How To Build A Sliding Barn Door Cabinet

She also drilled holes through both sides of each stake she would be using.

How to build a sliding barn door cabinet.

I was able to build this one in about 30 minutes. Here we shrink the concept for use in this rustic looking cabinet. She cut the bar to length then drilled screw holes to mount it. Don t want to build your own.

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. 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. Https amzn to 2cx7rp0 square splinter version of the popular diy rustic barn. Take it down and replace it with a sliding barn door.

Diy sliding barn door bathroom cabinet. It s easy to see why. Building a sliding barn door means you don t have to rip open and reframe a wall for a pocket door. Not only did it solve the problem but it added another element of visual interest to the room.

If you have enough this is a great way to save money. I used left over scrap 3 4 plywood for the side pieces and shelves. We re building sliding barn doors. Sliding barn door style hardware is all the rage in interior design.

After i cut the side top and bottom pieces for the cabinet frame i drilled 3 4 pocket holes into the 1 6 top braces with my k5 kreg jig. Take a walk down the hardware aisle at your local home improvement store and you re likely to come across several barn door style mounting systems in various shapes and sizes. Here is a link to a good budget set of hardware. We started out in the lumber isle at our local hardware store.

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. We have an awesome building project for you today. This is going to be a two part series. Which means fewer pieces and cuts and that means easier to build.