Exterior storm door to interior sliding door

Autum H
by Autum H
When I refinished my front door and storm door, I got a little careless with the palm sander and scratched the glass in the storm door. All was not lost though. It got a new life as a sliding door in my dining room. I love it so much more than the boring hollow core door it replaced, so it was a happy accident indeed. Instead of buying pricey barn door hardware, we used a closet door track from Lowe's. It was intended for bypass sliding doors, so it required some altering. My husband cut the extra track off with an angle grinder. We mounted the track to a 2x6 pine board and mounted the board to the wall using 3" wood screws into the wall studs. You can read more about it at my blog.
This was before frosting the glass.
Closet hardware painted flat black and mounted to 2x6 pine board
Autum H
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  • Yvonne Bailey Yvonne Bailey on Jan 24, 2015
    Absolutely beautiful and not so 'rough"
  • Monique Tyler Monique Tyler on Jan 28, 2015
    I like tis I have been wanting a barn door for my closet but they are so expensive...this is gorgeous. I want one for my bedroom closet. Where can I look up the directions? Thanks
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