How To Build A Sliding Barn Door Cabinet

Here we shrink the concept for use in this rustic looking cabinet.

How to build a sliding barn door cabinet.

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. We re building sliding barn doors. Here is a link to a good budget set of hardware. She also drilled holes through both sides of each stake she would be using.

Take it down and replace it with a sliding barn door. This is going to be a two part series. 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. 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.

The first sharing how to build the barn door and the second will be talking about barn door hardware and installation in our attic family room. We have an awesome building project for you today. Sliding barn door style hardware is all the rage in interior design. It s easy to see why.

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. I used left over scrap 3 4 plywood for the side pieces and shelves. I was able to build this one in about 30 minutes. Building a sliding barn door means you don t have to rip open and reframe a wall for a pocket door.

If you have enough this is a great way to save money. We started out in the lumber isle at our local hardware store. She cut the bar to length then drilled screw holes to mount it. Https amzn to 2cx7rp0 square splinter version of the popular diy rustic barn.

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. Don t want to build your own. Which means fewer pieces and cuts and that means easier to build. I designed this barn door to be visually sleek and modern.