How To: Make a Door Table Susan's February Jumpstart Project 2009

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Title: Door Table
Name: Susan
Time: Two Days
Cost: $100

A trip to the salvage yard provided the inspiration and the main material for this table. Click above for pics, below for the how-to and be sure to give Susan a THUMBS UP if you find this project helpful....

Tools:
I purchased a vintage door at an architectural salvage yard as well as the table legs. I had extra door molding for the sides of the table. Also wood glue, screws, L-brackets, and paint. I had a glass shop cut the glass. I used a tape measure, circular saw, a cordless drill, sandpaper, and a paintbrush.

Steps:
I chose a vintage door from an architectural salvage yard. I brought it home and cut it with the circular saw to the length that it would best fit in my kitchen. On the side of the door to be the bottom of the table, I attached half-inch thick door molding on end about an inch in from the edge of the table. I attached it to the bottom of the table with L-brackets, small wood blocks, much glue and screws. Then I used more glue and screws to secure the legs into the corners made by the door molding. I sat in a chair at the table and determined it was too high, so I cut the bottoms of the legs down to my desired height. Then I cleaned it up with sandpaper and painted it. I had glass cut to fit into the indentations and put my key and shell collections and kids' art under the glass. Making a mosaic might be fun too.

Sources:
I love browsing the salvage yard.

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Comments (7)

I really like this idea. However, I would have removed the lock plate and filled the holes. It would make for a more customized look and of course easier to keep the table clean and not looking so much like a door.

Wow... this is fantastic!

I am trying to do a similar project, except putting a hollow core door over my washer-dryer so as to get additional counter space. Can you cut such a door to size? I would need to cut it only on one dimension as the width is exactly what I need.

Any tips will be greatly appreciated.

this is so cool.never thought about that!!
great job!!

This is pretty cool, but be sure to get tempered glass so you don't have any accidents while making easter eggs or cutting bacon or whatever.

deepa: Hollow-core might be tough. If it survives the circular saw without flapping apart, you'll still have to solidify the cut end. You can probably salvage that end block from the cut-off part or make one from a 2x2 or whatever.

Oh, man- now I'm stumped! I've got this panel door in my garage, just begging to be re-born. I was going to make it into a bookshelf, but maybe it would be happier as a table...

Deepa, there was a post a while back about using hollow-core doors to make "LACK" style flush shelves- it had a great tutorial attached... let's see if I can find it...

I just did this last weekend!!! My armoir that I bought from Target was wobbling and was ready to retire. I kept both doors and bought legs at Ikea. I'm currently using one that is a cherry color. And I plan to paint the other one as an alternate. It's easy and fun!!!