Comments on: Repurposed Door Bookshelf Tutorial

By: eyeloveknots

eyeloveknots — Fri, 14 Feb 2020 00:57:24 +0000

This is awesome! I love door and shutter projects!

Alexandra
EyeLoveKnots.com

By: girlfromwva

girlfromwva — Tue, 01 Aug 2017 16:54:24 +0000

beautiful! love the red!

By: vesna

vesna — Fri, 06 Mar 2015 17:08:08 +0000

fantastic!!! you are amazing woman!!!!

By: Mary

Mary — Thu, 09 Jan 2014 23:52:19 +0000

I absolutely LOVE the red color! It really pops. And, I noticed the door is real wood, not hollow. That makes it extra sturdy. Now, we need lots of small craft ideas on how to fill all those shleves!

By: gail@myrepurposedlife.net

gail@myrepurposedlife.net — Thu, 09 Jan 2014 20:48:59 +0000

In reply to Jason.

Jason,

I appreciate your input. You make a great point. I wish I had some bifolding doors in my stash right now, I think I need to hit up the Habitat ReStore! 🙂

gail

By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 09 Jan 2014 20:40:50 +0000

Great job! You put alot of hard work into this piece and it turned out great. If your readers wanted to try to do something similar but lack the table saw to rip a full-size door, there is an alternative. Bi-fold doors can also be found in solid wood. These would allow the builder to have two door panels on each side without cutting and would provide extra materials. They wouldn’t be the old door like you used, but they could accomplish a similar look by adding the old hardware. Some hardware stores still carry the old hardware if it can’t be found. I know it is carried by most Ace stores, but is only available in a shiny brass. Just wanted to throw out that alternative for those who can’t go into a big project due to lack of tools or space (apartment). You did a fantastic job and loved the detailed instructions. Thanks for sharing this.

By: gail@myrepurposedlife.net

gail@myrepurposedlife.net — Sun, 18 Aug 2013 23:53:13 +0000

In reply to Pam @ This House Our Home. Thank you Pam, I appreciate your comment. gail

By: Pam @ This House Our Home

Pam @ This House Our Home — Sun, 18 Aug 2013 23:48:49 +0000

What a creative idea! I would have been nervous to go with such a bold color but it is truly beautiful. Great work

By: gail@myrepurposedlife.net

gail@myrepurposedlife.net — Mon, 29 Jul 2013 13:41:01 +0000

In reply to Linda.

Linda,

Thank you for your very kind comment. 🙂 I have recently acquired a paint gun, but I’ve never used it to remove paint. I look forward to putting it to the test. Stop by the home page this week to enter LOTS of fabulous giveaways! almost $2000.00 as I celebrate four years of blogging.

gail

By: Linda

Linda — Mon, 29 Jul 2013 04:24:29 +0000

Love the shelf, and your curtious reply to someone who didn’t exactly earn a curtious reply, but I have learned that you learn more about someone by what they say about someone else than you do about the person they are talking about. So kudo’s to you. I have a suggestion for paint removal. Buy a heat gun and a good scraper. They cost about the same as a gallon of paint striper and last for years ( I’ve had mine for over 10 years) then you don’t have all the mess or smell of bad chemicals and it is amazing how well the paint just bubbles up. I scrape off as much as I want off and then lightly sand the residue. Anyway it has worked well for me. Thanks for sharing.