Before Buying A Barn Door, First Figure Out These Questions

The barn door was originally a warehouse door, but now it is popular in home design and has become an Internet celebrity door. The barn door is actually a kind of sliding door. The track is exposed and the installation is simple. It can be adapted to almost all kinds of decoration styles and is loved by many young people. But what do you really know about barn doors? It is not too late to install after reading this article.

1. What is a barn door?

The barn door can be simply understood as a sliding door with an external hanging rail. Its main feature is that its guide rail is external and opened by a push-pull method, which originated from the sliding door used as a warehouse.

Compared with the single material of traditional sliding doors, barn doors have many choices, mainly wooden doors, wooden doors of various materials, and can also be painted and refurbished. In addition to wooden doors, there are also iron doors and glass doors. You can choose.

2. Are barn doors really that good?

Obviously not, barn doors have their unique features and of course some of their drawbacks.

Its highlights:

(1) It has good appearance, texture, and is relatively cheap. Those with strong hands-on ability can go to the second-hand market to find wood boards, and then DIY.

(2) The style is changeable, not limited to wooden door materials, and can even be glass, metal, etc.

(3) It can be reused and can be taken away when moving.

(4) It is more space-saving, and the sliding door family actually has this advantage.

Its disadvantages:

(1) Since the hanging cabinet is external, the track is above the wall, and the door is suspended, so there are certain requirements for the wall.

(2) The track has relatively high requirements for hardware.

(3) The sound insulation effect is poor, the airtight effect is poor, and it is easy to smell, so it is not suitable for installation in the kitchen or bathroom.

(4) It is difficult to lock, which will affect the appearance.

(5) At present, there are few physical stores and mainly rely on online shopping.

3. How can the barn door be applied?

Semi-enclosed spaces such as study rooms, cloakrooms, and utility rooms are more suitable for barn doors, which can not only separate but also increase the value of the barn.

(1) Cloakroom

Barn doors are more suitable for cloakrooms. After all, unlike bathrooms and kitchens, they do not require high airtightness. You can paint the wooden doors with a paint color that suits your style, and you can install door handles by the way.

(2) utility room

The barn door was originally used as an outdoor storage room. Now that it has been moved into the home, it can also play this role. It can be used as a door for the storage room to store pots, pans and other sundries.

(3) study room

The place of work and study naturally needs a quiet environment. Barn doors can be used, but the sound insulation performance should be paid attention to.

(4) kitchen

If you seldom cook at home, you can also use the barn door in the kitchen. Especially if you want to make an open kitchen, but you are afraid of oily smoke, the barn door can be slightly blocked. For example, if you have a western kitchen in your home, you can use barn doors to divide the space.