Make And Stain Your Own Barn Door

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.

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. Apply the stain or paint of your choice and allow the door to dry. 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. This may require waiting overnight.

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. 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. Clamp and attach to door using the same screws in step one.

Choose the guide that works best for your door. See our staining process to match up the wood tones below. Here s what you will need for this project. Allow the paint to dry on both sides.

First you have to gather all the necessary materials. This brand of screws is my personal favorite. 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. Attach using 8 x 1 1 4 screws.