How To Build a Sliding Barn Door Entertainment Center For Your Man Cave

  • 4 – 2×3 @ 84″
  • 4 – 2×3 @ 17″
  • 4 – 2×3 @ 14″

Sides

  • 2 – three/4″ thick plywood minimize 36″ x 17-one/4″

Deal with Body

  • 5 – 1×4 @ 36″
  • eight – 1×4 @ 17-three/4″

Cabinets

  • 2 – 1×8 @ 87″
  • 2 – 1×10 @ 87″

Middle Shelf Supports and Cleats

  • 5 – 1×2 @ 14″
  • 5 – 1×2 @ 17″

Bottom Trim

  • one – 2×3 @ 90″
  • 2 – 2×3 @ eighteen-three/4″

Major

Doorways

  • 2- one/4″ thick plywood minimize 20″ x 30″
  • 4- 1×3 @ 30″
  • 2- 1×3 @ 15″
  • one- 1×3 @ 29 one/4″ from corner to corner minimize at an angle of 28 degrees

How To Construct A Sliding Barn Doorway Amusement Heart:  The Course of action

Action one)  Build The Body

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The frames are very self-explanatory but I have involved a concluded photo as properly as a comprehensive diagram.  I made three different consoles so that is why you see  6 of these frames.

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Action 2)  Add The Sides

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Connect the three/4″ plywood by initially making use of a bead of wood glue all around the edge of the plywood and secure utilizing 2 one/2″ screws.  Repeat with just about every section.

Action three)  Connect to the wall.

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I apologize but I forgot to choose a photo of the frame mounted ahead of face frame, cabinets and cleats had been mounted but I have involved a diagram under to give you the measurements.

I mounted tongue and groove car-siding for texture which demonstrates as a result of the open again facet.  Another wonderful concept would be to paint a contrasting paint coloration or include a exciting wallpaper on the wall behind the console.

Action 4)  Add The Deal with Body

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Action 5)  Add cleats and cabinets

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Action 6)  Add prime boards.

Really do not connect at this issue due to the fact it will make it extra tough to paint or stain them.

Action 7)  Stain or paint frame and prime

Body and doors:  Sherwin Williams SW Iron Ore (same coloration that Cassity made use of below!)

Major (Pine):  Custom Minwax stain coloration mix of  50/50 Traditional Gray/Jacobean

Action eight)  Make Doorways

You could also make standard shaker cupboard doors following this tutorial below. 

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Rip plywood to 20″ x 30″ panels (or measurement of opening).  With nail gun, connect the two 30″ trim boards to the plywood panel.

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Double look at your measurement and minimize the remaining trim boards to end the doorway panel.  Attach with nail gun.

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To make the diagonal layout shown on my amusement center, your board will be 29 one/4″ extended from corner to corner with an angle of 28 degrees.  Again, connect with nail gun.

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Stain or paint doors (or equally!).  I painted mine Sherwin Williams Iron Ore to match the frame. (This is the same coloration Cassity painted her interior doors and colorwashed her barn doorway below to include coloration when even now exhibiting the wood grain.)

Action 9)  Hang Doorways

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Action 10)  Attach prime boards to the frame

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That is it!  Not too negative for an whole sliding barn doorway amusement center, proper?  Now it’s time for the exciting part…the accessories.

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I selected chunky baskets, previous trunks and metallic containers to accessorize our guy cave opening shelving.  They include further storage when holding a masculine sense.

 

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I am so satisfied with the way my sliding barn doorway amusement center turned out.  All of the game techniques and cable packing containers are hidden guiding the barn doors when not in use, but the doors very easily slide open to give entry when essential.  The further storage is best for all of the PS4/XBox video games and our DVDs and I even have a basket for distant controls. Existence is very good for all of us!

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Originally released 08.26.2017 // Up-to-date 03.25.2020