LITTLE BARN DOOR FOR HOME SECURITY

We sticks to cover the bottom and top. We easily cut through the sticks with scissors. We sanded the edges a little bit and glued the sticks in place.

little barn door for home security, crafts, doors, home security, how to

 

To make the X pattern on the door, we measured and cut the sticks again. It took a few tries to get the right cut on the sticks, but we had plenty of extra sticks to practice with.

little barn door for home security, crafts, doors, home security, how to

 

Before we glued the X in place, we stained the door and X-pattern. We used a dark stain we already had from another project. After the stain dried, we glued the X in place.

little barn door for home security, crafts, doors, home security, how to

 

To make the barn door move, we used six Lego pieces. I have a large Lego collection so this came from my personal stash. If you’re not into Legos, you can probably do this with small wheels from the hardware store. We added a half pin to a wheel, and attached a 1 x4 tile to that. The wheel rolls very smoothly.

little barn door for home security, crafts, doors, home security, how to

 

We used Sugru to attach the handle and wheels in place.

little barn door for home security, crafts, doors, home security, how to

 

We used Sugru to attach the metal bar to the front door and placed the door on that!

little barn door for home security, crafts, doors, home security, how to

 

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