Sliding Barn Door From A Forsaken Farm Stead
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On the historic estate where we live, there are plenty of cool old barn doors - including some sliding ones. So when my mom called from an old abandoned acreage that my uncles farm around and asked if I wanted an awesome barn door, I told her I really didn't need her to haul one from Iowa all the way to Michigan for me. But THEN she texted me this picture and I gasped! I sure didn't have any hardware that looked like that on my doors!
It was a very wide door and we only needed half it's size for the space, so Dad cut it down to the size I wanted. We took it outside to remove all the dirt and then, just in case there were any little buggers living in the wood, I gave it a major coating of bug killer spray. I know, not the best "green" option, but better than risking anything!
(Side note: if you want to see how the exposed brick wall turned out, click here:
This barn door is going to have it's new home where you see the insulation on the left. There was a lot of work that went in to this room just to get it livable - including moving that sewage pipe!
You can read about cutting the doorway out here and get a peek into my family room at the same time: http://www.kammyskorner.com/2016/01/a-daring-doorway-cut-in-wall-opening-up.html
And it's up and functional! We rarely close it, and have it hooked to remain open so the kids aren't tempted to get crazy sliding it open and shut!
I did not do a think to the wood other than clean it. LOVE the bits of old red paint showing here and there. The old gray weathered wood lends itself perfectly to the rustic vibes going on in this room!
Sometimes a sliding barn door is same ole'... but with this original D-shaped hardware, I think this one goes up a notch in the "awe factor" where barn doors are concerned. :)
There is a great story about those window seats you see peeking out of the corner - how we were going to pay someone $900 to build them along two walls and ended up using a plank walkway we found in the barn instead! Read about those here: http://www.kammyskorner.com/2015/11/one-of-kind-window-seats-from-planked.html
Want more details about this and other DIY projects? Check out my blog post!
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Gorgeously!
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I think your door is the prettiest, nicest, authentically done door I’ve ever seen, out of them all!! It the most beautiful door!! Great, beautiful job... thanks for sharing!!!
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