I realized that I hadn't posted any pictures of the Barn Door project (thanks for the comment Elizabeth!) We love the idea of a barn door and we were trying to figure out where to utilize one. We thought it would be a great addition to the main floor powder bath. Our good friends, the Phillips, have an old family farm with some old barns. We bought the hardware from them. I gave the rail a good sanding and then a fresh coat of black paint.
I was able to hit two studs on both ends of the rail. For the middle bolt, I cut a hole in the drywall from the bathroom side and added some bracing to make sure it won't fall down.
The rail is secure and ready for a door!
The door hardware needed some work, I ended up cutting off the old wheels and added new ones.
For the door, I used pre-primed mdf boards and used a Kreg pocket jig to make pocket holes...
All laid out...
...with pocket holes to attach everything together.
The planks attached together. I then added the front board to make the frame and attached the brackets.
...and hung up and ready to roll!
Added a handle and we have a functional bathroom door!
It took a little work to adjust the rollers so they will slide inside the rail, but after some fine tuning the door is working great!
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