DIY with Doors: Reuse Ideas for a Common Renovation Throwaway
Steal ideas from this round up of trash-to-treasure transformations, from DIYers just like you! -Tabitha Sukhai, thisoldhouse.com
From Doors to Handsome Headboards
At most salvage yards you'll find row upon row of these paneled doors, many made from old-growth timber, at a range of prices. Our resident salvage-style expert Amy Hughesstarted "upcycled" her door into a stylish wall-hung headboard with built-in sconces that serve as reading lamps. See all the steps in How toTurn Interior Doors Into Headboards.
Build a Hanging Daybed for the Porch
TOH reader Kodie K. from Old Hickory, Tennessee, added a backrest and an armrest to my old front door and wrapped the edges with scrap-wood skirting to create this hanging daybed. SeeHow to Hang a Daybedfor more info to do it yourself.
Turn a Door Into a Display Shelf
Blake E. in Purcellville, VA, found a dozen old wood doors stowed in the barn of his 1880s farmhouse. To make the shelf, he sawed the door in two and fastened the halves together with L-brackets before mounting it to the wall. "I left one doorknob on to recall the piece's history," he says.
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Door-and-Window TV Console
Paul V. in Deland, FL, builds furniture out of antique salvage items with his dad. "We built the sides and back of this TV console from an old door. The front is a old casement window, and the top is old heart pine."
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Vintage-Door Vanity
TOH salvage expert Amy Hughes turned this Victorian-era cottage door into a beautiful new addition to her interior. With the addition of a small ledge and a few sturdy hooks, this makes for a great entry addition, too. Here's the step-by-step project so that you can do the same.
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