DIY Painted Furniture Makeovers

DIY Painted Furniture Makeovers

11.07.2016

We can't wait to share this next furniture makeover with you! If you've followed us for any length of time you know that we are big proponents of altering furniture when it makes sense. We're firm believers that just because a piece for furniture starts out as something doesn't mean it has to stay in its original state. If it's not functional, if it looks outdated or doesn't fit your decor, ALTER it! You can easily update your furniture by painting it, adding legs, taking off doors, adding design elements or simply just re-thinking it's purpose. Today, we're going to share some examples of DIY painted furniture refinished with all of these in mind!

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This post was sponsored by Country Chic Paint. But, if it weren't I would still share these fabulous furniture makeovers using their products! This post may contain affiliate links. Please see our full disclosure policy.

We affectionally call the following furniture makeover The Mackenzie Console. We found this two piece hutch at an estate sale for a great price. This piece was solid and heavy and it came with some amazing details. But that original cream colored finish was bleh! This piece was definitly a great candidate for paint!

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Rather then paint the pieces and then put them back together, we opted to turn the base of the hutch into a stand alone media console. It lacked height so we made the decision to add legs to the base.

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To prepare the bottom for legs, we removed the damaged base trim and sanded it smooth.

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Then, we measured and cut a board to size and attached it with wood glue, brad nails and a nail gun. We took measurements for the legs, pre-drilled holes and then screwed them in.

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This quick and simple way gives your piece of furniture some height AND a high end custom look. The prep work is finished and is ready for some PAINT!

We painted this buffet/media console in Country Chic Paint's Nocturnal (one of their furniture paint colors from their 2016 Fall/Winter limited edition paint colors) then dry brushed some Vanilla Frosting and Pocket Watch metallic cream over the detailed high points to give it a little aged European flair.

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Isn't the Nocturnal paint color gorgeous? It is a beautiful rich dark grey hue with green mossy undertones. It's only available for a limited time. If you miss the order Gravel Road from Dixie Belle Paint Company would be a lovely close second.

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Adding Legs To Furniture

Here's another example of a painted piece of furniture that received some legs. Visit our Donovan Console project to learn more about how we took a hutch and turned it into two pieces of furniture.

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Adding Design Elements to Furniture

Read about this painted bench makeover where we used Country Chic Paint in Liquorice and attached some fun designer fabric.

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Removing Furniture Doors

This refinished dresser and these painted nightstands were drastically opened up and given a new look just by removing the doors.

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Learn more by looking at these additional repurposed furniture tutorials from Thirty Eighth Street.

Happy Painting!
Carrie || Thirty Eighth Street

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Thirty Eighth Street

Carrie is the owner and author of Thirty Eighth Street, a blog dedicated to furniture story telling. Filled with tutorials, tips and lots of furniture before and afters, Thirty Eighth Street was created to encourage and inspire her readers to see the full potential in unloved and unwanted furniture. Carrie's work has been featured at HGTV, The Huffington Post, Hometalk, Annie Sloan, Country Chic Paint, Redbook, General Finishes and has been published in BH&G Magazine. Carrie has been a judge for The Fab Furniture Flippin Contest ™ and is a regular contributor for Country Chic Paint and Pure & Original.