Make Your Own Closet Barn Doors

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.

Make your own closet barn doors.

My dad and eric built the barn doors. Try this diy barn door idea. 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. Don t forget to check out all these other fun woodworking projects and build plans.

Choose the guide that works best for your door. However it could look great in many different areas of the house. This tutorial shows you how to build a traditional barn door. Since sharing the studio s before and after transformation one of the most frequently requested posts has been to show you how to build a barn door on a budget after all we transformed a closet into a pantry and we needed to close the space.

Remember to add 2 inches to your door opening so your new barn door will cover the opening. I ve asked them for some input and together we ve put together a guide on how to take on the build. Use your saw to cut the wood to size. 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.

And then come back because soon i will be sharing how to hang the new closet barn doors. So if you d like to build your own barn door from start to finish then check out this tutorial. In this instance they used it as a magnificent piece in their mud room. If your barn door doesn t have a groove in it there are roller guides and adjustable roller guides that will work.

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.