Do you live in a barn!

Once upon a time, last week to be exact, Jose and I decided it was a cute idea to build barn doors for our closet. 

Being the adult children we are, we neglected to keep in mind wood is outrageously expensive (thanks Covid) and could have built the doors out of gold or macadamia nuts for the same price.

We secured a bunch of beautiful cedar and hauled it up to the cabin. 

Jose did some googling and taught himself how to build doors, I bought a track system on etsy and the rest is very expensive history.

measuring the space

The project went super smoothly and Jose impressed me once again. I was not much help on this project since I am not allowed to use saws or the nail gun, but I supported from the sidelines by drinking beer and handing him pieces of wood.

construction slippers, check!

We haven't decided on stain yet, but I really love these doors. I am a fan of wood panel or log interior cabins, so they add that wood look I want to our non wood interior. We will be adding wood beams for this same reason. 



Behind the doors, we will be installing a washer/dryer combo and a bunch of storage, but that is a story and a project for another day.

the almost finished product! 

Project notes-

Cost: So much. We budgeted about 400 for this, and it wound up costing over 1,000. I stopped keeping track because it made me sad, but in the end I think it was worth the money.

Lessons learned: check wood prices in advance. Otherwise this was smooth sailing.

Drink of choice: I went for a low fat IPA for this one called Good Behavior by Odell. I don't personally believe in good behavior, but I will drink to it. 

Comments

  1. Cousin JenMay 18, 2021 at 6:43 PM

    We love our barn door closet in the basement.... we hide all of our shame in there.

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