Our bifold pantry door was the most asked about since we created a diy faux barn door look.
How to convert bifold doors to barn doors.
And since i re used the doors i only needed to buy the barn door hardware which is much less expensive than buying brand new doors.
You can choose whatever width you d like whether wide or narrow.
We then cut other pieces to create the barn door design.
I m frequently asked how we updated our bifold doors into single doors so i put together this tutorial.
I don t have anywhere appropriate to put sliding barn doors in my tiny home either joselyn.
If like me you are cladding a bi fold keep in mind that both panels may have slightly different dimensions so measure carefully.
That way i get full access to the closet space without taking up any extra space in the room.
This update is so cheap and easy you will be wondering why you waited to so long to update to single doors instead of.
I don t want the door to weigh a tonne as the bi fold tracks aren t engineered for too much weight and the door jam is quite narrow and i don t want the trim to protrude beyond it.
So i decided that converting the bifold doors into barn doors would be the way to go.
If like me you want to create a dual toned door pre painting the cladding can save a lot of time and possible frustration.
Converting bi folds to barn doors the plan october 9.
See the blog post linked in the video.
Learn how to totally change the look and function of closet doors by converting them to modern farmhouse french doors.