Northshore Barn Doors

Northshore Barn Doors Boutique-style hand-made doors & rustic finishings crafted from reclaimed wood -- detailed craftsmanship, and installed to fit your home or office!

The latest work can be found on Instagram and most posts and updates are there.

Hawaiian Monkey Pod and Koa are very special types of wood that The Barndoorist was able to secure some time ago, shippe...
06/14/2026

Hawaiian Monkey Pod and Koa are very special types of wood that The Barndoorist was able to secure some time ago, shipped all the way from Maui!

Our Boston customer was doing renovations to their loft home last summer and really wanted something unique for the master bedroom to be, so we crafted this beautiful piece for the space and nestled into tight city streets and P lots and elevators to install a true one of a kind rustic barn door.

There’s still a bit of the mixed stock left in case you want something custom!

Dave and Anne Marie from Newburyport, MA wanted bypass rustic barn doors to match the decor in their home that would cov...
06/14/2026

Dave and Anne Marie from Newburyport, MA wanted bypass rustic barn doors to match the decor in their home that would cover the bedroom closet.

The Barndoorist used Civil War-Era pine and dark wax to craft and install these with a smooth ply painted back inside (best so lint does not catch on the wood).

Bypass door systems are robust and live out into the space, but we create closure around the sides and ends with our side board feature. This system required the top beam because the olde home had horse-hair plastered walls and finding purchase into the wood was the key!

Later, they asked The Barndoorist to come back and add the extensions to the beam up top so it goes wall to wall, and it now looks like it’s been there for all time!

Ann Marie and David from Newburyport wanted aged wide pine rustic dark brown barn doors in the classic sense. This bypas...
04/19/2026

Ann Marie and David from Newburyport wanted aged wide pine rustic dark brown barn doors in the classic sense. This bypass set of large doors would cover a bedroom closet and provide better access to the small upstairs room.

The home is very old and so The Barndoorist did his thing and found the best way to mount the header beam across the top over horse-hair plastered ancient walls and uneven trim work. We removed the old closet doors and provided a wonderful solution to save space and look like a piece of art that matches the decor inside the home.

We set our bypass rails in place at a slight angle because we needed to due to the way the space has rather unlevel features across the top. The distance to the ceiling is tight and so we had to modify the hardware to make this work. Unlevel rails can be done with our smallest wheels because we can govern the roll of the bearings so the doors do not travel on their own. Still, they are easy to move side to side and provide access to the closet bays. We also made “side boards” to mitigate gaps behind the doors and used proud handles to provide ease of use for each door in the bypass system.

Eric in Danvers, MA wanted a rustic gray barn door that reflects the real olde style of barns from yesteryear. This door...
04/12/2026

Eric in Danvers, MA wanted a rustic gray barn door that reflects the real olde style of barns from yesteryear. This door would also close off the access to the upstairs hall when needed, in a spot where a swinging door would not suffice.

We made special wheel hangers for this project because Eric may add new flooring and level off the existing, non-level surface in the old home. If this happens, the door would need to raise up at least 3/4” of an inch and so instead of having to remount or cut anything, the wheel arms have special fittings that enable one to loosen, raise up, reset, and the door now just goes up a bit! The guide at the base can be moved up as needed, but the door does not need modification!

We used olde gray boards from a NH barn and a MA barn and these boards are at least 100 years olde. Handles by our friend Ryan at: North Shore Reclaimed Furniture

Sharon from Ayer had commissioned The Barndoorist in 2023 for a large custom door for her great room. At the time, her b...
03/21/2026

Sharon from Ayer had commissioned The Barndoorist in 2023 for a large custom door for her great room.

At the time, her builder was finishing up and installed lovely exposed ceiling beams and a mantle on the big fireplace using a newer rustic wood stock.

However, sadly, that mantle split and dried out and warped in place and you can’t remove it without taking apart the stone work. And the contractor apparently was like… yea wood moves. That’s how it goes see ya.

Enter: The Barndoorist. Noting that we would never ever do that! If one of my door projects moves or alters I am coming to fix that issue ASAP! But that’s how I roll.

Anyway, we made a box using aged thin attic wood and waxed it brown. Using leveling techniques and detailed measurements Sharon provided, said box was used to cap the existing mantle and it was set and fastened in place—level and true!

Quality and care over all else! Always!

Julie and Felix recently moved into their lovely modern home and are nearly done with settling in. The main rooms are up...
03/01/2026

Julie and Felix recently moved into their lovely modern home and are nearly done with settling in. The main rooms are upstairs and at the top of the main stairs is the perfect place for a sliding barn door. This is needed for privacy as well as a way to give style to the space while helping to keep the cat upstairs and inside!

They asked for a finish-grade white French Door style slider and a hidden track system. We have done several finish-grade projects as of late and they picked a solid white Benjamin Moore semi-gloss white for the door, plus a grid with clear tempered safety glass. This provides a modern/contemporary look that complements the style of the space.

We have done hidden track systems before, and this one required a customized solution to fit a tight top area and so we also had to fashion a white beam up top inside the top of the 8+ foot tall entryway. The hardware (rail) would mount here and no wheels would be seen. When we have the ability to customize the door size and rework any needs for the entryway height, these systems are possible to make and install.

Felix helped get this heavy but sleek door upstairs and installation took us into the evening, but in the end, the results were perfect and the functionality and form work nicely in the home!

Matthew from North Attleboro needed a bathroom barn door for a finished space that is his studio off the main house. The...
03/01/2026

Matthew from North Attleboro needed a bathroom barn door for a finished space that is his studio off the main house.

The entryway ended on a perpendicular wall and so we fashioned a “post” for the door to end onto when closed. When doing these, doors need to “lip” over such posts, or some cases, such as this one, the door can end right on the post as long as it is 100% straight and plumb. Since walls—especially in New England—and trim work are not always 100% straight and true, we compensated by making the post fit to the contours of the wall and a slight lean that existed traveling upwards.

The custom barn door is a chevron styled rustic light-colored pine with white wax added for style. The door itself is 8 feet tall and we were able to compensate for other slightly off wall features in the space (such features do exist in many homes so this is actually the norm, but we know how to compensate for these things as professionals!)

In the end, the space has a lovely door that fits perfectly and adds style to the room!
Matthew runs Preservation Framer, which is a wonderful custom frame company in town. We both love reclaimed wood!

Genevieve from Roslindale, MA had a sliding door kit installed by her builder. This door was purchased from Rustica. The...
02/16/2026

Genevieve from Roslindale, MA had a sliding door kit installed by her builder. This door was purchased from Rustica. The door had stuck and rubbed and she was never happy with it even after multiple attempts to get everything addressed from both the manufacturer and the builder. They were all frustrated as well and they all gave up. 

The problem with this door was that the wheel system was too feeble to support its weight. Movement wore the holes of both the track, supported by plastic spacers lagged into the top ledger, but their drill holes had expanded, making the whole thing loosely dip. The door itself had its tiny plastic wheels fastened from the back but those too were loose as their holes became worn to be too big. Even if this wear is just a small amount, it all matters! The wall of the area where the door traveled right bowed out a bit. This is very common in even new homes as plastered walls do have waverings weather people realize this or see it or not. It is never really noticed until a large rectangle is hung on your wall! 

The Barndoorist removed the ledger. Puttied and repainted the wall area and top casing, and filled the holes on everything, including the door itself. New top-mounted customized wheel mounts were added so the system is not hidden but still sleek. Our brackets were added and a vertical “side board” made of matching white trim stock was added to mitigate the gap between the back of the door and the casing. The rail was mounted to actually bow out a bit on the right far bracket using a trick we call “Japaning the rail,” which means it bends out kind of in the same way a roof of an ancient Japanese building is designed. This compensated for the wall bowing, and so the door now runs 100% straight hanging below! A new L-bracket, baseboard-mounted hidden guide was added and everything was touched up and repainted. 

Solution: Do not let flashy marketing from national chains selling kit crap to sway your better judgement. Just go with The Barndoorist!

The Flynn family are a fixture in Hamilton, MA with sports and community activities and more! Jen is like a pilar of the...
02/15/2026

The Flynn family are a fixture in Hamilton, MA with sports and community activities and more! Jen is like a pilar of the community and she loves this area and always has a positive way of looking at everything.

The family needed a sliding barn door for the basement bathroom/laundry area that is currently under total renovation. We have all been there: Basements that can be turned into extra living space, but the work needs to get done and they are tackling it. This tight spot involved working behind a support beam and around a support column, and working with a top ledger The Barndoorist made with brackets already on it that needed to mount to concrete and cinderblock walls, all while clearing pipes!

The Barndoorist reclaimed an olde door from a NH home built in the 1800s that had been on their bathroom, and then reframed and honey-browned it, and we added the olde ironing board as the decorative “handle!” This was given to The Barndoorist by a nice woman from Beverly who had it in her family for a century! It’s all about tying the Northshore community together with history and stories, and making things fun and functional all at the same time. This is what we do, and just like Jen, we love doing it all in our town too!

Terry and Maggie in Andover bought and renovated a property that had a lovely olde barn in back. but it needed a rebuild...
02/14/2026

Terry and Maggie in Andover bought and renovated a property that had a lovely olde barn in back. but it needed a rebuild. They wanted to use some of the salvaged pieces. They asked The Barndoorist to come get a long beam and cut that into shelves, and also some olde doors that had been used in the barn 100+ years ago. These would be refurbished and resized using some wood that had been stacked in the barn from the same era.

The new space has a wide entry to a master bedroom and a bathroom inside it. The shelves will go into a built in kitchen system being constructed as we speak.

The doors were aged and had some twists and tweaks... but The Barndoorist can make everything fit on site! We even used special bracketing on the top rail of the larger door whereas that rail bends outward a bit on one end so the door can travel without rubbing the wall. This happens when doors have a twist in them (this was an original olde door) or walls and trim are not 100% straight (even takes place in new construction because of plastering and other issues). We cannot wait to see the finished space but these worked out perfectly to reflect the original pieces!

Address

South Hamilton, MA

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

Telephone

+17814392874

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Northshore Barn Doors posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Business

Send a message to Northshore Barn Doors:

Shortcuts

Share

Category