One of the simplest coffee tables is a door.
Making a coffee table out of an old door.
In eying it up we kept coming back to the fact that since the individual glass lites were busted out a new solid piece of glass covering all six openings would make an awesome coffee table top.
In scouring our local antique barns we found this six lite solid wood door.
The important first step in know the size of the table how big you need and you want to make it.
Lay the door face down on a drop cloth.
Turn an old door into a coffee table for your living room.
Steps to make a coffee table out of old door.
Attach the base to the door using l brackets on all four corners.
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Remove the door if it s still mounted to a frame and refinish to enhance the natural wood or give it a fresh coat of paint then attach it to a table framework.
The next easy step is to turn the door and upper desired surface should face the floor.
If necessary paint l brackets to match the color of the base.
The next step is to cut the door to the size that you need.
It makes a nice accent in the corner of our yard between two flower beds.
Place the coffee table frame on the back of the door making sure it is centered and even.
The wheels make your coffee table highly mobile helping you to shift it from one corner of the room to the other with ease.
How to make an antique coffee table from a 5 panel door.
But before i totally abandon the project that has been updating our living room in lieu of a little much needed life house blog organization i want to show you how to turn old doors into a wood.
Using a 5 panel door helps in giving the coffee table a symmetrical shape.
So i can take better pictures of our current favorite project our new coffee table that i made from an old door i pulled out of a dumpster.
A homemade coffee table can start with many different recycled items.