Barn Door Bar
When we first purchased our home, the previous owner had framed out a doorway for a refrigerator in the basement – which was used to store beer. We liked the idea, we hated the fridge. It was green and brown, and was older than me. It also smelled. So we removed it (along with an old washer and dryer. Construction Junction came and picked them up!)
What we were left with, was a hole in the wall, albeit a nicely framed one…that showed our furnace. My husband had the idea to build out a barn door bar in the space. So to Lowes we went, again, and again.
How we built thee Barn Door Bar
First he framed it out. Then, we purchased wall paneling that was made to look like white washed barn wood, which he used to cover the frame.
Next, He cut some wood and stained it, to install shelving for the wine and beer glasses that we received as wedding gifts.
We found a nice, larger piece of wood with a good grain which Chris stained and installed as a countertop for the bar. We also coated this to protect against stains.
The final steps were installing some sticky floor tiles, a mini fridge and shelving unit under the countertop…and stocking the bar of course…
But something was missing. Chris decided the bar needed a door, to make the basement look a bit neater, and to be able to lock up the bar down the road when there are kids in the house.
So he built a barn door….
The opening in the wall was made to fit a refrigerator, so a standard sized door wouldn’t fit. Back to Lowes for another lumber purchase. Chris got the wood he needed, cut it to size, glued and nailed it all together. In one day, he surprised me with a handmade, custom door!
On our honeymoon to Brevard, NC we found a neat antique door handle and hook we could use for some knitted towels and really complete the barn door bar. Those he installed and they look awesome!
For the hinges, we found some smaller black hinges and bolt at Lowes that were made to look rustic and used those to hang the door and keep it from swinging.
