Vintage Door & Pipe Table

After we built the Pallet Chaise Lounger, we realized we could use a table to go with it. I had a vintage door from our wedding décor that I wanted to incorporate, so all I needed was the base. The pipe worked out great; easy to put together, looks good, durable and weather friendly.
 
Skill Level: Beginner

​​Made from some reused material

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​Materials
I used ¾ inch pipe, you can go bigger or smaller, just make sure all is the same.

• 8 x 6” Pipe nipple
• 4 x 4” Pipe nipple
• 2 x 24” Pipe nipple
• 6 x Fitting tee
• 4 x Fitting end cap
• 4 x Fitting flange
• 1 x Fitting coupling
• Wood screws
• Solid wood door
• Paint (optional)

 
Pipe and pipe fittings required shown below:

Tools

• Electric drill
• Electric saw
• Electric sander
• Rubber gloves
• Paint brush or roller
• Kitchen cleaner (something that cuts grease, like Fantastik)
• Rags

 
How to Guide
 
Vintage Door Table Top

Cut it out

• Cut your door down to about 5’. You can also leave the door as is (standard doors are 6’ 8” which is generally a little long for a coffee table), or cut shorter . Note: if you change these dimensions you will need to adjust the centre pipe length to accommodate. 

Sand it

• Sand the edges of your door where cut.

 
Paint

• Paint door, or don’t. I left mine as is for a more rustic look.

Pipe Base

I suggest wearing rubber gloves when you are handling the pipe as it generally comes a little greasy, especially black pipe. Wipe it down with a rag and kitchen cleaner (like Fantastik) so it doesn't rub off everywhere. 

Connect Four

• Start with the legs, connect a 4” nipple to a tee, the tee to a 6” nipple, the 6” nipple to a flange.
• Connect the end cap to the 4” nipple.
• Repeat until you have 4 legs.

Connect more

• Grab 1 of your legs and connect a 6” nipple to the side opening of the tee.
• Repeat for all 4 legs.

Connect tees

• Grab 1 of your legs and connect a tee to the 6” nipple you just added.
• Make sure the side opening of this tee is faced out horizontally from leg.
• Repeat for 2 legs.

Connect legs

• Grab 1 leg that has the tee, and one without, connect these.
• Make sure the side opening of this tee is still faced out horizontally from legs.
• Repeat for other 2 legs. 

Connect base pipe

• Grab 1 of the 24” nipples and connect it to the coupling.
• Connect the other end of the 24” nipple to the horizontal opening of one of your legs.
• Grab the other 24” nipple and connect it to the other horizontal opening of the other legs. 

Connect all

• Connect legs together via the coupling.

Screw it

• Place your door face down.
• Place your legs with the flanges down over top your door.
• Screw in place

Place the table, grab a drink and kick your feet up!