How To Make Barn Style Cabinet Doors

We started out in the lumber isle at our local hardware store.

How to make barn style cabinet doors.

If you want to cover the opening with one door you ll need an area on one side of the opening that s wide enough for the door. Which means fewer pieces and cuts and that means easier to build. We also used a story pole to make our rough sawn cabinet doors. I designed this barn door to be visually sleek and modern.

Follow this tutorial on how to build a sliding barn door from toh senior technical editor mark powers. We have an awesome building project for you today. We re building sliding barn doors. 14 steps to building your.

See more ideas about diy furniture home diy barn wood cabinets. Ready to install options can be costly and the idea of creating a diy barnwood door may seem intimidating but this guide will teach you how to choose your lumber remove your current door and install a brand new custom barn wood door in just a few steps. She cut the bar to length then drilled screw holes to mount it. To avoid paying 50 or more for pint size sliding door hardware kristine repurposed a 1 inch flat metal bar and metal garden edging stakes.

This is going to be a two part series. She also drilled holes through both sides of each stake she would be using. Whether for the bathroom bedroom or laundry room entry deciding to build a barn wood door can ensure added privacy and style. I was able to build this one in about 30 minutes.

We use story poles to layout and build our cabinets. Before you start shopping for barn door hardware take a careful look at the area where you would like to install the barn door and figure out what door setup works best. Dec 17 2016 explore chriss liden s board barn wood cabinets on pinterest. The frame is also referred to as style and rail frame.

One very important step in learning how to build rustic cabinet doors is to learn how to make and use a story pole. Diy sliding barn door hardware is available in all manner of styles and budgets and the door options are limitless from salvage finds to original diy creations like this one a mix of pallet wood and common cedar.