Dress up old cabinet – techniques and original ideas

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Revamping antique furniture is the simplest and most economical way to quickly change the ambience of an interior space without moving or acquiring new pieces of furniture.

In the bedroom, the cupboard is often a piece of furniture that occupies a lot of space and is noticed as soon as one crosses the threshold of the room.

Dress up old cabinet with a creative technique and enjoy a more beautiful and practical furniture

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For this reason, the idea of ​​changing the look of your wardrobe using makeover techniques is a great way to refresh this entire room. Let’s see together what are the most common and effective techniques to revive old cabinet that has lost its luster!

Dress up old amoire by thinking of all the details that are part of the furniture

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Dressing old cabinet is to work on the outer surfaces of furniture but also on the elements that determine its functionality. In fact, to enjoy a completely renovated furniture, we must think not only its appearance but also all the details that influence its operation.

Add extra DIY storage to maximize space in your cabinet

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Thus, revamping old cabinet also means thinking about replacing drawers, handles and closing systems that are no longer in a satisfactory condition. And it could also be an opportunity to add to his furniture a little extra storage to further optimize the organization of its accessories!

Dress up old cabinet and customize its furniture with a painting technique

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The makeover of an antique furniture large size, such as cabinets and closets, usually passes through changes in its doors and, more generally, all its external surfaces.

Create a fun piece of furniture for the nursery from an old vintage cabinet

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And it is not surprising to see that, in many cases, these changes concern a change in the color of the furniture.

Paint the doors of his furniture with a trendy color, a good idea for any kind of old cabinet

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Repainting the doors of your wardrobe is the fastest and most efficient way to refresh your furniture, whatever its shape. This technique is very successfully applied not only to classic wardrobes but also to clothes storage cabinets built into a niche in the bedroom or other area of ​​the home.

How to revive old cabinet and harmonize its furniture with its decor

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As most antique furniture has wooden doors, this method of makeover is applicable to a large majority of old cabinets.

Furniture makeover with paint, a method that also works on metal surfaces!

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And since what matters most in a project like this is changing the look of your interior quickly and without spending a lot, the choice of paint color will depend entirely on the existing color palette in the room.

How to revive antique furniture and give it a vintage look

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Lovers of vintage style, recycled decor and rustic (or country) design often use this technique to revamp old cabinetry and to adapt to their living spaces a piece of furniture found in the attic of their childhood home. in a flea market.

Photo of old cabinet revamped with a technique of aging of wood

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Large or small, these furniture are usually repainted in neutral or pastel colors to add to a bedroom whose atmosphere is inspired by the decor of a bygone era.

Small renovated vintage wardrobe for nursery decoration

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Painting this type of furniture often involves the use of a method of aging the wooden surface.

Instructions to give an aged look to your furniture and makeover old cabinet

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To give an aged appearance to your furniture, it would have to go through 3 or 4 steps: first, sand the painted surface; then paint the furniture with a gray or pastel color (preferably in two layers, the first – lighter, the second – darker); then, when all surfaces have dried, use sandpaper to remove some of the paint at the most used places (handles, feet, moldings …).

Give a final touch to his renovated furniture

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Finally, you could add a layer of wax to the dry surface of your aged furniture to seal all layers.

Renovated furniture model for an interior in shabby chic style

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This kind of paint and furniture makeover method will also please you if you like shabby chic style. In this case, bet on white, blue or pastel paint, that is to say on the colors that are one of the characteristics of shabby deco.

How to personalize an old and renovated furniture with paint stencils

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If you want to paint your wardrobe and decorate it with custom designs, get some paint stencils and use them after applying one or two coats of base paint.

Renovate old cabinet with chalk board paint

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Turn your old cabinet into a creative piece of furniture and completely renovated with chalk board paint. Apply this kind of paint on the doors of your old cabinet and decorate them with designs of your choice.

Decorate old cabinet with blackboard paint, a nice idea for the nursery!

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Use this same technique to revamp old cabinet in a child’s room. Your little one will love the black surface that will invite him to have fun with multicolored chalks!

How to renovate old cabinet with wallpaper

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Of course, painting is far from the only possible way to revive old cabinet while giving it a fresh and intriguing look. Here’s another interesting idea: decorate your furniture with wallpaper!

Create a piece of furniture renovated and customized with wallpapers of your choice!

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The interest of this technique? Give your old wardrobe a completely original and personalized look, using various patterns that appear on a type of wall tapestry that we have from another project or that was bought expressly for the furniture.

Use wallpapers for the old furniture makeover and imagine a harmonious atmosphere in his house

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The technique of decorating antique furniture with wallpaper is used for several items: cabinets, consoles, dressing tables, tables and dressers. This is a good way to harmonize your revamped cabinet with the rest of your decor accessories.

The decorative technique furniture with wallpapers

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To apply wallpaper to the interior or exterior surface of your old cabinet, follow these steps: First, sand the wood or plastic surfaces (if necessary); then, cover it with wallpaper glue; cut the wallpaper into the desired shape and attach it to the surface. Let it dry before using the furniture.

How to renovate old cabinet quickly with decorative adhesive

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Washi tape is a decorative adhesive that is available in a wide variety of colors and patterns. Use this ingenious invention to revive old cabinet in just minutes!

The washi tape, an invaluable ally for our old furniture relooking projects

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Choose the type of adhesive you want to use and decide if you want to repaint your cabinet beforehand. Then, stick the washi tape on the dry surface of your old furniture!

Decorate a piece of furniture with paint and deco stickers

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As washi tape adhesive, deco stickers are easy to set up and offer us plenty of opportunities to revive old cabinet. Take the opportunity to customize the doors of a modern or contemporary style furniture that have lost their luster.

Replace the doors of his wardrobe with curtains to refresh his interior

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If the doors of your old wardrobe have become unusable and you do not see how to renovate them using the techniques listed so far, take a radical step and change doors!

Save space and make up dressing room or old cabinet with curtains

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Replace them with curtains to save space in your bedroom or dressing room, while keeping your clothes and accessories out of sight.

Bet on mirror doors to enjoy a brighter bedroom

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Bet on a new large-format mirror door for your bedroom cabinet; you will relook your furniture and make the room more practical and brighter at the same time!

Decorate mirror doors of his old cabinet with stickers

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And if you already have furniture with this kind of door, try a makeover technique with stickers inspired by vintage moldings to introduce some classic patterns on the surface of your wardrobe.

Old cabinet makeover with stickers glued on mirror door

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To carry out this project, have stickers that match the color of your furniture and fix them on the mirror door, as shown in the picture above.

Renovate your wardrobe with custom doors in wood pallet

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Finally, do not forget that you have the possibility to completely change the look of your wardrobe or dressing room by replacing your worn door with an original sliding door.

Renovation of dressing room with sliding metal door for industrial interior

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The latter can be made of planks or wooden pallets but also of shutters for windows, of metal and even of Japanese-style room partition panels!

Give an aged look to a wooden cabinet and revamp your room

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How to revive old worn wood wardrobe for a chic bohemian style interior, idea by The Turquoiseries

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