DIY Decorative Barn Door

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When I was designing my house, I seriously considered having a few barn doors, but I ultimately decided against them. However, I still LOVE a good barn door, so I designed this DIY Decorative Barn Door!

It’s laser-cut wood craft kit that I sell in my shop!

Don’t worry, if you can’t buy the kit from me, it can still inspire you in other ways to make your own home decor with the techniques and supplies I use!

I love making my own home decor because I get to personalize it to match my vision and style perfectly!

No matter where you shop for your home decor, you will rarely find something that is EXACTLY how you want it to be.

But with crafting, you get to create the piece 100% how you see it in your mind!

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How to make a DIY Decorative Barn Door

I started this kit like every one of my kits – by sanding each piece. When we cut these on our laser machines, it can leave a layer of residue that affects the finish on them.

Once each piece was sanded, I stained them with brown acrylic paint. To do that, mix a bit of water and paint together and use a foam sponge or wet wipe to apply the mixture to each piece.

Use a clean wet wipe to remove any excess paint from each piece and allow them all to dry completely. I like to use a heat gun to speed up the drying process.

I wanted a chippy finish on the decorative barn door, so I applied petroleum jelly to random places on the front of my large rectangle piece.

Then, I painted over the entire thing with white paint. Using my heat gun, I dried almost all the paint. It was still wet where the petroleum jelly was applied.

Next, I used a paint scraper to drag across the wet spots. This mixes the paint with the petroleum jelly and pulls it from the surface. I did this until the paint was dry completely, and I was left with an easy chippy finish.

Bring it all together

I repeated the same process on the overlay frame pieces for my door. Once all the pieces were completely dry, I glued the frame overlay pieces onto the main door piece.

Next, I stained the handle and hinge pieces with black paint. Use the same technique you used to stain the door pieces brown earlier.

Once those pieces were dry completely, I glued them onto the decorative barn door! You can add on the stand pieces or you can just lean it up against something. The choice is yours!

I hope you enjoyed this DIY Decorative Barn Door as much as I did and decide to make it for yourself! I would love to see how yours turns out!

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Watch the DIY tutorial

I shared how to make this super adorable DIY Decorative Barn Door during a LIVE video on my Facebook page.

If you want to see the DIY process, craft along, or just join in on the fun conversations, you can watch the DIY tutorial video on Facebook!

For this project, I will be using these items but you can substitute where you want.

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Barn Door Kit
Paint of choice
- DecoArt White Acrylic Paint
- DecoArt Black Acrylic Paint
- Apple Barrel Burnt Umber Acrylic Paint
- Petroleum Jelly
Gorilla Super Glue
Hot glue gun and glue sticks

If you loved this DIY you might also like this DIY topiary!

Thanks for stopping by! XOXO Amber

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