Door decorations

If the interior or front door has lost its former attractiveness, it is not necessary to get rid of it. There are many ways to restore this interior detail or simply decorate it for the holidays.

For finishing the surface of the door, you can use both purchased materials and improvised means.

One of the most popular ways to decorate a surface with your own hands is decoupage. The process of processing a wooden door consists of several main stages.

1. First, you need to free it from the old paint.... After that, you need to go over the surface of the wood with sandpaper. Next, the door must be cleaned of dust using an ordinary rag.
2. After that, cover the cracks on the surface of the wood with putty. When it is dry, the tree needs to be covered with a layer of primer as well.
3. You can use leftover wallpaper, napkins or printed designs to decorate the door surface. The selected images must be cut along the contour.
4. Drawings must be applied to the dry surface of the door.choosing the most suitable place for them.
5. The brush must be moistened with glue. After that, you need to process the drawing with it. Next, it must be glued to the door. The edges of the pattern must be gently smoothed out. It should fit snugly against the surface of the door.

The finished picture needs to be covered with 1-2 layers of glue. Such a coating will be an excellent protection for the pattern. To make it look like part of a larger composition, its edges can be treated with a special putty applied with a sponge.

Wallpaper can also be used to decorate the door.They can be either monochromatic or decorated with various patterns or full-fledged designs. To decorate doors, different types of finishing materials are used.

1. Non-woven wallpaper... They are durable and durable. The wallpaper is resistant to moisture and mechanical damage.
2. Vinyl... These wallpapers are also durable. However, they are poorly suited for interior door decoration. After all, this material very quickly gets dirty and fades.
3. Wallpaper... This wallpaper can be used to decorate any room. Beautiful landscapes look beautiful in the living room, in the nursery - images of cartoon characters and fairy tales.

You can make an entrance or interior door unique and beautiful by painting it with original patterns or drawings. In the process of work, you can use acrylic, water-based or oil paints.

People who are good at drawing can apply the pattern with brushes.... In this case, to facilitate the task, you can use ready-made stencils... In this case, the drawing will definitely turn out neat and beautiful.

To fix the result, an ordinary colorless varnish is used. It is applied after the paint is completely dry.

One of the most modern materials used for decoration - this is a polyurethane molding. It is cheap and easy to install. To decorate a door, it is enough to attach it to a wooden surface using liquid nails. If desired, such details can be painted in any suitable color.

There are other materials that are used to decorate the door.

• Textile... The door surface can also be decorated with fabric. For work, you need to use casein-based glue or high-quality mastic. Ordinary PVA glue will not be able to hold the fabric on the surface of the door. It is also important to consider that this material absorbs odors very quickly. Therefore, it is rarely used when decorating a door in a bathroom or kitchen. You should not choose thin fabric for surface finishing. It is best to use silk, cotton or velvet for this purpose.

• Mirror... A mirror or mirror panels can also be attached to the surface of the interior door. To fix them, you can use high-quality double-sided tape, liquid nails or assembly glue. This stylistic solution helps to make the room visually more spacious. Mirrors look best in the interior of a bedroom, bathroom or dressing room.

• Vinyl stickers. Large colored stickers are used to quickly refresh the door's appearance. In addition, they can mask small flaws that are on its surface. You can buy suitable stickers both online and offline. A big plus of this type of decor is that the stickers can be changed from time to time, thus updating the interior of your bedroom, living room or kitchen.

Volumetric wreaths are a great decoration for the front door. They can be used to decorate a room at any time of the year.

Craftsmen usually use cardboard rings, flexible willow branches or wire as a basis for creating any wreath. Fall wreaths are usually decorated with various natural materials.

• Nuts... Eco-style lovers will love the simple wreath made of nuts or acorns. To create it, a large ring must be cut out of thick cardboard. Next, using a heat gun, you need to attach acorns of the same shape and size to it. They need to be arranged so that there are no empty spaces on the wreath.A large burlap bow and a neat loop of twine will complement the base of the craft.

• Leaves... Wreaths of yellow and orange leaves are also beautiful. Materials for their creation can be collected during a walk. Small bundles are formed from the harvested leaves. They are attached to the cardboard base in a chaotic manner. The free space between the leaves can be filled with cones, acorns or small spruce branches.

• Cones... You can also make a full-fledged wreath from spruce or pine cones. The first step is to dry these parts well. If desired, some of them should be painted yellow, red or gold. When the buds are completely dry, you can start working on the wreath. The blanks are glued to each other in a random order. To fix them, it is worth using high-quality glue. In this case, the wreath can be saved until next fall.

The most popular now are beautiful Christmas wreaths.

• Spruce... At the heart of such a product is a strong metal wire. Fir branches are neatly attached to it. Their edges can be masked with big bumps. They are attached to the surface of the wreath with a glue gun. Such decoration gives a positive mood to all guests entering the house.

• From wine corks. A voluminous wreath made of wine corks will become an original decoration. All of them are attached to a cardboard base in several rows. Such a craft is decorated with bright red berries, spruce branches and small colored toys.

• Composition from New Year's toys. A large wreath made of multi-colored Christmas balls will also look great on the front door. To create it, you can use toys of different shapes and sizes. They are connected to each other using high-quality glue. The wreath is bright and effective.

Beautiful spring wreaths will help to revive the interior of the room. Doors can be decorated with both live plants and dried ones.

• Lavender... This wreath looks very gentle. It can be used to decorate the doors leading to the living room, bedroom or kitchen. The accessory will perfectly fit into the interior of the room in the Provence style. It is made from lavender twigs attached to a wire or thin twigs base. They need to be arranged in even rows. Lavender flowers should point to one side.

• Floral... Wreaths made of artificial flowers also look beautiful. To create them, buds of different shapes and sizes are used. To form such a wreath, the cardboard ring must be wrapped with twine or unnecessary yarn. It is much easier to glue flowers to such a base than to ordinary cardboard. The composition, made in light pink tones, is perfectly complemented by leaves of different shades of green.

• Easter... The base of such a wreath is decorated with unnecessary fabric or colored ribbons. Its branches are decorated with delicate spring flowers. A neat small nest should be formed from a strong twine. It contains 3 small eggs. They are easy to make from papier-mâché or any other materials at hand.

The door to the nursery can be decorated with various volumetric figures. A child can also participate in their creation.

• Figurines made of cardboard. From this material you can easily make a figurine of a deer or a cute snowman named Olaf from the cartoon "Frozen".All you need to do is cut out the necessary parts from colored cardboard and glue them to the door surface using double-sided tape.

• Felt lettering... You can make volumetric letters from thin sheets of felt with your own hands. Some short word or the name of the owner of the room can be composed of them. Such inscriptions can also become part of the New Year's decor.

• Snowflakes... Bright New Year's snowflakes also look beautiful on the door surface. They can be purchased at the store or cut out of paper. Most often they are made white or blue. You can decorate the door with snowflakes not only to the bedroom, but also to the living room.

There are other ways to decorate a door from the inside and outside. These New Year's ideas are suitable for decorating both metal and wooden doors.

To decorate an apartment or house for the New Year, you can use plain or colored garlands. Most often they are simply placed around the doorframe. For fastening, double-sided tape is used.

Garlands go well with other decorative details. For example, with wreaths or lush spruce branches. In addition, they can be used to create volumetric sparkling compositions.

Bright tinsel is also great for decorating a door. You can make a stylish Christmas tree or a voluminous snowman out of it.

To create a Christmas tree, the edge of the "rain" must be fixed to the top of the door. Further, a neat spruce is formed from it. For this, tinsel is attached to the door in zigzags. It is best to fix this material with double-sided tape. In this case, after the New Year holidays, the decor can be easily removed from the door.

The process of creating a snowman from tinsel will take a little longer.... For work, you need to prepare three cardboard rings of a suitable size. Each piece must be tightly wrapped with a layer of green tinsel. Its edges must be fixed with tape. The same material is used to combine three rings into one large shape. You can decorate it with an unnecessary red scarf and a baby hat. When the figure is ready, you need to attach a loop of a suitable size to it.

Compositions made of cones, spruce branches and various materials at hand also look impressive against the background of the door.

• New Year's flashlight. A beautiful spruce bouquet can be used to decorate a door in a private house. The first step is to collect several long branches of a suitable size. They need to be tied with twine. A small flashlight is attached to this base. This composition is decorated with a bright red bow. It can be attached to the door in just a couple of minutes.

• White skates. Suitable for decorating the front door and unnecessary skates. The first step is to clean them of dirt. To make the skates look more festive, you can decorate the base with artificial snow. Next, they need to be filled with compositions consisting of pine branches, red berries and cones attached to wooden skewers. Simple scarlet bows will complement these winter bouquets.

• Golden branches... Even a small child can make such a simple decor with his own hands. An ordinary thin branch is used as a basis for a simple craft. It must be painted in a suitable color and dried well. A long piece of string should be tied to the edges of the branch. The same material is used to create the "curtain". The string must be cut into pieces of different sizes. White and gold stars must be attached to each of them. The harvested parts are attached to the branch. If desired, the stars can be replaced with paper snowflakes, dried fruit slices, or even small figurines.