Make And Stain Your Own Barn Door

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Make and stain your own barn door.

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. First you have to gather all the necessary materials. Here s what you will need for this project. Apply the stain or paint of your choice and allow the door to dry.

Clamp and attach to door using the same screws in step one. Attach using 8 x 1 1 4 screws. Allow the paint to dry on both sides. When we cut the barn wood into strips for the trim it left us with some edges that did not match.

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. Cut outside length pieces 1 6 boards to fit your door and clamp them on. 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.

This may require waiting overnight. See our staining process to match up the wood tones below. Then roll on the rest of the paint. Cut width pieces 3 of them 1 6 boards to fit inside your length pieces.