Making A Table Out Of A Barn Door

Repurpose an old door into a dining table.

Making a table out of a barn door.

Clean up the old door including removing the hardware and weather stripping. Antique barn door coffee table. This barn door has made an appearance once more on this blog when i used it as a backdrop for the kid s 1st. Using repurposed barn wood learn how to build a beautiful dining room table and bench.

Clean the barn door. Learn how to plan and create a custom piece for your home with reclai. The skirt is the part that spans the legs and holds the tabletop up. Two pieces should be cut.

Then give it a coat of paint with some exterior grade paint. Your 2 6 s will need to be cut down to the following sizes. 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. Hinges and latches adorn my kitchen table.

The door became a beautiful kitchen table. Cut reclaimed balusters to length for the legs. 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. Use the 1x3 poplar to make the skirt boards.

The plain wood legs and base needed something so a white wash and paint stained clothes was a must.