No matter how expensive and high-quality the door is, after some time it will lose its original appearance and will require restoration. The easiest way to give a door a second life is to upholster it. A variety of materials can be used for door trim. The technology for carrying out the work remains virtually unchanged depending on the upholstery material. Read the suggested instructions and you can easily complete the repair yourself.
There are many suitable options for upholstering doors yourself. various materials, namely:
- PVC film;
- leather;
- dermantine;
- vinyl leather.
The last option from the list is the most preferable. Vinyl leather is superior to leatherette and artificial leather in terms of basic quality characteristics and is cheaper than genuine leather.
Upholstery material can be purchased in a specialized store for cutting. In general, the cut size should be approximately 15 cm larger than the dimensions of the door on each side.
Upholstery will require you to make special bolsters from upholstery material. In total, you need to prepare three strips about 100-150 mm wide. Select the height individually in accordance with the height of your door structure.
Choose your lining material. A budget option– foam rubber. A lining 1-2 cm thick is sufficient.
If you want to improve the sound and heat insulation characteristics of the door, use isolon instead of foam rubber. This is very practical material with excellent performance and properties. It costs slightly more than simple foam rubber and significantly surpasses it in all characteristics.
Additionally, you will need to buy various small accessories, such as decorative nails. A huge selection of such products is available for sale in a wide variety of color variations. Choose according to your taste.
If you wish, you can buy upholstery nails that are originally upholstered in leather or leatherette. They will be invisible on the main door leaf, which in many situations is the right decision.
In general, try to choose nails whose color will be as close as possible to the color of the upholstery material. After restoration, the door should have a harmonious appearance, unless otherwise provided by your design project.
Do-it-yourself door upholstery is done using glue. You can buy the most ordinary glue like “Moment”, etc. About 100 ml of glue will be needed on one side of the door leaf.
There should be no difficulties in the process of upholstering a wooden door yourself. Understand the proposed instructions, understand the difference between covering the outer and inner planes of the canvas and get to work.
Finishing the inside of a wooden door
This method is suitable for finishing those models that open inward, i.e. into the space of the room.
First step. Make a special roller. With this element you will hide the gap between door frame and directly with the canvas. Also, in some situations, the roller will contribute to a tighter fit of the canvas to the frame.
Second step. Attach a strip of upholstery material to the front of the door so that it extends approximately 35-40 mm onto the base. Perform fixation using a special stapler.
If the door has overhead locks, start attaching the material from there. If your locks are mortise, fastening should begin slightly below the central part of the long side of the door. Cover the entire perimeter of the canvas with similar strips.
Third step. Place foam rubber or other selected filler. Pre-cut the material into strips about 100 mm wide. To attach the lining, use the same stapler. The resulting roller should stick out by approximately 10-40 mm, depending on the specific relationship between the door itself and decorative trims. At this point the roller is ready.
Fourth stage. Measure the space between the inner edges of the cushion you created and cut out a strip of dense foam. To determine the appropriate strip width, subtract 10 mm on each side from the previously obtained roller measurement. Attach the finished foam strip.
Fifth stage. Proceed directly to the door trim. Take a piece of the selected upholstery material by the corner, carefully tuck its edges by about 6 cm and place it in the corner of the door leaf so that the upholstery slightly extends onto the surface of the previously prepared roller.
Hammer a decorative nail about 0.5 cm from the edge.
Take the upholstery material by the second upper corner, tuck it in the same way, and hammer in the second decorative nail, slightly stretching the upholstery.
Make sure that the piece of upholstery material is laid evenly. To do this, run your hand along the center line of the door with a small clamp, go to the bottom and, holding the upholstery tightly with your hand, apply its lower corners to the edges of the door. If the distance is the same on both edges, you can continue working. If there are discrepancies, you will have to start attaching the upholstery all over again, otherwise in the end it will be uneven and unsightly.
Nail the top edge of the canvas with decorative nails in 1 cm increments. Next, using the same pattern, finish any side part, carefully tucking the upholstery material at an equal distance and pulling it slightly.
Get to the bottom edge and move on to finishing the second side piece. Finally, secure the bottom free edge with a stapler. This completes the independent cladding. Proceed to installing the peephole and old or new locks.
If the door structure consists of two leaves, the restoration is carried out in the same order. Important nuance The only thing is that the vertical roller needs to be installed on the sash with a handle.
Video - Do-it-yourself door trim
Finishing the outside of a wooden door
These are instructions for structures that come off outward.
First step. Close the door and transfer the projection of its frame directly onto the canvas. This will give you the outline of the new upholstery. Indentation along the edges is necessary for the “quarter”.
Second step. Fasten the lining material with approximately a centimeter indentation from the intended line.
Third step. Just as in the previous instructions, nail the main piece of upholstery material, leaving its bottom edge unfixed.
Fourth step. Make an insulating roller. For external upholstery, it is attached to the box rather than to the canvas. It is made in almost the same way as when making internal upholstery, only the volume of internal foam rubber needs to be slightly increased.
Place the roller on the hinge side so that it is flush with door jamb. In relation to the lock side and the top part, the roller needs to be extended 0.5 cm. Attach the bottom side of the finished roller to the door leaf so that when closing it is pressed tightly against the door threshold.
If you attach the roller directly to the threshold, it will wear out very quickly due to foot contact.
Fifth step. Secure the bottom edge of the upholstery with a staple gun, and then install locks, new or old handles, a peephole, and, if necessary, decorative elements.
There are two main options for covering a metal door structure: a budget one using materials like vinyl leather, dermantine and the like, and a more expensive one using decorative panels. Read the instructions for each of them and choose the option that suits you.
Video - Upholstery and insulation of metal doors
Budget method
Restoration metal doors can be performed using the same materials as wooden panels. However, in this case there is no need to use decorative nails - everything is done with glue.
First step. Carefully lubricate the edges of the door leaf high-quality glue and fix the foam strips on it. Trim the excess lining according to the door profile.
Second step. Apply the adhesive to the end of the top of the door and begin gluing the selected upholstery material. First glue the top, then door hinges, after them glue the locks, and finally the bottom of the door. Smooth out wrinkles and get rid of distortions in the material directly as you work.
Third step. After the glue has completely dried (the drying time is indicated in the instructions for the specific product), trim off any excess material, if present, using a sharp stationery knife. Be careful not to damage the main upholstery.
Fourth step. Install the peephole, handles and return the locks.
Expensive way
This method involves upholstery metal structure special panels. Overlays made of MDF are optimally suited for external upholstery. They are manufactured in several standard sizes. After such upholstery, the door will look no worse than expensive factory-made analogues.
Perform interior decoration wall panels. Select the upholstery material in accordance with the interior of the room and the operating characteristics of the door. MDF has a more attractive appearance, often imitating the texture of exclusive and expensive wood, but this material needs careful attitude. Plastic panels are much easier to maintain, but not as beautiful.
First step. Measure your metal drill. You need to know the width and exact height of the canvas. On the inside of the door you will find corners designed to increase the rigidity of the door structure. The width of such corners corresponds to the depth of the door leaf. You also need to record this parameter in your measurements. You will need it when purchasing foam sheets and wooden beams.
Determine the internal height of the canvas as the distance from the bottom to the top corner. The width of the inner surface, accordingly, will be equal to the distance between the side metal corners. Record the measurement results.
Second step. Go to the construction store along with the results of previous measurements. Buy polystyrene foam there, panels from the selected material, wooden beam and a decorative corner with a 10-15 percent margin.
Third step. Return home and start finishing the door. First, cut the block into 4 parts. The length of these segments must correspond to the width of the door leaf.
Take a block, attach it to the upper edge of the canvas and, using a marker or pencil, draw a line along this block on the base. Do the same at the bottom of the canvas. Place the remaining bars on the door so that all 4 bars are installed at approximately the same distance. Leave appropriate marks.
Fourth step. Armed with an electric drill, make 16 mounting holes in your door. There should be 4 holes for each block. The diameter of these holes should be equal to the diameter of the screws.
Fifth step. Secure the bars to the canvas using self-tapping screws. This will give you a frame.
Sixth step. Drill mounting holes to secure the upholstery panel. The optimal number of holes for mounting each such panel is usually given by the manufacturer in the accompanying instructions.
Seventh step. Prepare holes in the facing panel for peepholes, locks and handles.
Eighth stage. Secure the panel. For greater convenience, you can remove door leaf from hinges.
Move on to the upholstery of the inside of the door leaf.
First step. Attach the frame bars to the canvas as you did for exterior upholstery.
Second step. Cut the foam into pieces, focusing on the distances between the frame bars. Make holes in the appropriate parts of the foam for the peephole, handles and door locks.
Third step. Place sheets of foam in the spaces between all the bars. Additionally, you can fix the foam with high-quality glue.
Fourth step. Attach the inner panels to the frame. Plastic panels They are fastened with a stapler, while the MDF panels are fixed with clamps.
Fifth step. Attach a decorative corner from suitable material along the perimeter of the door leaf. It will hide the edges of the upholstery elements and give the door a more attractive appearance.
Sixth step. Install a peephole, handles, locks, and replace trims if necessary.
These simple instructions will allow you to update the appearance of your door with minimal financial and time costs.
Good luck!
Video - How to upholster a door with your own hands
Unfortunately, it is impossible to keep repairs and purchased interior items in their original form for several years. But we can extend their life by carrying out restoration. Upholstering doors with dermantine is a great way to restore them to their former beauty and refresh the interior a little. In addition, renovating an apartment is an expensive pleasure, so money for new door will not always be found. The upholstery will give the door an aesthetic appearance, and it will look like you recently purchased it. Of course, you can just paint the door or cover it self-adhesive film for furniture, but neither the service life nor the appearance of these materials can be compared with dermantine upholstery. So, in this article we will talk about how to step-by-step do-it-yourself door upholstery with dermantine, provide photos with examples and talk about the intricacies of the upcoming work. Let's get started!
Few people know that dermantine is a unique material with a lot of unusual properties. For example, it does not fade when exposed to sunlight, does not wrinkle, and is also very resistant to damage. And this is far from full list what makes it indispensable for finishing doors. Let's look at the full list of benefits of dermantine.
Dermatin - artificial leather substitute
- Lifetime. High-quality door upholstery with dermantine will serve you for many years, pleasing the eye with its excellent appearance. On average, this finish retains its properties for 7-10 years.
- Affordable price. Sometimes the budget does not allow replacing old doors, so it is more expedient to simply restore them. Dermantine has a low cost, so door upholstery with dermantine is available to everyone.
- Easy care. When choosing a finish, you should also think about the practicality of the material. To care for dermantine, you don’t have to spend a lot of effort: it’s enough to wash it from time to time to remove dirt and lubricate it with a special cream.
- Chemical cleaning. Not all stains can be removed using only a damp cloth. Sometimes you have to resort to more radical methods and carry out cleaning using aggressive detergents. Fortunately, dermantin reacts stably to the use of such compounds and does not lose its original appearance.
- Moisture resistance. During production door designs a variety of insulation and waterproofing materials are used, which can become unusable in a humid environment. Upholstering the front door with dermantine will help prevent such negative consequences, since this material perfectly repels moisture. You don’t have to worry about the safety of the doors even if they are located in a room with high humidity.
- Frost resistance and thermal insulation. Due to its good tolerance to sub-zero temperatures, upholstery can be used for entrance doors in private homes. In addition, a door covered with dermantine allows much less cold air to pass through, which helps save on heating costs.
- UV resistance. Even if the door is in the sun, you can safely reupholster it. Dermantin will not fade, will not lose its properties and will not change its texture.
- Unaffected by microflora. Even in damp room Mold will not form on the dermantine. The upholstery does not rot and also prevents the proliferation of cockroaches, bedbugs, ticks and other microorganisms.
- Huge assortment of colors. Manufacturers made sure that every customer finds a shade to their liking. Therefore, you can be absolutely sure that you will find dermantine that will fit perfectly into your interior.
- Soundproofing. Upholstering doors with dermantine will help get rid of third-party noise that comes from outside. You can peacefully enjoy your holiday without being distracted by sounds coming from neighboring rooms.
There are many colors and textures of leatherette
An impressive list of advantages, isn't it? Add to everything a presentable and stylish appearance, and doubts about purchasing this material will disappear by themselves. In addition, after watching a couple of training videos, upholstering a wooden door with dermantin with your own hands will not seem difficult to you.
We must not forget about the disadvantages that, without a doubt, all finishing materials have. So, dermantine:
- has low fire safety: it ignites quickly and spreads fire. This significantly increases the risk of fire and makes it unsuitable for use in areas with high level the likelihood of a fire;
- cannot be repaired: if you once damaged it (cut or scratched), then it will no longer be possible to return it to its previous appearance. It is better to replace the upholstery immediately;
- easy to give in mechanical damage: It is very easy to cut or tear. When using, you should be extremely careful, otherwise the coating will have to be changed.
Upholstery technology
Now let’s take a step-by-step look at the process of upholstering a door with dermantine with your own hands. Note that each step is an integral part of the work; if you do one of them incorrectly, you risk getting a bad result.
- Preparation. No one can do without her construction work. At this stage, you need to remove the door from its hinges, and then remove the fittings and remove the previous coating from it. Now the door leaf should be cleaned of dirt using detergents. Also make sure that you have all the materials and tools from the kit for upholstering a door with dermantine. You will need: dermantin (you should buy it with a margin of 20 cm in width and height), lining (isolon), nails for furniture, matching color decorative cord, glue and furniture stapler.
Also pay attention to which direction your door opens. This seemingly insignificant nuance affects the number of “rollers” that are required to cover the edges and properly insulate the opening. Without them, door upholstery with dermantine cannot be done. If the door opens inward, three “rollers” will be required, and outward, four “rollers.” You can make them yourself: cut a piece of dermantine 12-15 cm wide, secure one edge along the desired side of the door ( reverse side up), and carefully roll up a strip of lining of the same size and wrap it in the second end of the dermantine. To secure, use a staple gun, nails or glue (for metal doors).
- We fix the lining material. This step allows you to improve the heat and sound insulation qualities of the door. Choosing a lining is a very important step. Many people, out of habit, buy foam rubber at the store, but professional builders rarely use it for upholstery, since it does not provide the desired effect. It was replaced by isolon - modern material, which has sufficient density to prevent outside noise and cold air from entering the apartment. Cover the door leaf completely with the lining and secure well. For fastening, you can use a furniture stapler if you are working with a wooden door, or special glue in the case of metal upholstery. Important: on the side of the hinges you need to make a small indent so that the process of opening the doors is not hampered in any way.
- Door upholstery with dermantine. So, let's move on to the main part of our work. Take a piece of dermantine the right size and attach it to the door leaf. The main thing is to carefully decorate the edges so that they look aesthetically pleasing. To do this, we fold the dermantine and secure its edge from the inside using staplers. In this way we beat the entire surface, moving from top to bottom. Remember to stretch the material to prevent wrinkles and unevenness. If you do not have a construction stapler, then upholstering doors with dermantine can be done using furniture nails. The distance between them should be from 10 to 15 cm. You also need to ensure that during the upholstery process the places where the insulating rollers are attached are completely hidden.
- Installation of fittings. The process cannot be considered complete until we give the canvas a stylish and modern look. To do this, you need to decorate it with decorative elements. First you need to choose the drawing you want to get. Most often, rhombuses are made on doors covered with dermantine. Make markings on the canvas, and then hammer furniture nails into the marked places. To make the design more interesting, tuck a decorative cord underneath them. You will immediately notice how your door has changed. In addition to rhombuses, you can use other pattern designs that will help you decorate your interior and highlight your individuality.
According to professionals, it is easiest to create such a design on a wooden door, but if you have laid a sufficiently dense layer of lining under a metal door, you can also try to create an original decor.
Leatherette is finishing material with special qualities. It does not wrinkle, does not fade from exposure sun rays, has a structural pattern, looks elegant and beautiful. The characteristics of the material include the following strengths:
- Durability. Leatherette is able to retain its properties for 7-10 years.
- Easy to care for. To give the upholstery a pleasing appearance, you can simply wash it with water and lubricate it with cream from time to time.
- Moisture resistance. The material has water-repellent properties. This reduces the risk of damage to the insulation and waterproofing of the door structure.
- Frost resistance. Leatherette retains its technical qualities and decorative properties even at low winter temperatures.
- Diversity color range. The material goes on sale in large quantities options for its shade. Therefore, buyers have access to a fairly wide selection of colors for future door upholstery, ranging from black to light shades of material.
- Antiseptic properties. Leatherette does not rot, does not mold and does not promote the reproduction of insects.
- Chemical resistance. Leatherette is resistant to chemicals. Therefore, it can be washed using various household products.
- Reasonable price. The cost of dermantine upholstery does not exceed affordable limits. This circumstance makes the material popular for most owners of apartments, cottages and private houses.
When decorating wooden and metal doors with dermantine yourself, another important problem is solved: heat and sound insulation of the room. Leatherette upholstery delays the penetration of street noise and cold outside air into the home.
This material has much fewer disadvantages:
- Flammability. Door upholstery with dermantine is susceptible to fire. Exposure to an open flame is especially dangerous for her.
- Inconvenient to repair. Cuts on leatherette are almost impossible to disguise so that they do not spoil the appearance of the upholstery. The best solution in this case it will be completely replaced.
- Strength of the material. To tear or cut leatherette upholstery, special effort not required. Therefore, you need to handle it carefully and not make enemies for yourself in order to avoid sabotage on their part.
What you need for work
To do the upholstery of the front door with dermantine yourself, you need to stock up necessary materials And simple tool. Their list includes:
- screwdrivers;
- hammer;
- construction knife and scissors;
- brush for applying glue;
- roulette;
- construction stapler;
- leatherette;
- lining material (foam rubber or batting);
- polymer glue;
- decorative braid (it beautifully fixes the upholstery on the area of the door leaf).
In addition to the above materials and tools, decorative nails will be required to cover the door. They need to be selected in accordance with the design of the upholstery and in harmony with the fittings of the front door. The caps of such nails look beautiful and have different colors or plastic coating. Fasteners are sold loose or in packages of 100 or 200 pieces each.
Leatherette door upholstery technology
The door can be finished with dermantine on both sides, from the inside or the outside. Working instructions includes several stages.
Preparatory work
Preparing the door for upholstery with dermantine is done as follows:
Roller arrangement
Leatherette rollers are necessary for high-quality insulation of the doorway. Before making them yourself, you need to take into account the direction of opening the door. If it opens outward, you will need four rollers for each side of the door leaf; if it opens inward, three will be enough.
To make one roller with your own hands, you need a strip of leatherette 10-15cm wide and a piece of lining material. One of the edges of the strip is attached along the side of the door, facing down. Then the lining is rolled up and wrapped with the other edge of the leatherette strip. Fixing the rollers on the door leaf is done with a stapler, nails or glue when finishing its metal surface.
Installation of lining material
When upholstering a door, the lining material plays the role of thermal insulation and absorption of noise from the street or staircase. The use of foam rubber as a lining is not as effective as the use of batting or isolon - more modern insulation materials. Therefore, it is recommended to use these materials for insulation. The lining material must completely cover the entire leaf of an iron or wooden door. When it is opened externally near door hinges you need to leave a small gap.
When working with your own hands on a wooden door leaf, the lining is secured with a stapler. Its staples are placed around the perimeter of the door at a distance of 15-20cm from each other. If you need to sheathe it correctly iron door, its canvas is coated with glue, and the lining material is laid evenly on top and lightly pressed.
Covering the door with leatherette
To carefully cover a metal door with your own hands, you need to tuck the edges of the leatherette and use staples to secure them from the inside. Then you should coat the edge of the lining material, the hem with glue and press the upholstery. The work is performed with gradual movement in one direction.
Upholstering a wooden door leaf with dermantine is easier. The edges of the material need to be tucked in and nailed with furniture nails in increments of 10-15cm.
When doing the covering with your own hands, you need to pay attention to the fact that the places where the rollers are attached do not peek out from under the edge of the leatherette. In addition, when upholstering, you should leave a few millimeters from the edge of the door so that the new covering does not interfere with the movement of the door leaf.
Installation of fittings
On last stage work, the covered door is equipped with the necessary fittings. To do this, in the locations of the technical holes in the door leaf, you need to make small cuts in the upholstery yourself. The holes can be felt through the lining and leatherette. Then the lock, door handle and peephole need to be installed in their original places. Using decorative nails, you can make some nice design on the door upholstery. After this, all that remains is to hang the door on its hinges and enjoy the work done.
Entrance doors are, of course, first of all, protection from unexpected guests, as well as from the penetration of cold air into the room, extraneous sounds, and so on. However, its functionality does not end there. The door leaf is also, one might say, the business card or face of a house or apartment. After all, when we come to visit someone, the first thing we see is, of course, the front door. That is why the appearance of the door leaf is a fairly important aspect.
The most popular and cost-effective improvement method appearance This element of the house is considered to be covered with materials intended for these purposes. Probably the most used of them is dermantin. How to cover a door with dermantine with your own hands will be discussed in this publication.
This cladding material has a number of advantages compared to other similar materials:
- High quality at low cost. Modern views This covering material is practically no different from natural types of leather. However, it is several times cheaper than genuine leather. Therefore, upholstering a door with dermantine is also economically beneficial;
- This type of upholstery does not shrink. Its dimensions do not change under the influence of ambient temperatures, and it is not afraid of exposure to moisture, and does not lose its qualities;
- It is an excellent heat and sound insulator. Fabric covered with dermantine retains even more heat and prevents extraneous sounds from entering the room. Therefore, door insulation with dermantine is often used along with cladding;
- Easy to care for. To maintain a decent appearance of the door leaf sheathed with this material, it is enough to wipe the surface of the casing from time to time damp cloth, you can use degreasing detergents;
- Excellent decorative properties. Thanks to the variety of textures and color solutions, lining the entrance doors with dermantine can give it a completely different, modern and stylish look.
How to choose material
When choosing the material that will be used for thermal insulation and upholstery of the front door with dermantine, you should pay attention Special attention on its basis, as well as on the quality of its coating. The most preferable material is dense, slightly springy when stretched. The absence of paint streaks indicates high quality of this material. Good and high quality dermantine is scratch resistant.
The most preferable material is dense, slightly springy when stretched.
When choosing the material that will be used for thermal insulation and upholstery of the front door with dermantine, you should pay special attention to its base, as well as the quality of its coating.
To check its quality, just run your fingernail across its surface - on quality material There should be no traces left. And finally, about one more important nuance when choosing high-quality dermantine: pay attention to the smell of this material. Cheap and low quality, it tends to exude a specific “amber” with chemical undertones. This can become a very serious problem, especially if the door trim is done from the inside.
When buying dermantine sheathing, remember that the dimensions of the material should be 10% larger than the dimensions of the door leaf.
Required Tools
Before covering the doors with dermantine, you need to prepare the necessary tools. This list is quite small:
- Nails with wide (better decorated) heads;
- Sandpaper. Preferably fine-grained;
- Hammer;
- Scissors or a sharp pocket knife;
- A regular and Phillips screwdriver (needed for dismantling existing fittings);
- Pliers and pliers. In case when cleaning the door leaf you have to remove old nails;
- Construction stapler.
Preparation for sheathing
In order for the upholstery to lie on the door leaf evenly, beautifully, without distortions, the latter must be prepared for the covering process. Let's look at how to sheathe a door step by step:
Having removed the canvas from its hinges, we dismantle all the fittings on it (latches, locks, handles, sight glass, and so on).
- Let's free him from old cladding, if there is one.
- If there are any significant irregularities on the canvas, for example, residues old paint, then, before covering the door with dermantine with your own hands, we clean it all with fine-grained sandpaper.
After all the preparatory operations have been completed, as additional protection for the door leaf, you can degrease its surface with any degreasing agent and coat it with some kind of antiseptic. After this, the canvas should dry a little.
Sheathing process
If you plan to lay insulation and lining materials, they should be prepared and marked in advance. Next, the actual door upholstery with dermantine begins.
- We measure the height and width of the door leaf.
- We mark and cut the dermantine according to the measurements obtained, not forgetting to make 10-15 cm allowances for each side.
- We evenly spread the marked and cut cladding material onto the previously prepared door leaf.
- At one of the edges of the canvas we fold it and fasten it on the other side of the door with staples. It will not be possible to sheathe an iron door with such staples, so such panels are sheathed using special self-tapping screws.
- We smooth the upholstery, stretching it over the surface of the door leaf, starting from the fixed edge to the opposite end. After this, perform step 4 on all other ends. As a result, we get a surface completely covered with dermantine.
- The final step of the sheathing is the final fastening of the dermantin sheathing with figured nails with wide heads.
At the final step of the cladding, when the finishing is almost complete, you have the opportunity to give free rein to your own imagination. To decorate a door trimmed with dermantine with your own hands, you can use a variety of decorative corners, slats, figured elements and so on. Everything is limited only by the imagination and financial capabilities of the owner. If desired, by covering the door with your own hands with dermantine and decorating it, you can get your own exclusive design"gate" of your home.
How to cover a door with your own hands, see the video below:
Wooden entrance doors are a very finicky part of our apartments. They need constant care, protection and restoration. Of course, few of us devote the due amount of time and attention to this subject. That is why they often fall into disrepair or simply lose their presentable appearance. There is not always the desire and opportunity to replace the old wooden product for something new.
But you can always update it with your own video, give fresh look and aesthetics, upholstered with leatherette. How to cover a door with dermantine? There are many video tutorials showing how to do it yourself correctly. And with the help of a clear step by step instructions this will not be difficult to do even for people who do not have special skills and abilities. Moreover, the result will be not only external beauty, but also noise and heat insulation.
Before starting work, prepare all materials and tools. The choice of material is so wide that it makes sense to think about the future design of the door in advance. Otherwise, you will walk around and choose for a very long time. You will also need foam rubber 2 centimeters thick and batting, a construction stapler, a hammer, large scissors and regular and furniture nails. First you need to prepare the door. To do this, dismantle the door handle, peephole, hinges and all decorative elements.
Step-by-step instructions: do-it-yourself upholstery of a wooden door with dermantine video
Let's start making the so-called roller; it serves as the main element of the upholstery and closes the gap between the door leaf and the jamb. Using scissors, cut a strip of leatherette 10 cm wide. Then place it wrong side up along the perimeter of the door leaf and attach it using a construction stapler. Instead of a stapler, you can use a regular hammer and small nails.
To avoid uneven distribution of the material in the places where the door hinges are fixed, it is necessary to make cuts on a strip of leatherette. Now you can start fixing the foam rubber. Lay it flat on the surface of the wooden door and secure it with a stapler. Next, we lay the batting in 2 layers on the foam layer. Batting is reliable protection foam rubber and protects it, increasing wear resistance and service life.
Now you can start cutting leatherette. Cut a piece of canvas the size of the door, adding 4 centimeters on each side. Lay the sheathing material evenly on the door leaf and begin nailing it with furniture nails. You should start from the center, first at the top of the wooden panel, then at the bottom. Remember to stretch the material well by hand to eliminate any unevenness. Next, continue attaching the leatherette along the perimeter of the door, slightly tucking the cut edges.
Now that the door already looks quite nice, all that remains is to finish the work with the rollers. Roll the batting that remains after covering the door into a tube and wrap it in strips of leatherette nailed to the door at the very beginning of work. Nail the resulting roller with furniture nails in increments of 7-10 centimeters.
This completes the DIY door upholstery video. All that remains is to replace the peephole, hinges, door handle and all the decorative elements that were previously on the door. Now you can rejoice not only in the neat new look of your front door, but also in your craftsmanship.
If you apply a little more imagination, you can use metal thread and nails to create an interesting design that will add individuality to your door. In order for everything to be successful, watch the video on how to properly upholster a door leaf with your own hands.