Making A Dining Room Table Out Of An Old Door

The table is made from an old bungalow door and the chairs were found in a yard sale.

Making a dining room table out of an old door.

In this woodworking project i show you how to make a dining table with big beefy legs and an apron quickly and easily with pocket hole joinery. Attach door to frame lay the door face down on a drop cloth. If you have an old door which you are thinking to change in your home do not throw it away it can be really useful to create another furniture object in your house. Turn a door into an outdoor dining table makes for a green item that can be a real conversation starter at your next barbecue.

Here a discarded wooden door has been given a fresh coat of paint to make a glossy dining table. 1 prepare the door by placing it over a tarp and scraping away loose. This table was design to fit in a small space my 500 square feet loft. All you need to do is to be creative and assemble some pieces together to make a perfect.

Attach the base to the door using l brackets on all four corners. 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. There are a lot of ideas on making dining tables by yourself to decorate your house and one of them is making a dining table out of a door. Garage door dining desk.

Turn an old door into a coffee table for your living room. Use the 1x3 poplar to make the skirt boards. If you don t have an extra door hanging around you can find plenty of new front door options at the home depot. From making planters out of old rain boots to creating a dining table out of an old door jennifer shares how tos for many different projects with her readers.

It makes a nice accent in the corner of our yard between two flower beds. As i often do i used recycled materials to build this dining set. I was looking for a light looking table that can accommodate up to 6 persons. Place the coffee table frame on the back of the door making sure it is centered and even.