Hi friends!
I’ve had multiple requests for custom built barn doors lately, so I thought I’d take you along in the process and teach you how to build one!
Interior barn doors are a great addition to a home anywhere they will fit, especially in a spot like a closet or an office! There are so many different styles and options too, the possibilities are endless.
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This barn door was going beachy – white and simple. My client had just remodeled her bathroom with a beachy theme and wanted a barn door to separate her bathroom and closet. We picked a design and I got to work.
Since we were going white, I chose pre-primed lumber to save a few coats of paint.
Once you have your measurements, lay out your boards and attach with a bead of glue between each board (here’s my favorite wood glue). Then clamp it and let it dry. (I had to glue and clamp two separate sections since my clamps weren’t long enough.)
Once your sections are dry, lay them together and add your cross beams in whatever pattern you like – attach with glue and nails. This is the single panel door, but you can add cross panels or sections to your hearts desire.
Once it was all dry I painted it with white paint – and since it was already primed it only took one coat!
I found a great price on barn door hardware at Amazon. The hardware is the most expensive part of the whole deal.
And this for the hanging system. The stainless matched the hardware in the beachy bathroom just perfectly.
I didn’t measure the height of the handle like a standard door knob – I just installed it where it felt comfortable to slide.
Mr. Incredible helped with the install. The parts are of good quality, and with a couple people and tools it’s installed and ready to use! The finishing touch to the beachy bathroom they were looking for.
See, not as hard as you thought, right? I have another custom one coming soon with a whole different look. Can’t wait to get started on it!
Happy building!
Jenni
Jenni, BEAUTIFUL job getting the simple, clean, minimalistic look for a beachy decor! I’m a fan of interior barn doors for the versatility of locations that “regular” doors won’t work in, as well as for the visual interest they can create.
Until I saw your blog today, my issue with barn doors was that same visual interest thing – the multiple horizontal and diagonal support pieces were distracting or just didn’t work in the overall scheme.
Thanks for simplifying and sharing your solution!
A couple of questions:
1) You used primed lumber, but what thickness/type of wood? (Maybe I missed that info?)
2) Did you screw the rollers directly into the top of the vertical end boards of the door, or did you somehow reinforce the end of each board?
3) Did you install a floor guide?
Again, thanks for the information and inspiration! I have 2 bathroom doors to replace. Something about a1963 builder who thought it was okay for the bathroom door to block 1/2 of the sink and a window when it was open. Maybe they always closed the door when they were in there?
So glad this was helpful!
1. The wood was 1×4’s. It was primed pine and I really only used that because the final look desired was pure white.
I did screw the rollers directly into the end boards (because of the design it was two boards thick at each end). In hind sight I should have reinforced a bit better with a metal anchor and some glue to keep it together a bit better.
There was no floor guide installed, because the client had just laid brand new tile and were hesitant to drill into it. This was just for a master closet door, so there wasn’t much concern about the floor guide being as necessary.
Hope that helps!!
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