Make And Stain Your Own Barn Door

If you love the look now you can create your very own rustic barn door with just as much character as one that came straight from the farm.

Make and stain your own barn door.

10ft barn door track kit listing has other sizes 10 inch black steel door handle. In the pictures below my handle had not yet come. Hgtv for sherwin williams amalfi. And voila another sliding barn door built.

See our staining process to match up the wood tones below. Check out this post for a great tutorial on how to hang your sliding barn door. You ll also need a roller to apply the first coat of stain and cotton rags for the remaining two coats. A quick two step staining process using common household ingredients that will make any wood look like old weathered barn wood we recently covered the front of this bar with old corrugated metal panels and trimmed it with barn wood.

If your barn door doesn t have a groove in it there are roller guides and adjustable roller guides that will work. The ones we used and the ones i wish we had purchased. The most expensive part of the project will be the actual doors create your own diy barn doors. Your barn door is now ready to hang.

Be sure to do this in an area where it s ok that the grounds pop around as they tend to make a real mess lining the area with drop cloths helps. Barn doors are a country decorating essential. The most beautiful wood stain i know is to make a mixture of the oil of your choice and coffee grounds rub it in well and allow to sit overnight. It barely requires any diy expertise and only costs 40.

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. Diy barn door hardware painting. Watch this video for a quick overview of how to make your own perfectly imperfect barn wood. Grinding throws a lot of dust and even an occasional wood chip so wear safety glasses and a dust mask.

And you can make a barn door without spending hundreds on pricey wood and vintage metal fixtures. You can find a set of bits here. Choose the guide that works best for your door. Diy barn door hardware the track.

When we cut the barn wood into strips for the trim it left us with some edges that did not match. Before you order the hardware and buy your materials it s essential to measure the opening you want to cover. Much easier to do than you might think. To finish it off i added a 14 square cast iron handle pull.

You ll also need a nut driver bit to drill the hex screws into the barn door track.