DIY Pallet Barn Door Hutch | PART 2

Today I have a fun project to share with you all: a DIY Pallet Barn Door Hutch we have been building.

DIY Pallet Barn Door Hutch
See Part 1 (How to build the hutch) HERE.

So I have been wanting a barn door for ages. But I have nowhere to put one in my small house. When I convinced my wonderful husband to build me a hutch, and we decided to try out a barn door on it.

When I was researching how to build a barn door, most of the tutorials I found required expensive barn door hardware, or had complicated DIY’s on bending & drilling through metal. I got a big headache, because I also wanted to make it into a DIY bypassing barn door.

Then I had a light bulb moment: Use a Closet Door Track! Heck yes! Lowes had one the width I needed for under $20. It is seriously super easy, y’all.

So here is my how to:

DIY Pallet Barn Door Hutch

Step 1. Have your super cute, obedient husband cut boards into equal lengths.

DIY Pallet Barn Door Hutch

Step 2. Line them up in the order you want them.

DIY Pallet Barn Door Hutch

Step 3. Flip the boards over so the fronts are facing away from you & screw two 1×4″ boards to their backs. Make sure the support boards, and pallet board edges are level.

Step 4. Check on your kids through the sliding glass door.

DIY Pallet Barn Door Hutch

Step 5. Flip the finished door over, right side up.

Step 6. Have your super hot husband pose with a tool…

DIY Pallet Barn Door Hutch

Step 7. Cut off any excess off the two 1×4″ boards.

DIY Pallet Barn Door Hutch

Step 8. Sand the pallets.

DIY Pallet Barn Door Hutch

Step 9. Screw the sliding track hardware onto your door, according to the package’s instructions.

DIY Pallet Barn Door Hutch

Step 10. Hang the track, according to the package’s instructions & then add the door!

DIY Pallet Barn Door Hutch

Step 11. Add a 1×2″ board to the bottom of the book shelf to keep the door from wiggling & sliding around.

DIY Pallet Barn Door Hutch

Step 12. Ta-Da!

DIY Pallet Barn Door Hutch

The door part of this hutch took us literally 1 hour. Using the closet door track not only simplifies the process, but also makes it dirt cheap!

I originally planned to paint the door white, but I ended up loving the rustic look of the raw wood. So there you have it! I am so excited about this post. It really makes the barn door concept accessible for anyone! Enjoy!

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  1. Jalee says:

    Perfection and super easy! I love that you left the wood raw, it looks awesome.

  2. oh my goodness, I love this!! Thanks for sharing; seriously using a closet door track is genius and totally affordable!

  3. Where did you get your wood from?

  4. I absolutely love this idea! Thank you for sharing!

  5. Sarah says:

    Thank you for this tutorial! Love the project. I also really love your wood table in the last picture. Do you have a tutorial for that as well?

  6. Debbie says:

    i love this idea. My husband and I have transformed louvered folding doors into a barn door style but I love the idea of making a barn door with pallets.

  7. Sarah says:

    Did you add a handle to the door over time to make it easier to slide?

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