Sometimes there is a need to combine living spaces with a doorway, but without installing the door itself. This option can be used, for example, when expanding the living space and combining the loggia with the room, with the design of the kitchen studio or in the absence of a door between the hallway and the living room.
Such solutions require an original and accurate finishing of the formed opening. Decorating a doorway without a door is a very significant moment in the interior design, so it should be carefully thought out, especially in terms of choosing the finishing material.
Some materials for the design of openings
Modern designers use a variety of materials to decorate doorways when there is no door.
- A rather popular option is to finish the doorways with a stone , both natural and artificial or decorative bricks . This decoration looks quite modern and stylish, it perfectly harmonizes with other materials, is resistant to damage, has long service life, is easy to care for. The texture of artificial stone can resemble jasper, malachite, marble, shell rock - a large assortment will allow you to choose the most harmonious option for a particular room.
- Sufficiently in demand and distributed in the decoration of doorways and tiles , especially clinker under a brick, it is convenient to make openings of any configuration, including arches and semi-arches. The popularity of this trend can be explained by a wide variety of colors and convenient application.
- Always fashionable and actual decoration of doorways with wood or bamboo , it is not cheap, but it fits any design style. Such platbands can have both a smooth, classical shape, and be figured, with their carving decorating them.
- Often you can find gypsum cardboard- finished doorways, this is one of the least expensive and easy ways. Such apertures are universal, they only need to be painted with water-based paint, and if necessary, it is easy to change the podnadoevshy color to another.
- Very many similar characteristics are available for finishing doorways MDF panels , laminate and PVC panels . These modern, artificial materials are not capricious, do not require painting, have a wide range of colors and textures, are strong enough and resistant to damage, easy to install and maintain.
Some complication of the installation causes the door sills to be finished with siding, special accessories and profiles are needed for it, therefore it is not often used for this purpose, this material is more suitable for external works.
