you guys – we did it!
finally mustered up the courage and the intimidation of the chop saw and even the nail gun (that thing scares me, low key). i tend to stray away from projects that involve woodworking or a table saw – but since i got the big plywood cut at lowe’s (they do it for you!) and only needed a miter saw for the trim, this was super achievable!
items needed (links here):
here’s what we did:
2. here’s the plywood as a barndoor – I knew it was missing something since it looks like a piece of plywood. so, I got some more inspiration and knew the slat trim was the way to go!
3. got around 12 10-foot trim sticks that I cut to size with a miter/chop saw. I had an overall vision and goal of what I wanted to do, but really – I was winging it and figuring it out as i went. just made sure i had an overall vision.
4. cut the trim to size of the door and laid down to plan out the design – put glue down first and then nailed to the board!
5. before sanding down, i added wood filler to hide the nail holes. and then sanded it to smooth out the edges and wood filler.
6. stained it with 70% natural, 30% early american
7. put it back on the hardware and that’s it!
thankful that #diydad (my dad!) taught me how to use the tools and watched him over the years. hoping his handiness is/will wear off on me.
what do you think of the diy slat barn door? we love it’s organic yet modern feel! and i think it built my courage up to bust out the chop saw again, we’ll see.
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