Make It: Salvaged Door Coffee Table
![Credit: This Sorta Old Life[http://www.thissortaoldlife.com/2012/03/14/our-greenest-project-yet/] created at: 03/21/2012](http://assets.curbly.com/photos/0000/0015/9244/DIY%20door%20table_large.png?1332381395)
I've got a joke for ya. When is a door not a door? When it's ajar! Also? When it's an awesome DIY coffee table! Read on to see how a $10 door became this fantastically upcycled piece of furniture.
![Credit:_This Sorta Old Life[http://www.thissortaoldlife.com/2012/03/14/our-greenest-project-yet/] door to coffee table makeover](http://assets.curbly.com/photos/0000/0015/9245/door-before-p.jpg?1332382606)
For 10 bucks, Cane and Rita picked up this 5-panel door. They knew they needed 3 panels for the tabletop and 1 for each side.
![Credit:_This Sorta Old Life[http://www.thissortaoldlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/kreg-holes-p.jpg] door to coffee table makeover](http://assets.curbly.com/photos/0000/0015/9246/kreg-holes-p.jpg?1332382609)
Their blog post takes you through the build step-by-step, including deconstructing the old door, adding a shelf and casters, and sealing the perfectly chipping paint. They even admit what they'd do differently if they had to do it all over again.
![Credit:_[http://www.thissortaoldlife.com/2012/03/14/our-greenest-project-yet/] door to table makeover](http://assets.curbly.com/photos/0000/0015/9247/salvaged-coffee-table-top-730x547.jpg?1332382611)
From the looks of it, I wouldn't change much!
Get the full how-to with a budget breakdown on their blog, This (sorta) Old Life.
Tagged : upcycle, door, Furniture, table, wood, recycle, woodworking, DIY