Make And Stain Your Own Barn Door

If you are using paint start by using a paint brush so you can fill in any edges or holes.

Make and stain your own barn door.

Cut outside length pieces 1 6 boards to fit your door and clamp them on. This brand of screws is my personal favorite. First you have to gather all the necessary materials. Apply the stain or paint of your choice and allow the door to dry.

Choose the guide that works best for your door. Clamp and attach to door using the same screws in step one. See our staining process to match up the wood tones below. Six 1 x 8 x 8 wood boards three 1 x 4 x 8 wood boards one package of 1 1 4 trim head screws wood glue wood filler a standing block wood stain polyurethane.

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. When we cut the barn wood into strips for the trim it left us with some edges that did not match. Cut width pieces 3 of them 1 6 boards to fit inside your length pieces. This may require waiting overnight.

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. Then roll on the rest of the paint. Here s what you will need for this project. If your barn door doesn t have a groove in it there are roller guides and adjustable roller guides that will work.