Old furniture «before» and «after» rework: striking and inspiring examples
How to make real works of art out of old furniture? Conversion methods are quite simple – repainting, replacing upholstery, additional decor, changing accessories. But here it is important to adhere to the design canons and make a really worthwhile update. We have found decent examples of how you can transform old furniture and successfully fit it into the interior..
Orange transformation
Table before rework
This table was originally designed in a vintage style and would have looked great in a shabby chic or Provence space. Thanks to the bright orange paint, it was possible to minimize the number of intricate details, smooth the table design and easily fit it into the modern interior.
Orange transformation
Simple and practical upholstery
Boring armchair
This chair has an attractive shape from the beginning, but its upholstery leaves a lot to be desired. To refresh the piece of furniture, it was repainted white, and the upholstery was chosen to be practical and simple in appearance, but the chair was supplemented with a chic pillow made of green velor..
Stylish makeover
The secret of brevity
Initially, the chest of drawers looked bulky
Initially, the chest of drawers looked quite bulky, and only visually reduced the room. To fix the matter, the chest of drawers was repainted, as if they were taken in a white frame, and the main cabinets were darkened, highlighting only the central part. So, visually the chest of drawers has become more laconic and compact..
It was made more laconic and visually compact.
Not a trace of boredom
The old chair looked very unattractive.
This is a good example of how an old chair can sparkle with new colors. In the original, it had a rather boring and not very attractive upholstery. Red paint and geometric upholstery saved the deal. Thanks to such a bold combination, the chair easily fits into the glamorous interior..
Not a trace of boredom
From the curbstone to the ottoman
The old curbstone has lost its former chic
Once this curbstone decorated the interior in a classic style, but that was a long time ago, and the piece of furniture has clearly lost its original chic. Therefore, they decided to freshen it up with light green paint, and also made the cabinet more functional by adding a soft pillow to its upper part..
From the curbstone to the ottoman
New look of an old chest of drawers
Old chest of drawers
To fit the vintage chest of drawers into the modern interior, we had to replace the fittings and change the color of the product. Now the old piece of furniture looks much more interesting and modern.!
New look of an old chest of drawers
Effective savings
Furniture can be bought inexpensively at a flea market
Furniture prices are growing every day, it is much cheaper to buy a chest of drawers or a chair at a flea market, where prices remain at about the same level for a long time. Yes, sometimes there are objects without fittings or with broken parts. Fixing flaws is not difficult or expensive. Here is an example of a beautiful transformation of an old shoe rack.
New life of an old shoe rack
It’s about upholstery
Old chair with torn upholstery
The easiest way to bring life back to an old chair or chair is to change its upholstery, and to heighten the effect, you can repaint the legs and body. If desired, such a piece of furniture can be easily decorated with removable covers or decorative pillows..
It is enough to change the upholstery and repaint the body
Many still have furniture from the Soviet era, it can also be stylishly and coolly remade! We found 20 interesting examples!
