The wood has been cut into thin planks which have been combined to form two big door like structures with a z design.
Diy barn door headboard king.
Step 1 wood interior doors photo by keller keller.
First put together 8 of your vertical boards upside down and tighten with pipe clamps.
Diy barn door headboard.
Follow along for the how to.
Now you have two separate barn doors and you need to connect them to make a full headboard.
Each barn door will be created separately.
There should be about 27 between the bottom of the top cross board and top of the middle cross board see blue print above.
Start with coarse grit sandpaper such as 24 or 40 grit and make your final pass with fine 1 000 grit sandpaper to smooth the surface.
I followed the plans for the farmhouse king bed and added cross pieces for barn door look using instructions from the brookstone headboard.
For a king you would need to add 22 to fit the mattress so you could at 6 1 4 s to the paneled part.
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We used 2 60 inch lengths of 1 4 and added them to the top and the bottom of the back of the barn doors.
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For my own door upcyling project i made a stylish wall hung headboard with built in sconces that serve as reading lamps.
I cut the legs at 56 to add some height and i set the bottom of the back panel at 18 above the floor to make sure no gap is seen with our thinner memory foam mattress.
Now for the barn door trim i cut 1 1 4 piece at 30 1 4 and 2 pieces at 35 1 4 long point to short point not parallel and both ends cut at a 31 6 degree angle.
Using your wood glue apply a generous amount to the back side of your 4 foot boards and place at the top and bottom of your barn door.
Next find the center of your barn door and place your middle board there.
Cut your vertical pieces of wood to the height you want.
That s all you need to hold it together.
The barn wood is one of the cheapest wood to avail and make your favorite furniture things out of them so nice and easy.
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Add carpenters glue and 5 or 6 screws per barn door to hold them in place.
Diy barn door headboard.
Use an orbital sander or basic sandpaper to sand and smooth the entire surface of your diy barn door headboard.
Keep in mind the sizing i used is based on a king bed.