Chipboard is the most popular material for cheap furniture. If you are looking for where to buy wardrobes inexpensively in Moscow from the manufacturer, then you will find only options from chipboard (sometimes from MDF (a little better than chipboard) or plywood (slightly worse than chipboard). Chipboard is made of wood chips, which is glued in the press in one large plate. Despite the fact that even between different chipboard there is a difference, most manufacturers produce almost similar in properties cheap material for the production of budget furniture. But such furniture can be repainted, and make it attractive (with skill and desire).
After some people process furniture from chipboard, it becomes quite beautiful and unusual. But this is not a rule, therefore we do not guarantee that by painting your closet yourself, you will make a design masterpiece out of it. If you still want to take a chance, then adhere to the main instructions.
Painting ordinary wooden furniture is easier than painting furniture from chipboard. The surfaces of the chipboard have a smooth texture with varnish, which will have to be polished (skin) so as to remove the entire varnish. The problem is that grinding of chipboard can lead to damage to the surface and its destruction. Some recommend grunting the surface with sandpaper P120 until the shine removes (and no more).
It is worth starting with the analysis of furniture to separate parts (literally bring it to the state in which it was put by the manufacturer). It is better to take all this to the garage or to the summer cottage in order to carry out work away from the residential territory (a lot of dust is expected from grinding and smells from paint).
After you polished your furniture, wipe it with a cloth to remove dust and sawdust from the surface. The key to the perfect result (how ideal it can be in this type of work) is a primer. The primer will help you choose in the store – the option is suitable, both on an oil basis and on water, but the first is considered a more durable option. Regardless of a brand or type of primer, choose a mixture to which the paint you have chosen will be attached well. And apply about 2 layers of primer to one surface, allowing it to dry every time before the new application.
Then everything will depend not on the paint, but on you. The paint will “fall” on the primer, but how it will look depends on the technique of your application. The corners are usually treated with a flat brush, and the rest of the furniture is painted with a foam with a foam. For a good result, you need to apply about 2 layers of paint.
Additional finish coatings will help to keep the paint in place and avoid its abrasion over time.
By the way, cheap upholstered furniture is also amenable to updates. So, there are corner sofas, inexpensive online stores sell them only during shares or if it is simple designs with simple springs. Unfortunately, it can be difficult to redo the springs, but you can sew pillows for seated sofas zones, and then cover them with new upholstery (sewing it yourself or ordering it in the studio).