Master Class On Restoration Of Kitchen Units

Author: Lyudmila Timaeva.

I decided to share not a lot of experience. Sit down more comfortably and delve into. Happy viewing. And let the experienced men correct me if she wrote something wrong.

It's no secret that over time, the interior of the apartments needs updating. The wallpaper is glued, the walls are leveled and painted, the floor covering is changing, etc. What to do with furniture? Over the years, scratches appear on it, the polish fades, small children leave their mark on it in the form of drawings or stickers, which are very difficult to get rid of. Not everyone can afford to buy new furniture after each repair, so you need to find a way to restore it, or even modernize it. In this case, I used the method of pasting the facades of furniture - with a film - self-adhesive. It not only helps to hide flaws, but also perfectly adapts old furniture to the new interior design.

6-7 years ago, this headset looked something like this …

They gave it to me in this form … The son-in-law said so: "Take the firewood."

All we need:

old furniture,
accessories (handles, legs),
white acrylic enamel,
acrylic colorless varnish,
brushes, rollers,
wallpaper spatula,
screwdriver, screws, screws
hex key
electric jigsaw,
Self-adhesive film
putty for wood
plastic profile

I first cleaned all the doors from acrylic varnish and decoupage "Lemon" … I filled in the drawings with acetone, so it is easier to clean the surface.

Then, with the help of an emery bar, I scraped everything off …

I processed the surfaces of all facades in the same way and sanded them.

After that, I degreased the countertop and covered it with a film, then acrylic varnish three times with drying.

With such a spatula for wallpaper, it is very convenient to smooth a large area of pasting with a film.

The headset did the same with all the doors.

The rest of the components from the cabinets, I painted with white acrylic paint three times with drying and also varnished.

While my paint was drying out, I cut out the bottom of the chipboard with an electric jigsaw, because the old one was in a hopeless state …

And I cut out the lower part of the sink from the middle of this piece …

Judging by the fact that before the restoration of the kitchen, the sink was on the right, and I need it on the left, I had to putty the old holes for collecting the sink with putty on wood, sand it after drying and paint it. So, while my painted parts are drying, I started assembling the drawers …

Using this key with edges and large screws for furniture, I assembled two boxes …

Since I have some film left, I pasted over the inside and outside of the boxes.

I covered everything with acrylic varnish three times with drying and screwed the handles to them. The handles I bought were a little smaller than the old ones and their holes did not match, so I drilled new holes on all the doors and cabinets, and putty and skinned the old ones …

So that the chipboard is not disturbed during drilling, I glued the doors on both sides, scotch tape.

Collected the top drying cabinet (for dishes)

Then a large top cabinet. I nailed the back wall with small nails and screwed on the hinges for attaching the box to the wall.

I screwed all the hinges to the doors.

I hammered large nails (200mm) into the wall and hung the cabinets on these nails. Without shelves and doors, they are easy to hang.

Then I installed the middle shelf and screwed on the doors …

And only after that, I fastened the handles.

I pasted over the bottom of a large cabinet with foil and covered it with acrylic varnish.

I drilled holes in the bottom and screwed on the legs.

Then I began to assemble the wardrobe completely …

To the back of the cabinet, I cut out an additional chipboard strip so that there is no gap and for the elasticity of the structure.

To install the cabinet, I have previously prepared everything for the installation of the sink and cabinet.

I connected the cold and hot water supply to the mixer.

I screwed the legs to the bottom of the sink

I tried on the closet against the wall

I assembled and installed the sink, screwed on the countertop, put on the drawers, the middle shelf

There was a gap between the sink and the countertop and I figured out how to close it …

After the repair, I still had pieces of a plastic profile and I found a use for it. I cut it to the size of the countertop,

From the narrow part I cut off along the edges of the strip so that this part would freely pass into the gap …

The gap itself was filled with silicone sealant and the inner edges of the profile, adjacent to the table surface, too.

I put the profile in this gap and pressed it hard, smoothing it with a dry cloth.

Here's what came of it.

Then she screwed all the lower doors and handles to them.

But such gladioli bloom at my dacha !!! A holiday for the soul !!!

I thought that something was missing, it turned out - Apron to the wall! I bought a ready-made plastic film and fitted it to the wall. Now it seems everything.