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Constructing Barn Door Cabinet Doors
by Alicia W
(IC: paid contributor)
5 Materials
$20
8 Hours
Easy
I have built in bookcases beside my fireplace and wanted to add doors to the bottom section. Using barn door hardware (that I made myself), I knew this would be a easy DIY.
You could also do this project to a free standing bookcase.
I wanted to use the bottom a shelf to hang the door.
I began by measuring the area to determine how big the door needed to be, which was half of the width of the bookcase.
I purchased a piece of 2’ x 4’ x 1/2” oak and cut it to size. Using this size, I was able to get two doors out of one piece of wood.
I could have stopped there and either painted or stained the wood but I wanted to add some trim.
I purchased moulding that matched my fireplace
I used a miter saw to cut my angles set at 45 degrees.
I began by making my first angle cut, flipping the moulding to the back.
Tip - cutting on the “front” of the moulding will cause it to split so always turn your moulding to the back to cut. But remember, your cuts will be reversed.
To insure a perfect cut:
A-place your first piece of cut moulding onto the board, lining the cut end to the edge of your board (To the left)
B & C- with the uncut end to the right, mark the back of the moulding where the board ends
D- cut your right end using the mark you made as the outside point.
You want to cut each piece of moulding with longer edge to the outside /_____\
Once the four pieces of moulding were cut:
A-applied glue (I used Everbond)
B-I used brads to attach the boards
C-Using a staple gun
With the outside edge framed, I wanted to add another frame to the inside.
Using 4” pieces of scrap wood, I placed the pieces along the inside four edges.
I cut the moulding as I did before, using the scrap wood as my guide.
Once the inside frame was complete,
A-I applied glue to the backs of the moulding
B-I tacked them using my staple gun
C-I countersunk the nail heads
D-And filled the holes with wood filler, sanding them when dry
I painted the entire door white using a semi gloss paint.
I measured and hung the hardware onto the door.
I hung the door and added the hardware.
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Published January 29th, 2018 10:09 AM
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Sandpiper@access comments. ca on Feb 01, 2018Its absolutely adorable.
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Dawnne Woodie on Feb 02, 2018That's really cute! I've been looking for an idea on how to cover my bird's nest of wires. This may be it! Thank you.
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