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How To Make a Counter-Height Table from an Old Door

If you are remodeling your kitchen, you need to consider look and theme as well as functionality. Add a striking accent to your kitchen with a counter-height table made from an old door. A table such as this is both easy and inexpensive to build. You need no special tools or training. The door provides a sturdy working surface while evoking a feeling of rustic life.

Things You'll Need

  • Measuring tape
  • Door
  • 4 2-by-4's
  • Saw
  • 52 screws
  • Screwdriver
  • 1-ft.-by-6-ft. plank
  • 1 2-by-6
  • Finish
  • Brush
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Instructions

    • 1

      Measure the length and width of the door, in inches. Cut two lengths of 2-by-4 for the table top frame. Make them the same length as the door. Cut two more lengths, each as long as the door is wide, minus 4 inches.

    • 2

      Screw the long pieces you cut into the short pieces, so that they form a box the same length and width as the door. The short pieces should be on the insides of the long pieces, at the ends. Use two screws for each joint.

    • 3

      Cut four 2-by-4's to a length of 35 inches each. These will form the legs of the table. Cut two lengths of 1-by-6 plank to a length equal to the width of the door minus 4 inches.

    • 4

      Lay two of the legs beside each other so that their outside edges are as far apart as the door is wide, minus 4 inches. Screw one of the 1-by-6 lengths you cut into these legs, using two screws per leg. Set this brace 4 inches from the ends of the legs. Repeat the procedure with the other pair of legs.

    • 5

      Mark a line 2 inches from the end of the 2-by-6 board. Measure an angle of 45 degrees up from this line, running diagonally from one side to the other. Cut this piece off the board. You should now have a piece that has one 6-inch side, one 8-inch side, one 2-inch side and a diagonal line connecting the shortest and longest sides. This is one of the top leg braces. Make three more such braces, identical to the first.

    • 6

      Stick one pair of legs into one end of the table-top frame. Leave the ends of the legs that have the cross braces farthest from the frame. Screw the legs to the frame with at least two screws each.

    • 7

      Put one of the diagonal braces next to one of the legs, on the long side. Screw the brace to the table-top frame using three screws. Screw it to the leg with three screws. Place a brace on the other leg in the same manner. Then attach and brace the other pair of legs using the same procedure.

    • 8

      Flip the assembly over so that the table-top frame is on top. Set the door on top of the frame and screw it into place, using at least one screw near each corner. Apply whatever finish you like to it, using the brush.

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