What to do with old interior doors. How to make a stylish and comfortable table out of an old unnecessary door

You have replaced the doors and do not know where to “attach” the old ones. A familiar problem, isn't it? Many people throw away their old doors without regret, but few people know how to give them a second life. Still strong wooden doors can become the basis of new interior items.

What door leafs are suitable for creating furniture? First of all, wooden and without serious defects. You can use both deaf and glazed (the glass will need to be removed). As for paint or varnish, it does not play a special role, because we will create vintage furniture with our own hands. And here, as you know, scuffs are only a plus. If desired, it will be possible to enhance the effect of antiquity or paint it in a new color - in accordance with the idea.

As a rule, during the reincarnation, one or more elements (shelves, legs, etc.) are added to the old door. For a harmonious look, decorators recommend painting the entire structure in a single color. If you also prefer patina, it should appear on all elements (with the exception of metal parts).

What kind of furniture can be made from an old door? Almost any! Racks and shelves, console-racks and hangers, tables and headboards. In a word, if you feel sorry for parting with a door that has become obsolete in its usual role, this gallery will tell you how to give it a new life.

vintage shelving from old doors:

Did you know, for example, that you can make a ... rack from a door leaf? Yes, a real full-fledged rack for books, paintings and all sorts of little things - decorative or placed in boxes. The best door option is glazed.

We take out the glass, and in its place (perpendicular to the canvas) we place wooden shelves cut to size. We attach shelves with corners or hang them on chains. The depth of the shelves depends on the position of the rack. If it is tilted relative to the wall, the depth of the shelves gradually decreases from bottom to top.

If you prefer maximum capacity, make the shelves the same depth, and set the rack to the level of the wall. In this case, be sure to attach the back side of the shelves to the wall (for stability). However, if you have small children or pets, it is better to attach any rack design to the wall.

Also, to increase the reliability of the design, the rack can be equipped with a box at the base, or with a shelf with legs or wide legs, they will hold a massive canvas well.

In addition, blind doors can also be used - the shelves are attached to the front using consoles.

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corner shelving:

Not enough space in the room, hallway or kitchen? Is there a small open space? Saw the door along the long part of the canvas, connect the halves at an angle of 90 degrees and hang the shelves - the corner rack is ready!

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retro shelves from old doors:

By the same principle, you can make the original shelf module. Attach wooden shelves, rails, hooks, and reverse side attach to the wall. By the way, in this case, the door can be sawn across the canvas and used to the height that is appropriate.

Hanging a lightweight mesh balcony door horizontally on chains creates a spectacular vintage French style kitchen shelf.

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clothes hangers from old doors:

From the old door you get a compact hanger for the hallway. Equip it with a mirror, shelves and hooks. Between the panels, place photographs, the remains of wallpaper or mirrors. Can be positioned horizontally by attaching to the wall. Or - vertically, for example, supported by a cabinet, which will serve as both a shoe box and a bench.

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console racks from old doors:

A spectacular vintage console in the spirit of French antiquity can be made from an old wooden door + shelves + legs. Or - a narrow console table, from which 2 of the four legs were disconnected. This stand is quite stable.

If there is not enough space on the floor, attach the shelves with brackets. Under such a shelf, you can attach a basket or hanging container for magazines, you get additional storage space for small items. From above, a mirror looks organic. This design is hung on the wall.

To store things in the country, you can attach an old wooden bedside table or a narrow chest of drawers to the door. You get roomy furniture, the upper part of which can be decorated to your liking (mirror, slate, mesh, etc.).

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dining and coffee tables made of wooden doors:

From the door leaf you can make an unusual designer table - in a modern, rustic or colonial style. It is enough just to attach legs or a base with legs to the canvas. A paneled blind or previously glazed canvas is usually covered with tempered glass. Under the glass, you can place an elegant spectacular decor (for example, shells or pebbles).

If you decide to make a coffee table, you can do without glass. For gardens and patios, paint the door leaf and legs a bright or pastel color.

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backs, armrests and headboards from old doors:

In this section - ideas for creating armchairs and sofas. Old doors turn into backs and armrests.

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headboard from an old door:
One old door or several at once, deaf or glazed, natural color or painted. If you turn on the fantasy and arrange it in an original way, you get an unusual headboard. After decorating is complete, mount it securely to the wall.

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The recent trend is the extension of the "life" of things and their secondary use in completely unexpected roles. For example: a bathroom cabinet made from an old suitcase, a chic rack made from a guitar body and similar ideas give scope for creative imagination, pushing you to create unusual household items from ordinary junk.

New life for an unwanted door

Today we invite you to create one of these trendy things: a table from ... a door that has served its time. Moreover, the options for making tables can be different, as well as the types of doors. The main thing we need is inspiration, a minimum of tools and some auxiliary materials.

Dining table from a deaf interior door

How to make a comfortable dining table out of an old door if its surface is usually uneven? There is nothing simpler: such a flaw can be easily turned into a stylish "highlight". For this we need:

• 4 table legs (you can take from the old one) and wood screws for fastening them;
• 2 glass according to the size of the panels (recesses in the surface of the door);
• Transparent sealant or glue for glass and wood;
• Grinder (or sandpaper of medium and fine grit);
• Acrylic paint of a suitable color, varnish, wax paste.

Glasses can be left removable - niches under them can be decorated, each time slightly changing the look of the tabletop; glass can be glued with sealant or glue, smoothing the joints with tile grout.

It remains only to rub the countertop with wax to improve performance. Stylish and comfortable table ready for your kitchen.

"Vintage" table

Another option, how to make a dining table out of an old door, is similar to the one described above, but there are some differences in the preparation of the countertop:

Stylish double door table with glass

An original coffee table from an old door can be obtained if the door consists of two narrow glazed doors (photo 7).

However, the design of such a table is universal for any doors, and its manufacture will take very little time - and even less money.

Approximate dimensions of a coffee table from an old double door: 700x1000 mm, height 600mm - however, these dimensions may vary.

For its manufacture, we need furniture corners (4 pcs.), 4-8 confirmations, acrylic putty and opaque acrylic paint.

The finished table can take its place in the living room - becoming a real stylish decoration of the room design.

For what? Today I will offer you a lot of ideas for the garden and for the country house.

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With the help of simple sawing, an old door can easily turn into an exclusive frame for a large mirror. And it's completely free! While baguettes are getting more expensive in stores ...

A slightly more complex composition will find its place in the hallway:

And by combining the old door with the old table, you can get such an interesting work surface, complemented by shelves:

Very creative! Is not it?

And how do you like these "door" racks? It's not that hard to make them.

Have you noticed that in the last photo the master left the keyhole and the handle on the door? This was done on purpose to emphasize that this thing is not just a frame with shelves from the store, but a real art object. You will see such "special" errors in more than one photo.

For example, in this corner:

And one more corner in the continuation of the topic:

The next photo once became a real find for us. Can you imagine an old door as a frame for family photos? We liked the idea so much that we already rushed to find a suitable door.

A small door or part of a large wooden door can be a good material for a handmade clock. These will look very good on a large shelf above the fireplace or chest of drawers.

By transforming a vertical surface into a horizontal one and attaching suitable legs to it (today they can be bought in almost all departments of furniture fittings), we get a dining or coffee table.

It can be placed not only at home, but also in the garden.

So we gradually moved on to the exterior, i.e. to what can be made from old garden doors.

Without going far from horizontal surfaces, let's remember one more - the one on which you can sit.

Here is an example of a successful connection of the door (in the role of the back), pilasters and the lower part of the hallway. The result is an interesting garden bench.

Another winning option is a garden swing:

But the thing most loved by summer residents for the garden, made from old doors, is the arch. There are many examples of its various designs.

And by adding a back wall to the arch, you can get such a wonderful and cozy corner for relaxing in the garden.

Having improved the design a little more, we will completely “build up” to the household unit.

The following use case can also be considered an economic necessity. A door that has served in the interior of the house can still serve as a gate in the exterior.

But it is not necessary to use the door to create some things necessary in the household. You can simply decorate it with flowers and place it in the garden as a separate art object.

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Replacing doors is a common procedure. But what to do with the old ones? With a little diligence and imagination, you can get vintage things. We offer 7 options for using old doors to create interior items.

Option 1. Door screen

If you have several old doors, then you can easily make a unique screen. Doors can be different in finish and color, with a variety of glass inserts, but they must be the same in length, width and height. For the manufacture of the screen, door hinges and wheels will be required in order to provide mobility to the screen. With the help of door hinges, we connect the doors at the bottom and at the top (departing from the upper and lower edges of the door the same distance). We fasten wheels to the outer doors of the screen, for example, from a vacuum cleaner or an old washing machine (for example, Volzhanka). All 4 wheels must be the same size. Excellent screens will be obtained from 3 or 4 doors.

Option 2. Headboard for a bed made of doors

The next art object will also require several doors. From two identical ones you can make an unusual headboard for a double bed. Having artificially aged the doors, we nail them next to each other to the wall in the place where the bed will stand (the bed should be picked up without backs or made by yourself). Such furniture will fit perfectly into the interior, made in country style.

Option 3. Mirror from the door

An old door can become the basis for a new mirror. Color solution depends on the imagination of the master: wood-like painting, the use of bright colors (yellow, green, blue and even red) and so on. Carefully fasten the prepared door to the wall. Pick up a mirror of the right size and fix it on the door. This can be done with mirror glue. If the mirror is rectangular and corresponds to the upper transom of the door, then you can use a window or door glazing bead and small nails for fastening. If the mirror will hang at the entrance to the house or apartment, you can nail hooks for bags, keys to the right and left of the mirror, and arrange a shelf for other small things under the mirror. In this form, the old door will decorate your home and become a universal storage place for small things in the hallway.

Option 4. Board for inventory from the door

An old wooden door can also be used in a modern kitchen interior. A large amount of inventory is convenient to use if it is suspended next to the stove or desktop. The door can become the basis for attaching various hooks, which will hold potholders and graters, pushers or knives, waffle or linen towels, strainers, small ladles or crusts. Before fixing the door, paint it a bright color. Hooks can be used in different shapes and from any material. Such a rack with hanging inventory will appeal to any hostess.

Option 5. Bookcase from the door

You can also assemble a beautiful cupboard for dishes or books from a wooden door and plywood (or very thin boards). To do this, cut the doors in half from top to bottom. Got side walls for our closet. Pieces of plywood are the back, top, bottom walls of the cabinet and shelves. Can do without rear wall. Paint the wardrobe red and the stylish piece of furniture is ready.

Option 6. Board for the nursery from the door

An old door is a great option for creating a board for a kid's room. Attach it to the wall, and your children will not spoil the wallpaper with stickers, posters, photos of idols. All this children's wealth will be placed on an impromptu board. There you can also attach notes with instructions for your kids, leaving for work.

Option 7. Bench from the door

An old wooden door can be the basis for a beautiful bench in your garden. Use the door as a seat by anchoring it to logs dug into the ground. For convenience, make the back of a well-finished board, securing it with self-tapping screws and two wooden blocks. It remains only to varnish the resulting bench or paint it with paint for outdoor use. The bench is ready.

Just a little money and time - and old doors turn into unusual furniture and unique interior items.

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In one of the issues, we talked in detail about how amazing vintage interior items can be made from old wooden doors. Including - tables (dining and coffee, for relaxing on the terrace and home office). And here we offer to learn how to make such tables with your own hands.

The compilation includes 3 workshops, as well as new inspiring ideas on this topic, which can be a source of inspiration.

The guides vary slightly in level of difficulty and also in outcome (including style). Choose and create a unique table from an old door that you will not find in any store!

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master class number 1. dining table from an old door in country style

Materials and tools:

old natural wood door leaf, 2 light wood table supports (e.g. FINVARD beech from IKEA), fine sanding stone, primer and white acrylic paint, brush, paint roller, screwdriver or screwdriver.

Remove the old paint from the door or varnish, then carefully sand the canvas. Wipe the surface with a damp cloth to remove any accumulated dust. Fill in any irregularities if necessary.

Before painting, apply a primer and then apply the first coat of paint. After it dries, sand again, remove dust and paint a second time. It is more convenient to paint the even part of the canvas with a roller, the protrusions and ends with a brush. You need to paint on both sides.

Choose a smoother side of the door, and attach supports to the back. A country-style dining table is ready to receive your guests!

Tip: Looks especially nice with mint-colored wooden chairs, try painting them too.

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master class number 2. do-it-yourself table from an old door (modern style)

This method is somewhat different from the previous one in terms of technology and is possible in two versions - (1) more laborious or (2) even simpler than in master class No. 1. We will describe the first one, because it is the one that guarantees the best result. And then (for those who do not like complexity) we will offer a simpler option.

You can also choose different supports. If you focus on IKEA (look in the department " workplace”), you can choose ODWALD black (matches the color, but without the bottom shelf) or FINVARD (with a shelf, but you have to paint, because they are only white and beech).

Materials and tools:

wooden door leaf in a concise modern style, 2 table supports (see above), sanding paste, spatula, sander, airbrush, satin black acrylic paint for wood.

Clean the door of dust, lay it on a horizontal surface and apply sanding paste with a spatula, trying to completely fill in the bumps and holes from the handles and the keyhole.

When the paste has dried, sand it with a machine (preferably) or a fine stone (acceptable). Wipe with a damp cloth to remove dust. Repeat with the second side.

Coat the canvas on both sides and table supports (if required) with paint using an airbrush. After drying, connect the resulting countertop with the supports.

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As you already understood, the role of a grinder can be played by your hands in alliance with a grinding stone.

And the staining stage can be replaced by gluing a black vinyl film (matte, with a light wood texture).

If you don't want to mess with coloring at all, buy IKEA ODWALD black supports.

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master class number 3. handmade desk from an old door

This method has some affinity with the master class number 1. But there are significant differences, and the main one is the purpose of the table. Now you will learn how to make a desk from an old door.

Materials and tools:

old door, tempered glass 5-6 mm thick (according to the size of the door leaf), 2 pedestals with drawers HELMER red from IKEA (made of powder-coated steel), wood screws (for connecting the tabletop and pedestal supports), drill, screwdriver.

Do all the steps described in master class No. 1 with the door leaf until it is connected to the supports.

In the upper part of both cabinets, mark the joints with the tabletop and drill 4 holes in each. Install the tabletop door on the cabinets from which the boxes were removed. Connect with self-tapping screws, threading them from the inside of the pedestal body through the holes and twisting into a tree.

Lay the glass on top of the resulting desktop.