This is going to be a two part series.
How to make a sliding barn door for closet.
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 designed this barn door to be visually sleek and modern.
Not only did it solve the problem but it added another element of visual interest to the room.
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.
Which means fewer pieces and cuts and that means easier to build.
How to turn an old interior door into a fabulous sliding barn door step 1.
Installing sliding barn doors which come in a variety of sizes and designs adds rustic charm and character to a home s interior.
So if you re asking yourself how to make a regular door into a sliding door look no further.
The sliding barn doors do not take up any floor space.
Take it down and replace it with a sliding barn door.
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Remove the door hinge mortises.
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.
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 started out in the lumber isle at our local hardware store.
Follow this tutorial on how to build a sliding barn door from toh senior technical editor mark powers.
If you prefer not to cut off material you can also fill them in with some filler or bondo.
Instead they slide along the wall.
I removed them with a circular saw and a guide cutting away about 1 4 of material.
We re building sliding barn doors.
I was able to build this one in about 30 minutes.