DIY bedside table restoration

Nowadays, people do not hold on to things. They easily take and throw them away, replacing them with new ones. Maybe this is for the best. But sometimes, a thing keeps a whole story in itself, its quality, as they say, for centuries and it is very pitiful to throw it away, or simply there is not enough money to buy something new. This mainly applies to furniture. In our article we will tell you how to restore a cabinet, if it is to be restored, what materials and tools are needed for this.

How can I restore the old bedside table

In order to carry out the transformation, you will not need much time and effort and money. For this, only the basic tools that are available in each house are needed:

1. Hammer with nails.
2. Wrench.
3. Sets of screws, nuts, bolts. Moreover, it is not necessary to find the same ones. You can, for example, make stylish art using screws of different sizes. It will look bright and defiant.
4. Pencil.
5. A few good boards.
6. Hacksaw.
7. Sandpaper.
8. Additional materials for decoration and decoration: paint, colored mosaics, decorated wood.

IMPORTANT! Before starting, clear the field of your future activities. Carefully inspect all defects and the degree of corruption of the wood. Place your order in the nightstand. Pull out all the shelves and clean them, do the same with the inner surface. If rotten or cracked boards are present, they should be removed and subsequently replaced with new ones.

What techniques are suitable for the restoration of bedside tables do-it-yourself

The restoration business has long been of interest to people. This applies not only to home furnishings, but also to large buildings and works of art. Thanks to the long development, new techniques of restoration and giving a new look to things battered over the years have appeared. The choice depends on how much time is in stock, the depth of the lesion, material costs and, most importantly, on your own desire.

There are several basic techniques:

1. Cosmetic repair: to this type are those cabinets, the main details of which are well preserved and they confidently stand on their feet. It can be painted, varnished and impregnated. To make the decor of doors and walls, the use of decoupage and craquelure.
2. Full or deep restoration: bedside tables that have not passed the test for strength and safety of their main body parts. It is necessary to replace these parts and supplement the design with reinforcing elements.
3. Adding special decorated boards to change the appearance and improving the model bedside tables.

How to restore an old do-it-yourself nightstand: a step-by-step guide

In order to fully disclose this topic, I would like to dwell on the technique of complete restoration with elements of decoration of the constituent parts. Here it will be possible to consider the restoration of the bedside table at all stages and the ways of decorating it.

We proceed to the work plan:

1. Inspection of the appearance and internal structures in order to identify all the shortcomings.
2. Cleaning the surface of dust and unnecessary things for convenience.
3. Reinforce the support structure. To do this, replace the old legs with new ones specially prepared for this.
4. If damaged boards are present, they must also be replaced.
5. Now, after we have returned to the nightstand its strength, we can take on its beauty. Degrease the surface and remove all nicks with sandpaper. The entire surface should be perfectly smooth.
6. Once again, wipe the surface from dust and chips.
7. We cover with a layer of paint, varnish. Leave to dry for 12 hours. Then again we go through a layer of paint. Do all work with gloves and in a well-ventilated area to prevent dizziness and headaches.
8. Now the old bedside table has returned its novelty again. You can decorate it.
9. A wonderful addition will be your own painting on wood. You can stick a special photo printing or film. And also to make decorated elements using curly wood carvings.

ATTENTION! To adhere to the borders of the painting and to avoid staining of parts that you do not want to process, you can stick tape, thereby protecting the area of ​​painting. They should be painted only in the direction of the wood fibers for better adhesion of the paint to the surface.

The result will pleasantly surprise you. Even the old thing is able to appear before us in a new light and again please the eye.