Remember the makeover in this room?
You can see the entire space here.
Do you notice anything that sticks out in this room?
If I go all Sesame Street and point out that one of these things doesn’t belong, can you see it?
THAT CHAIR LEG.
You might not have noticed it at first, but once I did doesn’t that chair leg get on your last nerves? It’s like it doesn’t belong in the space at ALL. Everything is so light and airy and girly and then there’s this dark, ominous out of place chair leg that showed up at the party.
Yikes.
Seriously.
That chair leg needed to GO.
Here’s how we fixed it (and it’s probably not what you think). It was so simple that I can’t believe it took me so long to change it.
Here’s our simple budget decorating tip for an outdated armchair.
Here’s a better picture of the chair so you can see the entire project.
This chair came with us from the farmhouse living room. We’ve had it for years and it ended up in Westleigh’s room and she likes the size of it and the comfortableness of it and it’s perfect for watching movies or reading books or listening to 10th-grade gossip.
I’ll let you discern what it’s used for most.
(total aside: insert eye wink)
Here’s a close-up of the leg so you can get an idea of how dark it is against the lightness of the gray rug.
When we were working on the bedroom makeover, we looked at buying a new chair.
And in the middle of all the chair shopping, I found the most amazing chair that I can’t find the link to now. It looked kind of like this chair. It was khaki with nailhead trim and a tufted back.
But there were two major differences.
It had clear, see-through acrylic legs.
And it was $850.
I don’t think I’ve ever paid that for a piece of furniture and I wasn’t about to start now. But the chair? It got me thinking. What if we just replaced the legs? What if I could find clear acrylic legs? Was such a thing even a thing?
Yes.
Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.
I found four of these clear, lucite chair legs on Amazon.
You can see them here.
They were so easy to install.
We just unscrewed the other legs and attached the new legs.
Here’s a picture of the first leg after we attached it to the chair.
Our front legs attached easily.
In the back, the holes were slightly bigger and so we used this attachment that came with the kit to attach the back two legs.
We just drilled a slightly larger hole and attached this piece for the legs to attach to.
Here’s the chair after.
DOESN’T IT LOOK LIKE A BRAND NEW CHAIR?
Seriously.
Here’s a close-up of the leg.
See how it just blends seamlessly now into the decor?
The chair looks like it belongs in the room.
Here’s the before.
Here’s the after.
I love a simple, easy change that looks like you spent $850.
You don’t have to spend a lot of money to create a beautiful space.
That’s why my favorite decorating ideas?
They all start with “budget.”
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Good Morning Karianne, I really like the acrylic legs. So perfect. A couple of years ago I ordered a chair for my bedroom and same scenario: the legs were too dark so I painted them Paris Grey and used white wax. they now look perfect. I also shortened the legs a couple inches so it sat better for me. It is lovely in my bedroom.
That. Is. Brilliant. !! Love the look!!
This is fantastic!! I'm running to Amazon to see if I can find bun feet for my couch!!! xoxo
Sooooo cool... 😎! Who would have thunk!? Leave it to you, ol' gal!!
Wow Wow Wow!!!!!!! I am going to look around the house for something to replace the legs on! Great job.
Great idea - love the new legs! Shelley
Has anyone told you today that you are amazing? Because you are!! Looks perfect!
AMAZING! I would never have thought of that. Thought for certain you were going to paint it.
Karianne OMG!!!💃💃💃💃 The lucite legs make the nailheads pop!!! I love it!!! What a fantastic remedy!
Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant! I’m going to look around my house and see where I can change furniture legs! Thank you for sharing this marvelous tip!
Those lucite legs are fantastic!!!! Love how they add sparkle to the room!!!!! Where did you find them?
Hi Karianne! Wow, the chair looks so much more expensive now! If I’m looking for something I can’t find elsewhere I always check Amazon! They have everything it seems,lol! Great job on thinking of doing that to the chairs!! Love it! 😍😊 P.S. I’d love to see more of your design tips on Instagram! 😁
You can get anything on Amazon. Years ago there was a gift/home goods/baby clothing store downtown and we said “You can find anything at Buttners”. Again, nice job and the legs make all the difference!
Those chair legs are fabulous! Way to think outside the box!
I noticed your sofa also has black legs. Are you considering changing them also?
So fancy pants! It looks amazing!
How fabulous is this. I didn't know you could buy acrylic legs, this does look like a whole new chair. Love it. Great tip and idea
Oh, I wish I had a chair that needed an update! Brilliant idea.
Love this. I need to check out my chair legs!
Brilliant! Looks like a totally different chair! You are really amazing!😁
I feel like I need to order those legs just to have on hand!
Who knew??????? (Well now we do, at least the wise people who follow and read your blog.) These legs are just the bomb....can't wait to get some. THANKS!
You are a genius!
Did not bother me at all till you showed the after! 😂
OK, so my inner naughty person wants to wolf whistle and say, "Great legs!". :) Only you would think up this solution.
What an amazing idea! I love it! Will definitely remember this for down the road!
OMG, BRILLIANT!!!!
CUTE!
I love to get your emails! Honestly you are my favorite of bloggers and I think one reason is that you have projects that are easy on our budgets. And of course......your stories!
That is amazing!!! I’m doing that! Didn’t even know those legs existed!!! My daughter is going to live it. And me! 🙂
Now this looks like an $850 chair!!! Love your creativity!
Those legs are so good looking. I did not know they made legs like that to purchase.. I have learned a lot from you!
Oh. My. Goodness!! Perfect!!
Whoa!!! I never would have thought of this!! Chair looks wonderful 😊
Hey, You might want to keep the old legs. You never know where you'll move the chair to next! ;) The clear legs are super cute! Have a great weekend!!
Who would have ever thought of that! Certainly not me, I ashamed to admit. Such talent just keeps coming from you. The ideas you come up with! You never cease to be amazing and the chair looks amazingly perfect. Could I please have your brain for just one day! HA!
KariAnne, what an amazing and stunning transformation with the new chair legs! Only you could a chair into a queen!
That chair looks fabulous in the new pair of acrylic 👠 heeled shoes!! Love it!! 😍
Wow! I don't even like modern, but that's impressive! What a difference.
Maybe we ladies would look better with acrylic legs too! Everyone would be looking at them and never notice our muffin tops??😄
Oh my goodness... who would've thought little legs could make such a difference. I thought you were going to paint them.... You're a genius!!
Brilliant!
Holy smokes - just wow. That is AMAZING. It just looks so "right" now!!!!!! Yippppeeeeee!
Oh how I wish I had a chair with legs! I absolutely love the new look! And you were right, I expected you to paint them, which would have been even cheaper but not nearly as dramatic. Does Westleigh want it back now?
OH, MY GOODNESS!! Who knew? Every chair—well, anything with legs—in this house is now getting a look! This is brilliant!! 😘
Light, airy, and it works in the space for minimal cost. A win!
I am now searching my house to find a furniture piece that NEEDS these!
Well Karianne I must admit that I thought you were just going to be spray painting your chair legs white, or even getting a carved leg and painting that white, so when you showed up with those AWEMAZING acrylic legs you blew my mind! I am not doing what many of your other friends are doing. I am going looking on amazon! Good thinking chicky!!!
Whoops! I am *NOW *doing
I didn’t think I was going to like the after. Boy, was I wrong ,the legs are the perfect accent for the nailhead trim. I don’t know what I was thinking. Guess we know “who is the decorator “. Duh
Good to know--Way to go!!!
Oh-My-Goodness! You are a budget decorating genius! I would not have thought to source new legs! I love the new look. The girls are sooo lucky to have a mama to teach them how to "get-the-look-for-less" every time. Way to go!
That is absolutely fabulous! I think I'll try to find a new acrylic make over for MYSELF on amazon!!!!...all on a budget of course. KariAnne, all puns aside...you my dear are brilliant!
Great problem solving! The chair looks entirely different. Good for you.
Wowza! That chair looks like it just put on a fabulous pair of stiletto heels! They're amazing! Who knew??
Perfect solution! Has a Paris vibe. Love it!