It's easy to understand the appeal of barn-style doors. Beyond providing a fresh look for entry ways, they save space because they don't need to open into a room. Barn-style doors hang from an ...

But today’s barn doors aren’t limited to a rustic farmhouse feel. Many homeowners are getting creative and having custom doors built in a multitude of styles that fit the character of their house.

When Raili Clasen needed doors for several rooms in the house she shared with her husband, Ryan, and youngest son, Rees, she went for something unconventional: barn doors. She patterned them after … ...

The best places in your home for barn doors are closets, bathrooms, pantries, and laundry rooms. You might choose them in areas where there isn't enough space for a door to fully swing open.

If the proliferation of barn doors in homes, restaurants, and everywhere else but actual barns is any indication, then yes. We are collectively having a Charlotte’s Web moment in interior design.

Barn doors, like pocket ones, save space when room for a hinged or swinging door is tight, and add an interesting element to a design. They also evoke a bygone era when barns and barn doors were ...