8 ways to decorate the refrigerator

Refrigerator decor

The old refrigerator is still working, but it has become dilapidated and rusty in some places? Or maybe you think that this large metal "box" does not fit into the interior? Or do you just want to diversify the situation in the kitchen? In this material we will talk about 8 ways to decorate the refrigerator, starting from painting with your own hands and ending with decoupage, and also present 80 photo ideas of original rework.

Method 1. Painting with slate paint and painting with crayons (+ master class)

The door of the refrigerator with slate coating is an ideal place for recordings: shopping lists and to-do items, recipes and reminders of messages to households and cute notes. And, of course, on such a “blackboard” it is very convenient to draw to children while mom is cooking. To turn the refrigerator door into a whiteboard, you can choose one of the following four methods:

Method 1. Paint slate paint. This method is somewhat more complicated than the others, and besides, it excludes the possibility of returning the surface to its original form. But on the other hand, it is possible to paint with slate paint not only the doors, but also the whole body of the equipment, and the coating itself will turn out to be more durable.

Slate Painted Refrigerator

Slate Painted Refrigerator

Slate Painted Refrigerator

Painting the fridge

Method 2. Finishing chalk wallpaper. Chalky wallpaper is easier to use, and most importantly - they can be unstuck without leaving marks on the surface of the equipment. However, the coating is not very durable and needs to be changed periodically. In addition, chalky wallpaper more difficult to draw out rounded doors, corners, to bypass when sticking handles, displays and protruding parts. If you want to glue the whole body, the coating will have visible seams. For this reason, chalky wallpaper is best to draw only the door or part of the door.

Design of the refrigerator with chalk wallpaper

Method 3. Fastening the magnetic slate. Such a board is mounted and dismantled as easily as one large magnet, and even on it you can not only draw, but also attach small magnets. Most often, ready-made magnetic boards are not too large, and buying a large-sized panel is possible only on order.

Refrigerator with magnetic slate

Method 4. Fastening the slate on neodymium magnets. This method is good because it allows you not to paint the refrigerator and, if desired, it is easy to remove the chalk board.

  • Slate on the fridge
    How does such a big chalk board hang on the fridge? The secret is simple - several neodymium magnets are glued on its back

Next, we will tell how to decorate the refrigerator with a removable slate with a frame like the photo below.

Chalk board on the fridge

Please note that the refrigerator does not have its own handles, its doors open by the handles bolted to the chalk board

What you need:

  • A thin sheet of plywood (3-6 mm);
  • Slate paint, primer (preferably), paint brush / roller, cuvette;
  • Moldings for framing boards;
  • Jigsaw or hand saw;
  • Neodymium magnets with holes for screws (the price of one magnet is about 80 rubles., Their number and adhesion strength depend on the weight of the board).
Countersink magnet

Such a super magnet the size of a ruble coin will easily hold 3 kg of weight.

  • Shurpy (by the number of magnets), screwdriver;
  • Stickers on furniture legs (they are needed to avoid scratches on the surface of the doors, as well as chips on the magnets themselves. Such overlays are sold in Ikea and hardware stores. If desired, pieces of thin rubber or fleece-type fabrics can be glued to magnets);
  • Furniture handle for each board / door and screws for fastening.

Instruction:

Step 1. We measure the parameters of one or two doors of the refrigerator.

Step 2. Cut the boards from the sheet of fiberboard exactly according to the size of the doors.

Step 3. Paint the board with a primer, waiting for drying. Next, apply the first layer of slate paint, let it dry, put the next layer and again leave for the time recommended by the manufacturer. Finally, apply a third layer of paint (preferably).

Step 4. While the paint is drying, unscrew the knobs of your fridge.

Step 5. We cut and assemble the moldings on the board (you can on the wood glue). If desired, the moldings can be painted.

Step 6. Now we glue a protective cover on each magnet, then fasten all the magnets on the back side of the board. Be careful and strictly (!) Follow the rules of work with neodymium magnets.

Board with magnets

Neodymium magnets are small magnets, but very powerful. They are sold in special online stores in a variety of shapes, sizes and capacities (the strength of adhesion is indicated on the packaging). Flat magnets are suitable for our project so that the gap between the board and the door is not too large. The main thing is that the total force of the adhesion of the magnets exceeds the weight of your board twice (!), Otherwise it will slide down.

Step 7. Hooray! The board is ready. Now we fasten furniture handles on it.

Step 8. It's time to install the board (s). Try to open each door by pulling the handle, if the board is stationary and the door opens easily, then your project is complete. If you feel that the board is not sufficiently tight to the door, add a few more magnets.

See also: Making fridge magnets (and not only) from improvised, waste and natural materials

Method 2. Vinyl stickers

Vinyl stickers stick easily and stick off without a trace, they are inexpensive and are sold in a variety of designs, and therefore they can often be changed by mood. For example, geometric shapes, images of animals, floral and floral motifs, words and phrases can decorate a refrigerator.

Fridge Decor Stickers

Stickers on the fridge

  • Fridge Decor Stickers
  • Vinyl stickers can be bought at hardware stores, shops with goods for creative work, various online stores (for example, Aliexpress), as well as ordered at a printing house.
  • Simple fridge stickers can be cut from your own paper from self-adhesive paper.
  • Fridge decor homemade stickers

See also: How to arrange the refrigerator in the kitchen

Method 3. Film or magnetic panels with photo printing

Want to turn a refrigerator into a realistic phone booth, a retro soda machine, or a bottle of your favorite drink? Or maybe you just want to transfer a beautiful photo of your authorship to the door? Then your choice - a vinyl film or a magnetic vinyl (magnetic panel) with photo printing. Both coatings can not only decorate the refrigerator, but also protect its facades from scratches and dirt.

Design of the refrigerator with photo printing film

Design of the refrigerator with photo printing film

Refrigerator Sticker - Old Street

Fridge with a sticker in the style of Khokhloma

Photo Decorated Fridge

  • Film printing is different in that it is glued by smoothing manually or under the influence of warm air (at home it is done with a hair dryer).The latter easily fits even on the rounded doors and corners of the refrigerator. Both types of film are suitable for the design of the entire body of technology.

How to put a sticker with a photo printing on the refrigerator with your own hands? The first step is to degrease the surface with any degreaser or alcohol solution. Handles on the door must first be removed, other protruding parts should also be removed. Then the film is gently applied and simultaneously smoothed with a flat object (for example, a bank card), smoothing bubbles and creases. Further along the edges, the film is folded, also smoothed, and the excess is cut with a clerical knife. And finally, the handles are screwed into place.

  • Magnetic panels are flexible sheets of vinyl with a thickness of 0.5 mm with a magnetic back side and with photo printing on the front side. In fact, these are simply large magnets that are made exactly to the dimensions of the doors (but not more than 60 cm wide). Most often, magnetic panels adorn the doors, but they can also beautify the sides of the refrigerator. Magnetic vinyl is easy to assemble and dismantle without leaving any marks.

Method 4. Painting in a bright color, in the tone of the headset or wall (+ master class)

You can update the old refrigerator or enter the equipment in the interior simply by painting it with metal paint. The main thing here is to choose the right color.

  • If you paint the refrigerator in the tone of the wall or headset, it will seem less cumbersome. This trick is especially good. for small kitchens.

Paint the refrigerator to match the headset

  • If the interior of your kitchen seems too boring to you, then the refrigerator can be painted in a very bright color.

Painted fridge in the interior

  • In the interior of the kitchen in retro style, country music or provence It will look great fridge red or pastel - pood-pink or pale blue.

Painted fridge in the interior

It is best and easiest to paint the refrigerator with your own hands with paint in a spray can. Ideally, it should be highly resistant alkyd enamel or acrylic paint for metal. Paint in cans are also suitable, but in this case it is important to use a high-quality paint brush in order to achieve a perfectly smooth finish.

Instruction:

Step 1. Lightly skins the surface to remove gloss. If there is rust or chips somewhere, then we also remove them and smooth them with sandpaper.

Step 2. Clean and degrease the surface with an alcohol solution.

Step 3. Using masking tape we cover everything that we want to protect from painting, we close the refrigerator chamber with foil. Do not forget to lay a film or newspaper on the floor, and open the window.

Painting the fridge

Step 4. Shake the can thoroughly and start spraying the paint in a uniform thin layer and let it dry, then apply the second and third layer (if necessary). Remember that instead of one thick layer of paint, it is better to apply two thin ones.

  • To increase the durability of the paint and facilitate its application, it is desirable to first coat the surface with a primer.

Step 5. We cover the surface with a matte or glossy lacquer, which will make the new coating more durable and moisture resistant.

Painting the fridge

Method 5. Hand-painted (+ video lesson)

Hand painting can turn a refrigerator into a unique art object or just into a very cute and “animated” piece of furniture. You can paint the technique with paints and brushes, special acrylic markers or airbrushes.

Fridge with painted flowers

Refrigerator painting

  • Refrigerator painting

The idea of ​​painting the refrigerator

The idea of ​​painting the refrigerator

Complicated compositions are best trusted by professionals, but with your own hands you can draw a simple drawing, use a stencil or masking tape (to create strips). Here is a large collection of photos of simple refrigerator painting ideas that even a beginner can realize.

Painting the refrigerator with a stencil

Painting the refrigerator with a stencil

Painting the refrigerator with masking tape

Painting the refrigerator with masking tape

The idea of ​​a simple painting of the refrigerator

The idea of ​​a simple painting of the refrigerator

Painting the fridge with stripes using masking tape

Snowman Fridge


In this video tutorial, you will learn how to decorate an old refrigerator with your own hands using a stencil in the form of a lace tablecloth.

Method 6. Decoupage (+ master class)

Decoupage is a simple and great way to update an old refrigerator, adapt it to kitchen interior in a rustic or traditional style, to add hand-painted or design moldings.

Decoupage refrigerator decor

Decoupage refrigerator decor

Decoupage Side-by-Side Refrigerator

Side by side refrigerator decoupage

Refrigerator decoupage

Refrigerator decoupage

Decoupage built-in refrigerator

Decoupage built-in refrigerator

Decoupage built-in refrigerator

Decoupage built-in refrigerator

Gzhel style refrigerator decoupage

Gzhel style refrigerator decoupage

Country style decoupage refrigerator

The idea of ​​decoupage the refrigerator do it yourself

The idea of ​​decoupage the refrigerator do it yourself

To decoupage the fridge you will need:

  • Multi-layered napkins with the desired print, and better special cards for decoupage (they can be large in size, and the drawings themselves have already been made into a composition);
  • Scissors;
  • PVA glue;
  • Brushes: flat squirrel (for decoupage and applying varnish) and thin synthetic (for drawing details);
  • Pencil (for layout and sketch);
  • Acrylic paints;
  • Acrylic varnish (matte, glossy or craquelure effect).

Instruction:

Step 1. Prepare the surface: degrease with an alcohol solution, if you plan to glue the pattern on the factory finish, or paint the refrigerator in the desired color and wait for the paint to dry.

Step 2. Separate from the napkin layer with a pattern and scissors cut the desired element along the contour. Cut as many pieces as needed.

DIY decoupage fridge

Step 3. Start to glue the first picture: glue it with the inside out, put it on the desired place, then gently smooth out the bubbles and folds with a brush, remove the excess glue with a damp cloth and tamping movements. Then glue all the other blanks, moving from the center to the edges, starting with the large ones and ending with small elements.

  • Before sticking napkins, it is desirable to apply a marking on the surface of the door.

DIY decoupage fridge

Step 4. When the whole composition is folded, draw small details and contours.

DIY decoupage fridge

Step 5. Apply a matte or glossy lacquer on the drawing in two layers or more to give it greater strength and moisture resistance.

DIY decoupage fridge

DIY decoupage fridge

For a more detailed master class on the decoupage of the refrigerator in the style of Provence, see this video.

Method 7. Making moldings and "carved" details (+ master class)

If your the kitchen is decorated in a classic style, then a grandiose project of reworking the refrigerator into ... an old buffet will help you to enter into its interior.

Refrigerator decor before and after

View of the old refrigerator before and after alteration

What you need for decoration:

  • Wood or PVC moldings;
  • Carved furniture decoration in wood / PVC or stucco plaster / polyurethane in the shape of a crown, as well as patterned corners (if possible);
  • Saw for trimming moldings;
  • Glue for metal.

What you need for painting:

  • Adhesive primer;
  • Chalk white paint (you can do it yourself using recipes from the Internet or buy, say, from designer Daria Geller);
  • Primary chalk paint;
  • Paint brush, 1 round brush with a diameter of 8-7 cm (useful for both painting and waxing), flat average brush (for wax);
  • Dark-colored wax (can be replaced with a mixture of colorless wax with dark brown paint);
  • The wax is colorless;
  • Painting supplies: film, masking tape, etc.

Instruction:


Step 1. Remove the skin gloss from the surface, clean and degrease it with an alcohol solution.

Step 2. Make the markup and glue the carved parts: the crown, moldings, corners.

Making the fridge moldings and carved details

Step 3. We paint the refrigerator with white paint in two layers, letting each layer dry.

Making the fridge moldings and carved details

Step 4. Now with a big round brush, cross-movements roughly paint the refrigerator in the main color in one layer. So you get the effect of wear.

Making the fridge moldings and carved details

  • Pens must either be removed and put up with their absence, or painted too.
  • At this stage, the decor and baseboards can be painted with a base color or white / gold / silver (in this case, the paint will fall outside the limits of the decor, but this is not a problem).

Step 5. Apply colorless wax on the baseboards and decor using cloth or a brush, let it soak and dry, then rub the excess with a paper napkin.

Step 6. Now we apply a dark wax on the decor and baseboards with a brush, then we rub it and remove the excess with paper napkins, achieving the desired effect of antiquity.

Waxing

In places where the wax seems too dark, apply some colorless wax and wipe the surface with a paper napkin.

Waxed decor

Step 7. Now treat the entire refrigerator with colorless wax with the same large round brush (you do not need to wash it off with paint residues!). When the wax dries, remove the excess with a napkin. Done!

Refrigerator, decorated under the buffet in the style of Provence

In this collection of photos you can learn similar ideas of the decor of the refrigerator with moldings and carved decorations.

The idea of ​​reworking the old refrigerator

  • The idea of ​​reworking the old refrigerator

The idea of ​​reworking the old refrigerator

The idea of ​​reworking the old refrigerator

The idea of ​​reworking the old refrigerator

The idea of ​​reworking the old refrigerator

Method 8. Decor self-adhesive film

Alteration of the refrigerator self-adhesive film - a budget and a simple alternative to photo printing and painting. All you need to do is to change the design of the refrigerator: degrease the surface and remove the handles, glue the film, simultaneously smoothing it with a non-sharp flat object, then wrap it around the edges, cut off the excess and put the handles back in place.

  • Unfortunately, a self-adhesive film, unlike a photo printing film, does not have a lamination layer and quickly wears off. In addition, it is worse falls on uneven and rounded surfaces.

Fridge decor with adhesive film

Fridge decor with adhesive film

Fridge decor with adhesive film

Fridge decor with adhesive film

Fridge decor with adhesive film

Fridge decor with adhesive film

Fridge decor with adhesive film

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