Interior and entrance doors are the most importantpart of the entire interior. That is why people have been paying such close attention to door decor lately. After all, properly designed panels can give the room a completely different design, pleasing the eye.
Doors can be decorated with self-adhesivefilm, the color of which should be in harmony with the furniture in the room. without using complex technologies and expensive materials. For this, designers have developed a lot of methods. From them, you can choose the most acceptable method for yourself. Now we will consider several of the most common and simple decorating methods in more detail.
Tools and materials
Before you start working, you shouldprepare the door surface and purchase all the necessary materials and tools in advance. To make the process easy and quick, make sure you have everything you need for the job, namely:
Scheme for using a multi-color stencil.
- soft roller;
- dry cloth;
- a set of brushes;
- primer;
- putty;
- spatulas;
- tape measure and pencil;
- PVA glue;
- warm water;
- acrylic paints;
- clear nail polish;
- napkins for decoupage;
- scissors;
- Painting tape;
- sandpaper;
- degreaser.
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Preliminary preparation of the door
Three-layer doors are used for decoupagenapkins with the desired pattern. Now you can start preparing the door. First, remove the old coating. After that, you need to clean the surface well and remove all the elements that do not adhere well to it. The resulting recesses and cracks should first be covered with a primer, and then covered with putty. When the putty dries, you need to work the entire door with sandpaper. Then shake off all the dust with a soft cloth, and then cover the surface with a deep penetration primer. If you are dealing with glass, it should be well degreased. When this is done, remove the door from its hinges and place it on a flat, clean surface. You will need to protect all the metal elements of the door with masking tape that you do not want to decorate, so as not to accidentally stain them. Return to the table of contents</a>
Decoration by decoupage
Tools for painting doors.To begin with, let's look at the most fashionable method of decorating a door leaf today. This is the decoupage method. Its essence lies in gluing special napkins with a picture on them to the surface. The advantage of this method is the durability of the coating and the variety of pictures. First, you need to make the background of the leaf. Ordinary paint will come to the rescue here. You can use acrylic paint or regular alkyd enamel. The main thing is that the tone of the paint stylistically matches the picture on the napkin. It is better to paint the door with a roller or a soft brush so that the stains are not visible. After that, you need to wait 2-3 days until the paint dries. During this time, it is not allowed to turn on the heaters. Then the decoupage itself is done. On the leaf, mark the places where you plan to apply the picture with a pencil. Then the napkin is carefully placed in a container with a small amount of warm water and kept there for 2-3 minutes.
You can use it to paint the doorhomemade stencils. Now take the napkin and carefully place it in the designated place on the door. Use your fingertips to smooth it out so that no folds or bubbles form. Work very carefully, as these napkins tear very easily when wet. Wait a few hours until the napkin dries and slightly adheres to the surface. Now take the PVA glue and carefully apply it to the entire surface of the door with a soft brush, paying special attention to the pattern, especially along the edges. As a rule, a thin layer of glue will be almost transparent. After the glue has completely dried, the door is covered with transparent varnish. Decoupage can be considered completely complete! After drying, it is necessary to remove the protective tape on individual elements and install the door in place, hanging it on the hinges. Return to the table of contents</a>
Finishing the door with wallpaper
The door can be decorated using paperwallpaper. The second method is wallpapering. Here you can use almost any type of wallpaper. It can be ordinary paper, photo wallpaper, as well as expensive non-woven wallpaper or material such as silk-screen printing. After preliminary preparation of the door, you should cut the wallpaper strips of the required sizes. It is best if it is one whole strip. This way you will be able to avoid joints. You need to cut the strip with a little extra on all sides, it is much easier to remove the excess later than to add the missing stripes. Special wallpaper glue with a little PVA added to it is applied to both the door and the wallpaper strip. Next, you need to attach the strip to the top of the door, adhering as much as possible to the corners and the upper border. Gradually, you need to apply the wallpaper strip lower and lower until the entire door is covered with it. Then, use a soft roller to drive out the air bubbles from the center of the strip to the edges, while removing excess glue with a rag. Finally, brush the edges and corners again and press them firmly against the door. It may take up to three days for the paint to dry completely. During this time, do not allow fresh air into the room. Return to contents</a>
Decoration of glass elements
If your doors have glass elements, thenThere are good options for decorating them too. First, the glass is thoroughly cleaned of dirt, wiped dry and degreased. When the degreaser dries, you can start decorating the glass.
Glass in doors can be decorated usingspecial stained glass paint. Glass can be decorated in two main ways: painting with acrylic paint or gluing stained glass film. If you decide to use paint, you must first mark the outline of the future drawing on the glass, and then use a thin brush to outline it with paints. After working on the outline, you can start coloring the drawing. In this case, you can mix colors, creating beautiful transitions. But keep in mind that this work is more suitable for people who have at least some artistic abilities. If you decide to use stained glass self-adhesive film, then everything is much simpler here. You just need to gradually stick it on the door from top to bottom, separating the paper base and immediately smoothing out the resulting folds and bubbles. When the surface is pasted over, the rest of the film is cut off with a stationery knife. So, several basic methods of how to independently decorate doors with your own hands have been considered. In addition to those described, there are many other options that are being improved by designers every day. But you can also rely on your own imagination, supplementing the above with interesting elements.
