FIRST ROW
• 1 You know how we feel about our chalkboards, so of course you know how thrilled we were to find one paired with another love: old doors.
• 2 If you have a DIYer spirit and a beautiful old door, this door-turned-vanity would make an awesome addition to your land strip or bedroom. For instructions visit This Old House's site.
• 3 Dining tables are often a big investment, so we were thrilled when Design Sponge featured Julia Crawford's idea of using a transformed door as a big ticket item alternative.
• 4 When we think corner cabinets, we usually think fussy and formal, but this old door version from Junk Market Style is anything but.
• 5 We also love Meredith from & Unlimited Dog's idea of using an old door as a desk. This one was salvaged from her parents' home remodel, and put to good use as an expansive work area in her photography studio. For more pictures and details about the project, visit Gregory's feature on Unplugged.
SECOND ROW
• 6, 7, 8 DIY headboards are an Apartment Therapy favorite, and these 3 are no exception. For Martha Stewart's (picture 6) instructions on how to create your own, click here. For Leah's February Jumpstart project (picture 8), click here.
(Images: 1: via Just Beachy, 2: This Old House, 3: Design Sponge, 4: Junk Market Style, 5: & Unimited Dogs via Unplugged 6: Martha Stewart, 7: Better Homes and Gardens, 8: Apartment Therapy
I don't love chalkboard paint on walls, but that door reused as an organization wall with magnetic chalkboard paint is perfectly clever.
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Agree. It's really well done and I love the combination of green and black and rustic.
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don't forget the best use of doors as decor in DC - peregrine expresso near eastern market:
http://capitalspice.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/peregrine-wall-art.jpg
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Leah- the door chalkboard is rad. me gusta. -c. sonof niff
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Does anyone know where to find salvaged doors in the DC area that don't cost upwards of $200?
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