Iadded this barn door years ago before barn doors were popular. I wanted to create something different in our kitchen. I saw our friend’s office barn doors and I thought to myself, I can do that. Here’s what I did –
- Purchased a solid wood door. You can also use hallow wood doors too, but at the time – it was recommended to use a solid wood door.
- Bought the barn door hardware. Measured the opening and where I wanted the door to slide. My friend cut off part of the metal end with a saw that cut metal to fit.
- I added a support board and secured it above the opening into the studs.
- Secured the barn door frame into the support board and added the hardware to the wood door.
- The wood door length was too short, so I added two inches of wood the same thickness as the door. :) I drilled into the bottom of the door, applied wood glue on the additional wood and secured the wood with the screws. I used this method because I didn’t have clamps.
- Applied wood filler and sanded.
- Painted to match our cabinets.
Years later, we updated the color of our cabinets and barn door was painted white. I also added another barn door to our small laundry room. It gave us more room in a small space!
If I can do it – you can too!
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