Doorway without. Sizes of standard doorways: interior and exterior. Decorative finishing with natural or artificial stone

Depending on the size and layout of the apartment, the doorway can be decorated with a door or arch without door leaf, which will look advantageous between the kitchen and the dining room, between the living room and the corridor. In any case, the passage between rooms plays an important role in the interior, attracting attention to itself and adding, in some cases, convenience and functionality.

Doorways without the usual doors transform the room surprisingly

If, for a number of reasons, you decide to leave the doorway open, you should understand the advantages and disadvantages of this method.

The pluses include the following points:

1. Allows you to add functionality to adjacent rooms. The most suitable option is such a design between the kitchen and the dining room.
2. There are no hinges or fittings in the open arch, so nothing will fail.
3. The decoration of the daytime opening will be carried out without difficulty, since there is a fairly wide range of facing materials in hardware stores.
4. Decorating an open opening does not require large financial investments, efforts and, in most cases, time consuming.
5. You can do the work yourself.
6. The open arch will harmoniously blend into any style of interior and design. Its shape can be any - square, triangular, curved, arched.

The disadvantages include the lack of sufficient sound insulation in adjacent rooms and the free penetration of odors, which is especially important for the kitchen.

An opening without a door is a win-win solution for the visual combination of adjacent rooms: living room and hall, corridor and dining room, kitchen and living room

All doorways can be divided into several basic types:

The design of doorways, depending on the purpose, has some features. In particular, bedrooms and children's rooms should provide peace and quiet, so it is not advisable to leave them without a tight-fitting door leaf. Kitchens, libraries and living rooms, on the other hand, can be equipped with an open doorway - this will add convenience when moving around, expand the space and allow sunlight to easily enter small rooms.

Light decor of the doorway will emphasize the beauty and complexity of the room interior

A wide edging, on the contrary, will highlight the complex shape of the opening and make it a visual accent.

In small apartments with low ceilings, arched openings will look best. This type will visually expand the space and add height to it. In this case, the arch should be flat and have a large radius.

How to arrange a doorway?

Popular design options:

1. Decorating with curtains or draperies. Will serve as an ideal option for the passage between the bedroom and the loggia. We recommend using high-quality, dense textiles that prevent the passage of sunlight. For a lighter version, curtains made of beads and beads are suitable.

   

   For a bohemian style, curtains made of dense material of saturated color are suitable.

2. Also for the design of doorways, various vertical blinds... Their assortment is widely represented in hardware stores. Foldable wood, glass, fabric or plastic partitions can be used.

   

   Vertical blinds as a decorative partition

3. A more classic option for decorating open doorways is plasterboard and wood cladding. The convenience of the first is that you can build almost any shape from it and cover it with a finishing material - decorative plaster, paint or wallpaper - the choice is yours. You can cut patterns and ornaments on wood decor. The wood will look more "chic" and will last a long time. When changing the color scheme of the room, the wood trim can be easily repainted in a different shade.

   

   Wood sheathing will be a good solution when you need to highlight the edging against the background of the walls.

4. IN classic interiors a small decorative cornice, which is called "sandrik", will harmoniously flow in. It can consist of columns or stucco moldings, contain elements of statues.

   

   Making a doorway in a classic style

5. If the interior is made in the Renaissance, Gothic or Baroque style, you should take a closer look at the decorative stucco moldings and columns. This technique will surely add chic and aristocracy to the room. They are not suitable for high-tech and modern rooms. The surface of the stucco can be painted in various colors, decorated and gilded. It is not necessary to use natural natural materials; polyurethane will cope well with this task. It is much lighter and stronger than plaster. In addition, it can be used to simulate the finish of natural stone and marble.

   

   Decorating the opening with stucco will make the room sophisticated

The glass door will appeal to those who do not want to completely divide and isolate the space. You can use stained glass, frosted or tinted glass. Apply an ornament to it or leave it completely transparent.

A glass door is relevant when complete visual isolation is not needed, but it is necessary to protect itself from noise and smell

Compartment doors are suitable for owners of large premises with the ability to equip a wide opening. Their convenience is multifunctional. If you need to delimit the space, just close the doors.

Sliding doors can be matched to any style of interior

An excellent and convenient way to decorate doorways in small apartments there will be a door - an accordion. It can be glass, plastic or wood. Absolutely does not take up space and does not require free space.

The accordion door folds compactly, therefore it is very appropriate in small rooms

Decorating a doorway with a stone

Facing of doorways decorative stone will appeal to connoisseurs of natural materials. This type of decor is quite expensive and time consuming. It will not be difficult to pick up a stone, because the palette of colors, shades, textures is very wide - from smooth gray, black to embossed brick-colored elements. This material can be found in different sizes, forms. With the help of artificial stone, you can imitate shell rock, malachite, sandstone or any other.

If you chose natural stone decoration, remember that the idea should be really worthwhile and supported by similar details in the design of the room.

Facing of a doorway with "torn edges"

Usually use elements small sizeby placing them along the edge of the opening, creating either smooth or torn edges. The stone can be used both in one colors with the interior, and highlight the finish using contrasting shades. The stone is combined with both textiles and wood. A fairly durable, unpretentious way to clean a doorway. Since the decorative stone is heavy, it is important to firmly attach it to the wall. To do this, you should use specially designed glue-based compositions, liquid nails.

Brick tiles are often used instead of decorative stone. This material is moisture resistant and fireproof. Able to serve for several decades. Just as in the previous version, it is laid out in a scatter along the contour of the opening or even edges are formed. It goes well with both plaster and wallpaper.

An option for decorating an arch with tiles for an old brick

And here the doorway was overlaid with real brick

To prepare a section of the wall for laying tiles, you need to remove all previous finishing materials, degrease the surface. If the wall has rough irregularities, cracks, it is recommended to level it with putty or plaster. An obligatory step is a two-step priming.

At the end of the drying process, proceed with the installation of the "clinker". Tile adhesives and liquid nails are used to fasten the tiles to the wall. It is important to prevent glue from developing in the seams between the elements. To make the joints perfectly even, it is recommended to use special crosses. They can be found at any hardware store. The last step will be to apply grout, which can be similar in shade or contrasting with the tile.

How to decorate a doorway with plastic

A quick and budget option for finishing the doorway. The installation process is simple. You can do it yourself. Strong enough, flexible and picky to care for. Under the material, you can conduct wiring and make the backlight with small lamps. Fix the plastic with plastic glue.

Before gluing the panels, the planes should be leveled with putty and primed

Corner elements are used to seal the gaps between panels and walls.

With the help of an open doorway, you can radically transform the room. It will add space, light and lightness. If the apartment is small, this option is simply irreplaceable, as it will save usable space. It will serve as a win-win option for combining a kitchen with a dining room, a bedroom with a loggia, a library with a living room, a hall with an entrance hall.

A wide range of finishing materials, a variety of shapes will allow you to choose the design of a doorway for any room - from country cottages and huge mansions to modern apartments in new residential complexes. If you are going to combine sleeping space with a loggia - do not forget about the various ways to block the sunlight, such as curtains, drapes or blinds.

Arch of the original form in the bedroom

Decorating a doorway with wooden columns

Whichever option you choose - finishing with decorative stone or wood, plastic, brickwork, wallpaper or drywall - balance is important. All interior elements must be harmoniously combined with each other.

Original solution - built-in open shelves

Video on how to decorate a doorway with a stone

Exists different options finishing the doorway. They help to get harmonious and stylish design premises. It should be borne in mind that these structures are divided into two types, which depend on the presence or absence of a door leaf. It is this element that determines the sequence of activities carried out in order to obtain the desired effect.

Methods for facing openings without door leaves

Finishing a doorway without a door is performed in two main options:

1. Standard. This technology provides for facing openings with various materials, without changing the design.
2. Arched. This method consists in the fact that the configuration of the opening changes - significantly or slightly.

Each of the methods requires adherence to certain rules, as well as accuracy.

Various types of materials for standard finishes

To decorate a doorway without a door, finishing products are used that have different technological features.

PVC panels

This option is one of the most popular. This is facilitated by the fact that such products have excellent characteristics, and are also very affordable. For laying, the glue-planting method is often used. Mostly slopes are faced with panels. Other parts of the doorway are finished with other materials.

On a note! PVC products require careful selection. In order to make a coating that will look harmonious in the interior, you should give preference to varieties made as an imitation of natural materials.

Everything is done as follows:

Requires leaving the structure for a while to avoid displacement of elements. Now they begin to eliminate the external joints. If you close them plastic corners, as is done with window cladding, you may get a not very attractive effect. Therefore, it is better to putty putty. Then you can start the subsequent finishing. For this, painting, wallpapering is carried out.

You should know! There are plastic platbands that are successfully combined with PVC panels. But pruning them is a very laborious task. The fact is that you need to fit the elements at an angle of 90 degrees.

The best substitute for PVC will be MDF panels. Decorating openings with such material goes well with other products. If it is required to clad structures in this way in order to exclude the formation of visible joints, lamination is used.

Facing the door slope with MDF

Stucco

It should be noted right away that stucco molding is currently used, which is made of polyurethane. Unlike plaster options, this type of product is characterized by low weight. Its installation can be performed without the involvement of additional assistants. An important feature such material is that it lends itself to post-processing. That is, it is easy to paint it in different colors.

The opening is finished according to a certain scheme:

• All parts and glue are preliminarily kept in the room where the installation will be carried out for 24 hours. This will ensure that all elements get used to the existing microclimate.
• Areas to be pasted over are carefully primed. Only formulations are selected that have a deep penetrating effect.
  

  Important! It should be remembered that the stucco molding is applied first. Only after that, you can make general wall decoration.

• The surfaces of the products are slightly rubbed with sandpaper. Next, glue is applied. It is evenly distributed along the seamy side of the fragments. Now the stucco is applied to the selected area and pressed well. To prevent the elements from slipping, small self-tapping screws are screwed under them.
• If excess glue appears, then remove it immediately. When this cannot be done immediately, you can use acetone, which is moistened with a sponge.
• The important point is the docking of the elements. It can be done at right angles (perpendicular setting), or it can be trimmed at a 45 degree angle.
• After facing, joints appear. They are hidden with a putty, which, after drying, is rubbed with sandpaper. Particular care should be taken when finishing between rooms, because it is required to provide for the location of parts on both sides.

Ennobling the doorway with stucco molding provides some nuances. This option is most suitable for rooms that have fairly high ceilings. If you use it for small rooms, then it is advisable to carefully consider the location of all elements. The fact is that it is easy enough to overload a room so that the interior becomes simply ruined.

Fake diamond

The use of artificial stone is a great solution that helps to finish a doorway without a door in a very stylish and modern way. This option is superior to similar products due to the fact that the material is produced in a large decorative range. For example, clinker tiles are also used for cladding such structures, but their choice is quite limited.

On a note! It should be borne in mind that the concept of “artificial” does not diminish the merits of this product. The simulation is carried out with excellent accuracy. The texture and shades of natural stones are repeated.

Decorating the doorway with artificial stone

Before decorating a doorway without a door with decorative stone, you should familiarize yourself with its advantages. The following advantages of the material are distinguished:

• Excellent appearance, which brings presentability to the interior.
• Possibility of combination with other finishing materials.
• Excellent resistance to mechanical stress.
• Durability. The service life is calculated in decades.

For work, small-sized products are used that have some relief. If you choose a deeper texture, it will look very bulky.

The cladding is made using various technologies. It is often done in a way that allows for uneven edges.

On a note! Currently, special elements have been developed that act as corner plates. They avoid unnecessary pruning.

The opening is designed quite simply:

1. Marking is performed on the selected areas. She must repeat the developed scheme. To complete this process as accurately as possible, the stone is laid out on the floor in a given order.
2. Wall surfaces are treated with primers that penetrate deeply. This will improve adhesion. It is important to let all areas dry well.
3. Fixation can be carried out on a special adhesive for tiles or "liquid nails". The second option is suitable for those cases where the base has almost perfect evenness.
4. The composition is applied to the seamy side of the elements. It is important to remove any excess.
5. The stone is laid in ways that make it possible to form a seam or get by with a monolithic surface (without joints).
6. The details sit in their place and press down. Good adhesion is important.
7. If joints have been formed, then they are overwritten. The color of the mixture is selected in a contrasting or solid color.

When a question arises: the better to finish a doorway that does not have doors, options that include artificial stone, decorative brick and clinker can first be considered.

Plaster

Recently, such material has noticeably dropped in popularity. But quite recently, ten years ago, this method seemed to be the most accessible. It is safe to say that many people simply underestimate plaster. Indeed, this option has several significant disadvantages - the laboriousness of the application (in the absence of experience) and the presence of a certain amount of "dirt". But if you do all the work correctly, as well as achieve a combination with other products, then the effect will pleasantly surprise.

How to decorate a doorway without a door by plastering:

1. In preparation required amount mixtures. The made solution should be in such quantity that it was enough for 30-45 minutes of work.
2. The mixture is applied to the surface by scattering. Leveling takes place with a rule or a wide trowel.
3. If required, beacons and perforated profile guides are installed.
4. When the mortar layer exceeds 1-1.5 cm, then a reinforcing mesh is laid.

This surface can be painted. But it is better if the plaster acts as a starting compound. Then finishing decorative (textured) putty can act. It is applied in a specific order for amazing coverage. Such doorways will decorate the interior.

Decorative plaster - a spectacular design option for a doorway without a door

Arch device

The arch can transform the interior. It is important to understand that a device of this design requires a certain amount of experience. Indeed, in order to finish the doorway exclusively with your own hands, it will take a lot of effort.

You should know! There are standard-sized arches that are already completely ready for installation. They only need to be carefully mounted.

Arch doorway

The most simple arches are made of plasterboard. It looks like this:

1. Finishing doorways begins with the installation of the frame on both sides. It is fixed on the top horizontal and vertical posts. On the latter, it has a size that is almost equal to the end of the fillet.
2. GKL parts are fixed to the frame. An arc is pre-cut on them, for this a stencil is made.
3. An additional crate is made inside the resulting structure. It serves to fasten the last arc-shaped plasterboard element.
4. The final finishing is done with putty. Decorative cladding is made with various materials.

The arch can be performed using more "noble" products, but it will require more skill.

Other design methods

Decorating doorways can be done by other methods. They consist in the use of decorative curtains or screens. This method is very affordable and simple. In addition, it requires almost no work to be done.

Various options can be used:

1. Fabric curtains. They will be a great addition to any interior. The composition should be composed in such a way that there is harmony with other elements and a combination with window decoration.
2. Bamboo curtains. This option is suitable when the room is made in eco style.
3. Thread curtains. These products are used if you want to fill a room with unusualness.

Of course, everyone chooses how to design the opening based on their taste and preferences.

Photo gallery: options for finishing doorways without doors (20 photos)

What can be done with an opening equipped with a door

The decision on how to make a doorway that has a door leaf involves the use of the simplest options. The only difference is where the structure is located.

Simple arrangement of interior space

The most affordable option for finishing interior openings is the installation of a box and adjacent elements. The general technology is as follows:

• The box is installed. It can be equipped with or without a sill.
• Addons are used as materials that will lining the slopes. They are issued standard size (up to 120-150 mm).
• These elements are fixed by means of a groove on the box. If such a design feature is not provided, then fixation is performed on self-tapping screws. A hole for them is drilled through the end face of the part.
• External finishing is carried out by means of platbands that frame the opening.

This option is great for situations where you need to clad not very wide structures.

Other options

How to refine a doorway that has a door more original? In fact, to create for real interesting option, you must try. The fact is that it is the curtain wall that limits the use of different materials. Improper use of trimmings - prevents opening. Although, given this feature, then almost everything is suitable for external decoration.

On a note! There is a sliding way to open the door. That is, the canvases repeat the device of the compartment doors. This is a rather interesting technological solution that requires a more careful choice of facing products.

How to finish a doorway? This question has many answers, which depend on the specific situation. But no matter who advises you, you still need to listen to your heart and choose the option that will be closest to you.

A doorway without a door is sometimes an original way out when solving the problem of combining the space of living quarters. So, for example, not all homeowners want to install a door between the hallway and the living room, especially if the layout of the apartment disposes of this. Quite often, the practice of combining a loggia with a room is also done by removing the window and door frames, which expands the usable area. However, both of the solutions given above as an example at the same time create a new problem - the original and accurate design of the resulting opening.

Today the construction market offers a very wide range of various materials, making it possible to design a living space in any style and for every taste. Therefore, there should be no problems with implementing even the most intricate project. Moreover, you can get by with relatively low costs, at the same time, richly decorate the doorway with a beautiful and original casing.

Do not think that the design of this interior element is not as significant as, for example, walls or ceilings. Until the latest decorative details, the general view of the premises will not have the required completeness.

Finishing materials for doorways

Modern designers have developed a large number of design options for doorways, which are carried out using different materials. These include the following:

• Decorative clinker tiles.
• Stucco molding made of plaster or its imitation from polyurethane.
• Plastic panels.
• Fake diamond.
• Natural wood.

In addition to the finishing material itself, the chosen shape of the doorway itself can become the decoration detail of the interior. And it can range from traditional rectangular options to asymmetrical complex configurations.

Finishing with any of the above materials can be done independently, having previously developed a design sketch and having it at hand necessary tools and materials.

Clinker tiles

One of the traditional solutions for finishing the opening is facing with clinker tiles for a brick

Decorating doorways with clinker tiles has recently become a fairly popular trend - this can be explained by the variety of colors of this material and the ease of use. Not only straight versions of tiles are produced, but also corner ones, with which it is convenient to veneer the corners of doorways, and they are suitable both for traditional rectangular shapes and for an arch or semi-arch.

Most often used for external facade decoration, but for certain rooms and doorways it is perfect, especially if it is in harmony with the wall decoration. Sometimes, in addition, in conjunction with the doorway, the areas around the windows are clad with the same material, so that the room immediately acquires its own style.

Sometimes clinker tiles are used in combination with smoothly plastered walls.

On the walls, according to the drawn up sketch, markings are made. This process is especially important if the tiles will be laid out in the form of a chaotic asymmetric pattern.

The tiles are laid in different ways, creating from it a smooth edge or a serrated, stepped, often it is mounted with an offset.

Before laying the tiles, it is recommended to additionally process the area on the wall to be cladding, due to which the adhesion of building compounds will improve, and the material is guaranteed to be reliably glued to the surface. The primer must dry completely before gluing the tiles.

Clinker tiles are glued onto tile glue or "liquid" nails - the adhesive composition is selected depending on the quality of the wall surface. If the wall has imperfections or slight irregularities, it is best to use tile adhesive. "Liquid" nails can only be used with a perfectly flat surface.

The adhesive is applied to the back surface of the tile very carefully. If a cement or gypsum-based mortar is used, then its excess must be removed immediately, and it is better to try so that it does not protrude beyond the boundaries of the tile.

It is very important to ensure that the tiles are laid evenly horizontally. Control over this parameter must be carried out with the help of a building level constantly during cladding work.

When the glue has set, these calibration strips can be removed from the seams and the masonry can be left to dry completely.

After the glue dries, the joints between the tiles are sealed with grout of a suitable color, in harmony with the finishing material or with the shade of the walls.

Fake diamond

Artificial stone trim is also sufficient stylish option, especially since the choice of this material is even much wider than that of clinker tiles. made from natural rocks, crushed into crumbs, to which various polymers and dyes are added.

Artificial material very faithfully imitates the appearance and texture of natural stone - it can be limestone, malachite, shell rock, jasper, marble and other rocks. There is a variant that is simply called "wild stone", that is, without processing, which looks very original.

The colors of this material are varied, from cold gray to warm ocher, so it can always be matched to the shades of the interior.

The following qualities can be called the advantages of surface finishing with artificial stone:

• Presentable, aesthetic and stylish appearance.
• Excellent harmony with other materials.
• Resistance to mechanical damage when laying correctly.
• Long operating time without changing the appearance.
• Simplicity in daily maintenance of the finish.

For finishing a doorway, they usually select compact sizes of artificial stone, with a not very deep embossed pattern, otherwise it will look too bulky.

For corners, it is best to choose special corner elements that are easy to install and securely fasten to surfaces.

Finishing with this material is carried out in different ways - sometimes it is laid, observing an even border, but more often the "torn edge" design technique is used. Using this masonry method, the finish is more natural, original and does not look "boring".

Of course, when choosing one of the options for placing tiles on the wall and in the opening, you need to rely on the general design style of the entire room.

An artificial stone is fixed in the same way as clinker tiles, on one of the tile adhesives or "liquid nails". It should be borne in mind that this material is much heavier than the tile, since it often has a large thickness, therefore, the wall for its installation must be especially carefully prepared, be sure to treat it in several layers with a primer.

Facing with artificial stone is a rather laborious work, since each of the elements must be glued to the wall and held for some time in order for the composition to grab. In addition, it must be said that this is a rather expensive material. However, it's worth it - the effect of a well-made finish will be amazing.

Stucco molding, natural gypsum and artificial

Stucco molding along the perimeter of the opening without a door - columns with pilasters and capitals.

Nowadays, stucco molding inside modern apartments and houses can be seen quite rarely, although this is one of the most interesting styles decoration, including doorways. Naturally, stucco is not suitable for every interior - it must be designed in a certain style, and in it all the elements must be harmoniously combined with each other.

However, if it is decided to make one of the rooms in the classical, Doric, Venetian or other similar style, where the presence of stucco elements is assumed and will not be ridiculous, then the design of the doorway with the help of it will certainly be "in the subject."

Previously, gypsum was used to decorate rooms and facades, and the columns were often made of natural limestone. Today these interior parts are also made from polyurethane.

Plaster moldings are quite heavy, so it is rather difficult to attach them to the walls. Installation is further complicated by the fact that the hardened gypsum is very fragile, and if it falls from even a low height or if carelessly performed during the facing, the finishing element may break into pieces.

Plaster molding is, of course, a "classic of the genre", but working with it is hard enough

Polyurethane is very light, adheres well and adheres to any surface.

It is much more convenient to carry out finishing - to use polyurethane parts "for stucco molding"

A very wide assortment of various details for decorating a doorway is produced - these can be borders, pilasters with capitals or even full-fledged columns that are glued to the ceiling and wall.

The range of polyurethane parts with imitation stucco molding is very wide

The variety of shapes and relief patterns of these decorative elements allows you to choose them for any, the most demanding taste. It is also very important that polyurethane is easy to paint, which can create an imitation of natural stone or make the surface of parts glossy and perfectly white.

Similar polymer parts are produced for modern decoration - with a relief that does not have floral patterns, elements of columns and capitals, but are made in the form of moldings. Although they can also be combined with modest platbands, which will complement arched or straight elements.

This polyurethane finish can be disguised as natural wood or stone by painting them the right color and varnished.

Installation of polyurethane parts is easy to carry out independently on one of the polymer adhesives, "liquid nails" or special glue "Moment".

It is probably worth noting that columns and pilasters are not particularly suitable for small apartments, since such details will overload the space, and it will seem even smaller.

If the house or apartment has high ceilings that make the rooms uncomfortable, it is worth rounding off the sharp corners of the doorway and choosing an arched option for this.

In the case when a hall or a hall in a large house is decorated with polyurethane parts, columns decorated with Doric reliefs are best used to create pomp and grandeur.

Plastic panels

Plastic kits for decorating doorways can be purchased even ready-made - they are produced for openings of different shapes: rectangular, arched and semi-arched, designed for different heights and widths. Platbands can be white or made with a textured pattern of one of the types of wood that may have different shades... It will not be difficult to choose the color of the platband for the overall range of the interior, as well as install them on the walls of the doorway.

Typically, a finishing kit consists of the following elements:

• Platband, which is fixed from the outside of the opening to the wall. As a rule, this element consists of three parts - the top bar and two side ones. If the opening is made in the form of an arch, then the upper part should be arched. If the opening is finished, which will be operated without a door leaf, then the set must include two platbands, for one and the other side of the doorway.
• Additional strip, which is mounted directly on the walls of the opening along its thickness and closes it completely.

• For an arched opening, it must also be made in a certain configuration. Some kits are made of plastic that is flexible enough, so they bend perfectly to the desired shape. However, when purchasing such a kit, you should ask the seller to demonstrate the flexibility of the material right in the store.

Making doorways with just such a plastic kit is very popular, since it has a relatively affordable price and has a number of positive characteristics, which include:

• Ease of installation of elements, which will not be difficult to do on your own.
• Sufficient resistance to mechanical stress with careful use.
• Easy to clean, as the material does not accumulate dust and is easily tidied up with a damp soft cloth.
• Possibility to disguise communication cables under the panels. Some sets have a special entrance for them into the inner space of the casing, located at the level of the plinth, and the design provides for special channels for laying wires.
• Plastic panels add neatness to the doorway and visually highlight it with an aesthetic frame.

Fastening elements of plastic platbands and accessories to the walls is carried out in different ways - this can be gluing them to surfaces using " liquid nails", And sometimes they are fastened with locking joints on special rails that are included in the finishing kit.

Wood finish

Wooden platbands are traditional for door and window openingsbut not many people know that they can have a variety of shapes and designs. Of course, those with decorative elements, carved by hand or on special equipment, will not be cheap, but they will also be used for a very long time.

If necessary, wooden platbands can be repainted, for example, if the entire interior of the room is completely changed, including the color of the walls.

Finishing materials made of wood can be selected for any style of decoration - they can look quite simple or be decorated with curly carvings. An important advantage of the material itself and products made from it can be called its environmental friendliness.

In addition, it should be noted that even the most inexpensive wood, but well processed and covered with the necessary means to preserve the material, as well as decorated with paints and varnishes, will not be distinguishable from expensive wood species. It is not difficult to carry out these processes, so it will be possible to save money on them by purchasing or ordering the master platbands in an unprocessed form.

Despite the emergence of a large number of new types of materials from which platbands are made, wood will never lose its popularity and is often chosen to decorate doorways of any shape.

Doorway shape

Since the shape of the doorway plays an important role in interior design, especially if it is not planned to install a door on it, this parameter should be considered separately. The configuration of the doorway can be familiar to many - rectangular, emphasizing the classic style - arched, asymmetric, trapezoidal and other shapes.

Arched doorway

The arched configuration has recently become especially popular when constructing a doorway without a door. This form has become widespread for the design of passageways both in standard apartments and in large private houses.

The advantage of this shape is that it softens sharp corners. Visually, the arch makes the ceiling higher in the conditions of an apartment, and somewhat "lowers" it at too high ceilings in mansions. If it is necessary to visually "lower" the ceiling, making the room more comfortable, you just need to slightly expand the arched opening, making it almost completely semicircular, without vertical sections.

In addition, such an arch will expand the space, and both rooms combined by it will look much larger.

An arched opening is usually installed between the living room and the kitchen or hallway. This solution makes the design original and the interior more interesting. Each owner of an apartment, performing installation independently, gets the opportunity to make it exclusive.

This opening option is excellent when combining a loggia with a living room. Due to the expansion of the arched structure, the room will visually appear larger than it actually is.

Try to make the arch yourself!

Drywall in skillful hands turns into a truly versatile material that opens up the broadest possibilities self-creation the most complex interior elements. For a diligent and accurate landlord, manufacturing should not be too difficult. To help him - a special publication of our portal.

Video: a variety of interior solutions with an arched opening without a door

Trapezoidal opening

A doorway of this form cannot be called popular, and it is quite rare to find it, especially in a city apartment. It must be said that such a frame, especially one that has a dark shade, has a somewhat depressing effect on the psyche. It is perhaps more rational to use such a form in large rooms, where it will not become the compositional center of the design, but will neatly fit into it along with other decorative elements.

The relevance of a trapezoidal opening in a residential area is highly questionable

If, nevertheless, it is decided to use such a form to design an opening in an apartment where the ceiling is not very high, then you should not make the upper horizontal part of the trapezoid too narrow. Such a form will not only visually narrow the room and lower the ceiling - it will, as it were, make the interior heavier and, oddly enough, spoil the mood.

Such "hard" forms can negatively affect the psycho-emotional state of a person

The absence of smooth shapes in the doorway will make the room uncomfortable, even if wallpaper or other decorative trim in warm colors is used for its overall design. Therefore, if the choice of the shape of a doorway without a door is made, then it is better to refuse this option right away.

Asymmetrical opening shapes

There are a great many options for asymmetric openings - they can have smooth, angular shapes or combine several of the configurations. Choosing bizarre lines for the opening, one must not forget not only about the supporting structures of the house - it is not always possible to expand the opening to the expected width.

Asymmetrical openings - the widest field for the owners' fantasies

A very important point is the psychological impact of the forms on the mood of the residents. If you don't want constant clashes, irritability and misunderstandings in the family, it is best to avoid sharp corners and sharp forms of doorways. If you still cannot do without such outlines, then they need to be smoothed out by placing smooth rounded transitions and shapes nearby.

Due to the fact that today in the construction markets you can find not only ready-made arched or asymmetric sets for decorating openings, but also a lot of other materials, designers and amateur finishers create the most unrealistic decorative configurations. One of the materials that is most often used for such work is drywall. It is used for cladding structures made of galvanized metal profiles. These building materials have a very affordable price, but for the manufacture of complex, decoratively decorated interior transitions, you will have to put all your efforts and spend a lot of time, and also seriously work on the project beforehand, adapting it for a specific doorway.

Drywall is a unique material for the construction of walls and partitions.

When thinking about redevelopment, the construction of new partitions or the reconstruction of existing ones, it is best to rely on the use of drywall. A special publication of our portal is devoted to the process of self-creation of internal ones.

To summarize, it should be noted that the above presented options for decorating doorways without installing door panels are by no means the only possible ones. It is quite realistic to independently develop and implement your own design project for this interior element. In this case, it is imperative to take into account the structural structure of the entire structure, since an expanded doorway in some cases can weaken load-bearing walls and overlap, which is extremely dangerous not only for residents of the upper floors, but also for those who live in a renovated apartment.

If any doubts arise when drawing up a project, then it is best to contact specialists for the calculation or even for the performance of all the work. They will identify opportunities load-bearing structures and calculate the permissible limits for the expansion of doorways without compromising the overall structure of the entire building.

To increase the space, as well as simply for aesthetic purposes on interior partitions remove door blocks. During the redevelopment of an apartment, most often they equip a free passage between the hallway and the hall. No less popular is an opening without a door that unites the kitchen with the living room. Expansion of space occurs due to getting rid of the dead zone, set aside for opening the sash. However, redevelopment creates a new problem related to the design of a doorway without a door, which is sometimes difficult for the owner to solve.

In a house, not every opening can be left without a door. An open passage to a bathroom or storage room will look ridiculous. A secluded area is the kitchen, bedroom and study, but there is an exception to the rule for these rooms. For the organization of intimacy, the decoration of the openings is carried out with curtains, sliding screens and other similar devices. As a result, the visual illusion of the separation of rooms is created, while the space remains without a dead zone.

Open passageways emphasize the integrity of the living space. All openings are made of the same shape and decorated with a material similar in structure to create a single ensemble.

They get rid of the door leaf when decorating the opening between the kitchen and the living room or when one of these rooms is connected to the hallway. However, it is desirable to provide for visual separation at least with curtains.

If a gas stove is installed in the kitchen, for safety reasons, the room will have to be fenced off at least with a sliding system.

Free passage is arranged when combining a hall or kitchen with a balcony. The process involves the simultaneous removal of the door and window frames. If an office or a small bedroom is equipped on the balcony, the rooms are separated by curtains or a screen.

When it comes to fencing off the kitchen with gas stove, often the passage is made out with shelves. Curly flowers, figurines and other elements are placed on decorative shelves.

Getting rid of the door not only expands the space. Air circulates freely through the open passages. Even in a small apartment it gets fresher in summer.

When making an opening, doors are not required in the following cases:

• The modern solution for redevelopment is an interior portal, which allows you to keep the rectangular shape of the opening. Without a door, the passage becomes freer, and the decoration from massive decorative elements gives aesthetics.

• Arched aisles are popular. In an apartment with high ceilings, they prefer the classics, equipping the opening with a semicircular configuration. For a building with low ceilings, it is advisable to visually raise the walls with an elliptical arch.

• The door block is rejected by the owners who like the aisles of the wrong configuration. When decorating, asymmetric arches, triangles, trapezoids are in demand. A rectangular portal looks beautiful, the corners of which are rounded at different radii. The only drawback is the limitation of the passage size. It will not work to make the opening if it is less than 80 cm wide.

Doors are rejected when decorating a passage with a bar counter, stained glass elements, mosaic fragments. Often such techniques are appropriate for studio apartments.

Advantages and disadvantages

If you compare a beautifully designed open doorway with a door block, you will get a number of advantages:

• The integrity of the space of the combined rooms is created. The apartment becomes free, bright, while maintaining the functionality of each zone. The kitchen remains the kitchen, the living room remains the living room.
• When framing the doorway, materials that do not require complex maintenance are used. The absence of a sash eliminates loosening of the box, the formation of a dead zone.
• Without a door leaf, the opening can be given an original configuration that allows you to emphasize the style of the interior of the entire room.
• Decorating an interior portal with even the most expensive materials will be more cost effective than installing a high-quality door block.

The disadvantage of an open passage is that it cannot be used for and storage. With any type of design, a passage without a door is not able to provide the intimacy of a specific area.

Free ventilation through open openings will bring great inconvenience when combining a kitchen with living rooms. Smells during cooking, along with fat vapor, will spread throughout the apartment.

Forms

It is possible to complete the design of the opening while maintaining the original configuration or modify the passage. Often the shape of the structure depends on the materials used for finishing. The skill of the master plays an important role.

Of all types of doorways, the simplest option is the classic rectangular shape. An inexperienced person can assemble such a structure. To decorate the opening, the entire door block is removed along with the frame. The ends of the walls along the contour are trimmed decorative cladding... If it is difficult to dismantle the sash, only one sash can be removed. Sheathe the remaining frame elements with MDF or plastic. The disadvantage of this method is the narrowing of the doorway due to the remaining elements of the box.

In the case of arched design of openings choice of shapes huge:

• Considered a classic semicircular arch. The transition is suitable for combining any rooms. If the apartment has low ceilings, it is better to abandon the semicircular arch or widen the passage.

• Arches trapezoidal forms are easier to manufacture, suitable for apartments with low ceilings, are often installed when combining a kitchen with a living room. However, designers rarely use the trapezoid due to the association with the form of ritual accessories.

• Fans of unusual configurations prefer triangular arches. The design has many subspecies, more suitable for spacious rooms with high ceilings.

Modern apartments are increasingly equipped with doorways asymmetric forms. The structure is easier to make from drywall. For registration use lED backlight, equip niches, shelves and other decorative elements. Asymmetric structures allow you to hide large defects in the passage and the interior partition itself.

How to refine a doorway?

When decorating an opening without a door, almost any material used for wall decoration is suitable. A budget option is a plasterboard construction followed by painting or wallpapering. It is optimal to choose a gypsum board in the manufacture of an asymmetric device. Plastic or MDF will be cheap.

Of the more expensive materials for decorating the doorway, artificial stone, tiles, and valuable wood species are used. The pinnacle of art is stucco decoration.

When choosing the option of finishing a doorway without a door, one must take into account the style of the entire room. The design should harmoniously fit the passage into the interior, and not highlight it with a separate structure.

The portal in the apartment is equipped with two types: full - with a top and side elements, two-sided - only side edges without a top. Similarly, they provide for the installation of a threshold and platbands or refuse these elements.

Installation of slopes and drywall arches

If you decide to arrange a doorway without a door with your own hands in the form of an arch, it is better to use drywall for decoration. The sheets are inexpensive, easy to cut and assemble. When making an arch, a frame is assembled from a galvanized profile. Structures give the shape of the future opening. The frame is sheathed with fragments cut from sheets of gypsum board. Fixation takes place with self-tapping screws. The finished arch is treated with a primer, a perforated corner is glued, putty, and after drying, it is polished.

If there is no desire to build an arch, the slopes are simply lined with plasterboard. To further refine the doorway, use water-based paint or wallpaper.

How to finish a doorway with a stone?

Decorating the portal with decorative stone looks stylish. The material is made from natural chips with the addition of coloring pigments and polymers. When framing the opening, they rarely adhere to even boundaries. Most often, ragged edges are preferred. To aesthetically decorate the doorway inside the room, a stone with a small, almost smooth relief pattern is used. Elements with a deep texture create a cumbersome design. They are used to decorate entrance door openings from the street side.

The decorative stone is well cut, but for corners it is better to use ready-made corner elements. Installation is carried out with tile adhesive or liquid nails.

Finishing with extensions and platbands

Simply and tastefully it will turn out to carry out the decoration of the rectangular doorway and, made in the form of slats. Elements are made of wood, MDF or plastic. The latter look less aesthetically pleasing.

From MDF there are ordinary, with an edge at the end and telescopic. In the first version, the edge of the plank is without decorative coating. You need to fit the joints tightly. Complements with edge have a finished look. The end is glued decorative film and in the case of flaws, the joints look presentable.

They are produced in flat, rounded and other shapes. Wooden planks can be decorated with carvings. The elements are mounted on glue, nails or self-tapping screws. Telescopic platbands fixed with a lock to a pre-fixed bar.

Interior decoration MDF

With MDF panels, a beautiful and inexpensive portal finish will turn out, only platbands are still selected from a similar material. The disadvantage of cladding is the fear of dampness. It is better not to use MDF to decorate the passage connecting the kitchen with the living area. If organized above the oven good system hoods, the material is not threatened with dampness.

To sheathe the MDF doorway, first build a frame from wooden slats... The panels are cut to size and fixed with special metal clips. The planks are joined together lock connection "Thorn-groove".

MDF panels without locks are planted on adhesive solutions. The frame is not constructed. For gluing the strips, prepare a perfectly flat surface. The joints are closed with a decorative strip, and the edges of the passage are framed with platbands.

Decorating a doorway with plastic

The principle of ennobling the opening with plastic resembles finishing with MDF panels. Only the material is different. Plastic PVC panels are fixed to the frame with fastening clips or glued. The framing is completed with a casing made of a similar material, which is attached to the guide bar.

PVC panels trim doorway rectangular, semicircular and other configuration. Stores sell ready-made kits for facing arches, you just need to choose a product according to the size of the aisle.

The advantages of polyurethane stucco molding

Plaster molding is rarely used because of its fragility and high weight. If the apartment has high ceilings, and a Venetian or other similar style is chosen for decoration, then the decor of the doorways is carried out with polyurethane elements. The material is not fragile, lightweight, amenable to coloring.

For the installation of such a stucco, a flat, solid surface is prepared. Pre-treatment is carried out with a deep penetration primer. The elements are fixed with an adhesive mixture. After the glue has hardened, the joints are putty and then sanded with sandpaper.

Wood trim

Lovers of natural materials prefer a portal made of wood, lined with extrusions and platbands. When making a door portal with your own hands, you can even use cheap pine wood. After good grinding, processing with protective impregnations and varnishing, the material will be difficult to distinguish from valuable wood species. You can decorate the wooden portal of the doorway with carved ornaments.

The elements are being installed on the frame. First, flat strips are attached to the slopes, then platbands are installed. The doorway lining is fixed with self-tapping screws. The hats are sunk in drilled countersunk holes, and rubbed over with putty on top. I glue the platbands, fix them with nails or self-tapping screws.

Curtain decoration

A simple option to arrange doorways without a door is to hang curtains. The whole process consists in fixing the cornice over the aisle. Curtains will hide an opening without a door from the field of view, distract attention, and will not clutter up the space. The main requirement is not to use curtains with horizontal opening. They will become an obstacle in the free passage. It is optimal to use curtains for doorways with vertical closure. When open, the curtains are tied to the wall.

If you make every effort, decorating a free interior passage will turn out better than a door block. Subject to the use of expensive materials, it is advisable to take advantage of the advice of specialists so that the costs are not in vain.

A doorway that is not equipped with a door is an original and aesthetic solution often chosen by apartment owners. With the proper design of such structures, you can significantly transform the living space and free up useful space. In an apartment of small dimensions, getting rid of an extra door is a fairly easy way to make the space visually wider. Decorating a doorway without a door is a successful and stylish solution to the problems of a small space.

Features of openings without a door

Door openings without doors are successfully designed in public buildings, spacious cottages and small dwellings. This solution is a win-win when combining a living room and a hall. Open passages are often used to combine small kitchens and hallways.

Quite often there are situations when the door is unnecessary. It interferes with moving around the apartment and creates unnecessary difficulties. Doors should be installed in the bedroom, study and children's room. This is because such rooms are designed to create personal space.

Sometimes you can't do without a kitchen door either. Extraneous odors do not enter living rooms. The smell of food being cooked is a very irritating factor. Therefore, in the absence of a normal system for removing smoke and gases from the kitchen, the door must be installed. Photos of doorways without doors will help you understand what to choose for your apartment.

To execute decoration opening, it is not always necessary to invite professional builders. Such work can be done independently. However, you should get acquainted with the peculiarities of the process and the main mistakes. It does not hurt to take a closer look at the photos of ready-made projects.

Attention! Sometimes the design of a room assumes the same finish for all openings in the room - both door and window. Traditionally, lamps are mounted in the aisles. They line up along the perimeter of the passage. Other popular options are curtains, shelves, and other decor details.

Opening shape

The opening without a door can be made in any configuration. The main condition is that the shape must correspond to the size of the room and its style. Skills also need to be considered interior decoration worker. In their absence, you should not take on a complex project.

Rectangular openings

Often the doorway is left in the same shape as it was before the door leaf was dismantled. Even a master with little experience will be able to complete the work on its finishing. Rectangular structures lend themselves well to finishing. In addition, a wide variety of ideas can be realized when facing them. Usually, to create a harmonious look, they are trimmed with plasterboard panels.

The most affordable option is to paint the opening to match the wall surfaces. Rectangular vaults are often shaped like an arch with facing stone.

Design arch

The arched passage is also a classic option. However, the variety of forms provides ample opportunities for the embodiment of original fantasies. How to decorate an arch without special skills? The easiest solution is to buy a ready-made wooden vault. Such products usually have standard dimensions.

For those who like to experiment, you can offer the following solutions:

If you choose an arch of the original shape, you can experiment with the visual perception of space. With the original form of the vault, the design should have a strict look.

Finishing materials

For the design of doorways without a door, the most different materials... They usually have different shades, textures and prices.

Decorative rock

The appearance of stone elements is always distinguished by nobility and respectability. Its different types have their own installation features. Their durability also varies. The main difference natural stone from artificial - it costs much more. It should be remembered that artificially created minerals can also be of various colors and textures. Lightness is one of the main advantages of such products.

The stone will look good at the entrance, in large rooms and in rooms with few pieces of furniture. The opening, which is made out with such material, will look perfect in a room with a fireplace.

Quite often, in parallel with the open opening, the same laying is carried out around the window. Thanks to this technique, the design becomes complete and more comfortable. Therefore, such a solution for the design of openings is very popular among apartment owners.

When performing work independently, it is necessary to observe certain subtleties of the technology:

• Before working around the opening, markings should be done. The shape of the masonry should be noted.
• Experienced craftsmen recommend, before performing such work, to first lay out all the stone elements on the floor in the order in which they will be fixed on the opening.
• Laying begins from the bottom corner.
• Plates should be laid symmetrically on both sides of the opening. In its lower part, the masonry should have a more massive appearance. All sharp corners of the masonry must be processed.
• After completing the work, the mineral should be treated with a special solution that gives the surface a natural shine.

To properly decorate a doorway with a stone, you should lay it so that it is in contrast with the shade of the wall. Better not to combine stone and plastic.

MDF panels for finishing openings

Such boards can perfectly imitate natural wood. They are quite durable and at the same time are suitable for finishing both interior and entrance openings. This is due to the universal properties of the material. It is quite lightweight and attractive.

The technology of mounting MDF panels is simple. They must be fixed with special adhesives. Liquid nails can be used. All joints are closed with platbands. The disadvantages of such products can be attributed only to the limited color palette.

PVC panels

Plastic panels are chosen in almost any shade. Moreover, they can have any texture. More popular is plastic, which imitates wood. Even an inexperienced home craftsman can handle the installation of PVC panels. The material is lightweight, so it does not slip when installed on glue.

Caring for plastic elements is quite simple. Such openings are made with lamps. The disadvantages of this design of the opening include the fact that it is possible only for the interior space.

Clinker tiles

In their own way appearance such a facing material resembles a brick. It comes in a variety of colors and shapes. Usually the tiles are used for exterior cladding of houses. However, the material is often used when creating open doorways... This is due to the simplicity of its installation.

Depending on the characteristics of the surface to be finished, clinker elements are mounted on liquid nails or tile adhesive. The tiles are laid asymmetrically.

Plasterboard and stucco

Plasterboard is flexible and lightweight. Such material allows you to design the doorway of the most original forms... The disadvantage of this solution is the increased fragility of the material.

Stucco molding is a product made of polyurethane or plaster. They are traditionally chosen to create beautiful openings. Such material presents some difficulties during installation. The master will need to have good taste and experience in such work.

Ready-made polyurethane decorative parts can be bought at a hardware store. When using stucco elements, one rule should be followed - than less area rooms, the smaller you need to choose decorative details.

Curtains

Often the vault is decorated with curtains. This method is the most common. Thanks to this solution, a special comfort and completeness is created. It is better to choose curtains that will match the curtains.

With such a solution, a decorative composition of various fabrics should be used. The original canvas can also be used. You can choose curtains made of bamboo. When hanging the curtain, it will not interfere with free movement. Usually the curtain is made with side wall mounting.

An open opening, which is decorated in the general style of the room, can transform any room.

Opening preparation

Before starting finishing work, the passage is leveled. This can be accomplished using:

• plaster;
• plasterboard sheets.

Plastering an opening without a door - this finishing method is one of the most common. However, when choosing it, a lot of dirt and dust is formed. For this reason, many people choose drywall for finishing a passage without a door.

Depending on the design of the passage without a door, it can be made a bright element of the interior, or practically hidden, diverted attention. After plastering, the opening can be either painted to match the wall, or covered with decorative stone panels.

When sheathing an opening without a door with plasterboard plates, the surface becomes as smooth as possible. Any decorative elements are glued to it, if you want to draw attention to it. If you want to leave the opening without a door invisible, you just need to paint it.

Unlike plaster, drywall is easier to process when constructing an opening without a door. When working with it, no debris and dust are formed, and it is quite simple to fix the plates. With drywall, it is easy to equip a passage without a door of any configuration. This attracts many apartment owners.

After finishing plastering or covering the opening plasterboard sheets front finishing works you should clean the surface to be treated from various contaminants. Then you can start decorating.

Complex openings without a door

If the options for finishing the opening seem too simple, you can experiment with finishing. It is necessary that this be possible with a certain ceiling height and room dimensions. For example, in the upper part of an opening without a door, you can create a complex-shaped structure. In such cases, plastic elements, colored glass and lamps are often chosen to decorate a passage without a door.

For most modern interior styles, it is important to integrate point diodes into an opening without a door. They will look very stylish.

The opening can be made in any shape if you use drywall panels. The shelves that are installed on the wall near the openings are quite fashionable. Openings that include bar counters look great. Thanks to them, successful zoning of the territory is carried out.

It is quite difficult to do this kind of work with your own hands. Therefore, when deciding to create such an opening, it is necessary to invite specialists. They will help you draw up a project and calculate how much materials are required to finish a passage without a door. Installation work when calling professionals will be completed as soon as possible.

If a canvas is not installed in the doorway, the room can be radically transformed. At the same time, the space will visually expand. If the dwelling is represented by a studio room, arches of complex shape will look original. Rough and simple openings without doors should be equipped in hallways.