How to Fix Broken Furniture Legs With Molds
by
Jenni Ingram
3 Materials
$50
1 Hour
Easy
Today's makeover is a before and after and tutorial on how to fix broken furniture legs all in one.
I bought this piece over the summer at one of the ah-mazing church sales. It's a gorgeous antique dresser with great shape, but it needed some work.
It was in pretty good shape except for that one broken leg and some missing veneer on the sides. Sometimes chips in molding doesn't bother me, but if this got any worse it would be a structural issue so it must be fixed. I learned this handy fix from Furniture Painting University.
First to fix the broken leg, find a spot that will match your missing piece so you can make a molding. In this case I'm using the other foot. Spray it liberally with cooking spray.
Next, fire up your hot glue gun and apply a generous amount on top of the cooking spray. I used a couple layers.
And check it out, you have a mold of your furniture leg!
Next is the messy part... I used this surprising filler product and the mold to patch the bad leg.
My full blog post will show more on these steps. Essentially, you'll wipe off excess, peel it and sand it! I'll also show you how I fixed the veneer and got the two-toned look.
Voila! All fixed and like new! Click over to my blog post to see more photos of this beautiful two-tone antique dresser in driftwood gray. (LINK BELOW)
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Thank you for this timely post. I received a free piano and all that is broken is one leg. I have been thinking of how to fix it and VOILA ! your post. Thanks!
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Oh good! Best of luck getting it fixed up!!
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You are a genius and so kind to share
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This was not my original idea, but I thought it was too brilliant not to share!
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when you use Bondo to repair wood, can I use a stain or does it have to be a type of paint to cover the repaired area? I am using Bondo now on a wood desk, i am almost done at the sanding step, next is to figure out on covering the spots I repaired with Bondo.