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Easy Furniture Transformation {Adding Legs}

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Julie

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.

I added these cute little 4-inch high bun feet and I absolutely love how it turned out!

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 died 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 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 the hardware store 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. So back to the store I went.)

A “tee nut” looks like this:

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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: