You can do the budget apartment renovation yourself. Wrapping paper floors will look like expensive stone floors. See how to decorate walls, floors, renovate windows and doors with your own hands.
If you decide to renovate your apartment, but you don’t have the money, see how to do it yourself for almost free. Such ideas will also be useful to those who are accustomed to originality and want to have a home that is different from everyone else's.
Budget renovation - how to make your floors beautiful?
Isn't it true that such floors look like those finished with expensive artificial stone. You will be surprised to know that wrapping paper was used for this. Here's what you need to take to achieve this effect. It:
- a roll of wrapping paper;
- wood varnish;
- PVA glue;
- polyurethane paint;
- bucket;
- paint roller.
Take a roll of plain wrapping paper and start tearing it into random pieces. Now they need to be crushed. For this, even such a small assistant will come in handy.
Such a coating will adhere well to a concrete, plywood or pre-plastered base layer. Also, if you have a wooden floor, this idea works too. But first you need to sand the coating so that then the paper decor will stick better.
Now you need to clean the dust from the coating with a vacuum cleaner, and then start glueing the pieces of paper, placing them closer to each other. To do this, use PVA glue. Then each workpiece must also be coated on top with this composition.
Start gluing from the wall, after removing the baseboard.
Glue with an overlap and do not straighten or stretch the paper too much, as it will decrease in size as it dries.
So cover the entire floor. When the glue is dry, then cover the floor with a varnish designed for wood. If you are not satisfied with the color of the paper, then use the varnish of the shade that you need. If you have taken the right paper, then use clear varnish. Apply it with a paint roller.
If you want a multi-colored floor, then get some wood varnish. They could have been left over from repairs or from painting the interior of a wooden house.
If you want, when you are doing a budget apartment renovation, cut out the autumn sheets from the wrapping paper, then glue them over the pieces of wrapping paper.
To make the floor more durable, cover it with clear polyurethane paint. After applying the first one, apply the second coat. So cover in 3 or 4 layers.
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How to update windows with your own hands - photos and ideas
This skill will also come in handy when doing budget renovations. After all, old glasses will turn into fabulous ones by means of pieces of tulle. Take:
- 2 tbsp. l. starch;
- 2 tbsp. l. cold water;
- 1, 5 glasses of hot water;
- tulle.
Dissolve the starch with cold water, then add hot water here, stir. The mixture should thicken. To do this, use boiling water. Now measure your windows or glass fragments that you want to decorate when doing your budget renovation. Cut out pieces of tulle using these markings.
Now grease the selected area of the glass from the inside with the prepared starch glue using a brush. Attach tulle here and attach this openwork fabric. This is how you can update the old window.
If you wish, use tulle not only in white, but also in other colors. Just pay attention to the fact that there is enough light in the room and it is not dark.
When you do a budget renovation, you can use another method that will allow you to update the windows using the decoupage technique.
This is how you will decorate the frames. Take:
- suitable napkins;
- PVA glue;
- brush;
- soft cloth;
- clear nail polish.
For work, you only need the upper part of the napkin, with a pattern. Therefore, if there are several layers on this item, remove all unnecessary ones. Now measure the width of the frame, not forgetting to add on the side ledge. After that, you can cut the napkin into strips of the appropriate width. Prepare the surface in advance by washing and wiping dry.
Now, starting at the bottom, attach the first strip to the frame. Soak a brush in water, then dip it in the glue and gently apply this solution over the paper. You need to very carefully grease the napkin with glue so that it does not break.
Now take the next strip and do the same with it. Try to match according to the pattern so that the result is a single canvas.
Thus, you will need to arrange the entire frame. Now it's worth a little patience to wait for the glue to dry. Then you will need to varnish the work in a couple of layers. When it dries up, then the work is complete.
In the same technique, you can update the doors. Then you don't have to buy new ones, and you can make budget repairs very cheap.
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Do-it-yourself budget repair: ideas for updating doors
To get this beauty, take:
- decoupage card, large napkins or thin paper with a selected pattern;
- PVA glue;
- water;
- brushes;
- transparent varnish for wood;
- paint.
First you need to paint the old door. When the paint is dry, take a decoupage card or the top of a napkin. If there are no such materials, then use paper with the selected pattern. If you are using thin materials, then apply glue over them. If you take paper, then first cover the selected area of the door with diluted glue, then attach this material. Top also needs to be coated with a product made from PVA and water.
If you have a wooden door, then paint it with wood stain. You don't have to try too hard, leave some areas a little unpainted in order to achieve the effect of antiquity. Then pick up themed drawings that fit here, glue these paper components on the fragments of the doors.
You can cover the space around the door with a similar ornament, and pre-paint it. Such an idea will emphasize the whiteness and novelty of this object, transform the room.
You can also use the leftover wallpaper fragments to decorate the door. Cut out fragments from them and decorate this part of the room. You can make an edging from a decorative cord. Glue it first and then paint it with wood varnish in three coats. If desired, glue a polyurethane decoration to the top of the door.
If you like birds, then use the drawings of birds. You can decorate all the doors in the room this way.
If you love nature, then take pictures on this topic.
And if you wish, cover not only the door, but also the space around it. Then you get such a lovely corner that you will have at home.
If the door is very old, first you need to remove the paint from it, then prime the surface so that it becomes even. It remains to grind it and you can perform decoupage.
If you do not have suitable paper, then use the pictures that are available. Leftover wallpaper will also work. You will cut them into rectangles and glue them inside the door. If you had glass there before, it cracked and shattered, then remove it, and attach a sheet of plywood inside the size of this hole. First or later, paste over it with pieces of wallpaper, you will have such a beautiful door. Of course, you first need to paint its outer part.
You can also apply a pattern using a stencil. Then the image will be perfectly flat. The golden paint looks good on a white background, so you can grab it.
Volumetric wallpaper in 3D technique is also suitable. If you decide to update the wall with them, you still have a piece, then glue it on the door. See how colorful it turns out.
Transparent door stickers will also transform it. But you can also apply a drawing here using a stencil, it will also turn out unusual and beautiful.
Budget renovation - transforming the walls
This is also an important part of the room, because when you do renovations, the walls will need to be refurbished as well. If they have old wallpaper, remove them with a spatula, then put putty here. When it's dry, sand the surface and then cover it with new wallpaper.
But if the old ones are still in good shape, you can leave them. See if there is any dirt in the wallpaper, scuffs. They are usually found near the bed and in the places where the switches are located. Special plastic covers for switches are sold, which will hide scuffs and dirt. You can also cut these out of plastic and glue them around the switch. If you still have pieces of wallpaper from a previous renovation, then glue them here.
And you can decorate the wall near the bed by gluing photo wallpaper here. Choose one that matches the color of the walls.
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You can also decorate part of the headboard to refresh the space.
To make such a decor element, take:
- branches;
- hot glue gun;
- wood stain or varnish;
- brush.
If there is bark on the branches, remove it. Now cut these elements into pieces and glue them together to get squares that are similar in size. Now you need to glue these decorative elements to the wall, placing the wooden fragments vertically and horizontally in a checkerboard pattern.
You can decorate your headboard when you're doing a budget renovation using the most common planks. Fasten them together, then attach to the wall. Can be pre-painted with water-based stain.
The next option is also very budgetary. After all, ordinary wooden pallets are useful for its implementation. Wash them, paint them, then fix them in the chosen place.
If you want to give the room a simple rustic style, then just install the pallets behind the bed, they don't even need to be painted. For such a bed, two pieces are enough. See how convenient it is to attach plafonds to them, which play the role of lamps.
If you want to turn the wall into a windmill, then also use planks. Drill holes in each and secure them to make a semicircle like this.
If you need to update a significant part of the wall, then take tall wooden planks. Pin them together on the back. You can decorate this panel with pots and wicker elements to get this effect.
If you glued tiles to the ceiling, you have a few pieces left, you can also attach them to the shabby part of the wall. It will also turn out beautifully.
You can do it even easier. You will need to attach a curtain rod to the wall and hang a suitable thick fabric or bedspread here. Periodically you can take it off and wash it. It's also easy to change this fabric when you want something new.
If you are familiar with the art of macrame, then braid the prepared wire elements with jute rope. Create interesting patterns to decorate your wall.
If you like a rustic style, you want to feel like in a country house even in a city apartment, then attach a carved picket fence to the wall. Paint it. Place towels on the bed for a rustic look at home.
You can also decorate this place, make a fireplace with your own hands. You will make it from cardboard, from polyurethane, then paint.
If you have a screen, you can cover up the unsightly part of the wall with it. If you wish, use this item after having painted it.
Make a wooden frame, make several holes in it with a drill and thread the thread here, tying its ends into knots. Now weave the yarn to make another headboard for the bed.
When you're doing a budget renovation to decorate the wall, use tulle or lace. There must be a leafy motive here. From this material you will create the crown of the tree. Cut the tulle to resemble it. Before gluing this crown to the wall, put a few circles of padding polyester on the back side. When you then color the crown, these circles will turn into apples. Paint them using yellow shades. To make a pot for such a plant, you can also use a suitable cloth or craft one with sealant. Apply thin strips of this material, when it dries, you will get the desired effect.
You can paint the walls in an unusual way. To do this, use a homemade roller. If you can't make one, then get it in the store. You will change the color of the walls as you see fit.
If you do not have such a small roller and the opportunity to buy one, then use a stencil. With it, you will apply a pattern to a painted wall or pre-glued plain wallpaper.
And here is another interesting example that will help you make budget repairs and still get an interesting effect. You will need decorative plaster and a rubber roller with grooves. You will apply this composition to the prepared wall, while it is not dry, go through with a roller.
If there is no such roller, then there is an even easier way. After covering the wall with plaster, attach the film to it without stretching it. Give the composition time to dry, then carefully remove the film, you will see how interesting the drawing is.
If you removed the old floor covering, which consists of small planks, then you can not throw them away, but paste over the wall or its fragment. Wooden chocks are also suitable for this.
If you need a budget bathroom renovation, there is an old tile here, you don't want to beat it off, then just cover it on top with cement mortar.
Then you will apply a layer of water-repellent plaster here, and on top of it - the selected pattern.
The same applies to floors. If you don't feel like removing old tiles, then apply a concrete base directly over and level it.
Then you can put a new tile or other covering on top. It was said about the floors above, but now look at how else, making budget repairs in the room, to update the walls. You can take a lace fabric and apply decorative plaster over it. Then you get a beautiful effect.
Use this technique whenever you want to update your furniture. Apply a lace napkin to the surface of your choice, then paint over it. Lift the canvas carefully and you will see what beautiful details are obtained.
Use your favorite paint. It can be white or golden, then the furniture will become beautiful and elegant.
Even a bubble wrap will help to update the walls. To do this, you need to cover its convex places with paint, and then lean it against the surface to be decorated.
You can make a natural landscape on the wall. If it is not possible to attach a thick branch of a tree here, then make a trunk from a board that needs to be wrapped with a construction mesh. Next comes a layer of putty, and on top you attach decorative plaster. Give her the texture of the tree by drawing the characteristic features of the bark.
For this, you can even use a fork to make a characteristic pattern. But a tree can be so snowy, and its trunk is smooth. Make snowdrifts with pieces of foam, gluing them here. Then you will cover them and other areas of the painting with white paint, this is what you get.
Thus, you can make budget repairs with excellent results.
We offer you to see firsthand how to update the walls. Very simple techniques will allow you to turn them into marble, wood or with an unusual pattern. And a simple polyurethane ceiling plinth will turn into expensive handmade wood with a bronze effect using regular baby powder.
You have the opportunity to see how to transform windows with lace fabric.
