I bought a door to make into a desk. Now what?

[Douglas]

I'm hoping the SF Design Collective can help me.

I've long wanted a big old antique door desk - a door with some character that I could turn into a desk. Well, I finally sucked it up and found a pretty cool old door down at the local architectural salvage that I thought would fit the bill. It's a nice panelled mahogany door with a deep rich color and I rather like it. I'm planning on buying a piece of glass to put over top of it.

Now the question is - what legs to put under it? I guess I always thought I could go grab a nice pair of trestle legs at Ikea and stuff an old filing cabinet underneath too, but now that I've got the door I'm a bit worried the whole thing will look like too much of a mashup.

Eventually the desk will end up in a house I'm working on that is sort of a Spanish Mission meets Craftsman style, with lots of interior wood paneling and wood floors. It will likely sit on a pretty classic oriental carpet. I like the idea of kind of a modern, clean trestle desk but don't know where to get the legs, or what kind of filing cabinet to combine it with.

Any ideas? The door is pictured below.

 

[sonick]

Buy a desk to make into a door </snark>

 

[CTGuy]

I am no expert, but maybe you could get a large piece of glass cut to go over the top?

 

[thekunk07]

yes, would cover in plexy

 

[CTGuy]

You can probably find a nice wooden filing cabinet on the cheap. My dad was an attorney and we literally were giving them away when he died because most people don't want them.

 

[dkzzzz]

Now you have to find an old wooden desk with destroyed top for cheap.

 

[milosz]

If you piece the desk together from parts (legs, cabinet, door, etc.) strip and refinish in a uniform stain (try to get woods as similar as possible).

 

[haganah]

Put two file cabinets underneath it (metal for contrast would even work) and a piece of glass over the top.

 

[dfagdfsh]

you live in the dc area right? there are often sales of old state department/war department furniture. we have some and its incredibly cheap yet very, very well built and nice.

currnetly some former card catalogs are serving as wine holders upstairs!

 

[Hany]

Here's my design idea:
Do not put a single piece of glass but 6 pieces made to fit perfectly in each rectangle. It would look much much better.

 

[tiecollector]

Would find some old bedposts to turn upside down for legs. Put glass across the top.

 

[LabelKing]

I suggest an integrated plexiglass system whereby the door is sandwiched between the top and legs:

 

[CTGuy]

Originally Posted by LabelKing

I suggest an integrated plexiglass system whereby the door is sandwiched between the top and legs:

We had some glass "X"s made to hold up a table made out of an extinct Australian hardwood. Very similar concept.

 

[crazyquik]

Originally Posted by Teger

currnetly some former card catalogs are serving as wine holders upstairs!

Your best post ever.

I've been trying to think of something to do with old wooden card catalogs, because some are really nice, and couldn't think of anything (other than rolling up ties and using some drawers for cufflinks.

Great idea.

 

[crazyquik]

Kit for wooden legs and a base:
http://www.tablelegs.com/BaseKits/OtherBaseKits.aspx

Fancy (and not-so-fancy) metal or tubular legs:
http://www.legsandbases.com/?gclid=C...FQOuFQodyWms1w

Thread your PC cords and stuff up thru the holes drilled for a door knob