Coat Rack made from an Old Door
But, soon, we had more storage for coats and shoes! Let’s take a look at how I built this beauty:
I started planning out the storage bench and coat rack at the same time. The coat rack was definitely the less involved project. Below is a picture as I was laying out the project.
I started with a beautiful old antique door that had recessed panels. I cut the panels out with my jigsaw (if you have never cut out an interior shape, you always start by drilling a hole large enough to fit your jig saw blade in. Drill your hole in a corner, then insert your jigsaw and cut the rest of your shape.
Next, I used my router to get rid of the edge of the recessed panels on the back side. As you can see in the Sketch Up drawing below, I left the edge on the front side to support the mirror.
Then I could measure my opening and cut the mirror pieces to fit into the panels. I have a great resource for inexpensive mirror glass. I buy those cheap full length mirrors at discount stores like Target, Kmart or Walmart. Then I rip off the thin plastic frame and the paper backing. Use a glass cutter to score the front of the mirror and then snap the mirror in two pieces. Then continue to cut until it is down to the size needed.
Next I sanded some of the silver off the back of the mirror to try to distress it. It took a while to do, and I’m not exactly thrilled with the distressing. Recently I stumbled across a few posts where paint stripper was used to distress mirrors. I would definitely use this route next time.
After all the mirror panels were cut to size, I laid them in the recess panel holes from the back and then used a thick bead of caulk around the edges to hold the mirror in place.
Next I had to build the shelf that the door would rest on. I recently bought two wall shelfs and brackets from a yard sale. I used one 7″ deep shelf for the vertical edge (or backer board for the hooks to attach to.) I ripped the other shelf down to 5″ inches (on a table saw) and used that to rest on top of the other shelf. To attach the two I simply screwed down through the horizontal shelf and into the backer board every 2 feet or more.
Then I added some decorative moulding using finish nails to secure them. You can see the different pieces on the edge.
I scoured eBay for a week until I found the perfect antique coat hooks. They are adorable and can hold many coats with the three prongs.
After everything was assembled, I located the studs in our mudroom wall and drilled holes into the backer board, then drove 3″ screws into the wall studs.
The antique door rests slightly on the shelf, but it is also held secure by four L brackets that are mounted on the top and bottom.
I used Minwax Brazillian Rosewood gel stain to stain the bench and shelves. This was the stain color that matched the color of the antique door.
And there you have it! An antique coat rack to match my shoe storage bench.
Plenty of storage for coats for a family of four or more!
Learn how to build the mudroom shoe storage bench here.
Wow, that looks fantastic! Thanks so much for sharing the how-to, I'll be linking.
Found you on New Friend Friday and I'm SO GLAD….You are so talented!!!! I can't wait to check in and see your projects…hopefully to get some "know how" for myself!! Wow!
Meg
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That turned out great! I love these kinds of projects.
Glad I stopped by from New Friend Friday!
Perfect! Please come by and link up to Vintage Suitcase Friday!
That is amazing. I may have to try to make one this weekend (if I can pick up a door garage saling tomorrow). Thanks for the tutorial!
You constantly amaze me with your vision and crazy carpentry talents!! I love this!! Beautiful job!
Wow that is fantastic! I have dreamed of something like this for my entryway but it's so tiny 🙁 Thank you for visiting my blog, I'm going to follow yours from now on!
Alida@I Make Stuff
My first visit to your blog, but not my last. Count me as a follower. Thank you for sharing your project. Cherry Kay
This is beautiful! I wish I had enough room for something like this. Of course my cats would use the shoe storage for beds. Maybe something on a smaller scale? Thanks for the inspiration!
I love the whole thing together! Well, I love each part separately too but especially together. Thanks for filling in for me. Great tutes.
Wow…Very cute! What a great way to use old things.
Wow – the whole thing is gorgeous!
This is so great! I would like to think I was pretty handy (for a girl), but I don't think I have quite this much talent!
I liked the bench and I think the coat rack is awesome too!
very very nice