The decor of the old door: choose and make

Old door decor these days, many do. After all, new doors are not so little. The decoration of the old doors may not be inferior to the new, the main thing is to perform it qualitatively. In this article we will look at how to make the decor of old doors with their own hands.

You will be presented with a video and photo just on this topic and you will not miss the details of the job and you can do everything qualitatively.

The execution of the decor

The decor of the old doors is done entirely by hand. From this and the price of work will not be high. Decorating old doors is done in several stages, which we will now disassemble.

Remove the previous coating and make surface preparation

To perform this work, you must first remove the door and place it on level ground. So that it was convenient to do the processing.

Attention: even if you have a previous coating that is even and has no flaws, it should be removed as well. Otherwise, the new will not last long.

So:

• Remove the door. After that we carry out dismantling of accessories, nothing should disturb us;
• In the presence of glass in the door, we also remove it. Just before that we remove the beadings carefully. After complete cleaning of the surface, you can start working;
• We take the construction hair dryer and begin to heat the surface of the canvas. When heated, the paint begins to bubble, then you need to take a spatula and just remove it (see How to remove the old paint from the door and cover it with a new material);
• Main plane cleared. But the paint remained in the grooves. It should be removed with a spatula angle;
• Now we need to process the gaps, cracks and grooves. To do this, apply a putty for wood. Dilutes it with a solvent or water, it is written about it in the instructions and after that it is applied to irregularities with a spatula;
• Give dry putty and then begin to level it. This is done with sandpaper;

Attention: At first sandpaper with larger grain is applied and gradually changes to smaller.

• After removing the layer is quite possible to sit and new grooves on the wooden door. Therefore, we do the work exactly as many times as long as we do not have a perfectly flat surface;
• At the last stage of grinding, the processing is done by micron. This is where we will have a polished surface;
• Now if you want the surface to give shade, it can be covered with stain or linseed oil.

Choosing and applying decor

Now, after preparing the surface, we need to pick up and then apply the decor (see. Doors decor with your own hands). We prepared the surface for this. Now our elements will be qualitatively correctly applied on a perfectly flat surface.

Surface painting

This option is most often used in everyday life. Also, with a qualitatively prepared surface, you can apply varnish coating, which can be chosen and the desired shade.

Attention: In hard-to-reach places, a soft brush is used to apply the dye, and a sprayer is best used on the plane. If you use a roller, then you should not take it from the foam rubber, use a roller from the pile. It will not leave marks and will evenly coat.

Use moldings

When applying the coating can be applied and dyes of different colors or shades. Also recently done as follows, this plane is covered in one color and after that the moldings are attached and their coloring is done in a different color.

Wallpaper and vinyl

This option is quite often used. The price of such a finish is not high and the finish can be completely done by hand.

So:

• We do the preparation of the surface, as described above;
• If you want to make a solid door, and before that there was glass, then plywood should be installed in this hole;
• PVA glue is considered the most acceptable for fastening., it is his and must be purchased in advance;

Attention: To perform this work it is worth applying washable or photo wallpapers. They are not so sensitive to touch and therefore will last much longer.

• If you prefer to still apply and decoration stickerthen we do it as follows. The prepared plane must be degreased;
• The mount is done just like the wallpaper. Only they should be carefully pressed and smoothed. Otherwise surface bubbling will occur;
• After gluing we wait about 15 minutesDuring this time, it will be securely glued and remove the protective film. If it lags behind badly, then it just needs to be heated with a simple hairdryer.

Cloth decoration, decoupage or veneering

This idea is not new, it began to be applied relatively long ago. Fabric in our time, you can choose not only by color, but also choose the right texture. Therefore, to pick up virtually any interior (see. What are the interior doors: a detailed course). But this job is a little harder than fixing the wallpaper.

Attention: If along the edge of the fabric will get enough sleep, then do not forget to tuck it before fastening.

If you have a canvas from tyrsoplity, then you just need to cover the surface with veneer.

This is done in the following sequence:

• We do the surface preparation as described above;
• We make cutting of veneer, here we must be especially careful and do not allow for accuracy. To do this, it is best to first make a pattern of paper, only after cutting the edge of the veneer should be cleaned;
• We prepare carpenter's glue, which must be purchased in advance;

Warning: Glue is not applied immediately. It is necessary to first try on the part to dry and carefully fit it.

• Apply glue to the inner surface of the veneer;
• Fasten the veneer to the surface. This is done in the transverse direction of the fiber. First apply glue to both surfaces. We are waiting for 20 minutes and then tightly pressed into place of attachment. After that, we begin to smooth out from the middle to the edge. This is done with an iron that must be preheated to 50 degrees;

After full finishing it is necessary to apply the coating. To do this, it is better to do waxing and then apply a layer of varnish. This finish will make the door more voluminous.

Other decoration options

There are many options for decorating doors. Let's take a little look at them. You can make the door trim and stained glass painting (see Decorative glass for doors: how to choose the right).

This is done in several steps:

• First you need to make a sketch and capture it on paper;
• After this we make the preparation of the glass surface. To do this, perform the degreasing of the entire plane, for this you can use a solvent;
• Then we transfer this drawing to the glass plane;
• With the help of a soft brush make painting;
• Give dry completely;
• We put in the place of attachment.

Recently sandblasted glass is being made:

• First we make a drawing on paper. This will be the template;
• After that, it must be transferred to plywood;
• Cut a picture in a sheet of plywood with a jigsaw;
• We apply to the glass and apply a cross section using sandblasting;
• We make the installation of the finished glass.

Now you know the most common options for applying the decor on the door. This way you can make it not repeatable and pick up almost any interior. The most important thing is to find the right solution.