Style Make Over: Country Conversion

By DIY Maven

The great thing about country-style furniture is it’s falling out of favor, which means you can pick it up for just about nothing. Another thing, it’s almost always made out of real wood–generally pine–which is more than I can say about most of the furniture at IKEA. The not-so-great thing about country-style furniture, is, well, it’s country–not that there’s anything wrong with that if that’s the way you roll, but if you don’t, you’re going to have to get creative.

If you’re faced with a piece of furniture that needs a style make over, your best friend is, as always, paint. But with something like country furniture that can often have a lot of curvy lines, you might need to consider reconstructive surgery.

For this pine corner cabinet, MWT first used a skill saw to cut off the wavy bit on top for a much cleaner appearance. Next, he removed the wavy bit on the bottom completely and replaced it with a simple piece of pine.

Next, he handed the cabinet off to me. A coat of primer, three coats of black satin latex, some new hardware and we’ve gone from country to contemporary-country, which may not sound like a big change, but it sure looks like one.

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August 16, 2007

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Bjorkfansoph

October 24, 2007

Sweet!! Nice job.

baconthecat

August 22, 2007

Wow. Gorgeous!! Not to mention it looks like it cost a lot at the store! ;) Great work! *grumbles under breath about her own MWT-only-not-really-MWT)*

DIY Maven

August 16, 2007

Thanks guys! I really do love a good make over. Gets me all tingly inside ;)

locamama

August 16, 2007

That is a great transformation.

bruno

August 16, 2007

Man, you guys are like a dynamic duo of making stuff look cool. I love the final product...great work!