I designed this barn door to be visually sleek and modern.
How to make a sliding barn door for closet.
I was able to build this one in about 30 minutes.
The sliding barn doors do not take up any floor space.
Installing sliding barn doors which come in a variety of sizes and designs adds rustic charm and character to a home s interior.
Remove the door hinge mortises.
So if you re asking yourself how to make a regular door into a sliding door look no further.
However they also allow the closet to be completely opened up as opposed to the mirror sliding doors that were put on every closet in the 80s and 90s.
How to turn an old interior door into a fabulous sliding barn door step 1.
Blending style and function they re great for closets pantries and home offices but because there s a small gap between the sliding barn door and the surrounding drywall they may not work well for bathrooms or other rooms where privacy is essential.
I removed them with a circular saw and a guide cutting away about 1 4 of material.
Remove the trim to get this hinged barn door diy project party started begin by gently removing the interior door trim with a pry bar and hammer.
Follow this tutorial on how to build a sliding barn door from toh senior technical editor mark powers.
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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.
If you prefer not to cut off material you can also fill them in with some filler or bondo.
This is going to be a two part series.
We started out in the lumber isle at our local hardware store.
We re building sliding barn doors.
We have an awesome building project for you today.
Take it down and replace it with a sliding barn door.
Barn doors are popular and a great diy project but if you don t have the space you can still have the look with this trick to turn bypass closet doors into sliding faux barn doors.
Instead they slide along the wall.