Barn Doors Completely Finished!

It took awhile, but we finally finished the barn doors....

completely.

I showed you the barn doors back in December.  There will be a link to how we made the barn doors at the bottom of this post. 
The barn doors looked great just the way they were,

but there was something missing. 

Actually, there were a couple of things missing. 

I hemmed and hawed (as my mama used to say) as to which handles to pick and we finally decided on one style. 

We also needed a some latches. These attach at the bottom of the door and bolt the doors into the floor.

Two extra pieces of 1 x 6's needed to be stained so the latches could be attached to the doors. 

Here's a quick little tip for you...if you are waiting a couple of days between the stained coats, but want to use the same staining rag or pad, just store it inside one of the gloves you used while staining. The rag or pad won't dry out this way.

Here's the bottom of the door without the new piece. 

Mr. DIY screwed it on.

I need to use a marker to touch up the nail heads so they won't stand out so much.

Here are the latches installed. A couple of holes were drilled in the concrete floor with a hammer drill.

Boy is that noisy!

The cover plates cover up the not so pretty holes.

The latches give us extra security on the basement door and they add to the rustic look of the doors.

Mr. DIY also installed the handles. 

Here are the doors without the hardware:

Here are the doors with the door handles and latches installed. (Mr. DIY also installed door stops on the baseboards behind the furniture)

Here are the doors open. I took off the blinds they aren't needed since the doors are shaded by the deck above and the barn doors if privacy is needed. 

Hope your week is off to a great start!

Doesn't it feel great to check another project off the list?

Pam

PS: if you'd like to see how we made the barn doors, just click HERE

ps: several people have asked, so I'm including a link to the hardware. For disclosure purposes, I have not been compensated in any way. 
The hardware is  from Signature hardware. You can find them here: https://www.signaturehardware.com/hardware/barn-door-gate-hardware/heron-iron-square-twisted-pull.html

The iron surface bolt can be found here: https://www.signaturehardware.com/iron-surface-bolt.html