Some of the furniture and furnishings in the apartment are becoming more and more unpleasant to the eyes. I really want to throw them away and buy new ones to replace them, but it always feels like it is too wasteful? So the handmade plan I will share with you today hopes to inspire you. In fact, many times, by using your hands and adding a little thought, an old and boring thing can become your new favorite, and the most important thing is that it can save you a lot of money.
Take bookcases as an example. When visiting furniture stores such as IKEA, we often see the kind of storage cabinets in the picture below. They have no design sense or eye-catching colors, but they are practical and affordable. beauty. Do you regret it after buying it home? You like more unique styles but the budget is not enough? Then you might as well follow the tutorial this weekend to complete the upgrading of old items! You can get the desired effect in just 4 steps.
Before
You will need: Basic bookcase, sandpaper, screws, screwdriver, 4 table legs of your favorite style, oilcloth or newspaper, paper, tape, paint brush, small cans Environmentally friendly paint (1-2 colors), ruler.
Start production:
1. Spread oilcloth or paper on the ground (preferably in a place with outdoor air circulation), and placePlace the bookcase in the center and sand down the areas to be painted. This action will allow the paint to settle better.
2. Use a ruler to measure the installation position of the table legs, mark it with a pen, and then use a screwdriver to screw the screws into the wood at the target position. After making the hole, follow the table leg installation instructions to fix the table legs on the wooden cabinet. bottom.
3. Wrap the table legs, then paint the outer layer of the bookcase and the exposed areas of the table legs with paint of your favorite color, then let it sit for two to three hours. If the outer color of the bookcase does not need to be changed and the table legs you purchased are the same color as the bookcase, then this step can be ignored.
4. Brush another color of paint evenly on the inside of the bookcase, let it sit for two to three hours, then use a small paint brush to dip it in the paint used in step 3, and paint it on the edge of the front of the bookcase, and then Let it sit in a ventilated place overnight or 24 hours.
The completed fashionable bookcase has achieved a gorgeous transformation by just painting the interior and installing table legs!
