DIY Front Door Dentil Shelf

I love the look of a craftsman front door with a dentil shelf! You can find them all over Pinterest and all the new farmhouse styled houses have them. I am lucky enough to have a beautiful new craftsman style front door on my house but I never thought about the shelf. Until now! 

I really wanted a front door with a dentil shelf!

But my new door was a done deal and I didn't have one. 

Do you know they sell them? 

Yes they do... $189.00 for a simple dentil shelf to add to your front door! 

By the way that Fall wreath alternative was a project I did recently. 

But... could I make a dentil moulding for the door for less? 

I bet I can! 

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My front door has been through many different paint jobs in the past several years. 

Read all about the black door choice.

You can read all about the yellow door. 

What was I thinking? 🙄

Read all about the blue door. 

Finally I gave up on the dated look I had and bought a new 6 light front door then replaced the garage door to match! 

Today I decided I had to have the dentil shelf and I was sure it was DIY do-able instead of paying $189. 

I headed to Home Depot and bought a piece of PVC moulding that was 1 1/2" wide by about 3/4" thick. 

The moulding piece was $7 for a piece that would make 2 shelves (good in case I messed up the first one). 

I measured the length of the window on my door which was about 26" and I added an inch on each side so I cut a length that was 28" long. 

Next, I cut 5 pieces of the same PVC moulding into 2" lengths. 

I used Super Glue Gel to attach the 2" pieces evenly spaced along the bottom of the 28" piece. 

Next, I used Fusion Mineral Paint in Picket Fence that matched my door and painted the dentil moulding. 

When it was dry I attached the dentil shelf to the door using a level and E6000 and hot glue, E6000 usually holds just about anything. 

I'm hoping this holds, if not I will use construction adhesive. 

I only had to hold the shelf onto the door for about 2 minutes for the glue to dry. 

And now I have the craftsman dentil moulding door I always wanted! 

Can you do it? 

Yes you can!!

Want to hang a wreath just make the wreath hanger a little shorter and hang it above the shelf. 

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See how I made the rustic driftwood pumpkin too!