Materials: Old door with optional glass panels
4 scroll work brackets
Mounting hardware for bracket
Yellow flat exterior house paint
One 4" roller bar with foam cover
Small paint pan
1-qt early American oil-based stain
Small can mineral spirits
Window scraper
3" bristle brush
1" bristle brush
Wood filler
Medium grit sanding block
Putty knife
Two 30" strips of lattice
Two 24" strips of lattice
1" x 8" x 33" (top shelf)
1" x 10" x 30" (bottom shelf)
Rasp
Roll of chicken wire (large enough to cover windows)
Tin snips
Safety goggles
Garden gloves
Staple gun
Staples
Finish nails
Hammer
S-hooks
Metal swinging wall hanger
Compound level
Pencil - The shelves you purchase will look too new to match the old door. The solution is to use a rasp to rough up the edges of the shelves (figure A) to give them a distressed look and then lightly sand the shelves.
- Remove any hardware from the door. Use wood filler to fill any holes in door, and then lightly sand any rough spots.
- Apply two coats of yellow paint to door, shelves and lattice using roller brush, and allow to dry (figure B).
- Paint brackets using 1" bristle brush and allow to dry.
- Stir stain and pour into paint tray.
- Antique door, shelves, lattice and brackets. To antique, apply very small amount of stain to small surface area with 1" bristle brush. Wipe the stain off with a cloth (figure C) or you can use a dry 3" bristle brush. The harder you rub, the more stain you will remove -- try to keep a uniformed look.
- Allow antique finished wood to dry overnight.
- Using tin snips, cut chicken wire ( 26" x 29.5") to cover window (figure D). This is going to be the tool rack.
Note: It is a good idea to wear garden gloves when cutting the wire because there will be sharp edges. - Using window scraper, remove excess paint from around edges of window.
- Using staple gun, mount chicken wire to cover windows (figure E). Make sure you go over to the edge. Old doors are solid instead of hollow. If the staple does not go all the way in, take a hammer and tap the staples down.
Safety Tip: Be sure and wear safety goggles when using the staple gun. - Using small finishing nails, nail the lattice to cover edges of the chicken wire (figure F).
- The shelves need to be customized to make sure it is comfortable to the one who will be using it. You don't want it too high. When you put your shelf on, make sure it is on a flat surface area of the door.
- The back of the brackets are designed where you just slip them over a screw ( figure G). Leave room when you put your screws in, so there will be room for the brackets to slip down onto the notch. Once you have 1 screw in place, go ahead and put your bracket on and then stand the door up. Put the shelf in place and put a level on the shelf and once the shelf is level, take a pencil and mark the edge of the shelf so you will know where to put the other screw.
- Attach shelves to brackets using finishing nails.
- Hang garden utensils on chicken wire using S-hooks (figure H).
- Metal swinging wall hangers are good to attach to the sides of the door (figure I) to hang your apron and hat on, or to dry flowers or herbs on, etc.
RESOURCES :
Outdoor Woodwork: 16 Easy-to-Build Projects for Your Yard and Garden
Model: 158017437X
Author: Alan and Gill Bridgewater
(February, 2002)
To order this title from Amazon.com, click here.
Storey Books / Storey Communications Inc.
Website: www.storey.com
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