Barn doors are so popular, are they easy to use? Planted seeds after personal testing and evaluation

In recent years, barn doors have been widely used in home decoration. It is no exaggeration to say that it has become an internet celebrity in the home furnishing industry.

In this issue, we will explain to you what exactly a barn door is? Why is it attractive? We will also focus on sharing the issues that decoration users are most concerned about.

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What is a Barn Door?

Barn door is an imported product, originally from European and American countries. The English name Barn door means a large sliding door for barns. Inmodern decoration, it is often seen in American, Nordic, industrial style and other cases.

It is favored by designers because of itsfashionable styles, unique texture, and rich material and color variations Popular and deeply loved by decoration users. To put it into a category, a barn door is a\”sliding rail sliding door.\”

Some students want to ask, aren’t barn doors just sliding doors?

Half right, but it is not a sliding door in the traditional sense. Reflection of differenceIn the following points:

• The sense of expression is different

Traditional sliding doors have a single style, mainly made of titanium-magnesium alloy. The style is quite satisfactory and is far less fashionable than barn doors. .

Barn door, the texture is slightly better.

Styles can also meet various needs. Wooden door spray paint and hanging rail colors express different looks and perceptions. In addition to wooden doors, wrought iron and glass doors are among the options for barn doors.

• The push and pull tracks are different

Traditional sliding door, track on the ground.

The ground rails are like thresholds, some are even several centimeters higher than the ground, making it slightly inconvenient to get in and out.

Picture: Macalline app on the left, user @ OrangeHanhan Right, designer @大海小yan

Moreover, there are dead spots in the floor that can never be swept clean. Dust, hair, debris… accumulate over time and eventually become dirty. It\’s a mess and the barn door track is on top, making it easy to clean and walk on.

• The requirements for door openings are different, and barn doors are more stylish

Ordinary sliding doors are usually customized according to the size of the door opening, and the size of the door opening reflects the size of the customized door. But only half of the area is actually accessible because the other half will be occupied by sliding doors

Picture: Macalline app resident designer @杨你磊

Andthe barn door is hung on the outer wall of the door opening On the body, to test the load-bearing of the wall, the size needs to be slightly larger than the door opening to completely cover it, and at the same time it can be completely opened to make the space more open.

Picture: Macalline app user @Jason_陈樨樨

If it is the same size door opening, the barn door will look like It is obviously more elegant than the ordinary door opening, and it seems that the door is doubled in size when it is open.

• The flexibility of replacement is different

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Sliding doors are customized furniture with components such as tracks, door frames, and door bodies fixed to the wall. , replacement can only be done by total dismantling, which sometimes inevitably involves repairing the wall.

Barn doors are much simpler. A piece of wood and a surface-mounted track are all. Fatigue or moving. If you want to dismantle it, you can \”just leave\”. It is very convenient to replace the whole or part without damaging the wall.

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The most frequently asked questions about barn doors:

(1) Q: Is it expensive? Is it troublesome to customize?

Picture: Macalline app resident designer @大海小yan

A: The price is moderate, better than ordinary wooden doors , Sliding doors are relatively cheap and relatively simple to customize.

Ordinary sliding doors or opening doors need to be customized. In addition to the door body, supporting hardware, Door covers and installation fees are additional expenses.

Barn doors do not require high precision in the size of the door opening, so they do not need to be \”tailor-made\” and are easy to install. , it is quite easy to DIY according to the instructions, and it is suitable for various door openings. Traditional sliding doors are likely to be slightly more expensive than barn doors. >

The picture above shows the spare parts of the barn door. When purchasing the main body and hardware parts of the barn door online, follow the instruction manual and the required Tools are provided so that ordinary people can install it by themselves without any difficulty. In addition, in terms of purchasing channels, it is very convenient to customize online or make it in offline factories.

(2)Q: Can a door lock be installed on the barn door?

A:Ordinary locks are not suitable. Traditional hasp locks can be used, and the privacy performance is basically guaranteed.

The barn door is not a completely sealed door. It is suitable for various indoor scenes. Following this principle, it is suitable for installation in semi-enclosed spaces such as cloakrooms, utility rooms, and study rooms. It is both beautiful and practical, making it an eye-catching decoration for indoor spaces.

(3)Q: Which walls are not suitable for barn doors?

A: The barn door is suspended from the wall, and the wall must be load-bearing. Load-bearing walls made of red bricks or poured concrete are fine, but non-bearing hollow bricks or some lightweight partition walls are not.

(4)Q: Is it suitable for use in rooms with poor lighting?

A:This is a problem that all doors will encounter, in barn doors This is actually easy to solve.Customized barn doors can be customized with transparent or translucent glass materials, mirror elements, etc., which achieves the functions of lighting, space amplification, etc.

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Which areas are barn doors suitable for?

• Utility rooms

Picture: Macalline app user @Jason_陈樨樨

Barn doors were originally used for barn storage.

It can still serve as a partition for storage rooms indoors, no different.

• Bathroom dry area

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Picture: Macalline app resident designer @Xu Wenzhong

Today’s bathrooms mostly separate wet and dry areas. The barn door is a unique feature of the home, as above. As shown in the picture, painting the barn door with blackboard paint or opening a few small windows to increase lighting are both very good ideas.

• Kitchen

The kitchen is one of the controversial spaces. For small apartments, the kitchen area is already small. Will the warehouse door be depressing? Some people may also be concerned about the fume problem, worrying about the fume spilling from the gaps.

We have mentioned this before. For spaces with small area and poor lighting, you can try to choose transparent materials. Nowadays, open kitchens are very popular. It seems a little bit too much to worry about oil fumes with barn doors. I am really worried. If it is necessary to clean it regularly, wooden doors should be coated with wood wax oil or varnish to reduce pore exposure.

Picture: Macalline app resident designer @7KK Design

• Cloakroom

The barn door is a sliding structure, which can save space when used in the cloakroom. Furthermore, the cloakroom has no requirements for tightness. A barn door can do the job. A carefully selected door panel style, contrasting color, or simplicity is the best decorative item.

Decoration is a process of compromise between ideals and reality. Barn doors are trendy and cost-effective. If you really like them, go for it!

Okay, that’s it for all the questions and answers about barn doors. If you still have questions, please leave a message below, or download the Red Star Macalline app to find more barn door design inspiration.