People often think that giving an old chest of drawers - or any other piece of furniture - a facelift requires (an undercoat and) a coat of paint. But in this case, the term "paint" includes the verbs clean, strip, sand, brush, paint, varnish... There are much simpler solutions to give a piece of furniture a new look without paint!

To give a piece of furniture a makeover without painting: use adhesives

Perfect for furniture tops, but also for sides, doors, drawers, etc., adhesives are now available in many colours and prints. It's up to you to play with the colours to create a piece of furniture that suits your taste. If you like geometric patterns, try the Frog TapeA tape (adhesive of course) that allows you to create various shapes while keeping part of the furniture.

In the adhesive family, you can also count on stickers of all kinds. Browse the web to see how wide the choice is and to find ideas if you run out of them.

While vintage is in fashion, you can still cover your drawer bottoms and door interiors with retro wallpaper.

You'll see, it's all in the handle!

Sometimes it takes very little to give a piece of furniture a new look without painting. We're thinking here of handles: very simple to change with a small screwdriver, new handles will really give a chest of drawers or a piece of kitchen furniture a new look. Let's imagine, for example, that you have a dark wooden chest of drawers. Give it brass or steel shell handles and add matching reinforcements and you have a chest of drawers that looks like a travel trunk! If the furniture is dark blue, this will give it a maritime look. This is, of course, just one of many ideas. And here again, manufacturers are bursting with imagination to offer you handles to suit all your desires.

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