What to make of old Soviet furniture

You can’t argue that Soviet furniture is of high quality. This is what helped her to survive to this day, because many at home or in the country preserved chests of drawers, cabinets, beds and chairs from great-grandmothers. The thing has been preserved, but it no longer fits into the modern interior, and some things have already become completely unsuitable for use. In order not to throw away old furniture, but give it a new life, we offer a selection of interesting alterations.

Simple update ideas

Some things can not be converted into new ones, but simply restored, and applied with the same functions. Here you can use:

• paint;
• decoupage technique;
• the cloth;
• various stickers;
• varnish;
• burning out;
• embroidery and more.

Use all the needlework techniques you know to breathe new life into old Soviet furniture. We offer examples for inspiration.

On a note! Absolutely any needlework technique, or even paper crafts, is suitable for updating furniture.

So, with the help of black paint, varnish and constriction, you can make a new thing out of the old chair that fits perfectly into the Baroque style or even modern classics.

The same story can be done with the armchair.

Varnish, paint and decoupage technique can update not only chairs, but also a table, and even a chest of drawers.

With the help of paint and small additions, you can make an excellent children's rack from an old cabinet.

Having repainted the table, and replacing the drawers in it, we get a new beautiful and functional thing.

Interesting alterations from old furniture

To paint or decorate a well-preserved thing in order to continue to use it is an excellent idea. But what if the furniture can no longer fulfill its usual functions? Then we offer to give old furniture life in a new role.

For example, an excellent children's kitchen will come out of the chest of drawers.

An old bed will serve as an excellent garden bench.

Dividing the table with drawers, we get bright bedside tables.

From old chests of drawers and cabinets, great banquets are made.

An old chest of drawers or even a sewing machine can turn into a washbasin cabinet.

Of course, later ideas will require more time, effort and diligence. But in the right hands, any old furniture can turn into a new, beautiful and functional item. And we will inspire you to create masterpieces!