Cut two 1x4s to the height of your door and two 1x4s seven inches shorter than the width of your door.
How to convert existing door as barn door.
You ll need a set of sliding door hardware as well as a door that s large enough to cover your opening.
If you choose to leave the door trim like we did you can used a pre primed 1 6 pine board for attaching the barn door track.
Use a template to mark the holes for your door hardware then drill the holes making sure to hold the drill perpendicular to the floor.
Trade your ordinary interior door for a farm chic sliding barn door with these easy steps.
Once the putty dried we touched them up with a little paint.
Measure the width and height of the door.
You can find the barn door hardware that we used here and the handle that we used here.
Trim along this score line using a circular saw for a precise.
To do this measure the door lengthwise and score a line across the bottom.
We removed the existing doors and filled the screw holes with wood putty.
We need every inch of space in our small bedrooms and would like to convert the bedroom door and the closet door of the master and the closet door of the spare bedroom into barn door style doors.