How to Fold an Origami Barn

Easy level, 10 steps. From Paper and Scissors in the Schoolroom (Weaver), 1893. Public domain.

The animated version shows each fold moving, one step per screen. This page shows every step at once.

All 10 steps

Step 1. Start white side up. Fold in half from left to right, then unfold.
Step 2. Fold the left edge to the center crease, then unfold.
Step 3. Fold the right edge to the center crease, then unfold.
Step 4. Fold in half from top to bottom, then unfold.
Step 5. Fold the top edge to the center crease, then unfold.
Step 6. Fold the bottom edge to the center crease, then unfold. The creases make sixteen squares.
Step 7. Crease the diagonal of the square to the right of the center, between the middle crease and the top quarter crease.
Step 8. Crease the diagonal of the square below it, the other way.
Step 9. Fold the top half behind.
Step 10. Fold the lower right square over to the left. The square above it opens and flattens into a roof.
Done. The barn (Weaver, Paper and Scissors in the Schoolroom, 1893).