How to Build a Picture Frame From a Wooden Door

Turn a wooden door into a picture frame.

You can transform an old wooden door into an attractive picture frame that will be an unusual backdrop for your photos and add a rustic or country-chic vibe to your home decor. You can either display the completed picture frame door against a wall or rehang it in a door frame to create an inviting portal.

Things You'll Need

• Sawhorses
• Reciprocating saw
• Measuring tape
• Glass
• 1/8-inch decorative plywood
• Picture
• Picture frame buttons

Instructions

1. Set up two sawhorses and lay the door across the top of them.

2. Use a reciprocating saw to cut out the portion of the door that you want to set pictures in. If the door has panels, cut around the panels, for example.

3. Turn the door over. Measure the width and height of the back of the hole. Purchase a piece of glass that is 1 inch larger than the width and height of the opening. Set the glass in the back of the hole. Purchase a piece of 1/8-inch-thick plywood that is equal to the dimensions of the back of the hole.

4. Place a picture on the glass so it will show through the front of the glass when the door is standing upright.

5. Screw picture frame turn buttons every 6 to 8 inches along the edges of the back of the hole in the door.

6. Place the piece of plywood over the back of the hole in the door. Position the turn buttons over the plywood to secure it in place.

Tips & Warnings

• If you plan to rehang the door, use it as an interior door only.

References

• This Old House: How to Make a Window Sash Picture Frame