Homemade Door Stop Wedge

Put a key ring holder through the hole.

Homemade door stop wedge.

Buy two hard rubber door wedge stopper some door have higher gap below so need two small wedges or one big one. Do not use the polycrylic on the white paint it will yellow it. Doorstops don t get a lot of love as far as design is concerned most of us are content with a rubber or wooden wedge. Sand down all sides of the wedge with medium grit sandpaper.

These creative doorstops however prove that even these oft ignored accessories can jazz up your home. All you ll need is a small block of wood a 6 inch length of 2 by 4 stud works perfectly a saw sandpaper preferably medium grit p60 or p80 but nearly any type will suffice and paint or stain if you want to give it a more professional finish. How to make a door wedge step 1. Not only handy for holding a d.

Mar 2 2015 explore helen eproson s board door stopper followed by 1102 people on pinterest. Secure a 2 by 4 stud to your workbench with a clamp so that it overhangs the bench at one end. If you know of any fun doorstop designs that deserve to be on this list. Concentrate especially on the cut side to prevent.

If you can t find an item with some weight to it around your house to use as a makeshift doorstop you can actually turn any lightweight object into a diy heavy door stop by simply filling any open cavities with heavy things. Drill a little hole through the thin ends of the wedges. Take your leather strip and fold it in half so that the two ends meet don t crease it though. See more ideas about door stopper cast iron doorstop door stop.

I made one of such door stopper these ways. Attach a lanyard through the. If you want your project to. Personally i ve used uncooked rice river stones and marbles to add weight to objects.

Use the ruler to mark off a section at the bottom of the wedge and paint it white. A homemade door stop wedge is a quick and easy way to hold doors open for cool summer breezes alleviate foot traffic congestion in busy rooms or just add a different touch to a living space. See more ideas about door stopper diy door diy.