Make And Stain Your Own Barn Door

A door solid core is best 1 4 lumber this project required 4 eight foot boards 1 4 luan plywood if filling in a design between the outlines wood glue paint or stain this is demo day from magnolia sliding barn door hardware plus optional spacers.

Make and stain your own barn door.

Clamp and attach to door using the same screws in step one. This brand of screws is my personal favorite. 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.

When we cut the barn wood into strips for the trim it left us with some edges that did not match. Allow the paint to dry on both sides. 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. First you have to gather all the necessary materials.

Then roll on the rest of the paint. Here s what you will need for this project. See our staining process to match up the wood tones below. If you are using paint start by using a paint brush so you can fill in any edges or holes.

Cut outside length pieces 1 6 boards to fit your door and clamp them on. Cut width pieces 3 of them 1 6 boards to fit inside your length pieces. Choose the guide that works best for your door. This may require waiting overnight.