Be sure to check out our double interior barn doors we installed to cover a bookcase that we converted to store baking dishes and small kitchen appliances.
How to install a barn style door.
Here is the link to build one.
Use these step by step instructions to install an interior barn door track system.
Sliding barn doors work best when there is enough empty wall space next to the opening that the door can slide completely open.
Custom barn doors are a lot of fun with the right help.
Here is the before.
You can really create a focal point in a room with the right choice of door matched to the barn door look kit.
Double barn doors require open wall space on both sides of the doorway.
Keep in mind that light switches electrical outlets and heating and cooling registers on the walls next to the opening could be in the way.
So despite the fact that the doors were in tact and looked amazing there was no real finished look to them and they certainly didn t lock.
Also there was a giant gap on the sides with the door closed due to the nature of how barn doors work with trim work in the house.
Another thing to consider is what material your door is made from.
Personally i think barn style doors are perfect for a closet basement door bathroom door or even a built in bookcase.
A sliding barn door inside the house is a unique and stylish way to add privacy.
When you buy your barn doors be sure to follow any instructions given with the kit.
Antique and barn style doors can restore elements to an historic or older home and other sliding doors can match interior doors and even fit an ultra modern residence.
Likewise sliding barn doors are often used in interior spaces as an alternative to traditional doors or separators.
How to add a lock to a barn door.