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BARN DOOR IDEAS FOR EVERY ROOM OF YOUR HOME
Save space with a sliding barn door in your home- adding style and function!
A sliding barn door idea is a beautiful way to add character, charm, and an extra layer of architectural detail to your home. It's also an excellent space-saving solution for a tight area such as a hallway or pantry, where you need a door, but there isn't enough clearance for a traditional option. Barn doors are typically associated with farmhouse-styles. They are often constructed from reclaimed wood and hung on a black steel track, emphasizing their utilitarian design origins.
However, the design possibilities are endless—paint the door a bold color to make an unexpected decorative statement, create a chevron pattern for a modern take on the sliding door, or go with a classic panel design for an elegant look. It’s all up to you!
Here are some examples of where to start:
Choose a modern approach:
This charcoal gray barn door idea adds color contrast to a modern family room. Paired with a painted brick wall and patterned wallpaper, the door's deep color, streamlined design, and mixed metal hardware create a contemporary aesthetic warmed up with light hardwood floors and a cozy textured jute area rug. Hooray!
Is blue your color?
A set of blue barn doors with matte black hardware shows a playful finishing touch to this closet-turned-homework-nook. Painting your barn doors a lively color is a quick, easy, and inexpensive way to customize them. Here, the blue paint color ties in a whimsical wallpaper behind the built-in desk and stands out against the room's crisp white walls.
How do you feel about reclaimed wood?
Give your home instant historic charm and character with a reclaimed wood barn door idea. The aged patina, organic wood grain pattern, and natural warmth of the material look stunning when set against elegant white walls and classic wainscoting, infusing the space with an inviting coziness. I just love it!
Don’t forget the Pantry!
A rustic wood barn door with a glass window panel is a practical and charming pantry door option. It saves space because it doesn't require clearance to open, the glass allows you to peek inside, and the richly stained wood ties in the home's beautiful hardwood floors and wood shelving inside the pantry. (just how my grandma's pantry looked!)
Dining Room Barn Doors
Although barn doors can be an excellent option for tight areas, their statement-worthy size and design work well in large rooms and gathering spaces. Here, they subtly contrast a horizontal shiplap wall and visually help fill the double-height dining room. A stained wood frame highlights the doors, creates contrast, and ties in other darker, rustic room elements.
For the Laundry
Give your laundry room a stylish makeover, and you may enjoy laundry day chores! These farmhouse-style wood barn doors visually frame the room and warm up the cool-toned charcoal gray floor tile and white shiplap walls while balancing the brightness of the yellow cabinetry. Plus, if the laundry piles up, simply slide the doors shut and hide the mess!
Space-Saving for tight Spaces
A barn door is an excellent space-saving solution for small rooms, tight nooks, and narrow hallways. Warm white walls and light-colored stone tile keep this hallway light and bright, while a pair of aqua-blue sliding barn doors add a refreshing, spa-like serenity.
Primary Suite barn door
Install a barn door in your primary suite to stylishly separate the bedroom and bathroom. Here, a white barn door seamlessly blends in with the warm white walls and, along with elegant crown molding, adds an extra layer of architectural detail to dress up the room. Simple touches such as switching out a regular door for a barn door and installing decorative trim work instantly elevate a space and give it a custom look.
Using different wood tones
To create a room that is layered and feels like it has been lovingly built over time, mix various wood tones. The dark stain on this large barn door stands out against the lighter tones used throughout the open space, but the common material creates continuity. The rich mahogany stain brings depth and balance that transforms the space, including a driftwood table base, light oak counter stools, and wood floors and ceiling beams
Living Room Privacy Doors
A sliding barn door was made for rustic spaces like this open-concept living and dining room. Two barn doors flank a painted brick fireplace, and their dark stain matches the wood ceiling beams, floating mantel shelf, and farmhouse-style dining table, distributing the color and natural material evenly throughout the space for visual balance.
Consider the Tracking
The tracks on which barn doors slide open and shut come in various materials and designs, but matte black metal is the most common choice. Its industrial look emphasizes the door's utilitarian origins, and the exposed mechanism adds an additional decorative layer.
Switch from standard swinging doors and save space by sliding your way into a wide variety of ideas that I have highlighted. Your choices are endless! The new look will help your home sell, when the time is right!
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