The design of openings without doors becomes a choice when decorating the interior of an apartment. Such an original doorway is a room divider, at the same time, it visually expands the space of the entire apartment or private house. The decision to decorate the interior of interior openings without doors is relevant in several cases:
Design example doorways without doors
- If the owners do not want to simply design the style of the room;
- When living spaces are combined, then this design option is also relevant. For example, if the owners decide to combine the loggia with the living room, increasing the living space;
- If the footage of the room is small and you want to expand the usable area, for example, by removing the wall and combining the kitchen area with the bedroom.
Opening design without a door
These are just some of the reasons why people might bet on doorway decorations without a door. In fact, each owner has his own motives to style his apartment or house in this way.
To finally decide whether such an idea as an open decorated doorway is suitable, you should study the advantages and disadvantages. It is worth taking into account the following advantages of this solution:
Disadvantages of designing openings without doors
Along with a sufficient number of advantages, as in all matters relating to repairs in an apartment, house, there are also disadvantages. In general, we can say that such structures have the main part of the advantages rather than disadvantages.
Option for opening an opening without a door
However, if we talk about comfort, then there may be some inconvenience. For example, if it is customary to install a solution with an arched opening between the kitchen and the bedroom or living room, you should consider a high-quality hood and air conditioning system. Otherwise, cooking odors and excess moisture will settle on furniture, wallpaper and other surfaces.
Design options for openings without doors
If the owners decide to bet on just such an opening design option, then they need to choose the most impressive material for finishing. The design option, depending on the overall picture of the interior, is worth choosing.
Design options for wide doorways without doors
The following variations of decorating openings without door panels are popular among property owners:
Each of the options is worthy of attention, and those owners of apartments and houses who plan to change the appearance of the space in the apartment in this way should familiarize themselves with each of the options.
Finishing with artificial materials and stones
Today, real estate owners often rely on finishing openings without door panels using decorative stone or artificial materials.
An example of finishing a doorway with artificial stone
Such designs look nice and expensive. Yes, and according to the pricing policy, such an option for transforming the opening will significantly empty the wallet. The most popular option is to use small stones, they look the most harmonious and aesthetically pleasing. In this embodiment, the main thing is to pre-prepare the base for finishing. This will help to make the laying of the material even without noticeable flaws. The design, which is made of a similar decorative finish, is stable, durable and protected from damage.
Priority of work
The work should be done in the correct sequence so that the result looks like the owner of the apartment, at home, expects.
This finishing option is worthy of attention, the main thing is to approach the issue of consistent execution of work with confidence.
Arch opening
Arches made of plasterboard and other materials harmoniously fit into the interior styles that differ from each other. We can say that this is the simplest solution. After all, you can purchase a ready-made structure in the form of an arch in a hardware store. In this case, the person doing the repair will only need to mount the finished structure.
Examples of design and design of openings in the form of an arch
It should be understood that the arches, despite the similarity between different models, are different. They can be selected, determined by the interior styles that will be organized in space. Arches are of the following types:
Any of the forms of construction will fit into the space of a room with a different interior. The main thing is to correctly and thoughtfully implement the design. After all, it depends on the style of decoration appearance premises in general.
Decoration of the opening with stucco molding
If the owner of the apartment, at home, decided that he would carry out the decoration using decorative stucco molding, then he needs to pay due attention to the overall picture of the interior of his apartment. The use of stucco elements in a room with an inappropriate design can create a visually unpleasant atmosphere.
An example of the design of the opening with stucco molding
Today, the owners of apartments and houses use polyurethane molding. This material is much easier to use than standard stucco. It is ease of use that usually becomes the decisive factor in connection with which polyurethane stucco is chosen. In addition, this type of material does not require pre-training surfaces, it is glued to all types of coatings without difficulty and labor. 
Any room will look great with an opening, the finish of which is polyurethane stucco.
Initially, this material White color and looks modest. But, giving it the desired shade, the owners of houses and apartments create incredible compositions that look expensive.
This option of finishing the opening will help to translate even the most complex design ideas into reality.
Finishing with clinker tiles
For finishing openings in an apartment or house, clinker tiles are often chosen, which, in their color scheme imitates a brick. Such material comes in various shades and color combinations.
Option for decorating a doorway with clinker tiles
This type of material has a number of advantages, due to which it is chosen by many modern property owners:
Due to the numerous advantages, it is worth paying attention to finishing the opening with clinker tiles.
Finishing with plastic panels
In modern trends, the design of openings without door panels with plastic panels is a popular material. Not surprising, because there are a number of advantages that should be paid attention to by every owner of an apartment, house, who plans to independently finish the structure:
An example of finishing a doorway with plastic panels
Mounting Features
- Before starting work, it is necessary to clean the surface from dust, dirt;
- Then on a clean surface with liquid nails or ordinary mounting adhesive, fix the plastic panels.
This finishing option is often found in the rooms between the kitchen and the living room. After all, the kitchen implies a hanging release of moisture into the room. Therefore, the material with which the boxes are finished is at risk of deterioration. Plastic panels do not absorb moisture and are easy to clean in case of contamination.
curtain decoration
Some owners of houses, apartments choose curtains for doorways. For this purpose, both ordinary curtains and curtains with various decorative ornaments are used.
Option for decorating a doorway with a curtain
In this case, the shape of the arch does not matter. If you think carefully about everything to the smallest detail, then this design option can be used both in the hall, and in the kitchen, and in the balcony opening.
Opening without additional finishes
Those people who prefer to design an apartment in a minimalist style can take into account such designs for arch equipment as a regular box painted to match the color of the interior without a door leaf. Their color is usually the same as the main palette in the interior. This allows you to make the openings one with general design and not stand out part of the interior.
Example simple design doorway
Regardless of whether standard size opening or other forms, they will look harmonious. Design options for openings without a door leaf are quite enough. Therefore, everyone, even the most demanding owner of an apartment, at home, will be able to choose the best type of construction for himself.
It may seem strange and almost unbelievable, but there are such layouts of apartments where the usual interior door simply cannot be installed. Either the size of the opening is non-standard, or the entrance from the corner of the room is as if part of it was simply cut off. And if homeowners do not like the prospect of being left without a door in the room, designers and finishers have to bring the opening to the standard in all possible ways. And this is usually long and expensive. But if someone is ready to make an exception to the interior rules, “without a door” in his house can be very interesting.
Table of contents:Door? We refuse!
The problem of leaving a room without an interior door or even without doors can be solved if, for example, wide openings are made in a small apartment. Then the door structures will no longer be required, but it will be necessary to finish the openings themselves in a special way.
In general, there are at least 5 situations when the door can be abandoned almost painlessly:
1. In the kitchen with an electric stove. If the kitchen room is not gasified, it is not necessary to separate it from the corridor or room with a door. In most cases door leaf will be constantly open and will only interfere with the passage. If someone is afraid to take such a “radical” step, experts advise removing the existing door from its hinges and living in an “open” state for a month or two. Surely you will like it and you will not want to return the canvas to its place.
Important: Those who are used to smoking in the kitchen should not get rid of the door under any circumstances. It will somehow protect other rooms from harmful smoke and unpleasant odors.
2. In the living room if the apartment has a separate bedroom (or bedrooms). When a living room is equipped in a living room, used exclusively for gathering family and receiving guests, the door between it and the hallway is, in general, not needed. Because, as practice shows, almost no one uses it. It is open around the clock. Remove such a door and decorate the open opening beautifully - that's what will happen best solution in this situation.
3. Between the kitchen and the loggia attached to it. To significantly increase the area of \u200b\u200buseful kitchen space, you can completely transfer the wall with the door to the loggia. Or leave the opening without a door at all, arrange an arch. But in such cases, you should definitely look at the design and age of the apartment building and decide in each specific situation: is it possible to remove the window sill or should you look for some other option? After all, such redevelopment is technically not always feasible. But if the project is suddenly approved, there is no point in blocking the acquired additional space with doors.
4. When you have to save money during the repair process literally on everything, it is more correct to refuse all interior doors, except for those that close the bedroom and bathroom. Then it will be possible to reduce costs without losing the aesthetics of space. Let it be better to have beautifully designed openings without doors than to install cheap door panels that spoil the whole picture.
5. In cases where the living space is small, it is better to be completely without internal doors between rooms than to constantly bump into them. In compact apartments (most often one-room apartments), the doors to the kitchen and from the corridor to the room only constrain and also darken the available space. And it is already small, so without regret you need to remove all unnecessary, low-functionality.
Choose the type of opening
1. Round arch. This is a classic way to design a “door without a door”. The arch can be done:
- in the passage room;
- at the entrance to the kitchen;
- at the entrance to any other living space, except for the bedroom.
A well-installed arched structure will look more beautiful, and will cost less than an interior door. After all, today even the simplest door leaf costs (with all consumables and accessories) no less than $ 250, and the arch will cost no more than 50.
The interior arch can be not only rounded. Quite often, this design is made out in a more classic version, which has two characteristic elements:
- portal decor (platband) around the perimeter;
- "Castle stone" in the center of the arch of the vault.
Such an arch has a rectangular, parabolic or round arch shape.
Having decided to decorate the opening with an arch, you should decide on its future width and radius of curvature. So excessive roundness is chosen for interiors that gravitate toward the classics or one of the oriental trends in design. And the rectilinear shape is more suitable for modern environments.
2. Arched vault. This option will not harmoniously fit into all interior solutions. It turns out to be "on topic" only for a very narrow range of settings: in the Moroccan style, some oriental ones, as well as specially designed, author's ones.
By inside such openings are sometimes laid out in mosaics or ceramic tiles. At the same time, the selected finishing material should be discreet in texture and color.
Convenient and appropriate
When the layout changes small apartments, one of the most popular solutions is the master passage between the living room and the kitchen. This is especially convenient if a dining area is provided in the hall (living room). And when the design of the house allows, the wall between these two rooms can be completely removed. Or you can leave it by dismantling the door with the box and expanding the opening.
If you want to arrange everything extremely simply, without unnecessary frills, best option- leave the rectangular opening "as is". Only it will be necessary to carefully finish its surface - putty and bring it into a single structure with the walls of the living room and kitchen. True, such a solution is possible only if the walls of both rooms are finished in the same color and do not differ in texture. In all other situations, you can not do without the design of the frame. It can be made of wood (it will turn out very expensive, respectable), natural or artificial stone (depending on the size of the budget), mirror glass.
Advice: In a compact kitchen above the doorway, you can fix the shelf by organizing extra bed for storage or decorative placement. Only fasteners need to be chosen the most reliable and the shelf should be made with a side, which will not allow the objects located there to fall at the most inopportune moment on the heads of those passing by.
We move the opening
Sometimes the opening directly “asks” in one place, and the door is located in a completely different place. So you need to act. Because inconveniently located doors and prohibitively narrow openings can deprive you of comfort everyday life. But possible changes will need to be agreed with the permitting authorities, and for this it will be necessary to conduct a technical survey with the participation of specialists. Most often, the examination is carried out by employees of the organization that designed the residential building. They also give an official technical opinion on the possibility / impossibility of redevelopment of the apartment and, in particular, the transfer of the doorway.
The next step is to create a project, taking into account all the recommendations given in the technical report. In such a project, all dimensions of the future opening, as well as the name and article numbers, should be indicated. metal materials, with the help of which this opening is planned to be strengthened. It is better to give the project for manufacturing to some architectural organization with a good reputation, since in the future it will be she who will be responsible for carrying out measures to transfer the doorway to the right place. The same firm will control the work on the project, including hidden ones.
Important: The “paper-conciliation” stage for any of the redevelopment projects will only be considered closed when the act of completed redevelopment of a particular apartment is signed by representatives of the selection committee of the authorizing authority. And BTI will approve this redevelopment and add it to the technical passport of housing.
Expanding the passage
Before expanding a narrow doorway, you need to decide on the type of wall. If we are talking about a wall, you can not be afraid of the consequences of expansion work. In other cases, you will have to consult with specialists. The material from which the wall partition is made is also important. Because if, for example, this concrete blocks, they will need to be strengthened with a crossbar both for the period of work and for the entire period of subsequent operation (so that they do not collapse, since just a profile door frame will not be able to support the weight of such material).
When it comes to, there is always a risk of damage to the floors. Therefore, even a slight expansion is possible only after the approval of the project, carried out on the basis of a technical opinion given by specialists. And in this case, the opening will certainly have to be strengthened: lay a channel on top, fix it on studs or by welding.
Building a new opening
Creating a room design is often associated with solving complex problems, including “door” ones. For example, situations arise when it turns out to be logical to build a wall in one place. But closing such a wall with a full-fledged door will break the whole logic of space. And in general, in this case, it will be inconvenient to use the room for its intended purpose. The swing door will half-block the passage, and the pocket door in the newly created wall simply has nowhere to roll up.
The way out of this situation is an open opening, which absolutely does not impede the passage, leaving at least a little, but privacy. And for those who at certain moments still need privacy (after all, such piers-openings are most often built between interior spaces bathroom or bathroom), you can provide a curtain or horizontal blinds.
We hang curtains
Hinged or sliding doors in the openings can be successfully replaced with beautiful blackout curtains or original draperies. But at the same time, the opening will still have to be finished, and finished with high quality, taking into account which curtains and how they will hang. In addition, the drapery will have to be supported by something in the interior - make pillows, upholstery of ottomans, a tablecloth and / or something else from the same textile. And you should also take into account the fact that not every style accepts such a "theatrical" solution. Modern trends, for example, if they allow something like this, then they put forward too many requirements and conditions, and most importantly, professional participation in the development and implementation of the "curtains".
From a practical point of view, such a solution has not only pluses, but also minuses. Let's try to figure out what is more.
Advantages of curtains / draperies instead of doors:
- saving space (replacing doors with curtains, you can carve out a decent piece of living space);
- ease of use (one movement of the hand - and the room expanded);
- quick change of "image" if necessary (changing curtains is much easier and faster than doors);
- additional comfort in the house (textiles are almost always warmth, beauty, comfort).
Minuses:
- dust (yes, textiles collect it better than any other material, so this solution is completely unacceptable for asthmatics);
- the requirement to constantly maintain order on both sides of the cloth partition.
conclusions
In general, a doorway without a door can be a very interesting interior solution. This is the original, and often the only possible way unification of space in living quarters. And a fairly successful attempt to make everyday life much more comfortable. Indeed, sometimes narrow openings and doors (which no one uses) cause constant constraint in movement and movement.
But if you decide on a “door without a door” in your home, the main thing to remember is:
- Such a project will certainly require the participation of a specialist, since it is independently planned, executed, and most importantly, harmoniously “fit” into the general interior solution such a transformation is extremely difficult.
- If you decide to save on the installation of doors, you should not save on finishing materials for decorating the opening. It will probably turn out bad. Even if the door had to be removed for economic reasons (lack of money or usable space - it doesn’t matter), everything should look like it is a specially planned design object, designed to effectively and extraordinary decorate the space.
- Ideas for the transfer, as well as the expansion of the doorway, if it is a load-bearing wall, require prior permission, technical expertise and subsequent approval of a specially designed project. Otherwise, the current legislation will be violated.
- Permission is also needed for redevelopment activities related to the expansion of the kitchen by attaching a balcony / loggia to it and the transfer / demolition of the doorway and window sill in connection with this. Moreover, it is far from always possible to coordinate such projects and only for a certain category of apartment buildings.
- The construction of a new doorway is a difficult task. And its really high-quality performance is only possible for experienced qualified specialists. Therefore, before you start to "fence" something, it is worthwhile to properly calculate your own capabilities, including financial ones. And to decide whether it is really necessary to build something on this particular area?
- The decision to replace the swing or sliding door in the opening for a curtain or drapery, it should also be balanced, thoughtful. The option is beautiful and not too difficult to perform, but will it “take root” in the house? And if so, then textiles should be chosen with taste - expensive, stylish, in harmony with the existing interior image. And order a professional sewing finish, so that there is no curvature, protruding threads or uncut edges. And it just seems that you can hang a beautiful fabric in absolutely any environment, in fact, very few styles allow this. In other interiors, the curtain instead of the door looks cheap, unpresentable, obviously hinting at the financial insolvency of the owners.
Every owner of an apartment or a private house dreams of decorating it in a stylish and original way. After all, the interior of the home speaks of the taste and life position of its owner. Unfortunately, most typical buildings are characterized by cramped rooms, so when decorating such rooms, the main goal should be to expand the space. Interior doors visually compress the dimensions of the premises, and also create a dead zone, which is not always functional. An excellent solution for small apartments is the design of a doorway without using a door. How beautiful it is to fit such a passage into the interior with your own hands - read on.
If you want to increase the space of two adjacent premises or just want to play up the layout of your home in an interesting way, then one of the best options for you is to create an open doorway between the rooms. Such modern design will fit well into absolutely any interior and will be a great find for small apartments.
In this way, you should not finish the doorway leading from the bedroom to the common room, as this part of the apartment requires privacy. However, the arch, which serves as a passage from the living room to the kitchen, will add a special charm to your home.
Of course, an interior portal will not be able to 100% distinguish between neighboring rooms, however, for space zoning, it is the best fit. This finish has a lot of advantages, thanks to which, it can successfully replace a doorway with a door.
Advantages of open interior passages:
- This technique will allow you to combine two rooms with different functions into one. It would be especially appropriate to decorate the entrance to the living room, library or kitchen with an arch.
- With the help of open doorways, you can make the interior with the most unusual design. Great amount finishing materials for such designs and different variations of forms will help to realize any fantasy.
- Open interior passages do not need to be looked after, while door hinges need constant lubrication.
- Ennoble the arch without door structure much cheaper than installing modern door with attractive appearance.
- Sheathing an interior portal is quite simple. Unlike installing a door, even a person who does not have experience in finishing work will cope with such work.
Such input structures have only two drawbacks: the impossibility of complete privacy, and a decrease in sound and smell insulation properties. In relation to a fairly voluminous list of advantages, these disadvantages do not seem critical, but they negate the possibility of installing open portals in bathrooms and bedrooms.
Options for finishing a wide doorway
One of the main advantages of finishing interior passages without using a door is the possibility of using the most different materials. Due to the variety of design options for such portals, they can fit into almost any interior.
The best options for finishing interior portals:
- A wide doorway can be trimmed with plastic panels. This type of finishing materials is quite cheap, but it looks attractive. Especially popular are PVC panels that have a visual resemblance to wood. Such an imitation is outwardly almost indistinguishable from natural materials, so it will be an excellent addition to interiors in classical style. Modern designs can be decorated with an interior passage trimmed with a bright plastic frame.
- Polyurethane stucco molding is an excellent frame for luxurious classic interiors. However, do not rush to decorate portals between two small rooms in this way, as this species finishes tend to hide free space. Polyurethane stucco molding looks very similar to its gypsum counterpart, but its weight is much lower, and the cost is not so high. Another advantage of this material is the ability to paint the doorway, decorated with it, in absolutely any color.
- Artificial stone, despite its high cost, remains one of the most popular design options for a doorless interior passage. The manufacturing technology of such materials implies the possibility of obtaining absolutely any color. The perimeter of the arch is decorated with decorative stone, however, it is possible to clad a large part of the wall around the entrance element.
- Clinker is a tile imitating brickwork. Such material can be seen on the facade of the building, but it is also suitable for ennobling the doorway. As well as fake diamond, the clinker is placed around the interior portal. To make this design look more interesting, the edges of the material are not cut at the same level, but left in natural form. Particularly harmonious artificial brick fits into the loft style.
There are other options for finishing doorways without doors, but the ones we have given are considered the most successful. Having a well-developed imagination and basic knowledge in the field of finishing work, you can decorate the interior portal in a more original way.
If you want to improve the doorway, spending a minimum of money, use a regular laminate to finish it.
It is not necessary to use expensive materials to decorate the arch. For modern interiors the usual painting of the doorway is more appropriate.
Form of finishing the doorway without a door
The doorway differs not only in the way of finishing, this element of the interior of the room can be given absolutely any shape. In this way, you can subtly emphasize the style of interior design.
What forms of doorways without doors are:
- The rectangular passage is the most simple option interior portal. This form of openings is the easiest to work with.
- The arched passage looks original and stylish. It will perfectly complement both classic and modern interiors.
- Asymmetrical arches are the most unusual way doorway design. Such passages are not located exactly, but obliquely. Asymmetry looks most advantageous in newfangled unusual interiors.
These design options for doorways look equally good in different interiors. Before deciding on the shape of the interior portal, think carefully about whether you can bring your idea to life.
How to make a doorway without a door with your own hands
To make an open passage between the rooms with your own hands is within the power of everyone. The main thing is not to overestimate your capabilities and choose portal options that you can master the creation of.
So the conversion of an interior doorway into a simple rectangular opening without doors does not require special skills and special documents. This work involves only dismantling door frame and decorative finishing of the formed portal.
If you want to give the interior passage a different shape or even expand it, then you will have more worries. First of all, you will need to get permission from the housing authorities. Then dismantle the old finish and get rid of the extra parts of the wall. After the dismantling work is completed, you can move on to strengthening and leveling the resulting opening, as well as giving it the desired shape.
If you live in high-rise building, then in order to dismantle part of the wall, you will have to obtain permission from the utilities. Otherwise, you may get in trouble with the law.
Finishing doorways with decorative materials is a fairly simple step. You can choose any option you like and use it according to your idea.
The original doorway without a door (video)
Doorways without doors - it's not new, but it's enough original way decoration of interior passages. You can use it in absolutely any style of interior. Trust your taste, don't be afraid non-standard solutions and your interior will delight you with its individuality!
Having decided to get rid of traditional doors, you cannot avoid the question, how can you arrange the resulting arch? In this article we will look at how beautifully without doors using various materials on our own.
Why do opening openings?
- In some buildings, open doorways are part of the bearing wall. It cannot be removed, it remains only to decorate or turn it into a built-in wardrobe or niche.
- Also, open doorways are made to visually unite several rooms: a kitchen and a hall, an office and a bedroom, a living room and an entrance hall.
- In rooms with a free layout, such openings divide the territory into functional zones.
In addition, open doorways visually increase the space, they do not need to be looked after like traditional doors, they can be interestingly decorated and given an original shape. But this option is unacceptable for those who want to retire from everyone.
Form of door niches
- Rectangular. This design needs mandatory finishing, installation of platbands and framing. It can be finished with wooden or plastic panels with similar trims, decorated with stucco or decorative stone.
- Arched construction. It can have a rounded, trapezoidal, ellipsoidal arch, etc. Such an opening visually expands the space, so it is beneficial to make it in narrow rooms. In principle, with the help of drywall it is possible.
Advice! When planning to decorate an archway, avoid "heavy" and "bulky" cladding methods (stucco or stone with large patterns).
- Arch imitation. In appearance, it is similar to an arch, but is made from semicircular finished segments that can be bought at any store. They are fixed in the corners of the niche and decorate in any way.
How to select an arched opening
Finishing interior openings is done in order to attract attention. There are a few design solutions to help highlight the arch:
Advice! If you want the entrance opening to look unusual and original, give it unusual shape using drywall: ellipsoid, slope to one side, figured entrance with shelves, etc.
How to divert attention from the doorway
There are situations when it is necessary to visually hide the doorway. To do this, you can resort to some tricks:
- It will help to make the entrance “invisible” drywall without additional finishing, i.e. painted white. Many hang a cornice with curtains over such an opening, decorated with bright patterns and interesting prints that will distract attention to themselves.
- Wicker frame in the form of lambrequins made of thick threads will also help to merge with the overall interior.
How to trim a doorway with stone
Decorate door arch stone is a great option for:
- Large, spacious rooms;
- Rooms with a small number of furniture;
- If you need to hide any wall defects.
The process of decorating a doorway with a stone is as follows:
- The surface must be prepared: rid of the old coating, plastered and primed.
- On the wall, markings are made for a decorative stone, making the picture larger from below, smaller from above. Then the selected area needs to be primed.
- Then, a decorative stone is laid out on a flat surface in order to visually see the combination of colors and the intended pattern.
- Artificial stone is glued to the wall with tile adhesive or liquid nails. You need to start from the bottom corner. If the vertical edge of the opening is laid out with a stone, then it is glued close to the platband.
Advice! To make the masonry look more organic, sharp corners can be sanded down with sandpaper.
- After the glue dries, the decorative stone is varnished or a special composition consisting of tinting paste, water and acrylic varnish.
- At the end, a plinth is glued to the floor, and platbands are installed.
Finishing the interior opening MDF
By external mind MDF similar to natural wood. The opening, decorated with MDF boards, looks especially elegant and will suit any style. In addition, they are very easy to install, even a beginner can do it, adhering to the following sequence:
- AT doorway it is necessary to close up the cracks and chips, and then nail the guide rails along the edge.
- Next, you need to determine the width of the workpiece, for this, attach the casing to the slope with outside, the resulting distance will be equal to the width of the slope.
It is necessary to take into account the width finishing corner along the edge of the clypeus.
- Now you can cut the plank for the top slope using a jigsaw. With the help of self-tapping screws, we fasten it to the rails.
- In the same way, set the side slopes.
- Further along the perimeter of the opening they glue decorative corners, and then close them with a platband.
- The gaps between the slopes are sealed with putty to match the color of the tree.
Decorating a doorway with plastic
It is one of the most accessible and inexpensive ways finishes. In addition to the price, its advantages include the variety color solutions and textures, which allows the material to fit into any interior. In addition, plastic is not afraid of mechanical and chemical effects, it is easy to clean. These panels can be installed in two ways:
- By analogy with MDF boards, i.e. fasten on wooden frame. However, this way you can easily damage the texture of the plastic.
- Provided that the slopes of the opening are even and plastered, the plastic is attached to the base with liquid nails. The ends of the plastic are closed with special plastic corners. They are attached to liquid nails, it is enough to press them to the surface for a couple.
Other design options for arched openings.
stucco work. It can be made of gypsum and polyurethane. The first option is practically not used today, because. such panels are very heavy, difficult to install, and besides, this is a very fragile material, if it falls, it will simply break. Polyurethane does not differ in appearance from gypsum, but it is lighter and glued to any surface using liquid nails.
However, this method of decoration is not very appropriate in small apartments with narrow doorways. Stucco molding made of polyurethane is available in white color, in the future it can be painted with a regular water-based paint in any color.
Drywall. With it, you can give a niche any shape and get a perfectly smooth surface. Drywall is attached to a special metallic profile with the help of self-tapping screws, and the corners are closed with corners. After installation, it is primed and puttied in three layers. Then the opening can be pasted over with wallpaper or painted with paint to match the main walls.
Natural tree. This is the most expensive finishing option. But the result is worth the investment, because. natural wood gives the interior a special chic, comfort and respectability. In addition, it is an environmentally friendly, harmless material that does not cause allergies. But you can use cheaper varieties of wood, lacquering it under oak or walnut, while appearance it won't have any effect.
Beautifully decorate the doorway is not like that difficult task. There are many options on how to make it fit into the style of your home and transform the room into better side, it is enough to show imagination, use our advice.
Design of arches in the apartment: photo
How to arrange a doorway: photo
The absence of door panels in the premises is a common phenomenon, provided that this is a design move. Often, in this way, they combine the space of a kitchen room and a dining room where people eat. Here we will clearly answer the question of how to finish a doorway without a door leaf, and also find out what materials are best suited for this method of combining two separate rooms. In this case, you can do all the work yourself without the help of a specialist.
An example of finishing a doorway
Important. If you decide to abandon the standard door leaf, then you should finish the opening with high quality, otherwise all the guests will think that you have difficulties with money or taste.
Before finishing the doorway, it must first be leveled to a round or rectangular shape, you can make it work like this:
These are the most popular ways to finish a doorway without a door.
Important. Due to the fact that the plaster mixture leaves behind a lot of dust and dirt, the most often preferred finish is from drywall sheets. Before starting work, it is extremely important to determine the goals of how you want the opening to look when the work is completed. It stood out, drawing attention to itself, or completely dissolved in the room, remaining invisible.
An example of finishing a doorway with gypsum tiles
If plaster was chosen, then after it it can be finished with a decorative stone or covered with the same material as the walls in the room. When sheathing a doorway with plasterboard sheets, any decor elements can be attached to the surface, since drywall sheets have an absolutely smooth surface.
A feature of drywall is simplicity with its work, which cannot be said about plaster mixture where without certain skills it is almost impossible to make the surface absolutely flat.
Along with this, if drywall is used, then the opening is made of absolutely any geometric shape.
The process of finishing the doorway with drywall
Important. Upon completion of the plastering work or sheathing of the doorway using drywall sheets, you can proceed to subsequent finishing only after cleaning the surface of dust and dirt, otherwise any attached elements will not last long.
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Various finishing materials
How to trim a wide doorway? Often this question is faced by those who decide to completely redo the doorway, getting rid of the wooden sheet and the box.
Door trim option
In this case, you can use the following popular types of finishes:
It should be noted that the list mentioned earlier in the text suitable materials is not final, you can finish in any style based on your taste, above we have indicated only the most common and currently available options.
Use of decorative stone material
In a particular case, you can easily use artificial or a natural stone. Any of these materials fits perfectly into the interior of the room where there is no door leaf. The disadvantage of natural raw materials is only in its high cost, compared with artificial counterparts, which are not inferior in quality.
An example of decorating a doorway with a decorative stone
Do-it-yourself cladding of a doorway using stone has the following advantages:
- the material is fire resistant;
- the stone is not susceptible to moisture;
- products are durable, reliable and will last a long time;
- the material is quite easy to work with;
- all individual stone tiles have standard dimensions.
It is better to finish the doorway with a stone in a spacious room, since the bulk of such products have dark shades, then visually the opening will seem more natural. The stone entrance is ideally combined with the presence of a fireplace in the living room.
Option to finish the opening with decorative stone
- The finishing material that you have chosen must have a certain symmetry on each side of the passage being made.
- Joints between stone tiles must be of the same width.
- Options for finishing doorways allow the use of more massive tiles below than at the top.
Work on finishing interiors made of stone tiles, starts with markup. In this case, this is the most important point of the whole work, since the tiles should lie beautifully, symmetrically and evenly.
Important. Use a level when working with stone. In addition, it is recommended to take care that this material is not combined with wood, since in the interior they do not fit well with each other.
See in the video how to finish the doorway with a decorative stone.
Finishing with wooden MDF panels
Arched structures lend themselves remarkably MDF finishing panels with various wood structures. This type of panel has the following advantages:
- strength and durability;
- simplicity and ease in everyday care;
- ease of installation.
MDF panels fit perfectly into any style of decoration of an apartment or house. This is due, first of all, to the fact that wood is a warm material.
Decoration of the doorway MDF panels
Installation consists in the fact that dimensions are taken from the opening and ready-made parts of the future doorway are cut out of the panels. These elements are fastened extremely simply, with a hammer and nails or using a screwdriver and self-tapping screws.
Important. MDF panels are not so often used when finishing a doorway due to the lack of a wide range of colors, as well as the complexity of manufacturing arched structure perfect shape.
Option for finishing the doorway with MDF panels
The use of PVC panels for the subsequent finishing of doorways
To make the doorway look the most original, the use of standard panels from pvc plastic. This is due to the abundance color shades material, as well as its ease of use in any premises, rooms and other spaces. Plastic panels often they can even imitate the surface of stones, while their cost is several times cheaper.
PVC panels of different colors for finishing doorways
Consider the main advantages:
- Low cost compared to all other materials.
- Pretty easy maintenance.
- Installation is done on your own without help.
- Huge selection of colors and textures.
Most often, when using PVC panels, the finish is made with color sheets that have wood warm shades. The convenience of mounting such finishing elements is that they can be easily mounted on liquid nails without resorting to the use of screws, nails and cement mortar, which greatly facilitates the installation procedure, which can be performed independently without much difficulty. 
Important. Mounting these elements front door irrelevant, because unlike stone and wood, plastic is quite fragile and the slightest mechanical damage may lead to cracking.