Make And Stain Your Own Barn Door

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.

Make and stain your own barn door.

Allow the paint to dry on both sides. Cut outside length pieces 1 6 boards to fit your door and clamp them on. First you have to gather all the necessary materials. 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.

See our staining process to match up the wood tones below. Attach using 8 x 1 1 4 screws. Then roll on the rest of the paint. Apply the stain or paint of your choice and allow the door to dry.

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. Here s what you will need for this project. When we cut the barn wood into strips for the trim it left us with some edges that did not match. If you are using paint start by using a paint brush so you can fill in any edges or holes.

This brand of screws is my personal favorite. If your barn door doesn t have a groove in it there are roller guides and adjustable roller guides that will work. Clamp and attach to door using the same screws in step one. Cut width pieces 3 of them 1 6 boards to fit inside your length pieces.