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The chest is considered the ancestor of a number of modern elements furniture: wardrobes, wardrobes, chests of drawers, bedside tables and even caskets. Previously, for lack of a different storage system, all the most valuable things were stored in it. Expensive fabrics, the best dresses, a wedding gift for a girl, and jewelry were placed in the chests. During a major move, they were used instead of practical suitcases, which appeared much later. Nowadays, many mistakenly attribute the chest exclusively to vintage elements that are only suitable for authentic interiors that imitate the decoration of the premises of a certain era. In fact, with proper design, this detail can become an adornment of many stylistic trends. Decorate the "grandmother's" chest and give it a chance to new life you can do it yourself with the help of improvised materials and a bit of imagination. Let's talk in the article about what you can combine this colorful element with and how to update it yourself.
Chest in different styles
There is no generally accepted classification of chests. They can be conditionally divided into:
- Vintage;
- Modern.
There is a definition of "casket" or "casket". This is the same chest, but made more roughly not for beauty, but for the sake of functionality. Previously, they were used to store food, mainly flour and cereals. The box is a light, refined variation of the chest, the bottom of which is made of wood, and side walls from the bast. On ships, lockers are used - a marine analogue of a casket in which working equipment is stored. Chests differ in size, materials of manufacture, decor and the shape of the lid (flat or convex). They can be both bulky closet replacements and tiny pieces to store small items like rings and earrings. Antique chests are the same vintage models that emphasize interiors decorated in ethnic (oriental, Russian), rustic or even classical style. There are original models of frosted glass or plastic. Such options are suitable for high-tech, minimalism and luxurious loft. The main thing that smooth surface the furniture had no patterns and was painted in one of the neutral colors. Rough white chests made of wood with slightly cracked paint are ideal for light Provence. To emphasize the detail of the decor, it is decorated with a floral pattern using the decoupage technique. For free country in the country, "grandmother's" chests are ideal, which often clutter up attics. They have an unsightly appearance, rough surface, but using sandpaper you can get to a light shade of wood with an original pattern, which is varnished for fixing. And also the chests go well with the exotic of the colonial style, because the settlers transported their belongings in chests, which later became the first pieces of furniture in new houses in the developed territories.
Chests are historically associated with wedding preparations, but now instead of storing dowries, they hide money donated by young guests. Such models are decorated with lace, rhinestones, satin ribbons and beads. The simplest options are made from ordinary cardboard and, as a rule, have a hole for envelopes in the lid, like a slot in a mailbox.
Materials used in the manufacture of chests
Classic chests are made of wood. A little later, the element was first decorated with metal, and then completely made from it. The combination of wood and iron is considered the most reliable. Modern models they are even made of plastic, but it does not differ in durability, although it is lightweight. Another disadvantage of PVC parts can be bad smell plastics. Beautiful, neat chests are made of twigs using the weaving technique. They are also light in weight, but are used exclusively for storage. Such a chest cannot be used as a chair or table.
Using the chest in different rooms
Chests are universal. They organically merge into the interior of any room, as an extra storage system will come in handy everywhere. In large models, things, fabrics, linen, blankets, shoes, pillows and towels are folded. Smaller chests can store money, jewelry and be used as a workshop organizer. For example, brushes, paints, palettes, pencils will fit perfectly in them, if the chest will decorate the artist's workroom. There are only two options for placing an element:
- Central;
- Near the wall.
If the chest is placed in the middle of the room, then its surface is usually used as a countertop. Choice color palette and drawing completely depends on the stylistic features of the design. For strict interiors, a plain surface painted in neutral, natural shades is suitable: brown, white, gray, black. If you need decor with an accent, then the chests are made in purple, red, blue, green, yellow.
In the hall
In the hallway, the chest performs two functions at once:
- Storage of shoes, umbrellas, canes.
- Place for changing shoes (replacing the bench).
To sit on the top cover was softer, it is decorated with upholstery and decorated with pillows.
In the living room
In the living room chests are used instead coffee table. If it is equipped with wheels, then mobile furniture can be transported to another room if necessary. As a rule, such a colorful element is placed in the center of the recreation area inside the "circle" formed by the sofa and armchairs. If the area of the room allows, then the casket can be installed under the window as a separate area for reading or drinking tea, overlooking the street landscape. It stores books and magazines, which are cleaned inside when guests arrive so that a coffee pot and cups can be placed on the lid.
In the bedroom
The chest in the bedroom can be used instead bedside table or play the role of a couch. Inside, as a rule, bed linen, pajamas or spare blankets / pillows are stored. The old chest located at the foot of the bed looks great. You can sit on it or use it as a table. If there is not enough space in the bedroom and there is nowhere to place a closet, then the chest will become a real salvation for cramped rooms, thanks to its versatility. IN Lately Matryoshka sets appeared on store shelves. There are three or four chests in them, one smaller than the other, stacked into each other. The smallest one will replace a jewelry box, and the larger ones can store documents, cosmetics or money (instead of a safe).
In the kitchen
Previously, chests were not placed in the kitchen. They were located in the most secluded corners of the houses. Now this piece of furniture will become stylish solution in kitchen design and extra bed storage. It can be adapted as a mini-cellar in which jars of pickles or bottles of alcohol will be stacked. Traditionally, bulky chests are placed near the windowsill under the window. They also serve as a bench. When there is very little space in the kitchen, then such furniture can be pushed under the table if it is placed against the wall (so as not to interfere with diners).
In the children's room
The chest in the nursery will help create real fairy tale. For the girl's room choose gentle shades: white, pink, lilac. Additionally, the surface is decorated with a floral pattern. Inside you can put toys or books, things. original solution will become Dollhouse in the chest. It is divided into miniature rooms and decorated toy furniture. In the boy's room, the chest will be the sequel marine style. A wooden box with metal inserts can turn into a pirate treasury, a magical treasure that is hidden on the “island” of your apartment.
In the bathroom
With cramped bathrooms, chests are combined “with a creak”, since there is little space left for furniture in such rooms. They are located, as a rule, in a free corner, supplementing with storage systems hinged type. Top cover can be used instead of a chair or a shelf for shampoos, soaps, and inside place stacks of towels, bathrobes, household chemicals. If there is not enough space, but you really want to get a casket in the interior, then they use narrow, high models. In this case, it is worth paying attention to the second parameter Special attention, since a person must freely reach the bottom.
In the design of the bathroom, it is better to use plastic or metal chests. Traditional wood is being abandoned because of its impracticality in an atmosphere of high humidity.
DIY chest decor
Chest decoration can be done using a number of popular techniques. Most often, old caskets are used as an experimental model, which for a long time were gathering dust, being forgotten, from which they acquired a very unsightly appearance. You can fix the situation in several ways:
- Decoupage. The technique involves transferring or implanting an image from napkins and printouts onto the surface of the chest with its subsequent fixing.
- Painting. The casket can be decorated with a variety of thematic patterns with your own hands. The painting looks original on ethnic chests. If the designer does not have brush skills, then stencils will come to the rescue, the contours of which are outlined “on a draft”, and then filled with paints.
- Artificial aging with brushing. Only suitable for wooden chests. Their surface is treated with a special hard brush with a metal bristle. She scrapes soft fibers of wood, resulting in an original texture. To emphasize the relief, it is varnished.
- Painting. The easiest way to decorate. The chest is simply covered with paint of one color or a combination of several shades on different parts furniture.
- Decorating with fabric or leather. Materials can be combined. Moreover, you can cover with textiles both one lid and the entire surface of the chest.
- Decoration with accessories, beads, eggshell, pieces of ceramic tiles.
- Decorated with stripes of brass, leather straps with studs, padlock and lettering forming an inscription.
- Decoration with forged elements (rings, chains to limit the opening of the lid, hinges, handles, corners) and carvings.
This is by no means an exhaustive list of options for transforming chests. It is enough to connect your imagination and skill. Methods can be safely combined with each other, if the style of the interior justifies it. Consider a master class on aging the chest by firing and brushing, followed by decoupage.
Chest decor master class
A layer of varnish, paint or other type of coating is removed from the wood. The cleaned surface is fired at a light degree so that it is slightly "smoky". Then, with a metal bristle brush, they begin to clean the wood from soft surface fibers. You need to move along them to get a neat, natural relief. To make the texture rougher, the brush is pressed with great effort. Individual areas can be treated more strongly if they need to be emphasized. Accents are usually marked along the edges of the area where the picture will be located. This place must be chosen in advance and the smoothness of the surface left untouched, since the relief will affect the quality of the implantation of the image. After the brushing process is completed, the surface is prepared for decoupage. It is painted, and after the paint has dried, it is covered with two layers of varnish on water based. In the process, the dried composition is lightly sanded to give the surface additional smoothness. A layer is applied to a printout with a mirror image acrylic lacquer. After it dries, the procedure is repeated and the decorated surface of the chest is covered with the same composition. Then immediately apply the image cut out from the sheet to it. front side down. It is covered with cellophane and carefully expelled excess varnish and air bubbles with a spatula or other tool with a smooth, hard surface. working surface. Now you need to wait 4-5 hours until the composition dries completely. After that, the implanted printout is moistened with a damp sponge and a layer of paper is rolled up with your fingers, periodically helping yourself with a sandpaper. The drawing will gradually "bare". When the paper residues are completely removed, the image is varnished again to fix it. Creating such a scenery will require skill. From the first time, not everyone can accurately remove the paper. There are more simple ways image transfer, but implantation is considered the most beautiful.
Conclusion
The homeland of the chest is the East. It was used everywhere in any premises and kept a variety of things: from weapons to kitchen utensils. Oriental chests were used instead of ottomans for reclining in moments of rest. They were necessarily decorated with pillows and a bedspread. In Italy, caskets were generously decorated with elegant forging. Only wealthy people could afford large chests, while the poor were content with simple wooden elements modest sizes. Not a single Russian hut could do without a chest. It was he who became the prototype of the first suitcases.
The chest has a lot of talents, and you can use it for more than just storing things. In what interior is such a piece of furniture appropriate? Where to put it, and how to use it? Today we will look into the casket and reveal its secrets.
Things with history today are especially popular in interior design. Someone goes to flea markets in search of interesting furniture and decor, some are sorting through things in the attic, looking for vintage items. There is a high chance of stumbling upon an old chest in one of these places.
Previously, caskets were used only for storing things. Family relics, dowry, weapons, icons, books and everything that was considered valuable were put into it. The chest is considered the ancestor of cabinets, chests of drawers, bedside tables. So, what functions can it perform besides storing things?
1. Decor item
Today there is no lack of furniture. In any interior there are cabinets, chests of drawers, shelving. The eyes of designers are turned to the chest as an interesting piece of decor that can give the space a vintage spirit. It will become an appropriate interior decoration in a rustic or industrial style, although sometimes the chest is found in Scandinavian apartments.
For decor, it is advisable to choose models with sophisticated carvings or interesting textures. Chests covered with leather are popular, as well as wooden chests with metal forging and straps.
2. Coffee table
For some, it’s still not enough just to decorate the interior with a chest. In this case, it is appropriate to use it as an additional functional piece of furniture, for example, as coffee table. Such a choice will surely surprise guests and emphasize the originality of the hosts. He can become key focus room, in which case it should stand out in color or material from the surrounding furniture.
3. Bedside table
It is very unusual to use a chest as a bedside table. In addition to being aesthetically pleasing, you can store things in the chest itself, and put your favorite books on top of it. The main thing is that the chest should not be higher than the bed, otherwise its use in this form will be very inconvenient.
4. Bench
A large oblong chest can also come in handy in the bedroom. It is able to perform the functions of a banquette. If its lid is flat, then it will allow you to sit on it. Inside it is convenient to fold bed linen, bedspreads, pillows. Of course, such a piece of furniture would be appropriate in spacious bedrooms. small room it is advisable not to clutter up with a massive chest.
5. Sofa
If you equip the chest with a soft seat, and upholster its lid soft cloth, then it will turn into a comfortable sofa. It will easily fit into the interior of the kitchen, hallway or living room in rustic style. In classical spaces, this option is best avoided.
Today, not only chests are popular in the interior. There is a real boom on.
From the very word "chest" breathes something mysterious and at the same time hopelessly old-fashioned. Gone are the days of impudent pirates who sang songs over the chest of a dead man, and over gold they languish not near the chests, but looking at bank statements. But, nevertheless, it will be a big mistake to assume that the time of chests has irrevocably passed.
In fact, this interesting and functional accessory is hardly worth forgetting. They have long adopted the chest and are actively using it in interior design. It is enough just to find out what they are and how they can be used in our time to understand that the chest, perhaps, should be placed at home.
Chests are of the following types:
traditional- these are actually the chests that everyone imagines in the first place. Rectangular, with or without legs, inlaid with wood, decorated with metal plates that not only decorate the chest, but also protect its corners from chipping;
vintage chests designed to emphasize all the charm of antiquity in the interior. Novelty does not adorn them at all. On the contrary, darkened from time to time, scratched and battered (they are often even covered with craquelure varnish for greater effect), chests are associated with the dashing and romantic times of brave filibusters and the mysterious atmosphere of medieval castles.
rough rustic chests made of wood and stained. These wooden crafts massive, not too refined, but the interior in country style is imperfect without them;
ethnic chest you can choose for every taste: simple metal-bound chests will remind you of the ancient Viking era, intricately painted chests with rich metal lining will evoke Andalusian palaces, and chests luxuriously decorated with fabrics and tassels will set off the style of the hospitable and pampered East;
modern chests most often completely shackled metal sheets and have only a slight stylization of the chests of the past.
Why do you need a chest in the interior?
The chest is perfect for almost any style in the interior: hi-tech, urban style, renaissance style, popular style, colonial style and art deco style. Of course, the chest must fully match the style of the room and be decorated as necessary. So, the chest can be styled with metal lining, varnishing, mosaic and tile lining, fabric upholstery and decoupage.
The chest can be useful in the following cases:
The main and inalienable advantage of the chest is that you can store anything in it, with the exception, perhaps, of perishable products;
The chest is perfect in the nursery as a box for storing toys, clothes and various childish secrets. A chest in for boys or in a gentle romantic style for girls will be an excellent replacement for an ordinary closet;
The chest in the living room will surely become the envy of the guests and the pride of the owners. Especially if it is actually purchased at an antique store or flea market. The chest can act as a pouffe or a sofa, it will be convenient to put your feet on it, comfortably placed in front of the TV. Also the chest will become great option a tea table, inside which you can hide not only a tea set, but also a bottle of rum for close friends. In this case, the chest as a table will give an unforgettable flavor to a friendly meeting. The main thing is that after drinking rum no one is forced to walk on the yards.
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