Barn doors are so popular, but I want to tell you to choose carefully

As just needed Renovation owners, open social media, Xiaohongshu or Douyin, and barn doors will often come into view. What do you mean a barn door is? It seems to be related to the farm.

Yes, barn doors are actually warehouse doors on foreign farms. For example, the hanging rail on the door is also displayed as a decorative part, which has a particularly artistic atmosphere and makes people feel surprised.

If you also plan to install a barn door, it is a surprise that we can also install barn doors in urban houses, so let us start and take you to learn about barn doors in all aspects.

1 .Barn doors have many advantages

Good looks

Barn door availableAdaptation\”no style\”, log style, wabi-sabi style, etc. that have become popular in recent yearsPursuitNatural style.

Because barn doors can becustomized , as long as the home is not decorated with colorful decorations, barn doors are very suitable for blending into the scene.

Save space

Close to the wall and slide the door open, which feels a bit like a sliding door and does not take up much space. Moreover, it saves more space than a sliding door.

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Lower cost

The cost of installing sliding doors is much higher than that of barn doors, but barn doors are economical and unique. Compared with the price of aluminum alloy sliding doors, they are very affordable.

Easy to disassemble and install

Simple structure, so installation is simple and disassembly is easy.

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Highly decorative

Barn doors are original in style and look like white paper. Whether it is original style or customized, it is an artistic scenery in the room.

Strong plasticity

Especially able to show personality, owners can become design experts and customize more and more personalized barn doors.

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2. There are many shortcomings

Poor sealing

The barn door is just like its name, it can be opened at any time, and its privacy is relatively poor. There are also gaps between the door and the wall, which have poor thermal insulation and are very leaky.

Poor sound insulation

It goes without saying that the sound insulation effect is due to the gaps.

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High load-bearing requirements

Barn doors are hung on tracks, and the tracks are embedded in the wall, which poses a greater challenge to the load-bearing of the wall.

Families with children need to pay attention

Small children who cannot reach the door handle will push the side of the door with their hands. If they use too much force, their hands may be pinched.

Similarly like this, hold the entire side of the door with your small hands

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3.Applicable space

Suitable for use in places where privacy is less important or sound insulation is required.

For example, the space for storing sundries does not require so much closure and is practical and beautiful.

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Living room

A barn door of a similar color can be installed next to the TV background wall to cover it when the TV is not being watched to enhance the overall sense of the decoration.

Clarkroom

The cloakroom does not need to be too airtight, and it can just fit a barn door. The door can be closed when not in use, which is both hidden and beautiful.

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Study

The study room is also a suitable place for installing barn doors, but the study room also needs a quiet environment, so pay attention to whether the location of the study room is reasonable.

Storage Room

Barn doors are originally doors for storage, but this time we moved them from outdoors to indoors. The storage room for storing sundries uses a barn door. Covering the door gives the home a unique look

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4.Unsuitable space

Bedroom

Needless to say, it is very inappropriate. If you have to install it, you need to wear a chain. Big lock, it’s terrible to think about it

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Bathroom

Poor airtightness, easy to emit odor, andAnd unsafe.

Kitchen

There is still a problem of sealing, and you may encounter the same troubles as an open kitchen. Maybe you can use a better range hood.

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5.Material

Common materials: solid wood, old wooden boards, old door panels, composite boards, glass, metal, blackboard, etc.

Solid wood, old wooden boards, and old door panels will look primitive, but solid wood is quite expensive, and composite boards are very cost-effective.

Glass is obviously not very affordable, and metal is cheaper.Suitable for personalized decoration.

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6.Style form

The retro style uses the traditional combination of black hanging rails and dark wooden doors, which also looks heavy. If you want to weaken the presence of the barn door, it is recommended to choose light color.

White, wood color, and high saturationcolors have been widely praised in recent years. Match them according to your personal aesthetic style.

If you are pursuing personalization, you can choose bright metal with a relatively large color contrast to match the wooden door that matches the color of the space, or functional composite forms such as inlaid mirrors and blackboards are also very practical.

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Other spaces

It is also possible to use it as a door for windows and cabinets, very creative.

Pure decoration

Barn doors can be used for large rooms that need to be partitioned. The color of the wooden door should match the overall decoration color.

One ​​door for many purposes

Adjacent places can share a door, such as TV series and bookcases, etc.

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No matter what style or form, attention should be paid to the harmonious proportions of doors, walls and the entire space.

7.Requirements for hardware

In order to ensure service life, hardware such as hanging rails must be smooth and make little noise. Of course, the price is also higher.

Hardware includes hanging rails, pulleys, stops, swing stops, anti-falling blocks, screws, ground guides, etc.

Suspension rails are generally made of ordinary metal or stainless steel. Try to choose stainless steel. Dark stainless steel is more in line with the original and rustic shape of the barn door, and also better guarantees its service life.

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8.Installation requirements

The installation has certain requirements for the wall,Must be installed on load-bearing walls, load-bearing beams, red brick or concrete walls.

Don’t install it on foam bricks or free bricks, load bearing is a big problem.

Use long screws to penetrate the wallBe sure to penetrate, and then use large gaskets to disperse the force and distribute the weight of the door to a larger stress-bearing areasuperior. You can also grout the drilled holes, but disassembly will be more troublesome.

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Try to ensure sufficient width above the door opening. The slide rail needs to have sufficient track width.If you want a door cover, it should be wider. You can communicate with the installation foreman for details.

Keep a distance of 10-15mm from the wall to ensure smooth pushing and pulling, and a 10mm gap from the ground to avoid rubbing the floor. The width of the door panel should be greater than the width of the door opening, and the width of the wall next to the door opening should be greater than the width of the door panel.

Be careful when drilling holes for hanging rods and keep them in the correct position, otherwise the wall will be riddled with holes and you will have to repair the wall.

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9.How to customize?

Barn doors are not difficult to buy. Door panels and hardware can be purchased online and at building materials markets.

The main hardware of the barn door is the hanging rail for hanging the door body and the swing stop on the ground. . Wooden doors must be installed with swing stops, but glass doors can be unsettled. The quality of the track determines the safety factor and user experience of the door. Therefore, it is very important to choose a good quality track, which is more critical than the door itself.

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You can customize and buy hardware online; you can also buy hardware online and customize door panels in the building materials market.

If it is a personalized barn door, be sure to askAsk the manufacturerCanNoMake it. Some manufacturers can make doors, but they don\’t know how to make shapes like bookshelf railings, or they don\’t have much experience.

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10.How much will it cost approximately?

There are many factors that influence the price:Door panel material, hardware (including: rails, hanging rails, stops, swing stops, anti-falling blocks, screws, etc.), workmanship , coating, area size.

Generally,Around 1000-2000 yuan is the choice of more people. It needs to be looked at according to the actual customization situation.

11.Personalized design

Appearance + practicality seem to be the factors that make barn doors so popular. If you are interested in personalized barn doors, you can also choose the following forms of barn doors.

Barn door + bookshelf

More practical, good-looking, fashionable, gentle and quiet.

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Barn door + Changhong glass

The combination of two popular products is also loved by many people. The light transmittance of Changhong glass is much higher than that of ordinary door panels, and the transparency of the space instantly increases by several levels.

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Barn door + blackboard

Cute and childlike. You can doodle at will, and you can also record your daily lists or tips on it. It can also be customized into a magnetic blackboard and turned into a refrigerator magnet. A place to stay

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Barn door + mirror

It is very practical and can also enhance the layering of the space.

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Barn door with hidden track,

AKA the Ghost Barn Door

Stronger integrity and elegant appearance. However, it lacks the exposed rustic feel of the unique accessories of barn doors and is more minimalist.

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Summary

Seeing this, you should have something in mind.

If the layout and needs of your home do not have high functional requirements for interior doors and you want a personalized and fashionable item, then you can consider barn doors.

If you still have certain functional requirements for interior doors, then even if the barn door is not expensive, beautiful and has personality, then it is not your first choice. Once you make a choice, you can consider it again.

As a professional decoration company, Jinzhao Decoration recommends that you use it according to your needs. If you have decoration needs , welcome to contact us

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