Choose the guide that works best for your door. We used inexpensive 1x6 No. 2 pine boards, cut rabbets on the edges to make shiplap boards, and distressed and stained them to resemble old barn wood.

Read more: Painting Tips That Even HGTV Stars Swear By You can use the cabinets you already have for sliding barn doors, or you can build your own cabinet doors from scratch before you start.