I'm trying to display 3 antique wooden doors that I've acquired but not sure the best way to display them. I definitely do not want to drill into the doors.
Optimally I'd just rest them on the floor if I could but each door has a 1" posts that sticks out on one corner which makes them lop-sided. Each door is maybe 20lb and I don't have enough studs in the area to mount all to studs.
I could maybe build a wood base to even out the bottom but then I'm worried the bottom would slide out on my hardwood floors.
Thoughts?
EDIT: Not functional as doors. I want them mounted/laying flat on drywall.
Best Answer
Since you do not want to drill of modify them in any way then i would suggest that you make a stand for them to sit in on the floor. The stand would have a grippy rubber pad on the bottom to keep it, and the doors, from sliding on the floor. It could be made out of some nice dark wood, mahogany or walnut.
The stand could be higher on one side then the other to accommodate the difference created by the nub on the bottom of the door.
Or
It could be a long narrow trough just wide enough for the door to slide into. It should be deep enough to cover the nub on the bottom of the door. A filler piece of the same height as the nub can placed in the trough,opposite the nub, so that the door sits level.
For a wall mount alternative you could mount wooden dowels on a nice board and mount that board on the wall to studs, that would allow you to slide the door onto the dowels by using a space in the lattice work.
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