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Furniture Restoration and Transformation for Beginners

A course by Antic&Chic , Interior design studio and furniture transformation workshop.

Interior design studio and furniture transformation workshop.. Girona, Spain.
Joined March 2018

Create unique decorative pieces from your old furniture to achieve spaces full of style and personality

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99% positive reviews (439)
16,912 students
Audio: Spanish
Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch

Create unique decorative pieces from your old furniture to achieve spaces full of style and personality

There’s an endless world of possibilities within the art of restoration. Creators of the interior design studio Antic&Chic Celia and Marc are here to teach you how to restore and transform your old furniture or household items to revitalize and add character to your home.

Discover the different array techniques used in furniture transformation and restoration. Step by step, Celia and Marc guide you through the careful art of renovation as they share their secrets to creating unique pieces that add charm to your decor.

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What will you learn in this online course?

16 lessons & 26 downloads

What Will We Do in This Course?
2 minutes, 46 seconds
Before Buying Old Parts
6 minutes, 44 seconds
Chair Diagnosis
3 minutes, 51 seconds
Clean and Deworm
11 minutes, 32 seconds
Stripping
6 minutes, 18 seconds
Sand and Prime
13 minutes, 52 seconds
  • 99% positive reviews (439)
  • 16,912 students
  • 16 lessons (1h 50m)
  • 26 additional resources (11 files)
  • Online and at your own pace
  • Available on the app
  • Audio: Spanish
  • Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
  • Level: Beginner
  • Unlimited access forever

What is this course's project?

Design and restore an old chair using different techniques to transform it

Projects by course students

Who is this online course for?

This course is suitable for decorating and DIY hobbyists as well as professionals who work with furniture.

Requirements and materials

No prior knowledge of furniture restoration is necessary..

For this course, you will use a variety of materials found in hardware stores, such as paint remover or stripper, steel wool, liquid woodworm treatment, flat-head screws, sandpaper or sanding sponges and filler, among others. You will also need tools such as a spatula or scraper, screwdriver and drill bits, a chisel or cutting multi-tool and screwdriver, as well as others that your teachers will indicate during the course.


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16,912 Students
439 Reviews
99% Positive ratings

Antic&Chic

A course by Antic&Chic

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Interior design studio and furniture transformation workshop.

Almost a decade ago, Celia and Marc created Antic&Chic, an interior design studio and furniture transformation workshop. They have since specialized in creating spaces that generate emotions in the people living in them.

They incorporate antique pieces and transform them to give them a more modern look. In their projects, they combine antique and modern pieces, and use works of art, plants and colors to achieve results that are full of joy, a sense of freshness and heaps of character.


Content

  • U1

    Introduction

    • Presentation
    • Influences
    • What Will We Do in This Course?
  • U2

    The Bases to Know How to Restore

    • Restore vs Transform
    • Before Buying Old Parts
    • Decide On the Furniture Finish
  • U3

    First Steps for Your Project

    • Chair Diagnosis
    • Clean and Deworm
    • Stripping
    • Small Repairs 1
    • Small Repairs 2
  • U4

    The Moment of Change: Paints and Varnishes

    • Sand and Prime
    • Paint and Its Finishes
    • Varnish and Its Finishes
  • U5

    And This Is Just the Beginning...

    • Care and Maintenance
    • Tips to Move Forward with Your Projects
  • FP

    Final project

    • Furniture Restoration and Transformation for Beginners

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Domestika's courses are online classes that provide you with the tools and skills you need to complete a specific project. Every step of the project combines video lessons with complementary instructional material, so you can learn by doing. Domestika's courses also allow you to share your own projects with the teacher and with other students, creating a dynamic course community.

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Furniture Restoration and Transformation for Beginners. Craft course by Antic&Chic Best seller

Furniture Restoration and Transformation for Beginners

A course by Antic&Chic
Interior design studio and furniture transformation workshop.. Girona, Spain.
Joined March 2018
  • 99% positive reviews (439)
  • 16,912 students