Making A Table Out Of A Barn Door

Antique barn door coffee table.

Making a table out of a barn door.

The plain wood legs and base needed something so a white wash and paint stained clothes was a must. Learn how to plan and create a custom piece for your home with reclai. Paint in brown for a rustic finish. Using repurposed barn wood learn how to build a beautiful dining room table and bench.

Use the 1x3 poplar to make the skirt boards. 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. Two pieces should be cut. Cut reclaimed balusters to length for the legs.

Clean up the old door including removing the hardware and weather stripping. Then give it a coat of paint with some exterior grade paint. Hinges and latches adorn my kitchen table. For a wider rectangular pattern you can implement the design of the picture below to make a coffee table out of your old barn door.

Repurpose an old door into a dining table. The skirt is the part that spans the legs and holds the tabletop up. This barn door has made an appearance once more on this blog when i used it as a backdrop for the kid s 1st. How to build a picnic table out of a barn door.

The door became a beautiful kitchen table.