PART II A LEG UP - adding legs to furniture

I've given you some tips to adding legs to your furniture projects,

now I want to share different styles and types with you.

The 3 legs used on this corner unit

were salvaged from a little queen anne side table.

http://4theloveofwood.blogspot.com/2012/02/shelf-chair-table-and-mirror-corner.html

NEW Lee Valley cast iron lions feet were added to this little shelf.

http://4theloveofwood.blogspot.com/2011/01/daddys-cabinet-cabinet-make-over.html

Next an example of cast iron stove legs.

http://4theloveofwood.blogspot.com/2011/02/twins-pair-of-black-night-stands.html



The legs on this media console are sections cut from uprights
on
an octagon 70's side table.
Most of you know the ones, next time  you see one
stop and grab it.

http://4theloveofwood.blogspot.com/2012/02/beach-seaside-tv-console.html

Even a bed frame can have bun feet added to lift it up.

These bun feet if I recall correctly were found on a curb side love seat.

Just stop the car, jump out, unscrew each leg, and your on your way.

http://4theloveofwood.blogspot.com/2011/08/queen-with-bun-feet-white-antiqued.html

I don't have one great source for legs, I simply watch for them every where I go.

An important thing to keep in mind when thinking about installing legs

is the weight of the furniture and the strength of your legs and install.

http://4theloveofwood.blogspot.com/2011/07/answers-to-burning-questions-industrial.html

And of course if your furniture is better suited for casters

don't stop until you find a great industrial set.

Who doesn't like furniture that moves easily?

KEEP AN OPEN MIND!

PART I A LEG UP - adding legs to furniture

A very popular question I get asked about is the legs I add to many of my furniture pieces.

So I thought I would share some project photos and information

to show how dramatic and fun it can be.

http://4theloveofwood.blogspot.com/2011/07/luscious-lanky-legs-adding-legs-to.html

I'm not going to suggest it's simple or easy.

Most every piece needs to be altered in some way to accept a set of legs.

On this particular dresser I had to add an apron around the exterior and bracing between the legs.

Measuring, cutting, gluing, clamping and screwing are needed to be done

when doing these kinds of installs to vintage furniture.

The set of solid wood legs used on this dresser came from a MDF topped coffee table.

Below are some examples of bedside tables I've added legs to ...

http://4theloveofwood.blogspot.com/2011/03/barn-gem-white-washed-dove-grey-table.html

http://4theloveofwood.blogspot.com/2011/03/wall-hook-to-drawer-handle-tulip-side.html

http://4theloveofwood.blogspot.com/2011/09/guess-whats-arrived-here-in-bc-his-and.html

I generally only use 2 fancy legs on the front and stock lumber legs

on the back. Below you can see the 4 solid oak legs used on this set above.

This was the bottom of a very strange open box cabinet thing I found at a yard sale.

http://4theloveofwood.blogspot.com/2010/11/hollywood-glamour-black-night-tables.html

http://4theloveofwood.blogspot.com/2011/01/70s-showgirls-bed-tables.html

http://4theloveofwood.blogspot.com/2010/12/coming-to-listing-near-you.html

Once I added these mini Queen Anne legs this dresser was looking fabulous.

Here is another dresser that originally sat flat on the floor before coming to me.

http://4theloveofwood.blogspot.com/2011/09/epic-adventure-black-chest.html

This black beauty needed to be re-enforced before I could safely add the new feet.
The legs used were purchased new at Windsor Plywood in Langley.

Getting any ideas yet?

I'M NOT A FURNITURE REFINISHER - christine's shelf

There are a lot of ppl out there that refinish furniture,

and it would seem that that is what I do as well however

I like to think of myself as a furniture rescuer.

And like many professionals I have a uniform I wear when I go to work

I have many tools of the trade and every now and then I get the call to come rescue

some tired piece of furniture someone still sees hope in.

Here is one of those calls:

I've got a super, super old piece that might do well with some love from you! It's kind of like a bookshelf - maybe it used to be a cabinet of some sort. It's pretty beat up - don't know if it's valuable - but thought that if anyone could make it beautiful again, you would be a pretty good bet.  I think it might be fir - it's got kind of an art deco feel to it - the top front edge is rounded. It seems to have quite a few layers of paint on it - and the back is completely toast - it seems to just be a piece of fibre board or something cheap like that.  

drawer, toe kick, and back removed - legs added

Christine didn't want any money and if I wasn't interested she was going to

listing it on Craig's list free section later that week.

She genuinely wanted to see this saved and why not?

It was a good piece of solid wood furniture that has served many homes

for over 50 years.

It had been painted many times probably to match each decade it lived thru.
 

These old bed slats were perfect for the back of the shelf,

just measured, cut, and nailed in place.

I really don't understand how they would have ever supported a queen bed

as thin as they were, maybe that's why they were curbside in the first place.

I used my grinder to create different levels of the old paint.

I sprayed the whole unit with ASCP in old white,

then sanded it back to show it's age, and gave it a waxing from head to toe.

I really love how chippy and vintage this project turned out. 

This shelf has come in so handy with my small items for the Dec 2,3,4

Christmas show I am not sure if it will be up for sale or not.

You'll just have to wait and see.

One last thing to get you moving this fine Saturday morning:

The Shore 104.3 FM team partnered with the Vancouver Adapted Music Society (VAMS) and The Canadian Music Therapy Trust Fund to produce this second installment of Music Saves.

This is something I listen to often while I work.