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    Home » Repurposed Furniture » Vintage Door Coffee Table diy

    Vintage Door Coffee Table diy

    Published by Gail | Published October 16, 2015 | Updated March 16, 2020
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    How to make a Vintage Door Coffee Table with pallet wood. Step by step directions. 
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    Vintage Door Coffee Table with Pallet wood interior


    Hello, My Repurposed Life friends, it's Joan from Scavenger Chic, with a fairly easy door coffee table diy.

    A while back, my brother, Craig, showed up on my doorstep with a variety of architectural salvage stuff.

    How to use ½ of a vintage door to make a coffee table

    Vintage Door In the pile there was a boatload of spindles, some really cool interior shutters, a little bit of bead board and 2 fantastic solid wood doors. One of the doors had been chopped in half. Apparently, my brother had the best of intentions to use the door as a baby gate, but lucky for me he changed his mind.

    Trim door to manageable size

    Door Coffee Table preparing the top I immediately envisioned a coffee table for the short half of the door. The door measured 30 inches across, which was kind of wide for a coffee table. First order of business was to chop 2 inches off of each side of the door so that the width of the coffee table was now a more manageable 26 inches across.

    Vintage Door Coffee Table kreg jig The door now measured 32 inches in length. I wouldn't have minded the length so much, but the space above and below the door insets were not equal. As luck would have it, they were not equal by about 2 inches, the same width that I cut off the sides.

    Using a kreg jig and wood glue, attached one of the side cutoffs to the end so that the door would be symmetrical. My kids gave me the kreg jig for my birthday, but I have to thank Gail for her encouragement in using it..her encouragement, and a nice Youtube tutorial.

    Frame out old door to cover blemishes

    vintage door coffee table Because of all the chopping and sawing, the edges of the door were not in the best of shape.

     

    Vintage Door Coffee Table adding trim Corners of  molding were mitered then glued and nailed into place.

    Frame a large box to fit the door

    vintage door coffee table (2) Out of a 1 x 6, cut a frame the exact measurement of my door with the molding attached. I mitered  the corners. However they can also be butted together. The box was also nailed and glued together.

    Add a pallet wood bottom to the coffee table

    Vintage Door Coffee Table interior (3)Then on the bottom of the box 2 pieces of scrap wood were cut the exact width of the interior. Any size scrap wood will do...these are just particle boards that used to be shelving. Nail into place with finishing nails from the outside of the box.

    Vintage Door Coffee Table Interior Pallet wood was cut to fit on the ledge I just made. I sanded the pieces to get a fairly smooth surface. Once the pallet wood was sanded, it was  nailed to the ledge.

    Seal wood with varathane

    Vintage Door Coffee Table Interior (2) The interior of my coffee table was given 2 coats of  dark walnut varathane, the kind with the stain and polyurethane combined. Vintage Door Coffee Table filling holesTo make a cleaner project, the outside of the coffee table, nail holes were filled with wood putty then sanded smooth.

     

    Attach brackets and legs to door coffee table

    Vintage Door Coffee Table legs The legs were the most expensive part of the entire project. These legs are the 9 inch solid pine traditional legs from Home Depot for $4.25. Another $2.78 for the top plate and the legs just screw in. I painted the legs before attaching, it was easier to get into all the nooks and crannies.

    Vintage Door Coffee Table Interior (4) The interior of the table now has 2 coats of the varathane and the box has been given a coat of black chalk paint.

    Paint the door that is the top to the coffee table

    Vintage Door Coffee Table painting exterior The black chalk paint was followed by a coat of tinted wax.

    Pretty Vintage Door Coffee Table

    Vintage Door Coffee Table (3)Lastly, the table was finished with a couple of hinges. If you have kids, or plan on using the coffee table to store kids toys you may want to invest in safety hinges.

    Vintage Door Coffee Table trunk hardware corners A few pieces of hardware from an old trunk gives the coffee table a bit of rusty bling. The trunk hardware was an Ebay find a couple of months ago. Vintage Door Coffee Table with junk handle Finished up the coffee table with  this chippy handle from my box of odds and ends.

    Interior of Vintage Door coffee table Tons of storage inside for all my flea market and HGTV magazines.

    Vintage Door Coffee Table diySo, now I have a functional door coffee table

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    Vintage Door Coffee Table with Pallet wood interior

    For a couple more repurposed coffee table ideas make sure you check out my coffee table made from a chicken coop...

    Chicken Coop coffee Table

    ...Or this coffee table made mostly from pallet wood.

    Pallet Wood Coffee Table

     

    Have a great weekend and I'll see you back here next month or come and visit me over at Scavenger Chic any time.

    see more of Joan's projects here

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    1. Toni

      February 25, 2016 at 6:23 am

      I love this! I need a new coffee table to replace the very oversized one we have now, and I was thinking I would like to get rid of the wood blanket box I keep in the living room for throws, etc.. This project would take care of both!!

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      • gail@myrepurposedlife.com

        February 25, 2016 at 9:14 am

        Toni,

        Yay! It sounds like you have the perfect plan for your living room. 🙂

    2. Audra @ Renewed Projects

      October 20, 2015 at 9:23 am

      Wow! You have amazing vision, Joan, to create that awesome table just from seeing a door.

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    3. Angie @ Knick of Time

      October 19, 2015 at 6:05 pm

      I love this, Joan!

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    4. gail@myrepurposedlife.com

      October 18, 2015 at 6:47 pm

      Joan,

      I love your vintage door coffee table! The proportions are great and I love the color with the stained inside. Thanks for a great tutorial!

      gail

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      • Joan

        October 18, 2015 at 7:46 pm

        Thanks Gail, it's hard to believe it's been 5 months since I started posting with you. Thanks for the kreg jig encouragement, you can see I put it to good use.

    5. Di

      October 17, 2015 at 9:20 pm

      Sooooo good to see you on my FB again. Don't know why this happens cause I click open anything you post. Still love everything you make! Hope to see more of you!

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      • Joan

        October 18, 2015 at 7:44 pm

        Stop on by Scavenger chic when you get a chance. I try to have new projects twice a week or I come and visit Gail every third Friday.

    6. Patricia

      October 16, 2015 at 9:04 pm

      Nice!
      I love the door as a table. I like that you cut it down this certainly makes it unique- the black chalk paint and the legs help it stand out! The rusty bling was a nice touch along with the added storage! Thumbs up all around!

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    7. Marie from The Interior Frugalista

      October 16, 2015 at 7:23 pm

      There ya go again Joan with your clever ideas. Love this thinking outside-of-the-box (pun intended) coffee table!

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    8. Cassie

      October 16, 2015 at 5:32 pm

      This is gorgeous! I LOVE the trunk hardware, it's just beautiful.

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    9. Mindi

      October 16, 2015 at 12:04 pm

      I love it Joan! What a great way to repurpose an old door! The stain on the inside with the pallet wood is so pretty! Great job!

      Reply

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