Decorating the door depends entirely on your imagination.