Everyone has experienced apartment renovations at least once in their life. One of the important details is the decoration of the walls. The most preferred material is wallpaper.
They can be used to decorate walls and even cover various furniture; it is only important to know how to do it.
The article discusses in detail the nuances of selecting suitable wallpaper, describes a step-by-step algorithm for the procedure, including for a wardrobe, and provides a video with a visual analysis of the process of wallpapering a wardrobe.
How to choose suitable rolls?
It is necessary to pay attention to the pattern, color, texture. Materials can be vinyl, velor, embossed or smooth (what are the features of gluing vinyl wallpaper?). The colors come in light, dark and neutral tones. Before you start pasting over the selected furniture, choose a color. Usually the location of the windows, the lighting of the room, and the colors of the furniture are taken into account.
How can you update your closet? It could be:
- Self-adhesive film.
- Decorative plaster.
- Painting.
- Photo wallpaper.
- Plastic finishing panels.
Help
When choosing, take into account the design style of the room where the furniture is located.
If you are going to stick photo wallpaper, it is best to buy professional glue (read about how to glue photo wallpaper without joints here, and from this article you will learn how to make a picture from such material). The canvas should adhere firmly and tightly to the surface. It is important to inspect the entire surface of the furniture: it should not be damaged, because due to defects the coating will come off over time. Most often, paper materials are used for pasting. They are simple, have many different shades, reasonable prices, and good quality.
Self-adhesive wallpaper for furniture: varieties and their characteristics
Self-adhesive wallpaper for furniture is a special two-layer type of wallpaper: the top, decorative layer is made from polyvinyl chloride, polyester and propylene, and the bottom paper layer is covered with glue, which allows you to glue self-adhesive wallpaper without the usual tools for gluing. The top, decorative layer is:
- Glossy - suitable for furniture in poorly lit rooms, visually increases the surface.
- Matte is an excellent choice for furniture in bright, spacious rooms; it creates a calm mood in the room.
- Mirror - suitable for interior items in any room, visually enlarges the space.
- Transparent - mainly used for glass surfaces: table tops, partitions, glass inserts in cabinets or doors.
- Holographic – creates an unusual three-dimensional effect, perfect for an interior in the Art Nouveau style.
There is a large selection of patterns, solid colors and textures of self-adhesive wallpaper for furniture; everyone can find something special and suitable for their home interior.
Single-color self-adhesive wallpaper can be made in an imitation style: patterns on the wallpaper can imitate wood (there are many different options from classic oak or pine to exotic wood species), tiles, fabric, marble or stone.
Self-adhesive wallpaper with a pattern will update the furniture in any room. Armed with children's motifs, transform a cabinet or bedside table in a children's room, and classic themes will give life to furniture in the living room or bedroom. There are a lot of possibilities for a kitchen set: ordinary plain ones, with a classic or fruity pattern, various options with imitation wood, metal, velor, stained glass or fabric, the main thing is not to forget about mutual harmony with wallpaper and accessories.
Films with a metallic, gold or silver sheen will complement a high-tech room, turning old furniture into irreplaceable interior objects.
Transparent film with a decorative pattern is used to update glass furniture or directly to window glass to prevent direct sunlight from entering the room. An original solution for windows would be a self-adhesive stained glass film, alternating colored and transparent particles, making it look like real stained glass.
Thanks to modern technologies, all kinds of images, including photos, can be applied to a special self-adhesive film. This will make the interior special and unique.
Self-adhesive wallpaper for furniture: features of use
Self-adhesive wallpaper is suitable for furniture of any shape and size, but you need to take into account the frequency of use of the furniture being decorated. For furniture subject to constant load, it is recommended to use a special compacted PVC film, which is the most resistant to damage, and for uneven surfaces it is better to choose cast film, it is the most flexible. There is a calendered film - on the contrary, it is not plastic and is only suitable for gluing flat surfaces.
How to glue the material with your own hands?
Any furniture can be decorated, even a closet. Pasting is used not only on external panels: other parts are affected : interior space, drawers. All stylistic decisions and the color of materials depend on the taste of the owner. You can experiment with shades and patterns.
- Furniture needs to be cleared of things.
- Clean the surface from dust, dirt, and wipe dry.
- If the surface is varnished, then it can be cleaned of varnish with a sanding machine.
- Check for damage. If there are cracks or chips, cover them with putty.
Attention
Usually the bottom of the drawers is covered with wallpaper scraps.
The gluing process is an important and final stage. It consists of several steps:
- Take furniture dimensions.
- Transfer them to the canvas and make a pattern. Cut to desired length.
- Spread the pieces with glue and apply them to the selected part (how and with what to apply glue?). If the base of the canvas is non-woven, then the glue is applied to the surface of the cabinet (how to glue wallpaper on a non-woven base?).
- A rag or roller is used for fixation.
How to glue on doors?
Before you start gluing, you need to disassemble all furniture fittings . This will allow you to properly glue joints and other hard-to-reach places. But assembly should only be done when everything is thoroughly dry.
- It is best to remove the doors - this will make it easier to tidy them up.
- Prepare the necessary materials and tools in advance.
- Take the necessary measurements and transfer them to paper.
- Then you need to coat the door with glue and attach the cloth. It is not difficult to apply pieces of material, since they are not large in size.
- You need to paste the surface carefully, smoothing it with a soft cloth so that no air remains.
Preparing to work on furniture decor
First you need to select the necessary tools and materials with which we will decorate the furniture:
- Sandpaper
- PVA glue, paint, varnish, brushes or roller
- Ruler, pencil, scissors
- Wallpaper scraps, textiles, newspaper and magazine clippings
- Furniture stapler (if necessary)
Furniture preparation
First, you must remove handles, fittings, and even moldings that the furniture may have. Then the furniture needs to be processed - all surfaces must be cleaned to remove the old coating layer. After this, you should take time to sand the surface, and then thoroughly clean it of dust after sanding. Don't worry about the remaining holes; they will need to be cleaned later.
If any part of the furniture needs painting, then it needs to be painted, if necessary, in several layers, and dried. Then you can start decorating.
Tip: Use white paint for the first coat to neutralize the original color. This will prevent it from mixing with the new color.
How to update an old polished cabinet with wallpaper sheets?
Advice
For polished cabinets, it is better to use self-adhesive film.
This is the easiest, fastest way to give furniture a well-groomed look. When using paper, you will have to work hard:
- First roughen the surface by sanding it with sandpaper. Then apply a primer to prevent the coating from coming off in the future. When the soil is dry, you can start gluing.
- Take measurements from the surface of the cabinet that you will update.
- Unscrew handles and locks. Remove, if any, decorative trims.
- Transfer the required dimensions to the back of the self-adhesive.
- Now you need to make soapy water in a flower sprayer. Spray it on the cabinet where the film will be glued.
- Separate the wallpaper from the base at one edge by 5 cm. Bend the paper slightly and apply the sticky side to the door or side wall. Take a rag or spatula in your hands. Carefully smoothing from the middle to the edges, expel the air from under the film.
We invite you to watch a video that shows how to update a polished cabinet with wallpaper:
Selecting options
So, we have listed possible ways to decorate sliding wardrobes, starting with the use of ordinary photo wallpaper and ending with high-tech self-adhesive film.
Which option is preferable?
- Undoubtedly, ordinary photo wallpaper for a wardrobe is a preferable option in terms of cost. But there are complaints about the strength and durability of such a coating. In addition, the image quality on simple paper wallpaper leaves much to be desired.
- Using a self-adhesive film that imitates the surface of natural veneer is a good option, provided that you have sufficient experience in gluing these surfaces. In addition, the price of such self-adhesive is high, and finding a roll of the required width can sometimes be problematic.
Photo
Next in the photo you will see how cabinets covered with wallpaper look in the interior.
How to change the finish if there is a built-in wardrobe?
Why glue wallpaper behind a built-in wardrobe if this place is intended for this item and its functionality will not change? If, for example, a floor-to-ceiling compartment is used, then there is no point in doing expensive finishing behind it. But it is necessary to put the wall in order.
It is easiest to replace the canvas if the cabinet is not installed up to the ceiling and not from wall to wall. In this case, you cannot save money, i.e. you need to buy good wallpaper for gluing. To decorate the interior space, they usually use budget but wear-resistant wallpaper . The hardest thing in this matter is to choose a pattern and make the joints invisible (how to join wallpaper correctly?).
There is nothing complicated in such decoration, and the result will be significantly different from if the cabinet had been varnished or simply painted. There are many original ideas on how to update the appearance of furniture. The main thing is to take into account the rules for creating color compositions and rely on your wishes.
