Mon 10 Mar 2008
We’ve had an email from Mary asking about recycling hollow core doors.
I always see doors of one sort or another in skips around here but Mary has come up with an idea for an old one of hers - but needs a little help:
I would like to make a rattan or seagrass headboard for my king size bed by covering an old hollow core door, maybe I can use old matchstick blinds, or I’ll buy some mats, any ideas? I’d also need some kind of edging.
I really like big headboards like that so it sounds like a great idea. Mats would probably be a bit more flexible and may bend around edges - eliminating the need for separate edging - but I do like the idea of “bamboo” blinds - it seems like it would be less rough to lean against.
Any help for Mary?
Or any other ideas about what could be done with an old hollow door?





Brian Piper
March 10th, 2008 at 4:37 pm
I know several people that have used these doors as closet shelves!! I think they had to put little spacers in after they cut them to fit their closet, but they work great for them!!
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Megan
March 10th, 2008 at 8:36 pm
A friend of mine in college used one as a desk, propped up by some wooden crates. Kind of rustic looking, and the crates were great for storage.
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Ant Ramm
April 25th, 2008 at 1:52 am
I also use one as a surface for a desk. I have two, two door filing cabinets either side propping it up. It’s a perfect height.
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megan
March 11th, 2008 at 5:02 am
artists use the wooden outer layers (called ‘doorskin’ oddly enough) to paint on, so if you are artistic, or know someone who is just pry that shizz off! because it can be really expensive in art stores.
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Elliott
March 30th, 2008 at 3:27 am
they make good shelves. I have a snake and a large lizard tank supported on one of these bad boys. Can also work for desks (lay one across two filing cabinets).
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Chile
April 4th, 2008 at 1:06 am
We needed to bolt a piece of plywood to our block wall in lieu of a gate. To strengthen the plywood, my husband cut the hollow core door damaged by our dog in half and screwed it to the back side of the sheet. It’s very sturdy now.
We also used it as a table for our last yard sale by setting it on top of two empty cat litter pails (see your April 2 post!)
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Cadan
May 8th, 2008 at 1:21 pm
If the wood was somehow made water-proof, the inner bit could be used for planting small, long-rooting plants. Probably not going to be used much, but still!
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