Reclaimed Vintage Door King Size Bed and Night Stands

This is the finished product that started with an old front door.

Step 1: The 1861 Front Door

This is the original front door from my parents house. Tucked away in a barn since the 1950's. It's missing the top and bottom and some molding.

Step 2: Cleaning and Fixing

The door is covered in 70 years of dirt, dust and bugs. After power washing I took all the moldings off and cleaned out all the dead bugs and dirt that did not wash out. Glued and pin nailed the moldings back in. Recreated a new bottom rail.

Step 3: Adding the Legs and Top Board.

I made 3"x3" Legs and added a board that followed the shape of the door and legs to the top.

Step 4: Colors Added in Stages

I laid down three different colors on the new wood. I masked off the original door to preserve the original patina. I wanted to replicate the original aged appearance of the 1861 door. Beige to start then a dark turquoise (which I forgot to take a picture of) and then the sage green. The Sage green I thinned with water and glue to make it split and crack to look aged. After it dried I went over all the new paint with 120 sand paper to scuff and rough up the paint and create worn edges.

Step 5: Glaze

After the paint portion was done I went over the new paint with a glaze and recreated the aged discolored look and grime build up it would have gotten over the last 150 years.

Step 6: Foot Board

I had to make a matching foot board from scratch

Step 7: Recreating Moldings

Molding profiles from 1861 are not readily available at your local lumber yard, so made these completely with 3 cuts on the table saw and a lot of hand sanding. The raised panel also was made with the table saw.