Favorite Door Repurpose

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It feels like a great day for an easy, repurposed salvage project, doesn't it? 

When I first opened up my booth in Tin Pan Alley (read about it here!), the first piece I was sure about including was my salvaged door potting table. 

Can you believe this beauty was destined for a burn pile? But Mom-in-law told Dad-in-law something to the effect of "Cassie will cry if she finds out you burned that," so he saved it for me! Of course he thought I was bonkers for wanting it in the first place, then ready for the circus when I made a piece of furniture out of it. Imagine his surprise when it sold! 

I won't reveal the price, but let's just say that I wasn't even sure I wanted it to sell. I priced it with the idea that a very special person would need to really adore it! I would have loved to have met the woman who bought it! I feel like we just might be kindred spirits.

I was under the gun as far as replacing the central piece to my display, and while I had several ideas I wanted to try for that space, I decided to go with what I knew would work. I went to my favorite junk place (see a couple of my Mountain Top Treasures trips here and here) knowing he would have a beautiful old door for me to repurpose.

Ta-da.

It's not as chippy and "seasoned" as my last door, but I loved the panels and and size, and the open area toward the top. The big strong man sanded her down for me (this was during the weekend of a thousand projects, so the poor guy was put to work!), and I took it from there.

One side sanded beautifully. The perfect amount of natural wood showed through, giving it a great finish, so I left that side as-is. The other side had a turquoise/greenish paint that was brought to the surface. I'm not one to discriminate against the undercoats, but I really loved the shabby white finish of my previous piece, so I painted the odd spots white.

The construction of the table is simple, using pocket holes to join the side braces to the legs. 

I used scrap wood for the shelves... 

Note: I painted the sides of the shelves after reviewing this picture :)

One of the things that I love about this particular table is that it is actually multi-purpose. It will sit in the shop as the previous piece did, but this table can be used from the other side as well.

This could easily be used as a lemonade stand, ice cream booth, puppet theatre... so many fun options.

I was really happy with how it turned out. I have a special place in my heart for my first, falling-apart door, but this piece is very sturdy and was put together with a bit more forethought. I meant to add chicken wire to the window area, and I plan to when I can get the shop next. I plan to get you new pictures of how the shop is looking soon, and will include a picture of the updated door as well!

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