Easy Furniture Transformation {Adding Legs}

Remember my Annie Sloan Chalk Paint Old Violet china hutch I fixed up last year?

 

I bought it on Craig’s List almost a year ago and transformed it from dark-stained and dull to this blue beauty.

Before I bought it, I knew that the width and depth were perfect for my space, but I also knew that it was lacking a little on height.  That fact didn’t stop me because I knew I could fix it and I finally got around  to it this weekend.

It was really easy.  In fact, I did it all by myself — well, I had a tiny bit of help from Mr. Longhorn.

I only have one picture of the process because my camera battery decided to die mid-project, so I’ll do my best to describe it for you.  It’s so easy, I think you can manage to follow along without a bunch of pictures.

First, my husband helped me lay the piece down on the ground and I inspected the underside to see what I had to work with.

The four corners had 2 x 2 square wood pieces that had furniture “pads” (what are they called?) on the bottom.  I removed those and measured how much space I’d have to work with.

Then, I went to Lowe’s and bought the 4″ bun feet I had been admiring for the piece.  They were $6.98 a piece.  When I got home, my husband told me that I would need something called a “tee nut” to secure and screw the legs in to. (Yes, after.  No worries.  I ran to my nearby Ace Hardware and they fixed me right up!)

A “tee nut” looks like this:

He told me that they’re usually used on the top of a piece instead of the bottom, but since we’re not moving the hutch all over the place it should be just fine.

So, I drilled a hole into the bottom of the wood support and hammered the tee nut into place.

Here’s my one and only picture I took on my phone and posted on Instagram:

It’s off-center because my bun fee are kinda wide.

Once I had the tee nuts in place, I painted the feet to match my piece and screwed them into the tee nut.  Super easy!  My husband helped me put it back up and I filled it back up again.

I love it!

As a reminder, here’s what it looked like before I installed the legs:

 

And, again, after!

 

(Sorry for the terrible glare on the cabinet doors.  I don’t know how to get rid of that since the dining room window is directly across from the cabinet.)

My dining room is really coming together!  I just have to finish upholstering my chairs and I’ll be ready to show it off!

Thanks for stopping by today!