An old screen door with a broken screen makes a great potting bench or hall tree with a few additions!
![Potting Bench Made from a Screen Door spring display with a potting bench upcycled form an old door](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvImlrSzJ13NbSEYLTldG8e1x9QDZ51Y_v5RMqUr6FkfkZuc9i9MdP9Vn4b6hLhkslSidyQcy3CjEAPHv0qggcQ0lb-Uzs7EbEYQrfz_PLI6ZxwYg0PmV4nqNPWSl9X6BVLQhxoxL9nPH_/s640/make-a-potting-bench-with-scrap-wood.jpg)
I started by making a rectangle or table apron with some scrap boards (an old door jam). I made the front apron piece the width of the door. I "tucked" the back apron piece between the two side pieces (i.e., the front board is longer than the back board).
![How to Make a Potting Bench old door jam is used to make a table apron](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtEIv2DhsoslgJw0AiSn5ovxyLa7N4TvZusiRsGdVmj8LguPfB95N5Qh_ZVUcItLQUgTNDt6q7_vfB4Mqj20KeDy7MogNjRU6pifWgULv089TccmsAmSpP3n_78sHma2aZWoYoKjxgvgOx/s640/build-a-wood-rectangle-to-start.jpg)
I added front legs made from 2"x 4" 's.
![How to Make a Potting Bench 2 x 4 table legs](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZQqRrZVWqVRyc_dl4AmTzW1TorPCxYEXk0INTg-xD9NFdsFHFCM9G_j4dzU1yPWt5dNZPh8NEduJn_zL13LOuqqWUHdTAmiAY8zSwL89rBoUhQjBmjcJJcoC2Y6ZJvTe8NvfrFhPJARh4/s640/add-legs-to-the-table.jpg)
I attached a board near the bottom of the door (10" up from the bottom) and one 10" up on the legs. Note--the table part is upside down or reversed in this picture.
![Add a shelf bracket to a Potting Bench add cross boards for a shelf bracket on a potting bench](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSagNtYV-zrKIgv9_hOYlqeJyQmL8cexZgoQ5_iaQZNsAeKaTDIAmnAAr3Ro_nIH1P_yuGTj06366hc1rJuf7ne4xsIJSVvm3EjT3qVvwPyMkdSX7_Zw0iLnmZCPEg00YBdhTKQHwrYpMO/s640/use-a-clamp-to-square-up-legs.jpg)
I then attached the table part to the door by screwing through the back board on the rectangle. I used pallet boards for the bottom shelf.
![How to Make a Potting Bench pallet wood makes a shelf on a potting bench](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitm7axXvsU59ZtAqM-MdtOKRFfARZRicUeTop5KiYPGmrS10Bb1K6i0znVUysQN7ZjnNs_yOXDb7mN8khEqCf3SysPui9GgiL5XRBgRTWwVKFj6qYnFs8e-sH6jPdF-_bpR0wJNaJTCYtw/s640/use-pallet-wood-for-a-shelf.jpg)
I also used pallet boards for the top of the table or bench. I made a little shelf to go across the top of the door.
I added some hooks on the door and one on the front leg. I also included a bottle opener because a cold drink is always appreciated after playing in the dirt. I kept the wood natural and finished it with a clear coat.
![Make a Potting Bench from an Old Door spring display including a potting bench made from a screen door](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoKqQKCxrZE8zVS0cWNPW0a9L1xsUwR8cCBGqKV-HCKtLBZoRGHhaHnHmN4OpG4xXGLSOYvORi4Hd9aMZtndFFVw508rYKstjPokQ-S3j7oyeNKZZsO2gJ5_-mLUqU-pRV6GaIgreOEBfB/s640/potting-bench-made-from-an-old-door.jpg)
I would hang a flowering potted plant in the window opening part. I only got pictures of the potting bench in the front display of The Antique Barn where I sell. You can see some of the other things I have added to the display. The vintage suitcase painted with BLOOM would be super cute on a front porch. You can also see this great, green, vintage folding table I bought at the thrift store and the kids toy bench (that never had a lid) that I transformed into a planter.
![Spring Display vintage suitcase makes a cute sign for a porch](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibJALTtwES6BlwTIkRF-632lQe_a5F679h7e3nQvYFtfIATnarie7l-F90sm9FDXQYMeAjeAwNrzme6gcvydm9Ix7bBjk4QlfLSUF0vTHPjS5DfyY7MQMzqpx4Tk3qL2vJB_AGr219UW4T/s640/old-door-potting+bench.jpg)
Oh how I love this idea! Id have to say its time for me to get busy. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you Ruth Ann--this was a quick build!
DeleteIf anybody could make what you did out of old screen door, it's you Becky, awesome. Love how your mind works and how your potting bench looks. Will you keep it? Hanging plant from inside area where screen was is great idea.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy rest of week and weekend
Thank you! No I am not keeping it, I am selling it. I have pallet work tables in my green house that I use for planting.
DeleteWell, this is cute! I love that you totally reformed the door into something brand new!
ReplyDeleteThank you Randi, it is was fun to make and quick!
DeleteWow.....what a great find and a fantastic renovation to it!!!
ReplyDeleteNicely done.
diane @ thoughts&shots