5 tips to help you upgrade furniture without financial loss
Creating a modern interior is very simple if you are tired of old furniture. Next, you'll learn how to upgrade things at the lowest cost. Practical advice will help you save on their purchase.
We update the front hardware
In this way, you can update the bedside table, chest of drawers, kitchen furniture or cabinet furniture. First of all, worn canopies, hinges, and sliding guides are changed. When choosing accessories, you should pay attention not only to the appearance, but also to the strength of the material. It is important to consider the technical parameters of the product and recommendations for use.
Worn old handles spoil the look of the most expensive furniture. Replacing them will transform your furniture. Modern pens come in the most bizarre shapes and sizes made of glass, metal or wood. Manufacturers decorate them with exquisite ornaments or decorative overlays. In the classic version, gold is welcomed, and in the modern - chrome or natural wood.
We change facades of furniture
Replacement of facades transforms furniture beyond recognition. This is the main detail of any headset or separate bedside tables. The easiest, but also costly way to upgrade facades is to replace them. They can be from MDF, wood or chipboard. The last option is the cheapest. You can order new facades for every taste.
If you are updating a modular kitchen purchased in a store, then finished facades can be selected independently for its sections. For exclusive furniture or models that are already out of fashion, you will have to produce facades on an individual order. For this, you can choose not only design, but also material. Economy options are chipboard, plastic, inexpensive wood. Options are more expensive: facades from solid wood or MDF. Installation can be entrusted to specialists or do it yourself if you have experience in assembling furniture.
Even cheaper ways to upgrade the façade are to use self-adhesive tape or apply decoupage technique.
We select longer legs
The appearance of the furniture will change significantly if you replace the legs. They not only serve as a support, but also decorate cabinets, sofas, armchairs, beds and chairs. Replacing the old, worn legs with longer and more refined ones, you will give a fresh look to familiar objects.
When choosing furniture legs, special attention should be paid to the material from which they are made. Metal fit for any furniture. Fastened with screws and screws. Bottom they are covered with plastic, so that when moving the furniture does not damage the floor covering.
Plastic legs are cheaper, but they are suitable for furniture that weighs no more than twenty kilograms. They are used in two cases:
- if you need to reduce the weight of the assembled furniture;
- if metal does not fit into the design.
Wooden legs are rarely used. They are short-lived and fragile.
For convenience, you can choose legs with adjustable height. Such furniture will be stable on any uneven floor.
Change the upholstery of the sofa
You can do this yourself by studying the relevant instructions on the Internet, or contact a specialist. The appearance of the updated sofa depends on the correct choice of fabric. If there are animals in the house, small children or often noisy companies gather, special attention should be paid to the type of new upholstery. It is divided into three main groups:
- materials of animal origin - fur, leather;
- non-woven - flocked material;
- textile - tapestry, velor, jacquard, etc.
The most high-quality and expensive material is leather. Such a sofa will look luxurious. It is important that no one scratches it. There is a good substitute for natural material - eco leather, which in its characteristics is not inferior to the present.
When choosing a flocked material, keep in mind that if your pet loves it, you will have to constantly clean the sofa from wool.
Textile fabrics are most convenient for self-changing upholstery, but they will last less than others.
If you successfully choose the material to replace the upholstery of the sofa, then the furniture will last you more than one year and make a stylish accent in your interior.
Change the sofa filler
When replacing the upholstery, pay attention to the condition of the filler. If it is deformed, one constriction is indispensable. You should consider what kind of sofa yours is: spring or springless.
When restoring sofas of the first type, you need to start by repairing or replacing the springs. From above they are covered with felt, foam rubber and, possibly, synthetic winterizer. These materials must be high density. Then the updated furniture will last a long time.
In springless sofas, polyurethane foam is most often used as a filler. It is resilient and holds its shape well. You can choose the material of the desired rigidity.
As a filler, you can use natural latex. It is eco-friendly and hypoallergenic. Service life - not less than 10 years. The disadvantage is the high price. If you want the sofa to last a long time, you can replace the old filler from polyurethane foam with latex.
Other materials are also used to fill individual pieces of furniture. The synthetic winterizer is used for backs of sofas. Hollofiber and sintepuh are used for armrests or placed on top of polyurethane foam in the seats. These fillers give the desired shape and make the furniture comfortable. They can be used to make decorative pillows for the sofa.
Now you know how to upgrade your furniture without spending a lot of money. It remains to choose how to refresh the interior, make it stylish and unique. Armed with these tips, breathe new life into old furniture.
