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Custom Barn Door Size

4 years ago

I am doing to build custom sliding barn doors for the doorway into the master bedroom. I am trying to decide on a single or double door option. I have plenty of room on either side of the door to do either option. I like the look of the wider double doors and don’t really care for the look of the narrow ones. My doorway is a standard 36” opening. My question is can I use doors that are wider than required? I want the barn doors to serve as a decorative element to the wall when they are open. I like the look and size of the doors in the first 2 photos (I would make 2 of the black doors so they would be double doors as well) and would like to go this route but based on the size of my door opening it is suggested I go with a door size like what is in photo three. Can I go with the wider doors?

Comments (7)

  • PRO
    4 years ago

    Do you realize these doors offer you no sound privacy and cannot be locked? Seems like the wrong solution for a Master Bedroom.

  • 4 years ago

    Can't vote for any of it. It's just not an appropriate application of a BARN door. Get actual double doors and trim them out if you need the decorative aspect. Where does this room open into? If a bedroom open directly into a common space the doors are most often kept closed.

  • 4 years ago
    last modified: 4 years ago

    Terrible idea, no matter if single or double. Put them on the shed out back, not any room where privacy or light control is desired.

  • PRO
    4 years ago

    Alternate solutions.

  • 4 years ago

    I am not needing it to lock as it leads from my master bedroom into the suite bathe where I have a separate water closet that locks. The master suite is very well lit with lighting as well as natural lighting and from the attached pictures you can see that it is a design style that people use. The doorway is only 36 “ which I included in my original post so none of the options above will work. I current have the 2 narrow double doors (which do not lock) and are horrible looking and difficult to close and open. Pocket door is not an option due to the wiring and plumbing in the walls ( or his was the first option I looked into). I only had a simple question which was if I could use doors bigger that what my door opening called for. I guess I will speak with a contractor or a designer to get the feedback I was looking for. I

  • PRO
    4 years ago

    Many of those details were not in your first post and make a big difference, However, barn doors because of they details are very casual in appearance and are suited to the Modern Farmhouse style. If that's the look you want then go for it.

  • 4 years ago

    My son bought a townhouse with a barn door to the master bath. Replacing it with a proper door is high on his list of improvements he wants to make.


    But hey, it's your house, do whatever makes you happy. Make the doors as wide as you have room for - remembering that those wide doors will make part of the wall inaccessible (to clean, paint, vacuum, etc).