Repurposed Doors and Windows

Whether hung on the wall or transformed into furniture, we love the idea of repurposing old windows and doors for use in the home. We rounded up inspiring ideas from house tours, local stores, and online sources to turn doors and windows into furniture and decor. Would you try this at home? See the sources and more photos below the jump...

Shown above the jump is a cozy bed with doors shown in the most recent Anthropologie catalog. To decorate her bathroom, Yoki hung Chinese window shutters on the wall (shown above).
Miss Pixie's now makes bookcases out of doors, some of which are shown just below.

On Craigslist DC you can buy a coffee table made from antique window for $58 (shown below).

Olde Good Things makes tables out of industrial steel and window glass. You can choose stained glass window panes from the old American Airlines terminal at JFK or chicken wire glass from the former New York Times building.

Design*sponge provides DIY instructs for making a dining room table out of a door. Click here to see the post.

Comments (8)

I was just looking for a new place to live. I think I shall move into/onto that bed and never leave...

posted by mysoultokeep on February 20th 2009 at 3:31pm
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mmm... saran wrap chic.

posted by ChzPlz on February 20th 2009 at 4:01pm
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I don't have pictures, but my wife and I have thought about making a headboard/artpiece out of old shutters from our building.

posted by Doug in DC on February 20th 2009 at 4:25pm
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TBH, the Anthropologie bedroom just looks dirty to me.

Not messy -- filthy.

That said, "weathered" would be OK, as long as everything around the bed didn't look coated with a half-inch-thick layer of grime.

posted by Miranda on February 20th 2009 at 5:08pm
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I love the idea of recycling and all the pics looked inviting but I have to agree with Miranda, the bed one looked dirty and possibly.....buggy....

posted by sassydo on February 20th 2009 at 5:26pm
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The Anthropologie photo shoot took place in an old greenhouse and looks amazing. It's a "concept", not somewhere for you to move into. It was set to highlight "hot house" bedding and is usual for their style, was done in impecible taste.

posted by hdtex on February 21st 2009 at 6:43am
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Nothing says impeccable taste like rotting wood on your doors.

posted by gordon on February 23rd 2009 at 4:11pm
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I've seen a beautiful room by an artist in Encinitas California that uses repurposed stained glass. By comparison, the Anthropologie room does look gross and a little bit depressing. Check out Viola St. Pierre's website to see this idea done right.
http://www.soultempleproductions.com/

posted by bcthree on April 29th 2009 at 4:03pm
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