Furniture

22/5/2014

 

Within my exhibition I wanted to display my prints in a various of different displays. I have choose to display my prints on to furniture as I think it is effective and is showing how my prints can be adapted to fit within the interior industry. Using a different print from my pillow and lamp, I have done this because I think that both prints will compliment each other and also the furniture print is a smaller print which will be more effective on the draws.

 

Step 1 - First of all  I had to sand the draws down using an electric sander and also sand paper for the legs and corners.

 

Step 2  - After this I have dismantled the door and draw, and painted a base coat on the draws so that the furniture paint takes better as there was a lot of gloss originally onto the draws.

 

Step 3 - After the base coat has dried I have then used a gloss white furniture paint as my top coat. Overall I had to do about 3 coats of paint so that the finish was to a high quality.

 

Step 4 - After it was all painted, I then concentrated on putting my print onto it. measuring the correct measurements of the front of the draws, I cut of my print.

 

Step 5 - I used wallpaper paste to secure my print onto my draws, applying the paste to doors and not the print made it easier to apply the print, I was also able to move my print about until it was in the exact correct place as the paste is a slow drying material.  

 

Step 6 -  I left my prints to dry overnight, I then refitted my door and draw back on. Using a kebab stick to recreate the holes for the screws so that the hole does not form to big and course ripping.

 

Step 7 - After you have added all of the handles back on it is all finished.