How To Turn A Barn Door Into A Table

Hinges and latches adorn my kitchen table.

How to turn a barn door into a table.

Old barn door recycled into kitchen table. When you have the door removed from the hinges take off the doorknob. Here s a step by step guide to show how you can do the same. To determine the size of the skirt pieces measure the length and width of the door tabletop then minus the thickness of the posts legs then minus another 2 inches to give the tabletop a 1 inch overhang on all sides enlarge image for reference.

Use this strategy if you want to turn the door into a top for a dining table or for a desk. The plain wood legs and base needed something so a white wash and paint stained clothes was a must. Contributed by mason bay. I wanted to try and find and old door that we could repurpose.

An old barn door attached to some legs and perfection. Just grab you reused door and get set into action for designing this amazing furniture piece. Here s a step by step guide to show how you can do the same. Remove the door hinge mortises.

With spring coming in like a lamb and our screened in porch in desperate need of some furniture we decided to turn our old door into an outdoor dining table. Remove the old slab door from the hinges. With spring coming in like a lamb and our screened in porch in desperate need of some furniture we decided to turn our old door into an outdoor dining table. We updated an existing door but this project can easily be done with a brand new door.

A hammer and screwdriver are the best tools to help pull the bolts out of the hinges. The skirt is the part that spans the legs and holds the tabletop up. Each type of door asks for a different strategy if and when you decide to turn it into a table. Luckily my sister.

While our old door wasn t up to scratch as a door it certainly hadn t reached the end of its useful life. Aug 17 2019 explore tonya lucille hickman s board old door tables followed by 413 people on pinterest. After our master bedroom makeover i knew that when we moved to the bathroom remodel i wanted to add a barn door to the walk in closet but i didn t want to build another door ourselves our diy barn door tutorial can be found in my projects. For example a barn door will require a glass top in order to get a straight surface to work on.

These are only a handful the list of doors that can be fashioned into a coffee table seems to be endless be it a heavily decorated temple or church door a small boat door or enormous ship doors. I removed them with a circular saw and a guide cutting away about 1 4 of material. While our old door wasn t up to scratch it certainly hadn t reached the end of its useful life. I have a love for antiques adding pieces here and there in our home.

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