It’s the summer time of DIY: This yr, each different Friday, we’re revisiting some favourite, easy-to-tackle tasks from the archives, like this one:

There’s no must get fancy in terms of propping open a door, however a wedge of wooden is a lot nicer than a mood-killing piece of plastic or rubber. Years in the past, my mom returned from a visit to London with a standard English turned oak doorstop made by David Linley, aka “the royal carpenter.” We now have used his handiwork each day ever since, so I used to be delighted to return throughout its raffish American-made counterpart: a DIY door wedge created by Anna of Annabode & Co. for Residence Made by Carmona. Could it open doorways for you.

Mission and images courtesy of Residence Made by Carmona.

the finished doorstop has a painted tip and an easy to grab leather tail. 17 — Above: The completed doorstop has a painted tip and an easy-to-grab leather-based tail.

Supplies

chances are good you already have what you need to make the door wedge. 18 — Above: Chances are high good you have already got what you should make the door wedge.

Piece of wooden roughly 1.5 inches extensive and 6.5 inches lengthy. Use scrap wooden or purchase a size of wooden, comparable to Residence Depot’s Poplar Passion Board; $5.34 for 3 ft (sufficient to make a number of doorstops).
Size of leather-based, 1/2 inch extensive and 5 inches lengthy. Take into account slicing up an previous belt.
Noticed. “Use no matter sort of noticed you’ve readily available,” says Anna.
Sandpaper
Drill
Pencil and ruler
Excessive-gloss white paint
Minwax Polycrylic, a protecting end.
Paintbrushes
One No. 6 brass washer. Residence Depot sells five-packs of Brass Ending Washers for $1.18.
One No. 6 brass flathead screw. Residence Depot sells four-packs of 6 3/4 inch Phillips Flat-Head Wooden Screws for $1.18.