Are you taken for repairing an apartment in the old Fund? Do not rush to throw everything out! Some things can make your new interior better and better. We tell about them in this article.
1 doors
In the apartments of the Old Foundation, such as early Stalinki or pre-revolutionary mansions, you can see old doors with high panels and wood patterns. Today, analogues are almost impossible to find analogs. If you are a happy owner of such an apartment, try renovating the doors, and they will become a unique accent of the new interior.
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Restoration of old doors - costly. It can do even more than the installation of new ones. It is worth carefully calculating the budget if you decide to restore the door.
If nevertheless decided to replace them with modern models, part of the surviving doors still really apply in the interior. Of these, it can get a rack, wall panel or even the table.
2 windows and window sills
Many consider blasphemy to put new double glazing in the old house. Try to restore the windows and leave wooden vintage window sills. Remove the paint, as you should clean the gap, close the gaps with "liquid" corks and cover the surface with varnish or new paint. The interior will look colorful and atmospheric.
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The idea is especially suitable for owners of the old giving, where you need to make repairs with a small budget.
3 stucco
Leave old stucco or not? It all depends on the selected style. If you are definitely for minimalism, remove. If you want to create an eclectic interior, love modern classics and not against Scandinavian style with classic elements - leave and restore.
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Do not confuse the beautiful old stucco with plinths. It is better to replace them.
4 Brick Wall
In the houses of the Old Foundation, there are often similar "surprises" during repairs. When removing old wallpapers and plaster, you can find an old brick and successfully adapt it in a new interior. And this is not necessarily loft and industrial style. The brick wall can become an accent in the room of any style.
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5 cast-iron batteries
If decent cast iron batteries are left in the old house or apartment, which are suitable for use - leave. Unlike modern biometall, cast iron does not dry air (the problem of many in the heating season). You can update the coating using conventional paint.
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6 parquet
Parquet with the correct laying and suitable thickness is really worth leaving and renovated. Depending on the initial state, it can be pulled by manually or resorted to the help of specialists. The task is to remove the old varnish and dirt, and after covering enamel. If you are repaired in a country house, you can experiment and paint parquet. Paint with time erased, but it will give a special color.
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7 furniture
Dressers, chairs, tables - they can be a find in the new interior. It is especially worth paying attention to furniture from the middle of the last century and vintage things, if there are such. Furniture from the 50s today is again in fashion, and even if you are not going to create an interior in the style of MID-Century Modern, it can decorate the modern interior. Vintage exclusive will add chic and luxury, although with recovery and restoration, most likely, have to be tinted.
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8 decor
1. Chast track
An old chandelier with crystal pendants can decorate a classic interior, add chic to Loft or Scandinavian style. If you already have something like that, do not rush to throw out the find.
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2. Carpet
They return to fashion. Of course, not every old carpet needs to be left for an updated apartment, but if he is in good condition, not joined by moth, with a clear pattern and a small weight, it can be left in a new apartment. And the faded carpets and in the top of the trends of spring and summer.
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3. Collections
Collections of grandmother's porcelain or vintage vases - do not rush to get rid of them. Sometimes such cute little things add the interior of life, which is difficult to achieve with stamped furniture from the mass market and the same accessories.
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4. Object items
For example, the base from the old sewing machine, which now holds the worktop. Look for such ideas and embody them.
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5. Furnitura
Vintage handles look very successful on new furniture, it is an ideal way to add her individuality and chic. Do not miss this opportunity.
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