Doors to Tables
BEFORE & AFTER
5 years ago, Chris and I got married. It was rustic and beautiful. With 320 of our closest friends and family I walked through an antique set of wooden doors to walk towards my amazing husband and say "I DO". Well, I'm not sure what happened to those specific doors, but someone found another set to give to me, extremely similar to our wedding doors. These have been waiting around my house for some TLC and a purpose. So I finally did it. I made a plan, then changed it, then changed it again, and again, and finally I did it- these doors have now been transformed!
Step by step:
1. Plan
2. Get Supplies
3. Sand the doors until smooth using a hand sander
4. Tape accent pieces and paint with accent colour- I used Rust-oleum Crayeuse Matte turquoise
5. Paint legs in accent colour
6. Paint everything with top coat- I used Rona Collection transparent indoor/outdoor
7. Cut doors and legs to size, then touch up with sander and paint as needed
8. Pre-drill the holes in both the table and the end of each leg to avoid any splitting of the wood
9. With the help of someone, assemble the legs to the doors using 3 to 3.5 inch screws (long enough to go through the table and well into the legs).
10. Find a place to put the thing!!
3 cups
Blueberries
3 cups
Flour
Rona clear indoor/outdoor top coat
Turquoise paint for legs and accent pieces
brushes and tape
sander
circular saws
screws and drill
1½ cups
Butter
This project took quite a bit of time, but I think in the end well worth the time. It was a couple of months of doing small bits while Kit was napping and a few days of actually having more than an hour to accomplish something.
The original plan was to just have one very large coffee table. After some pondering back and forth I ended up deciding on one longer coffee table, having a smaller shelf underneath, and another small end table. They were to be our outdoor patio tables. But after actually assembling the larger table, I loved it too much to put it outside. So we did some rearranging in our front room, just so it could have a home. It isn't in its "forever" spot, but I couldn't let it rot away in the snow all winter waiting to be enjoyed in the summer months.
Scroll through the photos below to see the progression of the project, and be sure to have a read of the September reflection. I hope you enjoy and are maybe inspired to do something to that piece that's been waiting for your TLC! Like mine, it might turn out to be even better than you had hoped!
The "before"
Close up pre-sanding. A lot of paint layers had to come off!
The "before"