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[sassafrass]

I found the door at the dump! FREE! It's solid pine and all it needs is a good sanding and paint or stain. Unfortunately, it's about 4" wider than the door that I would love to put it on so now I don't really know what to do with it!


On our way home, I noticed an antique store. Any antique store in NJ is usually way overpriced but I stopped anyway. I found this wood dresser on legs (which I love in furniture) and little casters. It was $70 and is ready for some new paint and new knobs!


Happy Day ;D

[thewop]

Can you have the glass replaced with mirrors? It would be a cool piece to mount on a wall.

[sassafrass]

May 26, 2012 12:01:41 GMT -5 thewop said:

Can you have the glass replaced with mirrors? It would be a cool piece to mount on a wall.

Possibly. I'll have to look into that.

[housegeek]

Love that door. If you have any outdoor living area, you could paint/seal it and use it to add some shape and height to the area, or you could use it as a table top...Or it might be neat to add some shallow gutter guards to one side and plant herbs/flowers, and lean it up or frame it so it stands alone.

[davescatch]

That door is amazing! And free? Even better!

[aweilba]

Awesome finds! You could use Krylon looking glass spray paint on the windows instead of replacing with mirrors. It'll probably much cheaper. I did this with an old window and it turned out great.

[sassafrass]

all these ideas are great! thanks.

[laurao11]

Nice door! I always wanted to make one into a headboard too

[house]

Refinish and sell the door! Great find! The dresser looks like its in great shape for an antique!

[aprilfool]

Love that dresser! How do you plan to refinish it?

[sassafrass]

May 26, 2012 18:19:43 GMT -5 aprilfool said:

Love that dresser! How do you plan to refinish it?

I'm not sure yet. It currently has a very thick coat of stain on it. I kind of envision sanding and painting it a light green or blue or even yellow and adding glass knobs.

[studytime45]

I love both pieces, but especially that dresser! What good finds.

[pinkeggs]

Nice!! I am very jealous of both

[moonlight]

Can you widen the opening? DH and I learned a HARD lesson once about attempting to replace just a door. It is much easier to remove the old door and frame and install the new door/frame as a set. If you were going to use that door, I'd remove the old door and frame and then attach the door to a new frame, and then install it. And if you're doing that, you could widen the opening unless there is some reason you couldn't (brick surround, placement of doorway, etc).

[sassafrass]

May 28, 2012 11:46:43 GMT -5 moonlight said:

Can you widen the opening? DH and I learned a HARD lesson once about attempting to replace just a door. It is much easier to remove the old door and frame and install the new door/frame as a set. If you were going to use that door, I'd remove the old door and frame and then attach the door to a new frame, and then install it. And if you're doing that, you could widen the opening unless there is some reason you couldn't (brick surround, placement of doorway, etc).

We won't be able to widen it because the left side butts right up against our stove and the right side is at the exterior wall of the enclosed porch that the door opens to.

I think that i'm either going to turn it into a desk or hang it horizontally and put matted photos in it. Not sure yet.

[winofairy]

May 26, 2012 19:45:16 GMT -5 pinkeggs said:

Nice!! I am very jealous of both

Ditto this ^^^