How To Make A Barn Door Headboard

Make repairs and apply patchwork 5.

How to make a barn door headboard.

Now for the barn door trim i cut 1 1 4 piece at 30 1 4 and 2 pieces at 35 1 4 long point to short point not parallel and both ends cut at a 31 6 degree angle. I ve been drooling over barn door headboards for years now and finally found the perfect one. Add carpenters glue and 5 or 6 screws per barn door to hold them in place. That s all you need to hold it together.

We used 2 60 inch lengths of 1 4 and added them to the top and the bottom of the back of the barn doors. Now you have two separate barn doors and you need to connect them to make a full headboard. It all started with a visit to a local salvage yard one afternoon with a friend. Do you have a space in your home where you could use the concept.

My dad came into town for the holidays and we busted this thing out in probably a total of 8 hours all together. This is the hard stop measurement set on the miter saws for a 90 degree crown molding. If you want a rustic look you could easily use pallet boards and old barn wood to create it completely from recycled materials. I can even open the doors while i m still in bed.

The idea came from the barn doors we built from old flooring for our barn. We have a friend that needed a bed. Add lighting to your headboard 8. In the morning i love to open the curtains er the doors and let the beautiful sunshine stream in.

To attach them i used wood glue and ryobi airstrike nailer. How to turn an old door into a headboard with farmhouse charm using an old solid core salvaged 5 panel door. Apply crown molding to your barn door headboard 7. The headboard can be made with a variety of materials.

Strip sand and seal the barn door 6. Now go forth and make your own barn door style headboard on a track. Simple to make fit the budget and most importantly a willing father to help. This post includes a detailed step by step tutorial on how to build it along with how to hang the diy headboard onto the wall.

Use a circular saw to cut the barn door 4. It can also be built from simple framing lumber. Consider the height and trim of the barn door 3.