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24 Awesome DIY Screen Door Ideas to Build New or Upcycle the Old

By Jennifer Poindexter
Jennifer Poindexter

Jennifer is a full-time homesteader who started her journey in the foothills of North Carolina in 2010. Currently, she spends her days gardening, caring for her orchard and vineyard, raising chickens, ducks, goats, and bees. Jennifer is an avid canner who provides almost all food for her family needs. She enjoys working on DIY remodeling projects to bring beauty to her homestead in her spare times.

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13. The Hand Carved Screen Door

These doors are absolutely magnificent. If you have the artistic ability to be able to use this as inspiration and recreate these doors for your own home, that is amazing.

But if you don’t, then don’t worry. You can always follow the website below where they can create different doors for you.

Make this DIY screen door

14. Screen Door Trellis

I got to thinking that as many people that would like to build a screen door for their homes, there might be a few that want to utilize an old screen door in a different way.

Well, if you have an old screen door that you want to DIY into something else, you could follow this idea and turn it into a neat looking trellis.

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15. The Screen Door Divider

This is another idea that will allow you to DIY an old screen door that you already have. If you have multiple old screen doors, you could actually put them to use again.

But not as normal doors. Instead, link them together, decorate them, and you have a great room divider. Keep this in mind the next time you come across some old doors.

Make this DIY screen door

16. The DIY Pantry Screen Door

This is another one that will have to be used as inspiration only. But if you have a pantry and would like to put a screen door in the place of a solid door, then you’ll want to see this.

So they find an old wooden screen door, repaint it, and use it as their pantry door. It looks really charming and inviting.

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17. The Screened Nursery

Have you ever thought about using a screen door as a baby’s nursery door? I hadn’t either until I saw this post.

Then it actually seemed like a really great idea. Not to mention, it is gorgeous and unique too. So if you have an old screen door, then you might want to use it this way.

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18. The Screen Door Display

Do you have wreaths, family photos, or anything else you can hang up that you would like to display but aren’t really sure how?

Well, don’t let that stop you from hanging them up. Just create this chicken wire and screen door display. That should be the perfect way to show them off in your home.

Make this DIY screen door

19. Antique Pantry Screen Door

This idea really inspires me to do this with my own pantry. I love the bright colors and the details they included (such as the pantry handle.)

So if you come across an old antique screen door, don’t toss it. Use it to add some charm to your home as a pantry or closet door.

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20. The Porch Divider

If you are looking for a way to upcycle an old screen door, have you ever thought about not using it as a door to your porch, but rather as décor for your porch?

What I mean is you can use this door as a divider on your porch. So go ahead and retire your old screen door to your porch instead of to the dump.

Make this DIY screen door

21. The Wooden Screen Door

This screen door doesn’t come with a tutorial, but it is probably one of the most shared screen door ideas on Pinterest.

So if you like the rustic wooden look, then maybe you could use this door to inspire your own screen door for your home.

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22. Sliding Screen Door

If you have kids and dogs, then you’ll probably be very interested in this idea for a screen door. She took her screen door and made it into a barn style door.

Basically, she didn’t want her kids or dogs running through the screen door anymore. So she put it on a sliding track.

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23. The Screen Door Trellis

This screen door was transformed into a nice trellis. If you grow flowers or vegetables that need a place to run, then why not turn your screen door into that place?

So it doesn’t have a real tutorial, but it seems pretty easy to recreate. If not, maybe you could find someone that could recreate it for you.

Make this DIY screen door

24. Screen Door Cabinet

diy screen door ideas

If you have an old cabinet that you would like to use to hold canned food or other items like it, then you might really like this idea.

Basically, you just attach the screen door to the shelves and then it can be used as a small pantry.

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Well, you now have 24 different DIY screen door ideas to build yourself a new screen door or upcycle an old one. Hopefully, this will inspire you to create exactly what you’ve been looking for.

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