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Change colors
Atmosphere of the house is governed by several main rules of the interior: light, color and furniture arrangement. The first thing that gets into consideration and unknowingly creates impressions about the room is color.
Color forms the impression of the room
Start better from the floor. The easiest way to change the color of the floor covering is to paint it.
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Tree
With the painting of wooden surfaces is simple. Almost all paints are suitable for wood processing. Alkyd, acrylic, water dispersion and oil. The choice will depend on how the surface has been treated.
Almost all paints are suitable for wood processing.
Linoleum
It is better to choose a dye based on acrylic.
Linoleum painting with special paints
Parquet
In the case of parquet, as with wood, you need to take into account the quality of the processing of the primary layer.
The perfect solution to update the interior
Laminate
For this type of flooring suitable alkyd or acrylic paint. Need to avoid water-based paints.
Acrylic paint for painting laminate
The color of the floor is better to choose on the basis of tone or contrast. Natural shades always look organically, matched to a general tone. With the use of contrasting contradictory colors, both black and white, one can achieve the effect of an extraordinary one.
Light floor to your home
Furniture, as one of the dominant parts of the interior, you can devote several sections.
Coloring
One of the simplest methods. Changing the color of the furniture is not difficult. A wide selection of paints of various shades, textures and characteristics. Depending on the surface of your furniture, select the appropriate colorant.
Painting furniture to match the entire interior
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Before painting it is necessary to prepare the surface of the furniture. It is necessary to completely disassemble the structure, make work to remove cracks, chips and other flaws with wood putty, clean the surface, and then treat it with an acrylic primer. At the end of these works, you can proceed to staining.
Adhere to the processing technology when coloring
It is better to choose a water-based acrylic paint. It is applied evenly, dries quickly and is odorless. In addition, it is easy to wash off with water if something went wrong.
Use acrylic paint for comfortable furniture painting.
Multi-colored elements of the body are painted from light to dark shade.Uniform application of paint over large areas can be achieved thanks to the spray gun or spray can. Smaller parts are painted with a roller and brush.
Use the spray gun for smooth application.
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It is also possible to turn old household appliances into new ones with paint. A refrigerator or gas stove will add raisins to the interior if painted in a bright color.
Turn an old refrigerator into a new one.
In general, if we talk about colors, you can change the color of anything, but rather everything that you can change the color - change!
Paint everything that can be repainted
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Different color combinations can affect a person in different ways. Choosing a scale, follow the rules of the color ratio and remember that each color carries its own energy, from aggressive hot energetic red to calm cold blue, not forgetting their shades.
Choose the color of the room according to your internal energy
It is possible to bring a new meaning to the atmosphere by complementing bright accents. Monochrome room can be diluted with a bright spot on the wall in the form of a picture, on the floor a bright spot can be a carpet. Curtains of a contrasting color will also attract attention.
Bright accents in the interior of the room
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Furniture can rightly be called the main part of the interior, it creates comfort. What to do if she is old, out of order or just tired?
Comfort is created with furniture
return to menu ↑Exit I - get rid of furniture
Try to say goodbye to unnecessary. By the way, you can consider unnecessary that thing that has not been useful to you during the past year. If you have a wardrobe of such things, it's time to say goodbye to the wardrobe.
Say goodbye with unnecessary furniture
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1Replacement fittings. Door handles, moldings, locks and awnings can change the look of bored furniture.
Even the replacement of accessories makes furniture updated
2Color change. Painting or pasting the surface of the furniture will change the interior of the room.
The color change will update the interior
3Separation of furniture cases among themselves. Arrange furniture in other places, bringing small elements to the fore. Leave the corners for large cabinets. This will free up space in the center of the room.
Small elements separated from the common body
4Centered round carpet, visually increases the space of the room. A round table in the center will have the same effect.
Round elements in the interior give space
5You can change the appearance of the furniture by removing the door details, unnecessary shelves, outdated molding. Be sure to handle the junction. Cover the extra holes from the fasteners with a special filler for wood. If it is plastic, apply a thermal or epoxy adhesive. After treatment, the surface must be painted or varnished.
Restoration of an old cabinet with wall decoration
6Rearrangement For working with small rooms there are rules for optimizing space. The preservation of usable space is done with the help of furniture. First, you need to identify places that are undeservedly empty, for example, the subwindow space, corners, and niches. Zones can be adapted for shelving to store all sorts of things or as a highlight of the interior.
The highlight in the interior is a sill-niche-sofa
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Light is that which has the maximum effect on a person. With it you can change the mood of the room.
Maximum light
Lighting of a dwelling is divided into 4 types:
MainA directed or diffused stream of light to illuminate the room as a whole.AccentWith the help of accent type of lighting emphasize the advantageous details or bring to the fore the whole part of the room. The more independent sources of lighting, the more options for the appearance of your room.WorkingLight spreads over the work area.CombinedSeveral types of lighting combined in the same room.
Combined lighting in the room
The project of lighting the premises should be created during the construction or repair phase. This is the only way to distribute light in those places. In cases where you just want to change the situation, you can play with accent lighting. Sconce, floor lamp, table lamp with lampshade, lamps with original shades - all this is a great tool to update the interior.
Lighting is projected at the stage of repair or construction
It is not necessary to throw out old light sources. They can also be restored.Do not forget that the interior is affected not only by the location of the light source, but also by its color. Red and yellow light - comfort. Blue and purple colors will paint the room in unusual colors and give it mystery.
Cold light to give unusual colors to the interior
The light can be any color. Return to menu ↑ Return to menuA few tips on the design of light space
1 Often the darkest place in the apartment is the entrance hall. This room needs the greatest possible light. Sources can be embedded in furniture, placed along the wall. Primary spot lighting will not be enough.
Lighting built into the furniture
Do not place the source at eye level. This will blind the person. The living room requires combined lighting. The light space can be achieved using high-power spot lighting along with diffused main light. The depth effect is achieved with the help of a dim illumination of decorating elements.
Using the ceiling lights in the living room
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With the help of mirrors you can afford a lot. First, the mirror takes part in the play of light. A room with a large open mirror looks lighter and brighter. Properly using this item you can visually enlarge the space of the room or emphasize the expressiveness of accents.
The mirror in the bedroom visually increases the space
The larger the mirror, the smaller they should be in the decor.Place the mirror so that it reflects the best part of the room. This will create the illusion of its continuation.
Dimensional mirror in the room decor
Wall decor with one big mirror is elegant and majestic. But the scattering of small mirrors, framed in a thematic framework, will create a cosmic atmosphere. In this case, it is not necessary to limit the imagination when choosing the forms of mirrors. Let it be circles, ovals, rhombuses and all sorts of polygons. You can arrange them vertically, horizontally, snake or chaotically.
Round mirror in chrome rim
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Original ideas that inspire life in old things. Most popular and easy to do.
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Can be turned into an exclusive panel with an elegant frame. As a frame, you can use the product from the framing workshop, and you can make an imitation of the frame.
Panel of old magazines for room decor
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It is necessary to glue to the wall with liquid nails. Pay attention to the configuration of the plinth, it should not be angular. The main part of the panel: fabric, newspaper, paper or other material is placed in the frame in any way. If it is a fabric, it is better to glue it to the cardboard beforehand or pull it onto the frame itself.
Ceiling plinth in the interior
return to menu ↑Old but favorite t-shirt
You can easily turn it into an original picture that will remind you of the cherished moments of life experienced in it. To do this, the central part of the thing must be carefully cut and placed in a frame, having previously glued it to a piece of cardboard.
Original T-shirt picture
return to menu ↑Replacing bulky hangers and closets for the hallway
Changing to elegant coat hooks is a great idea. Handy tools can be adapted as hooks: wrench elements, remnants of metal parts, tree branches, in general, everything that is not used, but sorry to be thrown away. If it is good to rummage in the storeroom, such things are sure to be found.
Original coat hooks
A planter on rustic themes gives the atmosphere a different atmosphere. Use woolen yarns, ice cream sticks, colored pencils, wooden skewers, and so on.
DIY flowerpot decoration
return to menu ↑Decorative pillows for upholstered furniture
Can be made from unnecessary clothing. To vary the shape of the pads, apply a stencil, pre-cut out of paper. It can be a circle, a triangle or any other shape. In the winter season, silhouettes of deer and owls are popular.
After cutting two objects of the same shape from the fabric, join them along the contour by stitching or gluing. Fill the pillow with a filler (you can use fabric trimming) and decorate it with buttons, beads, pieces of fabric.
Decor of pillows from old fabrics
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To create the original bedside rug in the style of the patchwork again, you need old clothes. We cut unnecessary T-shirts, T-shirts, dresses on strips 2 cm wide and weave them together with a homemade machine.
The machine consists of two wooden beams with a length of 1 m, into which nails are driven in rows at a distance of 2 cm from each other. For each stud we fix a strong thread of such length as you see your carpet in size. The second end of the thread is fixed to the second bar. The cut tapes of fabric weave around threads, receiving an integral cloth.
Patchwork Rug
return to menu ↑Homemade blanket of pompons
It is easy to do in the presence of small balls of yarn for knitting. Previously made pompons should be stitched together, forming a solid canvas. The result will be a fluffy winter blanket.
Homemade blanket of pompons for comfort in the house
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Uncomplicated in performance will be mats of jute cord. You can make them according to the technique of quilling, sizing threads with textile glue. Ornament choose to your taste.
Bumpy backlit rug
return to menu ↑Wooden boxes
Give a second life to old wooden boxes. They will make a great coffee table, nightstand or bookcase. Having added color which will fit into your interior, connect boxes among themselves. The configuration of the product can be chosen at its own discretion.
Second Life to Old Wooden Crates
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Empty corners can be filled with a twig composition. Acrylic paints will create a rainbow ikebana, which can additionally be decorated with beads, rhinestones and other decor.
Natural ikebana
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Photo frames made from tree bark look great. You just need to paste the photo into a piece of bark.
Photo frame made from tree bark
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