Master Bedroom Up-cycled Bi-fold Doors Turned Reading Light W/shelf!
One bi-fold closet door becomes wall-mounted reading lights, with shelf, for the master bedroom.
We made the large king-size pallet bed and it's taken up a lot of floor space in our master bedroom. So, keeping that in mind, I wanted to come up with an idea for a side table that would mount to the wall and include a light for reading. When I found these solid wood bi-fold doors on craigslist, I knew exactly what I'd do with them.
I paid $40 for the pair of bi-fold doors. After removing brackets, hinges, door knobs, etc., I set out to work on my vision. I cut approximately 18" off the door lengths, as I wanted to mount them to the wall, resting on the floor trim.
After a good sanding, I cleaned the surface and got ready to paint. I chose an antique white as I loved the look on top of our light lavender-colored walls.
I applied a good two coats of satin paint to the doors and left them to dry overnight.
Attack of the sander! Keeping my rustic bedroom theme in mind, I lightly sanded using 220 grade sandpaper, cleaned it off and prepared the doors for the final finish.
I used a natural or light oil-stain and applied with a cotton rag, wiping off the excess as I worked.
Hand-oiled bronze sconces finished the rustic look. (Lowe's for around $25ea.)
The finished side tables with reading lights, taking up NO floor real estate. It frames our pallet bed and has just enough shelf space for a Kindle, mobile phone or book.
I should add that I had a 20" round pine table top that was cut down for the shelves and wooden shelf brackets were used for support.
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Lynne Nordstrom on Jan 07, 2021
Love this but I have to say I was a little freaked out by the silhouette of the old man looking up to the sky in the first pic! then I put my glasses on and saw it was the sconce. still, can't unsee it now! lol. beautiful work
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Lori Johansen on Jan 11, 2021
LOL I give up! I don't really SEE it, but that's cool. :)
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Lynne Nordstrom on Jan 11, 2021
look at the black part against the white; it looks like the silhouette of an old guy looking up to the right....I watch too many horror movies I think....lol
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Gigilambert on Jan 07, 2022
That’s the first thing I saw too!
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