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I know they are "in" right now which is influencing my vote, but I like barn doors for easy access. We can't have the Tupperware drawer and the dishwasher open at the same time so I get not wanting things that open into each other.

I agree they look wonderful. But it would drive me crazy if people don't close them properly. Also the items right behind where the two doors meet would be frustrating to access maybe?

@annem1990: Came here to say this. Pocket doors will be much less dated long-term.

We have a barn door on our laundry room. I think barn doors are great, but I think barn doors (and pocket doors for that matter) should only be used where you don't plan to open/close them often. They're noisy and cumbersome.

I love barn doors, but a friend had them installed and her kids have pinched their fingers more than once. There is also no locking mechanism to keep kids from playing with them (though maybe you could install a hook?). For those reasons, we plan on doing pocket doors instead. We’ll be using a natural wood door that looks rustic (not a plain white one).

We have a barn door for our master bathroom and generally leave it open but it’s kind of annoying to close if you were doing it all the time. And while I like ours, they are becoming dated to me.

I’m also in camp barn doors will be dated soon. And not the same, but we have sliding closet doors that my kids just will. Not. Leave. Alone. It’s a lot easier to put a pinch guard on a regular door. But my kids are just freakishly obsessed with doors in general.

We have a bunch of spots in my house where open doors bang into each other so I feel you on how annoying that is. But I also feel like opening a cabinet is so much easier than opening a full barn door.