Make Your Own Closet Barn Doors

My dad and eric built the barn doors.

Make your own closet barn doors.

I ve asked them for some input and together we ve put together a guide on how to take on the build. It was an easy decision to build one for the new bathroom in order to free up limited space and i figured i d build a couple more for the downstairs theater room entrance while i was at it since that space was unfinished. To find inspiration i browsed through pinterest as always and came up with two different simple and easy to build plans using inexpensive 1 boards i could buy at. This kit allows diy ers to simply add their own slats of wood to the provided steel barn door frame to create their own unique barn door in minutes.

The simplest guide is an l shaped metal bracket that mounts to the floor and fits into a groove cut in the bottom of the door. Remember to add 2 inches to your door opening so your new barn door will cover the opening. And then come back because soon i will be sharing how to hang the new closet barn doors. Measure and mark the size of your door on your plywood.

Choose the guide that works best for your door. This tutorial shows you how to build a traditional barn door. So if you d like to build your own barn door from start to finish then check out this tutorial. Rustica hardware s revolutionary diy barn door kit is the most cost effective way to add the beautiful character of a barn door to your bedroom living room or bathroom.

Once you have cut the boards to size measure the appearance board you just cut width wise so you can cut your top and bottom trim boards. Try this diy barn door idea. However it could look great in many different areas of the house. In this instance they used it as a magnificent piece in their mud room.

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