Making A Dining Table Out Of A Door

Garage door dining desk.

Making a dining table out of a door.

Clean up the old door including removing the hardware and weather stripping. Oil and paint step 5. I knew i wanted to make a table out of a door and found one when visiting in vermont this past summer. Dining table made from a reclaimed door step 1.

Fixer upper saved the day. Cut and fold step 3. Cut reclaimed balusters to length for the legs. To make them really stand out paint them in a bright hue.

Choose and prepare step 2. The skirt is the part that spans the legs and holds the tabletop up. Install legs step 4. 2 2x4s cut into 27 inch pieces this will yield 8 legs 1 2 4 cut down to about 1 5x2x35 inch pieces.

Here a discarded wooden door has been given a fresh coat of paint to make a glossy dining table. Use the 1x3 poplar to make the skirt boards. Normal height for a dining table should be 29 inches subtract the thickness of the door and the glass from 29 then cut the legs to that length. First lay out your door on the floor or some saw horses.

Cut an old side table in half to make an adorable pair of nightstands. Start building the base for the table which is known as the table skirt. What to use for a base. The normal height of a dining table it 30 inches long so cut the legs of the table according to that size by taking the measurements.

You will have to adjust dimensions to your own door but i put the leg attachment points at about 1 4 of the way in from each end of the table. 2 packs of sawhorse brackets. Things needed hollow core door table legs and mounting plates tape measure marker drill drill bits 16 molly bolts hammer phillips head screwdriver or drill bits paint or stain optional bevel cut glass optional. My legs were salvaged rafter tails from a demolition project so they d already been cut to a taper.

For this diy sawhorse table you ll need the following supplies. Pull a centerline in each direction. Then give it a coat of paint. You have to make the skirt boards which hold the legs and table top together.

So you basically don t have to start from the scratch and yet create something unique for décor improvement. Spray paint optional sealant optional paint brush. As you can see this round table takes up wayyyyy too much space. I was watching one of the episodes and they showed a custom table with legs made from galvanized pipe.

Repurpose an old door into a dining table step 1. To do this cut your 1x6s into four.