Making A Dining Table From A Door

Dining table made from a reclaimed door.
Making a dining table from a door. The skirt is the part that spans the legs and holds the tabletop up. Here a discarded wooden door has been given a fresh coat of paint to make a glossy dining table. View in gallery if you prefer a smaller coffee table you can always just cut the door and make the top as big as you want. To determine the size of the skirt pieces measure the length and width of the door tabletop then minus the thickness of the posts legs then minus another 2 inches to give the tabletop a 1 inch overhang on all sides enlarge image for reference.
Love the look of a picnic table but don t love the price. Minus the 2 inches and then decide the length of the table according to the normal. Grab an old door for this brilliant idea. This table was design to fit in a small space my 500 square feet loft.
Garage door dining desk. Use the 1x3 poplar to make the skirt boards. The normal height of a dining table it 30 inches long so cut the legs of the table according to that size by taking the measurements. So you basically don t have to start from the scratch and yet create something unique for décor improvement.
Making a diy dining table from reclaimed wood which can be sourced from old fences barns decks boxes or even pallets is easy on the environment and usually easier on your wallet too. If you don t have an extra door hanging around you can find plenty of new front door options at the home depot. I was looking for a light looking table that can accommodate up to 6 persons. A nice idea can be to also give the table some storage in the form of some built in drawers like shown on rogueengineer the project requires a saw a drill some plywood base cap moulding drawer slides drawer pulls unfinished furniture feet screws nails and some.
Steps to make a dining table out of a door. You have to make the skirt boards which hold the legs and table top together. The table is made from an old b.