Barn Door Hardware Design Ideas

Read about some of our favorite design ideas and implementations of barn door hardware. Use our ideas for your project, or come up with something completely original!

Flat track hardware is not only unique and attractive, it is also versatile in its applications. The most common of its uses is as a doorway from one main room to another. Yet there are a few other really great ways in which people have been using this hardware. We’d like to share some of those with you.

Again, the most classic use is to be part of a doorway from one main room to another. By this we mean to say from an entryway to a home office, a kitchen to a dining room, or a main hallway to a living room. As mentioned in previous posts, this can add to the decor and character of a room. In later posts we’ll talk about how this can also add actual value to your home if you’re looking to get it reappraised. More rooms can equal more market value.

Another really great application of flat track hardware that we’ve seen recently has been as part of book shelves and cabinets for libraries and studies. Let us describe one example in particular. The book shelf stood on the floor and was about 7′ tall and 5′ wide. The shelf was divided vertically into three sections. The barn door hardware was mounted to the top of the case with a door that hung down to cover all the shelves vertically. However the door was only as wide as one section of the shelves so as to only cover one vertical section and leave the other two exposed. The door itself have a glass window build into the center of it that allowed a view of the middle section of the shelves. The door would slide back and forth exposing different areas of the book shelf and covering others. It was creative, artistic, and functional.

A third way in which we’ve seen barn door hardware used is as a sliding system for a small door covering for things such as windows and TV cabinets. In the picture you’ll see a perfect example of how this hardware can accommodate even small doors for small openings. We’ve particularly grown fond of this application of the hardware!

Do you have ideas? We’d love to hear them! Send us an email with your idea and let’s get started today!