After repairs or other paintwork, paint residues are often available. Throwing them away is not necessary: there are many ideas on how to use paintwork materials to good use. It is only important to check whether the paint is suitable for a particular surface, prepare the base correctly, and you can get down to business!
- Fragmented wall painting
- Zoning
- Interesting doors
- New batteries
- Furniture color change
- Mirror upgrade
- Colorful staircase
- Fancy Lighting
- Photo and picture frames
- Kitchen Update
- Colored dishes
- Bookshelves and furniture legs
- Strip on the wall
- Arch and wall opening
- Original drawing on the wall
- Window frames
- Flower pots
- Cans
- "Slate" refrigerator
- Handmade shelving
Fragmented wall painting
You can revive the situation in the room without a complete change of decoration. For example, designers have the technique of highlighting the accent wall with a new color. This will help to draw attention to a specific area, to identify a particular part of the space. It is important that the color used contrasts with the tone of other wall finishes, but at the same time looks harmonious.
Zoning
Remains of paint can emphasize different areas in the room. An example is the allocation of a bedside area, the separation of the dining area from the working area in the kitchen, and the emphasis on the rest area in the office.
Interesting doors
Using bright paint, designers advise updating the shade of the door. You can choose the most unusual color for his canvas: blue, yellow, green. The main thing is that the door is in harmony with the rest of the decoration or serves as an accent. You can apply one tone or conduct experiments with drawings, ornaments, and other types of decoration. If the tile in the bathroom has strips, they can be extended to the door - you get an original version of the decor.
Another way of decorating is painting the frame around the door or processing platbands and slopes. For example, light doors can be tinted with dark chocolate paint, if the interior of the room matches this type of decor.
New batteries
The remains of the paint will serve to update the old cast-iron battery or make the radiator more attractive. For this purpose, different types of paint are used: alkyd, acrylic, oil. It is necessary to carry out work when the heating is completely turned off.
Furniture color change
Paint can refresh absolutely any piece of furniture. White or other pastel paint will update a chest of drawers, a cabinet, chairs, and bright colors will create rich designs on products. With the help of paint, the old thing will turn into an exclusive interior item, because it is possible to use interesting, unusual techniques: ombre, craquelure, gradient, stencils.
Mirror upgrade
If you paint the frame of the old mirror, you can give it a new life and save decent money. First you need to remove the old paint, sand the base, primer it and only then apply a coat of paintwork. From above, you can age the paint by applying a spray of a darker coating of the spray can and rubbing it.
Colorful staircase
In the house, a two-level apartment, a very effective method of painting the stairs is used. You can leave it the same, changing only the shade of the railing, or paint the steps through one, successfully combining contrasting tones.
Fancy Lighting
Chandeliers, table lamps, spots and fixtures have to be updated when changing the interior, because most often they do not fit the new look of the room. Sometimes it is difficult to find a lighting element of the desired shade for sale: orange, blue, green or decorated with different patterns. There is a solution: you can paint the ceiling in the right tone, for which you need only 100-150 ml of paint.
Photo and picture frames
To paint the frames of accessories popular in all interiors is an interesting decision, because it will strengthen the stylistic orientation of the design and help create some bright accents.
Kitchen Update
If the remainder of the paint is decent, with its help it is quite possible to change the kitchen set. The idea is bold, but feasible. The facades after acquiring a new color completely transform the room, due to which you can get a fresh look of the kitchen even without repairs. It is important to remove the facades of the cabinets from the hinges before painting, grind and sand them well, and only then proceed to work.
Colored dishes
Some types of paints and varnishes allow you to change the appearance of the dishes. Food varnishes are usually used on wooden kitchen utensils, acrylic paints - on glass, clay, ceramic products. You need to paint only on the outside of the dishes so that the paintwork does not come into contact with food. You can apply a unique “striped” painting technique: wrap the surface of the dishes with narrow masking tape, apply paint, remove the protection after drying.
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Such seemingly insignificant details can become a bright accent in any room. Updated shelves, legs of cabinets, tables, chairs will attract everyone's attention, because it is not always possible to find such interior elements in a store.
Strip on the wall
An effective design technique is to draw a horizontal strip around the entire perimeter of the room. It can have any color, the main thing is that it is contrasting and looks good against the background of the main wall decoration. Usually a strip is drawn in a bedroom, a nursery, in a dark version it is used in a hallway with light walls. Such decor will allow you to update the room and visually expand its boundaries.
Arch and wall opening
In addition to updating the color and style of the doors, you can also paint an arched opening in a bright shade. This will bring a touch of personality and refresh the room at no extra cost. First you need to putty, priming the opening, and then apply paint.
Original drawing on the wall
Sometimes it’s enough to draw an interesting picture on the wallpaper or painted surface, so that the whole interior shines with new colors. If there are no artistic skills, you can print the stencil on paper, taking it from the Internet, attach it to the wall with masking tape, and paint over the internal slots. After the paint dries, you just need to remove the stencil.
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Window frames
Wooden frames can be painted not only in the usual white color, but also in unusual shades: blue, orange, yellow and others. Such a window will attract eyes and fit perfectly into the corresponding interior.
Flower pots
With the help of acrylic paint residues, old pots for plants can be successfully updated. It is permissible to use full coloring, drawing pictures through stencils, decorating the product with stripes or spots. To help the master will be masking tape and your own imagination.
Cans
Such jars often remain from under tea, coffee, and sweets. They can easily turn into an element of decor if there are leftover paint in the house. It is only necessary to paint the outside or it is interesting to paint cans. After that, you can store kitchen stuff, put pencils or brushes, grow indoor flowers.
"Slate" refrigerator
In the presence of the remains of slate paint from the old white refrigerator, you can make a unique design object. After drying, on such an improvised board they write, draw, apply for games and entertainment, leave messages for each other and indicate shopping lists.
Handmade shelving
When the remnants of wallpaper and paint have accumulated in the house, and there are also some unnecessary boxes of fruits and vegetables, it is quite realistic to make a unique piece of furniture from them, in combination - an element of decor. First, the boxes are painted in the desired shade, then the bottom and walls are pasted over with pieces of wallpaper. After they can simply be stacked on top of each other against a wall or hung on mounts - you get a unique open shelving for storing little things.
With paint residues you can refresh the floor, walls, ceiling and various decor items. Do not throw them away: for paints and varnishes you can always find interesting applications with benefits and savings!
