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How to Make a Coffee Table Using a Cabinet Door

How to Make a Coffee Table Using a Door

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February 13, 2020 //  by Home Jobs By Mom//  20 Comments




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How to Make a Coffee Table Using a Cabinet Door

If you want truly unique and innovative furniture designs, more often than not, you will need to craft it yourself. Using something that you might normally throw away in a craft project not only helps the environment but makes something that was once unwanted junk, beautiful and new. Doing this will also showcase your innovativeness and will give you something to do in your spare time as well.  Do you have have a door you want to trash? Instead of junking it, use it to make your own special coffee table!

What it will look like

Your self-styled coffee table will have a cabinet door as the top. The panels which are usually recessed can function as trays. You can add a shelf below if there is some leftover wood.  Get a few table legs; steel ones will give a modern look. Thus, you’ll have a practically brand new coffee table almost for free.

Materials required

  • A cabinet or cupboard door
  • Grooved floorboards
  • Cat’s paw type of pry bar
  • Tape measure
  • Clamps
  • Drill
  • Circular saw, or a table saw
  • Natural wax for a top coat
  • Table legs
  • Nails for woodworking

How to go about making a door coffee table


If there are protruding nails, a cat’s paw can help remove them. If it was a double-door cupboard, then they’ll be a piece to hide the gap between the doors.

For a level surface, smoothen out the area after removing the piece. It could also be retained and used as an outer rim.

The table leg positions should be marked out first. Make sure you don’t secure them too close together, or the table will wobble. Eight inches is the maximum they should be from the table ends.

Carefully mark where you have the drill the screw holes. The length of the screws should, of course, be less than the door’s thickness. So that you don’t drill all the way to the top, wrap some tape around the drill’s bit so that you can gauge the depth. Hold the legs steady and drive in the screws making sure not to knick the surface.

If you want a shelf at the bottom to stack magazines on, you’ll need to fit two tongue and groove types of floorboards together and mark the width of the shelf on their backs. Make sure the shelf is shorter in size compared to the table as it’ll give a recessed look.

Use a circular saw or a table saw to get rid of extra groove or tongue and then cut them to length. Fit both the boards together and clamp them securely. Attach them to the shelf bracket and drill holes for half-inch screws.

For a lovely soft sheen, add a top coat that will seal the wood as well. Use a wax-based conditioner for this purpose. It will prevent the wood from looking too dry.

The finished product will be a real eye-grabber as well as a conversation piece for your guests since it will be unique and handcrafted by you.

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Krystle Cook – the creator of Home Jobs by MOM – put her psychology degree on a shelf and dived into a pile of diapers and dishes instead. She is a wife and mother to two rambunctious boys, sweating it out in her Texas hometown. She loves cooking, DIY home projects, and family fun activities.

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  1. Jo-Anne

    August 25, 2012 at 3:31 am

    Looks good

    Reply
  2. Susan Cooper

    August 25, 2012 at 10:44 am

    You always come up with some really fun and interesting projects. Although this not something I would do or could use at the moment, it is still a pretty cool idea. 🙂

    Reply
    • Krystle

      August 28, 2012 at 9:09 pm

      Thank you!

      Reply
  3. Shelly

    August 27, 2012 at 1:02 pm

    This is such a neat idea. I will have to remember it. We don’t have a coffee table right now but if we decide to get one, I think making one like this would be a great way to go.

    Reply
    • Krystle

      August 28, 2012 at 9:10 pm

      It would be a fun project! I also think if you didn’t have a cabinet on hand you could probably find one at a thrift shop or yard sale too.

      Reply
  4. Ann

    June 15, 2016 at 10:34 pm

    How incredibly gorgeous! It looks a little labor-intensive compared to the DIY projects that I usually tackle, but I can only imagine how rewarding it must be to have that finished product.
    Thank you for this inspiring and wonderful post! I’d love to try it out some day… With a little help from a friend (or two), probably. 🙂

    Reply
  5. Tamra Phelps

    February 13, 2020 at 1:32 pm

    The one in the second video is more my style, but I suspect the first video would be the most popular because the ‘distressed’ look is so big. I do like how they left the door knob on. That’s great.

    Reply
    • Home Jobs By Mom

      February 20, 2020 at 3:40 pm

      I’m definitely into the distressed rustic look with furniture

      Reply
  6. Nidhi C

    February 13, 2020 at 10:42 pm

    I love this neat and clean coffee table idea. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
    • Home Jobs By Mom

      February 20, 2020 at 3:42 pm

      I’m so glad you like this DIY coffee table ideas

      Reply
  7. Edna Williams

    March 3, 2020 at 5:11 am

    Looks so unique! This would definitely be rustic! Thank you for sharing!

    Reply
    • Home Jobs By Mom

      March 19, 2020 at 2:50 pm

      It’s the perfect style for that Farmhouse look!

      Reply
  8. Heather K

    March 5, 2020 at 5:11 pm

    I love this idea so much. My local Restore always has really interesting doors.

    Reply
    • Home Jobs By Mom

      March 30, 2020 at 11:26 am

      I have never been to restore before. We will need to check it out

      Reply
  9. Shirley O

    March 16, 2020 at 5:03 pm

    I love the idea of reusing an old door. Gorgeous design!

    Reply
    • Home Jobs By Mom

      April 1, 2020 at 10:29 am

      You could even cut the doors in half and turn them into end tables

      Reply
  10. Dana Rodriguez

    March 25, 2020 at 9:46 am

    This is actually really clever. I love upcycle ideas like this!

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    • Home Jobs By Mom

      April 1, 2020 at 10:28 am

      It’s so much better to upcycle than throw it away

      Reply
  11. Lauryn R

    September 24, 2021 at 9:37 pm

    This is a really cool idea for a coffee table! Thank you so much for sharing the how to. It would be a fun project to do with my son.

    Reply
    • Home Jobs By Mom

      September 30, 2021 at 7:46 am

      Making a coffee table from a door would be a fun project to do as a family!

      Reply

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