Master class: wood burning

Very often we are forced to buy ordinary wooden furniture. This is an integral part of the life of any person. But often such furniture looks boring and ordinary. This problem is quite easy to solve with the help of creativity, namely burning, especially if the furniture does not have varnish or other decorative coating. In this master class we will look at decorating an ordinary stool from IKEA.
To decorate, you will need the stool itself, a drawing for decoration, carbon paper, a pencil and a burning machine. Having chosen an object for decoration (in our case it is a stool), you need to select a pattern. It can be a pattern, an ornament, plants, animals, in general, anything. The flower chosen for the stool was a rose. Having prepared the drawing - by printing it or drawing a sketch on paper, you need to transfer the drawing to wood. One of the legs was chosen for painting. If you are good at drawing, then you can immediately draw a sketch on wood; if not, then you can use carbon paper. When working with it, it is necessary to secure the drawing tightly and carefully so that there are no distortions or inaccuracies. After the drawing is translated using carbon paper, you need to correct it so that there are no gaps in the outline.Otherwise it will be very difficult to burn. To make adjustments, you can use a simple pencil. If anything, it can be easily erased with an eraser. In order to work comfortably, it is better to keep the stool in a horizontal position. When the sketch of the design is completely drawn on the wood, you can begin the actual burning.



Burning is a very difficult and painstaking task. This is due to the fact that burnt elements are very difficult to correct. If you have burned a little, of course you can burn more, but the extra lines cannot be erased with an eraser or solvent. It is for this reason that it is necessary to place the decorative object comfortably and firmly. When burning, you shouldn’t rush; if necessary, you can do it as long and carefully as necessary. Of course, it will be much harder for beginners than for those who already have experience.



After the drawing is burned out, the work can be considered complete. Or you can varnish the finished work. The varnish will protect both the design and the furniture itself from damage, fading and loss of appearance.



As a result, you can decorate all the legs of the stool, it will look very unusual and beautiful. This furniture design can be considered truly original, and most importantly, affordable. Now there is no need to buy furniture with beautiful patterns and ornaments for crazy money. Now you can decorate your home yourself, saving significant money and becoming truly original and individual.