Awesome Barn Door ideas
I think I decided to go all “barn door style” on this house! I always intended to do ONE OR TWO barn doors but the regular doors in this house are my enemy so I’m reconsidering that number. Barn doors are so pretty and functional. They don’t take up any floor space. They don’t block your sink! You don’t have to fiddle around with shims to get them to open and close properly when you install them. Just hang level and you’re done. Bam! I’m sure it’s more difficult than that but I’m irritated at my doors right now so I my judgement might be foggy.I just haven’t decided yet…
Here are some awesome barn doors I found while looking for inspiration.
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Hey– and this is what I ended up building for my first barn door. I had this really awesome plan to add a super duper something to it but never got around to it…maybe someday. sigh!
I think the closet & basement (?) on one rail as long as the basement one is able to be secured from little ones going down AND a separate one on the laundry room AND one on that room down by the stairs. Put in some type of wainscoting …there’s a lot to be said for continuity 🙂 Weren’t you thinking about built-ins (and maybe a colorful settee or two!) on the wall opposite the doors?
I think that if the style/color is contrasting that three would look great. I do not like how the last picture looks, with all the came color. I also think they need to be on their own rails……If it was me anyway! 😉 I’m sure you will pick something beautiful, you always do. Heather
I love the idea. Barn doors are my fav and will not work at my home. The prob I see is that the basement door is farther out then the laundry room, one rod would be great but looks like a 3or4″ bump out. I would also want the spacing on both sides of the middle door to be the same. I like the comment on having the doors be painted diff colors would give interest without having to add art. I like the black hardware the best. Can’t wait to see what you come up with.
This is the stuff I used for my barn door. It is much cheaper than the “official” barn door track and hangers. The track is SUPER heavy. Ours was 6 feet and we definitely could have used a third person but we were able to get it up. I’ll get a blog post up soon about how mine turned out. I totally love it. When it is open, which is like all the time, it is out of the way! It’s fantastic and I highly recommend it.
http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/BATTALION-Door-Hanger-Bracket-Kit-4PE60?cm_sp=IO-_-IDP-_-BTM_BTB05209020&cm_vc=IDPBBZ2
http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/BATTALION-Box-Track-4PE54?cm_sp=IO-_-IDP-_-BTM_BTB05209020&cm_vc=IDPBBZ2
I grew up and later lived in several homes with “pocket” doors. My long suffering spouse didn’t like them so much but I LOVE THEM!!! No wasted space. But a few pinched fingers… The Barn door look is a very nifty variation but its probably like a feature wall. Too many places to look at once? Go for it!