Update wooden doors. Restoration of old wooden doors

The original design of the doors of the house is not always the prerogative of professionals. With a great desire and creativity, any talented person can make an unusual door decor. From our selection, you will learn how to decorate a door with your own hands in the five most accessible ways for an amateur.

How to ennoble the door of the house with your own hands.

Do-it-yourself door decor is a whole complex of stages, and according to the vast majority of experts, starting preparation is considered perhaps the most important part of the work.

As a rule, the owners decide to decorate the old doors of the house in an original way, courageous people who are ready to decorate beyond recognition a brand new home door are rare, because a new thing often looks so good.

Let's start with the simplest, namely, what needs to be done before decorating the front door? In this case, we are talking about the street, front part of the door leaf. According to statistics, more than 70% of owners prefer to install metal doors at the entrance.

The easiest way is to paint the outer part of the metal door under the stencil.

Steel structures outside are made in only two ways - painting and cladding with wood or MDF. In both cases, you should try to remove the old paint, clean the base with emery and degrease it.

There are three ways to remove paint from a steel sheet:

The easiest thing is to buy a wash and dissolve the coating. The method is fast and effective, but only if the door of the house faces the street. In a closed entrance of a multi-storey building, there may be problems with neighbors, because the wash is a “wildly” smelly and harmful thing;
You can also buy a nozzle in the form of an iron brush (cord brush) for a grinder and scrape off the paint with it, here the only problem is noise;
A relatively quiet, harmless and at the same time effective way is to heat the base with a building hair dryer and scrape off the coating with a spatula, but if the foam is inside the iron door, then the temperature may slightly melt the insulation.

The most innocuous way to remove old paint is to heat it up with a building hair dryer.

You should not try to heat up the old paint with a blowtorch or gas burner, firstly, you can cause a fire, and secondly, at this temperature, the metal can be partially deformed, and burnouts will appear on the wood.

Potholes and chips in an old shield made of MDF or chipboard are cleaned with an iron brush and covered with putty, in this case the composition is taken for outdoor woodwork, and when the putty has completely hardened, the surface is sanded with emery and covered with primer.

Continuous application of putty with a spatula.

Preparing an old wooden door is not much different from preparing the same chipboard. The first step is to remove the top layer of old paint or varnish. In addition to the three methods of cleaning listed above, here you can also take a sharp steel scraper and try to clean the paint with it, physically difficult, but quite realistic.

Places for installing the lock must be prepared especially carefully.

When you managed to get rid of the old finish, you need to clean and slightly expand the visible cracks with a knife or chisel. Next, pick up a grinder with medium emery and grind the surface.

It will not work to level the surface with one emery, therefore, before decorating the old door, all serious defects need to be puttied, dried and once again go through the sanding machine, but now with thin emery.

Acrylic putty is one of the best compounds for leveling wooden doors.

Then you brush off the dust and cover the tree with acrylic or latex primer. In principle, you can grind by hand, but it is long and hard.

Five ways to decorate doors

The decor of the front door made of wood (from the side of the dwelling) is no different from the artistic decoration of interior, interior doors, except that it is desirable to take waterproof compositions and be sure to prime the base.

Method number 1. Staining

The easiest way to decorate an old door with your own hands is to paint it. It is difficult to call such a house door decor original, but we mentioned it, since painting is an integral part of most more complex types of finishes.

If the complex original decor of the door does not appeal to you, just paint it.

Despite the apparent simplicity, there are some nuances in painting, so that the composition lies evenly and without streaks, it is better to remove the canvas from the hinges and paint horizontally;
If you are painting for further door decoration, then take acrylic or acrylate paint;
Nitroenamel dries within an hour, plus it has a glossy sheen, but such compositions are made on a solvent, respectively, they smell sharp;
Oil paints are the most affordable option, but they are not very suitable for decoration, there is only simple coloring here.

Method number 2. Wallpaper for old doors

First, about the wallpaper itself:

You should not take paper models, because the finish should not only be beautiful, but also hardy, and paper will lose all attractiveness in a year;
Textured vinyl-coated wallpaper is best used for accents, that is, in fragments. Plus, vinyl is afraid of the claws of pets;
The best option is to decorate old doors with non-woven and glass wallpapers, they are durable, hardy, retain their appearance for a long time, and most importantly, do not stretch when wet.
But a truly win-win do-it-yourself door decor is a photo wallpaper. They cost not much more than a standard interlining, and the effect can exceed the wildest expectations.

Properly selected photo wallpaper will turn the room into a fairy tale.

If the base is well leveled and primed, then you can safely buy ordinary wallpaper paste and glue it on it. Without primer, for example, when pasting doors painted with nitro enamel, it is better to take PVA.

Cut the fabric to size.

The usual instruction:

Remove handles and other fittings from doors;
Prepare the base;
Apply glue to the base;
Lubricate the wallpaper with glue;
Glue the wallpaper to the doors, and expel the air with a special plastic spatula. While the wallpaper is drying, drafts should be excluded.

There is an important point here: if you took non-woven or glass wallpaper, then they are not smeared with glue, glue is applied only to the base.

We expel the air and decorate the doors with polyurethane moldings.

The door will look original, one might even say chic, if you decorate it with polyurethane moldings. Moreover, it is necessary to take polyurethane and glue it on liquid nails or some similar composition. Styrofoam fillets look the same, but they are easy to break.

Method number 3. "Creative mess"

This do-it-yourself door design can be safely called truly unique. After all, even the best wallpaper is still a serial product, and here you create your own unique picture.

This method also looks especially attractive because it is not necessary to grind or putty the doors, all the bumps and defects will be hidden by the relief ornament, it is enough just to degrease or prime the base.

We will do the general relief decoration of the door using papier-mâché from egg trays. There is nothing complicated here: take an egg tray and knead it, naturally it will tear, but it doesn’t matter, because we don’t need clear sizes.

Cooking and gluing papier-mâché.

Papier-mâché is glued to the doors with any high-quality glue, for example, "Moment" or you can use a glue gun.

The more small things there are, the more original the panel will turn out.

In addition to egg trays, we need various small trash. Everything from buttons to a broken computer mouse will come into play here, and the more diverse this “garbage” is, the higher the likelihood of creating a truly unique decor. Small things are also glued to the door, choose the pattern yourself.

For decor, any old things are suitable.

After the door is decorated in this way, it needs to be painted, the paint, as it were, depersonalizes small details, turning them into a big picture. A roller and brushes will not help here, of course, so you need to buy aerosol enamel, it is better to take a car one, it is of better quality. The canvas takes about 2 cylinders.

Aerosol enamel for outdoor and indoor use.

Method number 4. The simplest decoupage

Do-it-yourself door decoration using decoupage technique can be different, but since we are talking about the most affordable methods, then we will use three-layer paper napkins with a pattern as the main material

Decoupage technique is not new, but always original.

We start work, as usual, that is, leveling, puttying, grinding, painting. Next, we need the napkins themselves and PVA glue.

We don’t need napkins completely, we are only interested in the top layer with a pattern, and we separate it from all napkins. Be careful, the paper is very thin and tears easily.

We tear the napkins into strips.

Now napkins with an ornament need to be torn into strips. Keep in mind: you need to tear, not cut, we are interested in elements with jagged edges. Since we were tearing the correct square, we will have two strips with even edges, they need to be set aside, and the entire middle should be torn into small squares.

Tear the middle stripes into small squares.

PVA glue in the form in which it is sold does not suit us (very thick), therefore, before decorating the door, we dilute the glue with clean water in a ratio of 1: 1.

Strips with a smooth edge are glued first. Take a soft brush and first smear a fragment of the door with diluted glue. After that, carefully apply the strip and level it with a brush on the plane. You should not pay attention to small wrinkles, they will only make the decor better.

When the contour is pasted over, you start arranging the middle part. The technology is the same: lubricate the base and glue the very small squares of napkins that we have folded separately.

PVA glue at normal room temperature dries on average for about a day. Next, buy a clear acrylic lacquer and cover the doors with it. It is not advisable to take another varnish, since initially we painted the base with acrylic paint and the reaction to a different composition can be unpredictable, up to rejection.

Decoupage with paper napkins looks original and simple to arrange.

Method number 5. Fashionable Shabby chic

If it is easier to explain, then the overseas name Shabby Chic this is one of the many options for artificial aging; after processing, the wood acquires a grayish noble shade.

Please note: the base here is not initially polished, but on the contrary, the surface is stitched with an abrasive ball. This ball is a stiff, metallic brush that picks up the soft tissue of the array, leaving tough, well-defined fibers.

Brochure wood with an abrasive ball.

Now we need to lightly sand our door with an abrasive wheel. In hard-to-reach curly nooks and crannies, you will have to grind manually with an emery cloth with P180 grain.

Grinding wooden doors with an abrasive wheel or P180 emery.

Do-it-yourself door decoration using the Shabby Chic technique looks like this:

The first layer is applied with white acrylic paint and immediately wiped off with a napkin, after which we leave the door to dry for 2 hours;

After 2 hours, apply a layer of paint a little darker and also quickly wipe off the excess with a napkin;

After 2 hours, apply a third, dark layer of binder and wipe again with a napkin;

We erase the next layer of binder with a napkin.

After half an hour, we take the finishing varnish, cover the doors with one layer and leave to dry for another half hour (the finishing varnish dries quickly);

After drying, we take P180 emery and grind to a tree, but without fanaticism, not evenly;

Finishing is completed by applying 2 layers of finishing varnish, the first layer is a primer, the second is a front one. Everything, finishing is finished.

Conclusion

Now you know how to decorate an old door in five relatively easy ways, there are other options in the video in this article that are also worthy of attention.

Mirror door decor is fresh and original.

Before many people who have decided to make repairs in the apartment with their own hands, the question arises of how to update the old interior doors. The easiest way is to replace them with new ones. But, as a rule, in Russian apartments, the doors are made of solid wood. Therefore, the purchase of a similar model will be quite expensive.

You can decorate old interior doors with a simple pattern made with acrylic paints.

Even a novice master can repair an old interior door. At the same time, you can independently think over its future design and decor. And then the sashes will look not only updated, but will also become a real “highlight” of your interior. You just need to show a little imagination and be patient.

Carrying out preliminary work

Old doors can be updated with regular painting.

Before updating an old interior door, you should carefully consider its future appearance. It should depend not only on your taste and preferences, but also on the design of the room as a whole. In this case, it is necessary to take into account the interior of both rooms.

Some designers use doors as a unifying element for 2 different decors. Then the sash should contain details that are combined with both one and the other interior. It may be a mixed solution. It is permissible to design an interior door so that each side of it is decorated in its own style.

But in any case, you must first choose the method by which you want to update interior doors. At the moment, there are the following techniques that allow you to restore the door with your own hands:

Change of door cover. This can be painting, decorating with a self-adhesive or laminating film, veneering, finishing with stencils.
Change of the façade of the sash.
Restoration of the door with a simultaneous change in its shape.

All of these methods have their advantages and disadvantages. But before dwelling on one or another method, carefully examine the design of the valves itself. As a rule, wooden doors made no earlier than 15-20 years ago.

Changing the shape of such a door is quite difficult. And if you do not have sufficient skills in woodworking, then you should turn to professionals. If the design is older, then it can be made of a solid carpentry shield. Such doors are much easier and easier to modify. But most often it is enough just to update the old interior doors and eliminate minor defects. And your apartment will look neat and updated.

Necessary tools and materials

Whatever method of restoration you choose, before you undertake the restoration of the door, you need to carefully prepare it. To do this, you will need the following tools:

grinder (or a special nozzle for a drill);
building hair dryer;
plane;
a set of spatulas (metal and rubber);
a set of sandpaper of varying degrees of grit.

To restore the door, you will need a grinder.

When removing the old layer of oil paint, a building hair dryer helps a lot. The coating softens under the influence of temperature and is easily removed with a spatula. If you do not have such equipment, then you can use special tools designed to remove paint. But they must be handled with extreme care, as an aggressive solution can damage the old door.

To seal large chips and cracks, you will need wood putty. If in the future you are going to completely update the outer covering of the door, then it is not necessary to select a product that matches the color of the wood. Otherwise, you can purchase a special color scheme that will help achieve the desired shade.

Epoxy glue can be used to remove small cracks. But you need to pour it very carefully. Make sure that it does not fall on the canvas itself. Otherwise, the paint in this place will lie unevenly. In addition, in modern stores you can find special waxes to remove minor defects. They are much easier to use, and they hide small chips more reliably.

Door panel restoration

To carry out restoration work, remove the door from the hinges, dismantle the handles and locks, remove the glass (if any). If you are repairing old interior doors, then it would be useful to remove the trim and assess the condition of the door frame. If necessary, replace the wooden elements of the racks and props.

Carefully remove the old layer of paint and sand the canvas down to bare wood.

The surface must be smooth and even, otherwise you will not be able to achieve an even coating.

To restore the door, they must be removed from the hinges and all fittings removed.

After each processing step, clean the canvas from dirt, dust and grease. To do this, use dry or slightly damp cloths and brushes. Don't wet the door! And be sure to let it dry completely after each stage of restoration.

Soak the interior door with an antiseptic. Such a measure will help to serve the sash for more than 1 dozen years. Treat chips and cracks. If the interior door consists of several elements docked together, then check the reliability of the connection. Glue the fasteners and tighten them with clamps until completely dry.

Next, the canvas is covered with another 1 layer of antiseptic (or drying oil) and primed. The primer is also applied in 2 layers. Now the sash is completely ready for finishing. Further work depends entirely on which decoration method you have chosen.

If the surface of the door is in good condition, then it can not be painted, but covered with stain. This composition will emphasize the structure of wood and give the sash a classic noble look. Moreover, you can choose a composition containing coloring pigments. Then the surface will imitate expensive wood species: walnut, oak, beech and the like.

Recently it has become fashionable to leave old wood in its natural state. In this case, the surface is varnished. In this case, you can choose a composition with a tinting, slightly golden effect. Visually, the surface of the door will not change, but the unpleasant grayish tint will disappear. If the door leaf is stained, then it is also varnished. Then the door acquires a pleasant glossy sheen. If you prefer the look of natural wood, then complete the repair with a polishing wax treatment. This coating will protect the sash from moisture.

Final door decor

The easiest way is to simply cover the doors with a layer of new paint. In this case, you can choose a color that will suit the interior. But do not stop your choice on oil formulations. It is much wiser to prefer water-based acrylic paints. They practically do not smell, dry very quickly and form a reliable coating.

Paint the door, observing the following sequence:

Door decor can be done using a stencil.

Treat the surface with a paint roller. In this case, you need to choose a tool with a foam rubber, finely porous nozzle. Otherwise, the coating will turn out loose.
Paint corners, small details and protruding elements with a small brush.
Let the surface dry.
Repeat the procedure one more time.

In this case, conventional or structural paints or special plasters are usually used. If you use 1 of the last 2 options, then the pattern on the door will turn out to be convex and embossed.

Sometimes decorators use special crackle compounds. They can be purchased at stores selling art supplies. Thanks to them, you can achieve the effect of an old surface covered with small cracks through which an old layer of paint is visible. The same aging effect can be achieved if the pattern applied through the stencil is lightly processed with fine sandpaper. Such a solution will suit the interior, made in a classic style.

If the door leaf is even and smooth, then it can be decorated with integral ready-made overlay facades or their individual elements. As a rule, they are made of chipboard or chipboard. Therefore, such decorations are light and do not burden the structure. They are usually mounted on PVA glue. The use of this tool provides a fairly reliable fixation of decorative elements on the canvas. If desired, you can also use wooden decor details, but they are much heavier, and nails, self-tapping screws or special brackets are used for their installation. And such fasteners can spoil the appearance of the door.

Since you have already landed on this page, then for sure the question has arisen before you of how to update interior doors with your own hands - you either thought about their major restoration, or simply decided to update the interior of the room in this way. In any case, you have come to the right place and you will find a lot of useful information in this article. Together with the site, we will deal with various ways that, if not completely put the interior doors in order, then at least partially restore them and give them a new, fresh look.

Do-it-yourself interior door decoration photo

How to update interior doors with your own hands: partial restoration

Over the years of operation, various defects and damages appear on the surface of the doors - with careful handling they are insignificant, and with careless handling they are large and deep. In any case, all these damages pretty much spoil the appearance of not only the door itself, but also the room as a whole. Of course, they can be painted, but over time, layers of paint worsen their condition - besides, not every door can be refreshed in this way. For example, instances cannot be updated in this way. Let's take a closer look at how you can perform a partial restoration of doors, depending on their decorative coating.

You can see about similar options for updating an interior door in this video.

Unfortunately, there are no other methods of partial restoration today - even the global technology for restoring an old door is based on these principles. To be precise, this is the mechanical removal of minor damage, puttying large potholes and applying a new decorative coating. In this way, a door, especially a wooden one, can be made almost indistinguishable from a new one.

How to update an old interior door with your own hands: home "lamination"

This, of course, is not factory lamination, and you can’t count on a long service life with this method of solving the issue of how to update an interior door, but it allows you to give the doors an excellent appearance that will last for several years. In general, the option is based on the principle of cheap, but not angry - the end result looks quite elegant, especially if maximum efforts are made in the process of doing the work. This method consists in the banal pasting of doors with a film on a self-adhesive basis. Despite all the seeming simplicity of the work, this is not an easy task and requires knowledge of certain subtleties and nuances. To make it easier to understand how this process is carried out, we will consider it point by point - from "A" to "Z".

And in all other respects, the issue of finishing interior doors with self-adhesive film does not cause any difficulties. The only thing that still needs to be understood here is that it is inconvenient to paste over the installed door block, and most importantly, it will not work to do it efficiently with such a formulation of the question. In a good way, the block needs to be dismantled and disassembled into parts - as they say, disconnect everything that is possible from each other. This is the only way to achieve a quality result.

And in conclusion, the topic of how to update interior doors with your own hands, a few words about alternative methods - you should not think that the options described above are the only and inimitable. Firstly, there is a huge variety of decorative paints, which can be called paints with a stretch - in fact, these are full-fledged decorative "plasters" that imitate an old cracked surface or a newfangled gloss. Secondly, decorative sheet material (for example, thin plastic) is commercially available, which can be used to upholster blind doors. Also, as a decoration, you can use for. In general, there are plenty of options, and the most important thing is to see them. Fantasize! And only then you will be able to give your doors a truly unique and inimitable appearance.

Most often used as interroom in offices, apartments or houses.

Over time, the paint on them may deteriorate, or you just want to change its design.

Consider how to update a wooden door yourself, and what building materials can be used for this.

Interior doors lose their aesthetic appearance over time.

In addition, they can be annoying and, during repairs, do not correspond to the interior and the overall idea.

In order not to change the wooden ones, they can be restored.

There are many ways to do this.

The simplest is to cover with a fresh layer of paint and varnish products. For those who want to add an interesting twist to the repair, there are many handicraft techniques, for example, decoupage.

Particular attention should be paid to the choice of material with which the door will be faced and to the preliminary preparation of the canvas. This is what the final result will depend on.

In addition to the door itself, it is important to remember about the slopes - this is also an important part that is subject to restoration. Painting or other facing works will help decorate and update not only the door itself, but also refresh the appearance of the room.

How to prepare a canvas for repair

Before proceeding with the update, you need to prepare the canvas. To make it more convenient to process the door, it is recommended to remove it. First you need to inspect it for chips, cracks and other damage in order to determine the scope and sequence of work. Then you need to prepare the necessary building materials and tools:

building hair dryer
screwdriver
hammer
or grinder
sandpaper of different abrasiveness
putty for wood
spatulas
metal brush

All this is necessary to fully prepare the door for restoration. After that, it is important to determine the sequence of work. They will depend on the initial state of the canvas and on the intended type of restoration. That is, if painting, then after processing it is necessary to prime and then cover with facing material. If the upholstery is leather or textile, you need to take measurements and prepare the main material.

Consider an approximate algorithm of actions:

All fittings are removed from the doors - locks, bolts, handles, etc. If there is glass and it is possible to remove it, then it is better to do this (so as not to break or damage it). It is recommended to change all fittings so that the new canvas has new locks and handles. If the doors were painted, then the old covered ones must be removed. For this, a building hair dryer, a metal brush and a spatula are used, which are carefully removed.
Then, it is necessary to process cracks, if any (you can buy putty for wood products in stores).
If necessary, the wooden door is polished with a grinder. If the product is made of fiberboard, chipboard, then it is not necessary to grind.

When the canvas is fully prepared. You can start updating it.

Painting, varnishing and material types

Varnishing and painting is the easiest, most popular and reliable way to restore old wooden doors.

Moreover, the paint can be chosen in any color and shade so that it fits into the overall interior.

Some people prefer a stable white or beige shade, some dare to paint the doors in bright colors. This is a personal matter for everyone.

The modern building materials market offers a wide range of different types of paints that are suitable for lining interior doors. The most popular are the following:

It is more convenient and easier to apply any kind of paint when the door is in a horizontal position. If for some reason it was not possible to remove it from the hinges, then it is best to use acrylic paint. It lays down in an even layer, without streaks. If it was not possible to remove the fittings and glass, you must use masking tape. So as not to stain it with paint.

When using alkyd paint or nitro enamel on weight, you need to take quite a bit on the brush and paint the canvas in small areas to avoid smudges and streaks.

To use varnish instead of paint, exactly the same preparatory work is carried out.

Other ways to decorate the door

In addition to painting, there are many more ways to update a wooden door with your own hands. In fact, there is no limit to fantasy, so you can "walk around".

Consider the most common variations:

Facing a wooden door with leather (leatherette or eco-leather). You can fix the material using buttons or glue.
Fabric upholstery is considered one of the most original ways of decorating.
Rivets and other metal fittings that are attached to the door. In this way, you can create various designs and patterns on the door.
Panel painting. Using masking tape, the doors can be painted with an imitation of a panel of one color and the rest of the space on the canvas can be painted over with a different color.
The slate board is created using a special coating, thanks to which you can draw with chalk on the door with a motor. This solution is ideal for a nursery, because kids love to write on the board (walls, wallpaper).
If there is glass on the door, it can be painted with special stained glass paint and get a Tiffany-style pattern.
Words and letters can be applied using stencils and create an original bright door design. Also, letters and numbers can be rag (felt), which are attached to the door. For a nursery, this is an ideal option, especially a baby is just learning to write and read.

In addition, you can paint the doors with absolutely any color, texture and patterns. The original idea is decoupage from family photos. To do this, you need to cover the canvas with varnish, attach photos on top in any order and cover again with a layer of ghostly varnish on top. Such a decision will play the role of a memory, a family photo collage and just a nice decoration for the door.

Entrance door renovation

The way to update the front door depends on its material.

There are many options to update a wooden door at home:

Lacquering or paint coating is relevant when it comes to the restoration of a wooden door. The technology of work is exactly the same as with the interior door. That is, you need to remove the previous old coating in advance, then putty all the bumps and flaws, if necessary, sand it.
Pasting is one of the easiest and most budgetary ways. In order for the film to lay down in an even layer, without wrinkles and air bubbles, it is necessary to first prepare and smooth the main surface.
Laminate cladding is done using a special solution or liquid nails.
Upholstery of the front door with leather, leatherette or fabric materials. Thus, it is possible to insulate the doors with construction wool, which provides additional sound insulation.

The most common options are paint and upholstery. Most often there are metal doors, which in themselves do not require any cladding. For wooden products, the most relevant is the use of paint and varnish products. They protect the wood from the aggressive effects of the external environment, and in addition give a special aesthetics.

Restoring a wooden door is a great option to breathe new life into it. Thus, you can make a unique door that is nothing like the others, which will become an exquisite highlight in your home.

The video shows a master class on the restoration of a wooden door:

Despite their unlimited service life, they wear out quite quickly. The material suffers from deformation and drying, coatings are erased or become faded.

It is possible to replace such canvases with new ones, but this is a big expense, a waste of time for replacement, subsequent repairs after they are installed.

Therefore, it is easiest to put these structures in order on your own, that is, give them a second life by updating their coating and eliminating defects. How to restore old doors? More details later in the article.

To properly and efficiently restore doors, you need to know how it's done.

Typically, interior canvases suffer from mechanical stress and moisture.

Plastic varieties are more prone to scratches.

To make them invisible, they must be gently polished.

Painting. A wooden door or one with veneer inserts is easiest to varnish or paint. It is better to paint a wooden surface using a special brush or spray. The wooden surface should be painted and varnished by running a brush along the fibers, then the material will lie flat, filling in all the bumps, chips and other defects.
Decoration. To give the updated canvas brightness, you can use other shades to create a new image. You can paint the canvas in one color, and the protruding parts in another, contrasting with the main selected shade. If the surface is smooth, then it is recommended to use carved slats made of wood or polyurethane, sticking them on the surface to be treated, after painting them in a suitable color.
Pasting using roll wallpaper, colored paper or fabric. On a smooth canvas, it is often offered to stick special photo wallpapers, which are sold in a store or easily purchased via the Internet. Decoration can be styled to match the room. For the nursery, drawings and reproductions from children's magazines are selected. For the kitchen, choose pages with dishes or vegetables and fruits. Before gluing paper sheets, they must be held in water, then PVA glue is applied to the entire sheet and glued to the canvas, smoothed thoroughly. After the paper and glue have dried, the surface is covered with a colorless varnish so that the work lasts longer. In the same way, you can paste over the surface of the old material with a cloth.
Vinyl stickers. When pasting with vinyl stickers, it is not necessary to clean the canvas of old paint and eliminate irregularities. Stickers will hide all defects, and you can paint after that. They must be glued on a degreased surface, cleaning this place with an alcohol cleaner. Remove the backing from the sticker and apply to the work area, smooth it thoroughly. Only then can you remove the film that protects the front side.
Groats decorations. An original way to decorate an old door is the image of drawings made from bulk materials. Rice and buckwheat are ideal for this. Grains should be glued on PVA glue or standard wallpaper. After the drawing dries well, the canvas is covered with several layers of colorless varnish. Dry cereals, and even under a layer of varnish, are stored for a very long time.

With a little effort and imagination, it will disappear how to restore old doors at home. Updated interior doors will give the home warmth and comfort, as well as improve the interior of the apartment.

Renovation of an old door with glass

How to restore old doors with glass is not an idle question at all.

Glass becomes cloudy over time, acquires scratches and, therefore, when updating it, it must be restored or replaced with a new one.

To remove the old glass, you must carefully remove the glazing beads that hold it.

You can replace the glass with a modern one: frosted, corrugated, colored, with a pattern or photo printing.

To correctly insert the new glass into the door leaf, do the following:

Measure the parameters of the opening in the door leaf, where the glass will be inserted.
Cut the glass to the required size so that it can fit securely into the opening, for which it must be 5 mm shorter than the required size on each side. To cut a piece, you will need a glass cutter and a metal ruler.
Insert the glass into the opening, pre-treated with sealant and fix it with glazing beads, fixing them with thin nails.

Glass with a hidden fixation is more difficult to insert, it will require a complete disassembly with unscrewing the bolts in order to pull out the old part and also insert a new one. The negative point of such a replacement is the possibility of losing the correct dimensions of the canvas. In this case, it is necessary to straighten it with a planer.

If you insert old glass, then it must be brought back to normal. Clean the old one with a scraper, acetone or a blade. Polish small scratches with toothpaste.

Renew glass with a film with a pattern, paint it or make a stained glass window on it. It is necessary to apply fresh glazing beads and replace the fittings with new parts.

Instead of glass, you can insert an acrylic shatterproof mirror. It is light and durable, lends itself well to cutting and stands out for its high decorative effect. Then the door will look like new and please the residents for a long time.

Cloths from fiberboard

Such a canvas is slightly different from working with wooden surfaces. The thickness of the fiberboard surface reaches only 4 mm, so it is necessary to remove the paint from it with extreme caution.

You can not use a blowtorch for this - you can use the iron, wrapping it in a towel, if there is no building hair dryer.

After sanding, the canvas is either varnished or painted with new paint. But there is a restoration method that allows you to turn a thin canvas into a natural wooden door - this is the veneering of the canvas.

Veneer parts are sold in specialty stores. You can glue it with an iron, heating the surface, because it already has an adhesive base.

Be careful not to overheat or burn. Glued parts can be stained and varnished. You can decorate a simple door by sticking embossed strips on its surface.

We should not forget about the restoration of the door frame - it must match the updated canvas. By replacing the fittings with a new, more modern one, you can increase the life of the door.

Plastic products

Most assume that it will last forever and its dazzling snow-white appearance will not dry out. However, even plastic products will require replacement or restoration over time.

An old plastic door can be restored in several ways:

Door painting. First you need to remove the old protective film from the plastic. Then wash the surface well using special products. The main difficulty in applying paint to plastic is that the liquid cannot be applied in its pure form. Add a little hardener to the paint, and then filter it. Paint is applied to the surface of plastic products using a spray gun in one layer. Next, let the paint dry and install the door in place.
Vinyl sticker. If there is no opportunity and desire to paint, you can stick a vinyl film on the old door, choosing the appropriate pattern and color. For high-quality gluing of the film, the plastic surface must be degreased, and then washed with soapy water. Apply a film on a clean and dry surface and smooth it, after a few seconds you can remove the white base.
Veneer pasting. Also process the surface of the door and stick the veneer parts on it with a hot iron. This option is acceptable and reliable. Natural material lasts longer than artificial panels.

Do not forget to update the door frame, because it cannot be replaced, gaps may form between the frame and the canvas. You also need to replace the hardware and the door will be like new.

What about metal?

You can update not only interior doors, but also the entrance, made of metal. To do this, it should be removed and placed on a horizontal, flat surface, so it will be more convenient to work. Then execute in sequence:

Remove or close the fittings with construction tape: peephole, handle and other components.
Use a drill or a wire brush to clean areas damaged by corrosion. Sand the surface of the canvas with coarse sandpaper, remove dust with a vacuum cleaner and treat the canvas with a solvent.
Treat the surface with a special composition for polish, but intended for cars. Putty for wooden products cannot be used - it gives poor adhesion to the metal surface. Autopolish will close up all the dents, scratches that have arisen in the process of cleaning from rust. Give a smooth surface with a spatula and allow the canvas to dry for 30-40 minutes.
Polish the surface to be restored with fine grit sandpaper, wipe with a damp cloth and degrease with a special builder to remove grease.
Prime the surface with a metal primer designed to resist corrosion. It is convenient to apply it with a roller or a narrow brush. Let it dry and sand again with fine sandpaper.
Paint the surface with the selected paint in 2-3 layers - it is important to achieve the desired saturated result. Each new layer is applied only after the previous one has completely dried. For painting, it is recommended to use a roller, brush or spray gun. Protect yourself from paint exposure by wearing gloves and a respirator.

The door frame should be restored in the same way.

Then release the hardware from the adhesive tape or mount it again and hang the door in its place.

If only a section of the canvas is damaged, you can only update it, however, this will require a careful selection of paint by tone.

Restoring old doors with your own hands is an interesting and exciting job.

You can choose an acceptable canvas, choose the right material and dream up with decor.

In addition, you can significantly save on replacing doors, and this is an important fact for the family budget.

Do-it-yourself updated doors are a reason for the pride of the owner of the house. And how to repair them - you can watch the video: