Barn Door Turned Desk

As some of you know I have a slight obsession with doors. I’m not sure where my love of doors came from, however I know that when I see any kind of door I’m drawn to it. The doors that interest me the most are older and usually have chippy paint. Any color of chippy paint is great. The character that old beat up doors have is unexplainable. Much like any other old junkin’ item, the story that door could tell is something we’ll never know.

So naturally, when I came across this door that was used in someone’s barn and has MANY colors of chippy paint, I knew I had to have it. The kind of know that I pouted to my husband as we continued shopping around Excelsior Springs, MO. He knew it, too. As we got into my car to leave he finally looked at me and said, “go get it.” Yaaaaaaaay! I went back into the store and the ladies knew what I was there for.

Of course, now I have my second door and I can’t hang it on a wall, too. So what am I going to do with it? Well, at first I didn’t know. Which if you know my hubba hubba, you know that he does not like me purchasing things that I have no idea what I’m going to do with. After some time I knew the perfect use for it. A desk.

Seemed easy enough at first, the door would serve as the top of the desk, but we needed to find some legs. Between the two of us, my hubba hubba and I came up with a few different ideas. A few of these ideas included galvanized piping (super expensive), old sewing table legs (usually used for another repurposed table or expensive as well), or the many random pieces of metal I found while junkin’. I wasn’t completely sold on any of these ideas until I came across some old patina metal at an antique place. I knew right then that it was another one of those, “I have to have it” moments. And boy was I right.

After going back and forth with the hubba hubba as to how the metal would work as legs, we were finally on the same page. Chris then began his handy-man work and I supervised… as much as he let me. Apparently watching over someone while they work is frowned upon, who knew.

So here we are, with my desk complete with the exception of finding a piece of glass to lay over the top. I couldn’t be more ecstatic with how it turned out. The way the turquoise color flows up the metal leg and across the door is something of magic. The rusted metal works great with the rust color chippy paint on the door. The patina metal and chippy paint were made for one another.

I would say my hubba hubba and I make a pretty great team.

Rather Be Junkin' <3

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