Using sliding barn doors for home décor is a big space saver. They are becoming standard in new builds or remolded homes. The door or doors slide on rollers instead of opening into the room space. Their uses come from the old doors on barns painted red that slide opens on rollers to open and close. While you probably will not find any “real” barn doors you can buy or order them online or at most hardware stores with their hangers.
Using older, distressed wood gives the room a rustic, farmhouse vibe. You can paint them to accent your room color scheme. Use them as a room divider to increase the aspect of each room like between the kitchen and dining room. They are great at separating a laundry area from the rest of the house.
The same concept can be used as a sliding window covering which keeps more heat and cold out than a regular curtain or drape. There are sliding chalkboard doors that allow you to write and decorate the way you want to. They make good closet doors. I believe the barn door trend is here to stay for a while.
