{happy wednesday, crafters!} Hope your week is going wonderfully. Today I am showing off my corner shelf made from an old door. My corner door shelf is one of my all time favorite pieces of furniture!
Davis and I made this about 5 years ago when we bought our first home. {sweet memories} Originally, I painted the door shelf an off white with a brown wash over it. {you can see my original picture of the corner shelf here. my style has changed a lot since then….as has my photog skills lol} I recently gave my corner door shelf a makeover with a coat of turquoise spray paint…..
Door turned into a Corner Door Shelf
Its right at home in my Sitting Room! I’m doing turquoise and lime green in there and I’m using my shelf made from a door as the focal point/statement piece…..And it kinda rocks at both jobs! I’m still debating whether I should do a dark wash over the turquoise or not. Not sure if it will go with the modern-vintage look I’m going for in the room.
***will post pics of my Sitting Room when its done!***
added later: you can see my entire front room here.
Of course I used milk glass to accessorize it! the lime green flowers in a bud vase totally pop. So lively and fun!
I changed out the door knob with a vintage replica….and its sort of the frosting on the cake.
Corner Door Shelf
Here is the before and after picture. Kinda crazy, huh? One of my all time fave projects!
How to make a Door Shelf
supplies: door, circular saw, screw driver, screws, 13-90 degree metal L brackets, sand paper, door knob.
- First, we cut the door in half using a circular saw. {draw lines and measure twice!}
- Secure the two door pieces to be at a 90 degree angle using clamps and a helper. {i was the helper :)
- Screw in 5-90 degree metal brackets to the back to hold the 2 pieces together.
- Cut 4 shelves out of particle board to fit the measurements of your door. {note: we rounded the outer edge of the shelves, but you could leave them square.}
- Secure the shelves in place using 2-90 degree metal brackets under each one.
- Sand any rough edges with 200 grit sandpaper.
- Change the door knob, if desired. TIP: I recommend only putting one side of the door knob on so that the corner shelf can sit flush with the wall. Otherwise, you would have to leave room between the wall and shelf to allow for the knob.
- Paint and distress the door as desired. {I used 2 cans of turquoise spray paint for mine}
So that’s how we made my corner shelf. I love this piece! Its so cool and I still get loads of compliments on it. I think it would be cool to get different old doors and turn them into shelves like this. think of all the cool door designs! So many possibilities.
If you make a door shelf, I would love to see a picture!
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What did you put on the bottom? Does it stay pretty sturdy and upright in the corner by itself or did you anchor it to the wall? I have a closet door that I’m going to make into this.
Hi Cassandra,
The only thing on the bottom is felt {like the circles you put on the bottom of chair legs} to keep it from scratching our wood floors. The corner shelf is very sturdy and stands well on its own. But after having kids, we did use nylon strapping to secure the shelf to the wall as our kids to like sit and play on the bottom shelf sometimes. Thanks for stopping by!
happy crafting,
Linda
Hi, came to your blog by chance but really love all the craft stuff you’ve mde. It’s good to have enough space and tools to do whatever we like! Keep doing! Greetings from Hochiminh city, Vietnam
I usually don’t like things like this but this particular project worked really well =)
I like the pop of colour and the actual concept.
Great job <3
Thanks, Kia! I’m so glad you stopped by!
happy crafting,
Linda
This may have been asked in a previous post but does it matter if you use a soild or hollow door?
Great job by the way…Very creative and I can’t wait to do this myself. I’m just starting to get into to crafts that will spruce up my home. Thank you for sharing.
Beautiful! Is this a hollow core door, or a solid wood door?
Hi Lauren,
It is a hollow core door. The center has a solid beam and that is where we cut, so you can use either a hollow or solid door.
thanks!
Linda
Hi–I like the proportions of this repurposed door shelf. What was the original width of the door?
Thanks!
Hi B,
Its a standard sized door.
thanks,
Linda
Hi, I plan on making this door shelf! so excited as it will be my mom’s mother’s day project! anyhow i have a question! Did you really cut the door in true half? I just ask this because of the overlap from the ends of the door halves that you have to have to put the L brackets on or did you measure the thickness of the door and move the half way line over the distance of the thickness? or were you not that picky? OR haha am I thinking the wrong direction? did you meet the back edges and have the wings of the L brackets line the cut portion(thickness of door part)? If i’m confusing you I apologize but I could use the clear up
Hi Lanae,
Thanks for the note! My hubby and I originally made the door shelf right after we were married and didn’t know much about wood working. So we did cut the door directly in half and placed the 2 pieces at a 90 degree angle with the cut edges together. Looking back now, it would have been better to off set the cut the width of the door so they overlapped the width of the door and then secured with brackets. But our door shelf has held up nicely and been sturdy. So I’m sure either way is just fine! Hope this helps!
good luck!
Linda
This is just tooo cool. love it, and I never would of thought to do this with a door. Great work.