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The Low Rider is a Little Higher

by Lindsay Ballard on May 5, 2014 2,189 Comments

A few years ago, I redecorated my kids’ playroom.  In order to make it more family friendly, I added an Ikea Karlstad sofa to the room.  But, I thought the legs on the sofa were awful, so I replaced them with some tapered legs I found at Lowe’s.  I swear that I wrote a post about it, but I can’t seen to find it now.

Ikea Hack - building sturdy tapered legs and skirt for a Karlstad sofa

That’s not the most detailed picture of the legs, but I can’t take another one to share.  Why?  Well, the legs flat out fell off of the sofa.  The combination between the thin wood and the leg plates on the bottom of the sofa was a bad combination. They just sort of caved in and snapped off after about 6 months.

Tom tried to fix the legs several times, but they continued to bend at the metal plate.  So, we gave up and had a leg-less couch sitting on the playroom floor.  It was super stylish, y’all.  We called it the Low Rider couch.

The point finally came that I had enough.  We used some scrap wood from the garage and some spray paint, and helped get the sofa off the ground (again).

Ikea Hack - building sturdy tapered legs and skirt for a Karlstad sofa
These legs are going nowhere, y’all!  And they make the sofa look a little more polished.

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DIY Faux Copper Table

by Lindsay Jackman on March 20, 2014 2,341 Comments

DIY Faux Metal Table

Hi y’all!  I’m Lindsay from The White Buffalo Styling Co. and I’m so excited to be back here sharing my five steps to creating a faux copper table…that looks real!

diy-copper-furniture

I don’t know about you, but I’m loving this new copper trend.  I suddenly have the urge to turn everything copper.  I’ve been craving some copper furniture, but ran into a couple of problems.

First I thought of  using copper pipe to make some furniture.  This is such a great idea and so many bloggers have created some amazing things from copper pipe.  But it was a little pricier than I was hoping.

I like things cheap.  Like, really cheap.

I tried some different copper spray paints, but they felt like painted copper.  I was hoping for a real look from paint.  I know, that’s not really how it works.  But I was hopeful, nonetheless.

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About Makely

Lindsay Ballard is a former college mascot turned political geek turned roller derby playing, DIY fanatic.

Lindsay chronicles her projects, design ideas, and lifestyle tips here at Makely, where she shares tutorials and inspiration. Her DIY designs are bold and graphic, while her spirit is fun and full of color.


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