DIY kitchen table repair

Many people have old furniture at home or somewhere in the country. And most often these are not expensive antiques from tsarist times, but the most ordinary wardrobes, dressers, tables and chairs. At first glance, it may seem that most of these things should be thrown away long ago, but take a closer look - often these are solid wood products or maybe even forged metal that will last more than one year if they are beautifully restored. In this article, we will talk about ways to decorate tables - kitchen, dining, coffee, work - different in size and shape.

However, many of the options presented are equally suitable for other interior items. Perhaps these examples will inspire you to turn nondescript shabby furniture into a real work of art, because it is so pleasant to contemplate the beauty made with your own hands!

The best way to update a dilapidated table is to paint it, but the surface needs to be prepared first. The paint and varnish remover will help to clean the product from the previous finish.

If there is rust on the metal legs or accessories, soak it abundantly with vinegar, Coca-Cola or a special agent, and after 15-20 minutes wipe it with a hard scraper.

The wood is sanded with sandpaper, dust is removed, then impregnated with an antiseptic and a primer is applied. All chips, cracks and irregularities are rubbed with acrylic putty on wood.

For painting, you can use alkyd enamel, acrylic or epoxy paints, varnishes, aerosol compositions for metal. You will also need painting tools - a brush, roller, sponge, spray.

To give the table a more spectacular look, you can paint it not entirely, but only individual parts. For this, masking tape or stencils will come in handy.

If a plain finish seems too boring, try decorating an old table with patterns. Drawings can be applied with a brush and acrylic paints - by hand, through a stencil or along the lines made with tracing paper.

A table with art painting will perfectly complement the interior in ethnic or rustic style, and images of animals, fairy-tale and cartoon characters will appeal to children.

For such a decor, you will need a brush, patterned paper napkins, PVA glue and clear furniture varnish.

Pictures are carefully torn off or cut out with scissors, the lower layers of paper are removed, then the resulting thin applications are placed in the designated place, and coated with glue on top, trying to avoid folds and tears.

If some element cannot be attached the first time, it must be immediately wiped off with a sponge moistened with warm water, and try again with a similar fragment.

Dried decoupage is covered with several layers of transparent varnish for furniture, otherwise the paper decor will quickly be erased.

Craquelure is a cracking varnish, with the help of which the product is deliberately given a look that imitates the texture of old paintings. It can be one-step (the composition is applied in one layer and cracks as it dries) and two-step (two mixtures are used - one based on epoxy resins, the other on a water basis, they interact and a characteristic texture is obtained). The color of the veins is determined by the undercoat of acrylic paint and by the shade of the grout. Most often, a powdery golden pigment or pastel is used for this purpose.

A two-step craquelure is usually complemented by decoupage or hand-painted to achieve the effect of an aged picture.One-step is more suitable for products without drawings.

It happens that after the repair there is a small supply of ceramic tiles. It can be used to decorate an old table - just tile a wooden base with tiles. The laying technology in this case practically does not differ from wall or floor decoration.

The ceramic surface is ideal for a table in the kitchen, terrace, porch, gazebo or even outdoors.

To give the table an attractive look, in addition to plain tiles, it is worth using patterned borders, decorative panels (perhaps even with some subjects) or stylish patchwork.

Small fragment paintings decorate many galleries, temples and palaces. They will look just as exquisite in the house, for example, on the surface of coffee tables.

Mosaic elements can be ceramic (even broken tiles are suitable), glass or acrylic.

From the materials at hand, small round wood cuts, cut CDs, colored pebbles are suitable. It is enough just to come up with an interesting pattern and attach the pieces to the table with glue or liquid nails.

The simplest and most beautiful option for decorating an old table, which does not require fiddling with paints, is gluing a film.

This affordable material can mimic any surface - from rare woods to marble, it can have all kinds of patterns, patterns and textures.

Self-adhesive film is on sale in rolls, and it is easy and pleasant to use it.

In the stores of stationery and goods for creativity, a wide selection of decorative self-adhesive tapes has recently been presented. It will take you no more than 30-40 minutes to decorate the old table with multi-colored tape, and a new bright thing will appear in the interior.

If you want to change the finish, the adhesive strips can be removed just as quickly, and if glue remains somewhere, acetone will dissolve it without any problems.

Epoxy is a liquid substance that hardens quickly in the open air, turning into a hard, transparent plastic.

Cracks in wood filled in this way look very unusual, and if you add luminescent powder to the liquid phase, they will glow brightly in the dark.

Also, dried flowers, leaves, shells, coins can be placed in epoxy resin, and due to the transparency of the substance, you get the effect of ice or amber.

An original decoration of a table for the living room will turn out if you make a recess inside it, placing there any thematic decor (sand with shells and starfish, moss or miniature cacti, Christmas balls and branches, small car models, beads, etc.), and close the top with transparent glass.

Painting the table through tulle should be done over the base layer with a pigment of a contrasting color. Before this, the lace must be firmly fixed to the surface so that it does not move and there is no gap. For the same reason, it is advisable to use an aerosol or spray bottle.

Gold monograms are a wonderful decoration for a table in a classic style. They can be stencilled with glittering acrylic paint, but a more realistic effect can be obtained with overlay. In essence, it is the thinnest foil imitating precious metals that is used for artistic purposes.

So that the gilding does not crumble, it is covered with transparent varnish on top.

A small video master class on how to decorate an old table with your own hands, creating an unusual lace print on its surface.

It is sometimes expensive to buy good furniture. If you have an old table that you do not use, because its appearance has deteriorated over the years, we will tell you a few simple ways to return it to its former beauty with your own hands, and, perhaps, make it a highlight of your interior.

Before decorating the table, in one way or another, you need to inspect it in order to assess its condition, then carry out the necessary repair work with your own hands, and then prepare the surface for decoration.

Surface preparation - obligatory stage of restoration... It is produced in the following sequence:

1. We remove the old coating. It is not recommended to use solvents, they can corrode wood. Better to use coarse sandpaper and a sander.
2. We also use sandpaper for the carved legs. Using a screwdriver or knife to clean the surface will almost certainly ruin the wood. In especially severe cases, you can gently use a thin wire tangle, or use a thinner by dabbing a small amount on a cotton swab.
3. After completing the removal of the old coating, prime the surface. The primer will provide the wood with additional protection and prepare it for filling small cracks and defects.
4. It is recommended to use a special putty for wooden surfaces. It can be applied when all the primer has been absorbed.
5. Wait until the putty is completely dry and once again go over the table surface with fine sandpaper and cover again with a thin layer of primer.
6. Now you can start the restoration and decoration with your own hands.

This option great for beginners, it will not require any special knowledge or skills from you.

1. Repair the table and prepare the surface.
2. Stir the paint thoroughly.
3. Use a soft brush to gently paint along the grain. You need to start from the table top, and gradually go down. This is necessary to avoid paint drips.
4. Apply the paint in two layers and wait until it dries.
5. Apply varnish in the same way. The varnish can be from one to three layers, depending on what degree of gloss you want to get in the end.
6. Instead of paint, you can use solutions that give furniture surfaces a gold or silver color.

A simple do-it-yourself table restoration for beginners is now complete.

And since there is many different technologies for the restoration and alteration of furniture, we will consider other options.

If tabletop in use was scratched, or dents appeared on its surface, you can revet it with your own hands with a mosaic that will hide all defects and return the table to its former beauty.

• Mosaic in canvas
• Sandpaper
• Tile adhesive
• Dye
• Putty knife
• Scissors
• Scotch

1. Check if the legs are holding well. If necessary, secure them properly with self-tapping screws.
2. Degrease the countertops and legs with alcohol or acetone.
3. Sand and sand the surfaces.
4. Places that cannot be sanded, putty and then sand.
5. Cover all surfaces with a coat of paint. Leave until dry. For work, it is better to use spray paint.
6. Apply glue in a good layer on the table surface.
7. Cut the mosaic and glue the mesh down. Press down the mosaic and smooth it down. Postpone work until the glue has completely hardened.
8. Gently glue the painted edges with tape and grout the mosaic.
9. Wipe the table surface with a damp sponge.
10. After a day, wipe the table with a small amount of vegetable oil.

Our do-it-yourself mosaic table is ready.

If the table top has no obvious defects, then it is quite possible to do with decorating the surface with drawings.

• Paints
• Putty and putty knife
• Sandpaper
• Varnish
• Brushes
• Scotch

1. We grind the old surface, sand and putty.
2. We paint the countertop with paint in the base color.
3. We apply a drawing. You can use a special stencil, apply asymmetrical multi-colored splashes, or depict an elaborate ornament. You can make colored stripes by gluing tape in straight lines to the countertop and painting over the stripes between the tape.
4. After the drawing is completely dry, cover the finished tabletop with varnish and leave to dry.

A table decorated with do-it-yourself drawings can be used for its intended purpose.

One of the most simple, budgetary ways furniture surface restoration - wallpapering the table-top.

To do this, you will need:

• Suitable wallpaper
• Wide head nails
• Glue
• Hammer
• Varnish
• Dye
• Brushes

1. We degrease the countertop.
2. Cover the surface with paint and leave to dry.
3. We measure and cut out a sheet of wallpaper to the size of the countertop.
4. We glue the wallpaper, carefully smoothing it to avoid the appearance of irregularities and bubbles.
5. We fold the ends of the wallpaper under the tabletop and glue it.
6. On top of the wallpaper, if desired, you can apply a frame or some kind of drawing.
7. Fix the wallpaper with nails along the contour.
8. Cover the product with varnish and leave to dry.

Decorating the countertop with do-it-yourself wallpaper is complete.

Decoupage technique is perfect suitable for restoration old furniture. On sale there is a huge variety of napkins and decoupage applications. With the help of this technology, you can decorate not only the table top of the table, but also the sides and even the legs.

• Decoupage napkins
• PVA glue
• Brush
• Varnish

If napkins for decoupage you could not find, instead of drawing from them, you can transfer an image from newspapers or magazines to the surface of the table.

Procedure:

1. Preparing the table surface.
2. We transfer the drawing with glue to the countertop and other surfaces. We are waiting for everything to dry.
3. We cover the table with varnish.

It remains to wait until it is completely dry and the table design using decoupage technique is ready.

If your the table hasn't suffered too much from time, however, its appearance is no longer very good, and varnishing requires replacement, you can do this:

1. We carry out surface preparation as described above. We process the surface first with a coarse grinder disc, and then with a fine one.
2. We assess the condition of the legs, if necessary, replace them with new ones.
3. After filling the surfaces, degrease the table parts with a special compound.
4. Apply a layer of acrylic primer and wait for it to dry.
5. We grind the surface by hand.
6. You can proceed to varnishing. For work, choose a high-quality varnish a couple of shades darker than the original coating and a high-quality brush.
7. We apply three layers of varnish intermittently and again wait for complete drying.
8. Now is the time to apply the protective coating. Most often they are wax. Take some wax on a soft cloth and rub it thoroughly onto the tabletop. It takes about a week for the wax to completely harden and absorb. It is too early to use the table at this time.

After a week, our refurbished table is ready.

1. Stick a self-adhesive film on the table surface.
2. Cover the tabletop with oilcloth, nailing it under the table with a construction stapler.
3. If the table top cannot be repaired, you can replace it with glass and install a beautiful backlighting from below or cover the table surface with ceramic tiles.

As seen from practice table restoration process does not tolerate fuss. A lot of time can pass between the start of work and the receipt of the finished result. But if you approach the matter with all responsibility and thoroughness, your table will turn out to be no worse than a new one.

To add gloss, exclusiveness and chic, to make an unusual accent in the interior, you can use the original table. Moreover, no one will guess that this piece of furniture used to be an unprepossessing ruin.

There are many ways to improve, decorate, and refurbish an old table. But before starting work, you need to prepare the future "canvas" - remove the old coating, sand it, screw all the nuts and screws (so as not to stagger and dangle), putty, stain (if necessary) or varnish. Then start decorating. Conventionally, all methods of decorating a wooden table can be divided into two groups:

Surface painting, including self-painting, painting through a stencil or using stamps;

Surface gluing special materials - wallpaper, self-adhesive film, decoupage with napkins or interesting clippings, overlaying with gold leaf, photo printing, the use of mosaics or tiles.

The glass table will have to be updated a little differently. It is quite possible to glue it with wallpaper, film or make decoupage from the inside.

You can also paint the glass surface with special paints and get an interesting design.

A beautiful glass coffee table is quite common in modern apartments. As a result of improper care, the glass tabletop loses its attractive appearance.

The legs are loose, chips and scratches appear on the glass. If there are scratches on the tabletop, in which a nail can fit, then it is better to give the table to a special workshop, dispose of or replace the glass with a new one.

If the damage is not so terrible, then you can try to reanimate this piece of furniture.

You can save a glass countertop from scratches at home both with improvised (toothpaste, soda, transparent nail polish) and with special means (GOI paste, car polishes, precious metals polishing agents).

First you need to clean the surface, then gently rub in or apply the composition to the scratch. Do not overdo it, otherwise you may get several more instead of one scratch. Wait a little for the compound to set and clean the glass again.

To get rid of scratches, use the most common non-gel toothpaste. Soda is dissolved with water to a state of gruel, approximately in a 1: 1 ratio. GOI paste must be used proven, real. Transparent varnish will not completely eliminate the problem, but only partially. At a certain angle of illumination, it will be noticeable that there were scratches in that place.

Loose table legs are also subject to repair. Usually, the table legs are attached with special glue. This glue can dry out over time. It can be removed and replaced with new adhesive. If the legs are attached to screws, self-tapping screws, then they can be unscrewed and replaced with new ones.

Now the table can be given a completely new sound using various decorating techniques:

Paste over the table from the seamy side with decorative foil. Avoid bubbles when wrapping the table. It is better to glue the film a little, gradually pushing back the substrate. If bubbles do appear, then you can pierce them with a needle and smooth them out;

Make decoupage. To do this, you will need pictures (for example, from napkins or on rice paper, or specially prepared for this image), PVC glue or special for these works, brushes, a file, varnish for decoupage. The necessary equipment can be purchased in shops for creativity and scrapbooking;

Paint with stained glass paints. Acrylic outline, stained glass paints, cotton swabs and napkins, alcohol for degreasing the surface, sketch of a drawing, scotch tape - this is a set of items that will be needed for this work;

Fix the lighting, LED strip around the table perimeter;

If the design allows you to make a mini-garden, an aquarium or a bright composition of stones, shells. When the table has a small box, which is covered with a table top on top, then you can put a pallet on its bottom and plant succulents (plants that do not need frequent watering) there. Or decorate the box with shells, stones, or other items.

It is not uncommon for a favorite piece of furniture to lose its original appearance, and there is simply no money to buy a new one. In such cases, furniture restoration can help. Let's take a closer look at how to restore a table at home, what is important to take into account and what steps should not be missed.

There are quite a few ways to restore furniture, ranging from light "cosmetic" decor to a major overhaul of the product. It is not so difficult to restore an old table with your own hands if it does not have any serious damage. In this case, it will be enough to sandpaper and paint the old piece of furniture so that it shines in a completely new light.

Repairing glass tables at home can be more time consuming, as well as a very costly process. If there is a breakage of the glass surface, it may be necessary not only to repair it, but also to buy a new one, since not all glass deformation can be eliminated by gluing and grinding.

The greatest scope for creativity opens up when restoring a wooden table. Indeed, it is to pieces of furniture made of solid wood that various painting and patterning techniques are perfectly applied, including the decoupage technique. It should be noted that painting and various decorative techniques are most applicable to small tables. This can be used to finish, for example, a small desk or a compact coffee table. But for the restoration of the folding oak model, additional resources may be needed. Since the table has a large solid surface, it will be quite acceptable to finish its parts with materials such as MDF and chipboard. Securely fixed and carefully crafted, they will not only give the table a new lease of life, but also give a completely different look.

A plastic table can be refurbished with the same paint, but this can only be done if the piece of furniture is not severely cracked. Plastic is a rather capricious material, and when exposed to high temperatures, the glued seam may not withstand, which will lead to new damage.

Computer tables made of chipboard and chipboard are often peeled off, as a result of which their appearance becomes sloppy and careless. For the repair of such models, special adhesive tapes and films that imitate a wooden surface are suitable.

Sooner or later the moment comes when the wooden table loses its former attractiveness. Sending it to gather dust in the attic or throwing it away altogether is not the right way out. The best way out of this situation is to restore the old table.

Furniture restoration is a fun process that allows you to significantly save on the purchase of new furniture

This is especially true when the product is made of expensive wood species. In such circumstances, it will be much more profitable to restore the table than to buy a new expensive table or replace the old table with a lower quality product. In addition, antique models are appreciated more and more over time, and it is likely that in a few years a refurbished table will greatly increase in value.

Round folding table made of wood before and after DIY restoration

For many, the ancient table in the house is not just a piece of furniture, but also a memory of ancestors, a family heirloom and a symbol of long-term stability. By restoring a wooden table, you can give it a second life and preserve it as part of family history.

Chic table with carved legs with restored top

The best option to do this is to restore the wooden table with your own hands. Repairing the table will give a lot of positive impressions and will allow you to get a unique thing that no one else will have.

Decoupage will allow you not only to budget and quickly transform the table, but also to stylize it, for example, under Shabby chic

Strong wooden things last a long time, but sometimes they lose their presentable appearance. This problem can be easily fixed by performing a table repair. Do-it-yourself table restoration will help save the family budget, since the workshops ask for a high price for such work.

Beautiful tables take on new life after restoration

Thus, summing up all of the above, we can highlight the following advantages of restoring a wooden table with your own hands:

• saving the budget;
• the second life of the old table;
• preservation of family heirlooms;
• creation of unique furniture;
• low costs for table repair;
• high quality and durable product.

The process of restoring an old table is painstaking, but within the power of any person who has even small skills in working with wood and modest knowledge in the field of furniture design. With the help of available tools and small material costs, you can give an outdated table a fresh and presentable look.

Mosaic table decor from broken plates - an unusual budget solution for restoration

The following tools are used to restore wooden tables:

Materials and tools for restoration

In order to make the restoration of the table, you will need the following materials:

• putty;
• special products for wood;
• varnish;
• dye;
• glue;
• if necessary, a wooden canvas.

The wooden table after staining has taken on a completely different look

There are several ways to repair a wooden table. The most popular is the method based on painting the table surface with paint and then applying varnish.

To give the table a more spectacular look, it can be painted not as a whole, but only in individual parts

The second most common is the pasting of furniture with self-adhesive film. This method turns out to be the cheapest, but at the same time it allows you to hide existing defects in furniture and transform the appearance of the product for the better.

The simplest and most beautiful option for decorating an old table that does not require fiddling with paints is gluing a film

An original technique in furniture restoration is tiling on the table surface. This method will allow the product to maintain its beautiful appearance for a long time, since it will not be afraid of moisture and high temperature.

Table decoration with ceramic tiles in separate fragments

Work on the restoration of the table should be started with a thorough examination of the product for defects. The best option would be to disassemble the furniture into parts, clean it from dirt, and then reassemble it.

We carefully inspect all fasteners in the structure and defects of the countertop and repair parts

If breakdowns were found, then they should be eliminated. If it is impossible to repair one of the parts, it should be replaced with a new one, prepared independently or made to order.

We remove the old coating with a grinder or manually

Next, you need to remove the old varnish. For this, the product is sanded. This can be done with a grinder, and in the absence of one - with skins of varying degrees of hardness.

After grinding, we thoroughly clean the table from dust and seal up cracks and chips

If the tabletop does not have severe damage, then you can not hide the natural beauty of the wood and cover it with a stain and then varnish.

It is very important to polish the wood along the grain, otherwise hard-to-remove defects may occur. At the end of the treatment, it is necessary to clean the surface with sandpaper, and then remove all dust from the furniture. After that, you need to degrease the surface of the table using special solvents, alcohol or acetone. If any parts of the product have chips, cracks or scratches, then it is necessary to putty them, and to connect the breaks with glue.

The table can be primed in 1-2 layers using a small sponge roller, while each layer should dry completely

When the primer is dry, sand the countertop again with a medium grit sandpaper or sanding sponge.

Then the stage of grinding and degreasing the furniture surface should be carried out again.If the table is made of natural wood, then it is advisable to protect it from pests and diseases. For this, the product is impregnated with a suitable agent.

If the table is made of natural wood, it is better to treat it with a special impregnation, which will protect it from pests and diseases.

A polished dining table can be restored by sanding the surface and applying a new layer of decorative lacquer to it.

The next stage is varnishing the wood parts. If you need to mask some defects or just want to change the color of the old table, then before applying varnish, you can use paint. Changing the shade of furniture can also be achieved using not transparent, but colored varnish. After all the parts have dried well, you need to assemble the product.

The paint should be applied in 2 thin layers, and then protect the table surface with varnish

Decor of an old table using decoupage technique

The final stage in the restoration of a wooden table is decoration. You can again take up the brush and, using various stencils or masking tape, apply an applique to the table surface.

Painting the table through tulle should be done over the base layer with a pigment of a contrasting color

For those who can draw well, the image of their own masterpiece on furniture, which will remain for many years, is suitable.

A table with artistic painting will perfectly complement the interior in ethnic or rustic style

The pattern on the countertops can also be created using mosaics or beading. The latter is used in work when the goal is to imitate one of the noble metals - gold, silver or bronze.

Create a painting from small fragments on the surface of the table

Potal (gilding) is a wonderful decoration for a table in a classic style