Making A Dining Table Out Of A Door

Repurpose an old door into a dining table step 1.

Making a dining table out of a door. Steps to make a dining table out of a door. Fixer upper saved the day. Pull a centerline in each direction. Spray paint optional sealant optional paint brush.

2 2x4s cut into 27 inch pieces this will yield 8 legs 1 2 4 cut down to about 1 5x2x35 inch pieces. First lay out your door on the floor or some saw horses. Cut and fold step 3. Clean up the old door including removing the hardware and weather stripping.

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. 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. Design by brian patrick flynn. 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.

What to use for a base. Then give it a coat of paint. Oil and paint step 5. I was watching one of the episodes and they showed a custom table with legs made from galvanized pipe.

My legs were salvaged rafter tails from a demolition project so they d already been cut to a taper. Cut an old side table in half to make an adorable pair of nightstands. Install legs step 4. I knew i wanted to make a table out of a door and found one when visiting in vermont this past summer.

For this diy sawhorse table you ll need the following supplies. To make them really stand out paint them in a bright hue. Cut reclaimed balusters to length for the legs. So you basically don t have to start from the scratch and yet create something unique for décor improvement.

Garage door dining desk. Start building the base for the table which is known as the table skirt. Dining table made from a reclaimed door step 1. The skirt is the part that spans the legs and holds the tabletop up.

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. Here a discarded wooden door has been given a fresh coat of paint to make a glossy dining table. You have to make the skirt boards which hold the legs and table top together. As you can see this round table takes up wayyyyy too much space.

Use the 1x3 poplar to make the skirt boards. 2 packs of sawhorse brackets.