Old door into new desk

I am so excited about the desk I made. Well, I transformed an old door into a desk or work space for all of my crafts. You should ask my hubby, my crafts have really exploded in our very small apartment. We live in what feels like an apartment that is about 2 X 2  and we have even gotten rid of more than half of our stuff. I just love to craft and sell stuff and now I can try to keep it to one space- minus storing it until sold. There are some simple steps to making this desk.

First, stop by your local Habitat for Humanity store and find an old door that you love. This one was only $30.00- We got a deal- there were others like this for almost $100.00 but the rest without so much glass were 5-10 dollars 20 at the most and those had half glass.

Find your nearest Grandpa that has space and tools you can use to help your project go smoothly.

Then, find a neighbor willing to let you use his sander. I felt so bad the sander broke while I was using it! Look at the handsome hubby hard at work.

Next go to the local Home Depot and they will cut the size you need for your saw horses. I got the silver clamps there and on their box it show the sizing for different heights.  I used primer before the spray paint- The new wood will soak up all the spray paint and you'll go through a lot if you don't prime first.

Even though I sanded and sanded this wonderful door I did end up spray painting it because there was a small groove by the glass I couldn't get a good sanding rythm going and I was running out of time, Grandpa needed his garage back and I wanted to use my desk.

                          Spray paint door after covering the glass with tape and paper

Spray paint the saw horse and put together, then place door on saw horse and craft!

Our house is still a mess and I will add the finished product once I get the house organized!