The choice of interior doors is not as easy as it may seem. What material and what type of design to choose, and how to correctly enter the door to the design of the room - read our detailed article. A selection of the best photos attached.

The content of the article

• We are determined with the material
  • Fiberboard
  • MDF
  • Solid wood
  • Glass
• Choose the design of the interior door
  • Swing doors
  • Sliding doors
  • Coupe doors
  • Sliding doors
  • Roto-gate
  • Folding doors (accordion doors)
• The nuances of choice and design tricks
  • Uniform style or violence of variety?
  • High interior doors
• Independent installation of interior doors

Interior doors, of course, are an extremely important element of the design of any room and apartment as a whole. After all, the doors connecting the two spaces should be in harmony with both rooms, regardless of whether they are made in the same general style or are inspired by completely different ideas.

So, when in the process of repair you face the choice of interior doors, you should pay attention to a few basic rules.

1. Naturally, the ideal option would be doors made from natural materials. We will not tire of repeating that good material is not only an aesthetic choice, but also the basis for the longevity of one or another design element, and this figure can more than pay back the costs. In a question of the choice of interroom doors the best choice - doors from the massif of a tree or a natural interline interval.
2. High-quality coverage is another point that you should pay close attention to. It is high-quality coating that will help extend the service life of the door without losing their attractive appearance. In addition, high-quality varnish or laminate - it is also a matter of health!
3. Pay attention to the fit of all elements of the door: there should be no extra gaps in the joints of individual parts, such as grilles, frames, inserts of glass or other materials.
4. The right geometry is what matters! Only minor discrepancies of a few millimeters are permissible, otherwise you run the risk of further getting certain problems with installation and operation.
5. Remember that the door box should be with a sealant, and if glass is used in the finish, then it should be of sufficient quality to adequately carry out all the operational aspects!

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We are determined with the material

Fiberboard

Двери, изготовленные из древесноволокнистых плит, или иными словами Fiberboard, – сравнительно дешёвый вариант. В отличие от ДСП, в состав которых входят формальдегидные смолы, со временем выделяющие ядовитые пары, Fiberboard – более экологичный материал. Он представляет собой плиты, изготовленные из прессованной древесной пыли, частички дерева в которой при изготовлении плиты распариваются, а потому говорят о производстве способом мокрого прессования.

Не думайте, что двери из Fiberboard внешним видом напоминают задние стенки советских шкафов-стенок. При производстве дверей, Fiberboard облагораживают, прессуя специальными красителями. Кроме того, материал проходит так называемый процесс усиления, что так же положительным образом отражается на его внешних и функциональных качествах.

В целом, двери из Fiberboard – хороший экономичный выбор, обладающий рядом других достоинств: двери из Fiberboard устойчивы к влаге и достаточно прочны, чтобы прослужить вам длительное время.

MDF

MDF is a great compromise between the price of the product and its quality. Not only is MDF an environmentally friendly material, as well as everything else, it has an excellent texture that allows you to make any carved elements out of it. Therefore, if you want a door with an interesting decor, MDF will perfectly cope with such a task.  

MDF может стать отличной «начинкой» для межкомнатной двери. Внешнюю отделку в таком случае можно выполнить, к примеру, из натурального шпона. Если же вы рассматриваете более бюджетные варианты, то можно остановить выбор на отделке из искусственного шпона или ламинировании.

Помимо плюсов, связанных с возможными дизайнерскими изысками в исполнении дверного полотна, MDF обладает и другими преимуществами, среди которых:

• moisture resistance;
• durability;
• practicality;
• resistance to deformation.

Solid wood

If you want the doors in your apartment to look expensive and noble, serve you for a long time, and you are ready to pay the appropriate price for this, your choice is solid wood interior doors.

Beautiful natural material, wood, has several advantages:

• strength of the door structure;
• excellent adhesion with finishing materials;
• reliability of fasteners;
• environmental friendliness;
• high quality;
• a wealth of design options.

But unfortunately, this material is not without flaws:

• each door made of solid wood, in a certain sense, is universal, since the design of the tree is unique;
• low resistance to temperature extremes and moisture (need high-quality coating and proper care);
• the big weight of a design assuming use of extremely reliable and strong accessories.

Most often, when mass-produced, the surface of solid wood doors is covered with thin sheets of natural veneer - to improve moisture and heat resistance and increase service life. With this task veneered wooden doors cope perfectly!

Glass

Many modern styles, such as high-tech or minimalism, do not favor such natural materials as wood or artificial imitation of wood canvases. Futurism of such styles dictates the choice of completely different materials - metal, plastic, glass.

And if metal doors are not the best choice for dividing rooms, glass, on the contrary, do not look pretentious and somewhat simplify and facilitate the interior of the room. The frosted surface makes it easy to fit them into any room and use, including, as a door for the bathroom and toilet.

In addition, the possibilities of decorating glass paintings are multifaceted! The combination of frosted glass with ordinary, stained glass, sandblasted drawings - all this will help you choose a truly unique door for a unique interior!

Choose the design of the interior door

There are a large number of options for interior doors, among which are classical swing and more interesting designs - sliding or folding. About all the details below.

Swing doors

Swing doors are the simplest and most familiar type of doors. The design of this door consists of a door leaf and box. But even these simple doors now boast some variety of options.

View door	Description
Classic	There are single and double. Open in one direction.
Turning	Able to open not only in our usual way, but also in a vertical plane. This design requires a slightly different type of door frame and special hinges. An example of such a design is the classic plastic balcony door.
Saloon	Their difference in the absence of the porch, as well as in the fact that they do not have a fixed position, due to which they are able to open in both directions.

Such a design and type of opening is currently used everywhere: both as interior doors and as entrance doors.

Sliding doors

Such a currently popular type of door constructions as sliding doors came to us from Asia, where they have been used since ancient times. Their main advantage is ergonomics.

The design is a door leaf, which is attached to the guide with rollers installed inside the beam attached to the wall. Rollers are attached to the top of the door with a special bracket.

Sliding doors can fit into the smallest room, allowing you to save precious meters.

Let us highlight the main advantages of the sliding opening type:

• the economy of space allowing not to spend space in the rational way;
• construction safety;
• Stylish and fashionable design.

The main disadvantages are low sound and heat insulation, and a higher cost compared to classic sliding doors.

Anyway, sliding doors - a stylish and modern version of the performance of interior doors. We offer you to get acquainted with interesting examples in our photo gallery:

Related article: Interior Sliding Doors

Coupe doors

Coupe doors относятся к подгруппе раздвижных дверей, однако они несколько отличаются конструкцией от классического типа, а потому выделены нами в качестве самостоятельной группы.

The design of such doors is similar to the doors of classic wardrobes. But, of course, interior compartment doors are different from the doors of the cabinets weight and durability. In addition, do not forget about the presence of the handle and lock.

Coupe doors более эргономичны, чем классические раздвижные двери за счёт того, что раздвигаемые полотна при открытии не только сдвигаются в сторону, но и накладываются друг на друга.

Sliding doors

Another interesting type of sliding doors are doors with sliding mechanism. Such constructions are perhaps the most ergonomic option possible, because the sliding of the door being opened does not occur along the wall, but inside it!

The wall in this case is made of plasterboard, and requires partial redevelopment to mount the U-shaped groove in the wall. The groove is best made of metal.

Installing the sliding door, do not forget about the correct location of the handle!

Such a door looks very interesting in the interior of any room and has the useful property of tightness in comparison with the usual sliding door.

Roto-gate

Roto-gate – своего рода компромисс между распашной и раздвижной дверью. Особенность рото-двери заключается в том, что в процессе открытия дверное полотно немного разворачивается и в открытом положении становится перпендикулярно дверному проёму.

This type of opening allows the open door to take up less space and, like the design of the sliding door, saves space in a small room or a small corridor.

Roto-doors have such advantages as sound insulation and tightness, and are an excellent solution for the bedroom!

Folding doors (accordion doors)

An interesting design decision seems to us the design of folding doors.

The door-accordion can perfectly fit into the interior of the living room or bedroom, as well as become an excellent option in the issue of zoning space (for example, separating the bedroom from the dressing room).

Wood or plastic is often used as a material in the manufacture of an accordion door, but other options are possible.

The design of a folding door is a combination of several elements using movable hinges, and one of the ends of such a door is equipped with rollers moving along a guide, as is the case with the classical sliding door.

The nuances of choice and design tricks

Uniform style or violence of variety?

When choosing interior doors to an apartment, we are faced not only with the choice of material and type of opening, but also with the choice of style, which, as often happens, should “combine the incompatible”. What are we talking about? Tell you more.

If you make repairs in a separate room and together with the interior design you want to change the door, you face the challenge: how to choose a door that would simultaneously fit the new interior of the bedroom or living room and fit into the corridor? However, this question also haunts those who create the design project of the future apartment.

After all, it often happens that on one living space in different rooms completely different styles get along! A bedroom in the style of gentle Provence, a living room in Art Nouveau style with its natural motifs, a laconic kitchen in the style of mimalism and a retro entrance hall - and each room places its own demands not only on furniture and interior design, but also on the door!

Of course, if you plan to choose a single style for the design of an apartment, then you will not have to wrestle with how to fit the door into two interiors at the same time. If you decide not to go the easy way, then we can advise you to make interior doors to order - so you can arrange them on one side to match the design of the hallway, and on the inside - choose the finishing option, more suitable for the chosen style room.

You can also choose the doors of neutral tones and neutral design, which will allow you to fit them into any interior you choose without any questions!

High interior doors

We are accustomed to standard doorways, on average, not reaching a ceiling of 30-50 cm (depending on the height of your ceilings). However, designers are increasingly offering us interesting concepts with the use of high doors in the interior - literally from the floor to the ceiling! What are the advantages of such structures, in addition to the unusual design solutions?

• High doors can visually enlarge the space of a small room and “lift” ceilings.
• The richness of choice of style decisions and shades can easily emphasize the individuality of your design.
• The originality of the appearance does not even need comments. Such doors are unusual and to the point.

Independent installation of interior doors

Do-it-yourself installation of interior doors is not the easiest process, which, however, allows for considerable savings in the repair process.

Of course, the nuances of the assembly and installation directly depend on the type of construction you choose and the universal algorithm that is suitable for any occasion cannot be identified.

We have tried to collect video tutorials for installing interior doors of various types for you, so that this process will bring you as little trouble as possible! So, we offer to watch the video:

Installation of swing doors:

Sliding door installation:

Installation of folding doors:

Rotational door installation: