An Old Door Upcycle

Megan
by Megan
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I am in the middle of a huge kitchen remodel (This explains the utter chaos in the background of all the pictures). Unfortunately, the home improvement center lost my floor tiles. So we are kind of stuck until they are found. In the meantime, I decided to build a hall tree for the breakfast nook space.
I found a nice solid old door at the Habitat for Humanity ReStore for just a couple of dollars.
The door just happened to be the exact width of two craft crates that I got on sale. I went to the hardware store and got one board to top off the crates and one for a shelf.
I replaced the glass with bead board... it was more practical. And then Lots and lots of paint... First I painted everything with black acrylic paint I had left over from another project. (Sorry, forgot to take pictures of this part). Then when that dried I coated everything with a white satin acrylic paint. This job was made easier by the help of a girlfriend and a glass of wine.
I put it all together with some brackets and hooks and decorative knobs I got 75% off at the craft store. I then distressed it lightly and glazed it with Valspar Antiquing Glaze. I really like it because I wanted it more black and white than brown and the glaze was the perfect color.
Here is the finished product. I will probably add baskets to the top and inside the crates once it is in place. I think it will go beautifully in the breakfast nook of my farmhouse inspired kitchen.
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  • Amy Archibald Amy Archibald on Apr 15, 2019

    How did you get the distressed look?

  • Eddie Eddie on Jun 23, 2019

    What's the dementions of the crate's you used?

  • Sharon Sharon on Sep 21, 2021

    How exactly did you attach the crates to the door? Also, what type wood did you use for the shelf and on top of the crates? Thx!

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  • You did a fabulous job! So pretty! Plus I love the corbels!

  • Julie Julie on Nov 30, 2023

    My husband made a hall tree using 2 30" doors. We live in south Louisiana and don't really need a coat closet with only about 15 cold days/year. We use the hall tree instead. The previous coat closet has now become an appliance pantry!

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