Finishing openings between rooms. How to ennoble a doorway without a door: do-it-yourself decoration and decoration. Criteria for choosing a classic and arched design of openings

A beautifully designed doorway always looks neater and gives the whole room a finished look. It's hard not to notice how much it changes when it is framed. And the point is not only that they hide all the nuances of the installation process, but also that the opening becomes more pronounced and noticeable. Very often, designers specifically pay great attention to such a finish. As a result, they get a unique and often unique element of decor in their execution. Increasingly, you can also find openings in which there are no door leaves. Sometimes this is also a deliberate move by designers, and sometimes it's just a necessity. Today we are going to look at the questions design of a doorway without a door. Consider when it is appropriate to leave the openings open, and what disadvantages and advantages such a solution entails.

1. Open opening - a design move or a necessity?

Open-type doorways are increasingly found in interiors. modern apartments. Sometimes this is really a design technique, which is designed to bring originality to the overall atmosphere. But more often than not, this is a very sure move in visual terms. expansion of space and save space. At the same time, no one says that such an opening cannot look interesting and unusual. Standard swing doors take up a lot of space, especially if they open inward. Depending on the width of the opening, the door can "eat" up to 1 square meter total area. Instantly appear restrictions on the placement of furniture or decorative elements and a host of other inconveniences.

Sometimes sliding structures are used instead, which are undoubtedly much more compact. However, they do not always look aesthetically pleasing. If the door guides are not enclosed between the walls, they must be mounted on one of them. In this way, appearance walls in one of the rooms may look spoiled. Therefore, in some cases, it would be appropriate to decide on dismantling interior doors. At the same time, the line between two adjacent rooms is automatically erased and a single space is formed.

Sometimes it really appropriate, for example:

• In case of increasing the size of the room by attaching a balcony or loggia to it. In any case, such actions are accompanied by the dismantling of the balcony block, otherwise the whole plan will not be realized;
• If you plan to combine the living room and hallway. The organization of an open-type portal in this case will blur the line between two rooms that are completely different in purpose, but at the same time maintain a conditional separation. A small living room at the same time will seem much more spacious;
• If you have organized in the bedroom, while sacrificing the size of the bedroom, it is better not to use blank door panels. Leave the opening without doors, and we will teach you how to beat it beautifully.

Many people use a similar technique when joining the living room to the kitchen. Most often, the opening is performed in the form of various shapes. Undoubtedly, this is the most aesthetic way of combining. But do not forget that if you use the kitchen for its intended purpose and are actively preparing food, then all the smells that accompany this process will instantly spread throughout the apartment.

Also not quite right the solution would be to dismantle the door panels in the children's room, bedroom or office. All these rooms require separate space. Of course, the exception may be the case when you live alone and, in principle, there is no one to retire from. In all other cases, doorways without doors can expand the space. Therefore, they are especially common in small apartments.

2. Advantages and disadvantages of doors without doors

After we figured out when it is advisable and when not to use free doorways, it's time to talk about the clear advantages and disadvantages of this technique. Let's start with disadvantages:

• When dismantling door framesthere is no clear distinction between where one functional area begins and another ends. Using the example of combining a kitchen with a living room in a similar way, we realized that this is not always appropriate. Of course, there are exceptions. For example, when you visit the kitchen in the morning to make yourself a coffee or in the evening to have a light snack. However, this same blurred border effect can be an advantage in other cases;
• If we take into account that the lack of secluded spaces for a person who lives on his own is not critical, then all the same there are rooms in the apartment where doors are simply necessary. For example, in bathrooms. This lack of open openings is not critical, however, it takes place.

Now let's talk about benefits portal organizations:

3. The choice of the shape of the opening, depending on the style of the interior

Before you choose how to design a doorway, you should also think about its shape. Of course, you can leave everything unchanged. And rectangular open portals look very impressive. And you can try pick up the shape opening, focusing on interior in the room. After all, the opening should harmoniously fit into the overall picture and emphasize its features. Consider the most suitable different styles forms:

• Chic destinations such as rococo or renaissance imply a predominance of symmetrical, regular lines. This simplicity is compensated by a large abundance of decorative elements. It can be complex carvings, various stucco moldings with gilding, or complex arched bas-reliefs;
• Discreet and noble classic style the best way complement arched-type openings. In this case, the arches are preferably oval, three-center or semicircular in shape. Of course, the classic is not complete without such material as wood, which can be decorated with decorative carvings or milling;
  
• Eastern directions arched openings are also preferred, but their shape may be more varied. They can be lancet or keeled, in the form of a heart or a circle. In general, in this case, you can give free rein to your imagination and focus on the shapes and silhouettes of pieces of furniture;
• romantic destinations do not overload with complex bends. All elements in them should remain light and airy, smooth and graceful. Semicircular sloping openings without sharp transitions are ideal. At the same time, you should not abuse the amount of finishing materials and choose their rough and heavy options;
• Modern and concise styles , such as, or techno, recognize only strict regular geometric shapes. There can be no talk of any ovals. Strict symmetry must also be present. Therefore, in this case, it is better to leave the shape of the opening unchanged and only carefully align all the corners and edges;
• Such interesting and extraordinary directions as or pop art must have in the interior an object of a very unusual shape. Usually this is a small piece of furniture, for example, an armchair, chair or. But why not show your imagination and create a winding, asymmetric opening? It is this decision that will best complement and emphasize the stylistic affiliation of the room.
  

Choosing the most suitable form, you should lean not only to the above recommendations, but also to ceiling height in room. Otherwise, you run the risk of once again drawing attention to the existing shortcoming.

When choosing this type of finish, remember that natural wood requires careful maintenance. And the rest, it all depends on your financial capabilities and imagination. Color wooden openings should be coordinated with the color of the floor or skirting boards. You can also rely on the color of furniture.

The style also plays a role. After all, not all modern trends welcome the use of such "warm" materials. For example, or minimalism is more preferred by plastic or metal.

12. Decorative finish with natural or artificial stone

When choosing a finish with natural stone, it is necessary take account of his the weight and select an adhesive mixture specifically for such material. In addition, the installation is further complicated by the fact that the fragments can slide under their own weight, so either it is necessary to lay them using the same technology as using a piece of a metal profile and wedges, or hold each pebble for several minutes until the glue grabs.

Also, some experts argue that laying should start right from the floor, but this is not always appropriate. For example, if you want to use skirting boards, it's better to leave room for them than to mount them on top of rocks. Natural stone is expensive material. Therefore, very often preference is given to an artificial substitute. His appearance is enough high level imitates natural texture. It is lighter and more affordable, easier to install and cut. And to further facilitate the process, they came up with ready-made corner elements.

Doorways lined with stone look very cozy. However, you should not choose a similar finish for deep and narrow openings. It may turn out that the opening will resemble the entrance to a cave, which is far from appropriate in all interiors.

13. Arch instead of the usual "rectangle"

Arched openings have become popular for a very long time and are still actively used by many designers. Doorways of a similar shape are very good decision for use in small spaces. They help to visually make the space more spacious. And correctly selected proportions of the width and height of the arch can “raise” not high ceiling. Arches can be both standard forms and the most unpredictable.

Very often, such an element is a key element in the interior, and all the decoration depends on it. You can purchase ready-made arched portals from the most different materials, Can i do arch on one's own. Often, the frame of the desired shape is mounted from metal profiles and sheathed with drywall. Instead of profiles, wooden planks of sufficient thickness can be used. A layer of plaster is applied on top of it, and then decorative trim. Very often, arches can be found as a connecting element between a loggia room. They may have built-in shelves, lighting, niches for placing decor items or a fragment. It can also be used as a dressing table or place to place indoor plants. Advantage the design of the doorway in the form of an arch lies in the fact that it can fit into almost any style of interior. It is enough just to choose the right shape and finishing material.

And for creation various functional elements. It can be a composition of wall niches, or maybe homemade shelving. Place around doorways often empty. If you equip shallow drywall shelves around the perimeter, you can save space, provide enough space for souvenirs, books, family photos. In this case, the need to purchase a wall or cabinet may disappear automatically.

In addition, such structures can frame openings not only of rectangular, but also of semicircular shapes. This solution looks very original and interesting. Subsequent drywall finishing will depend on the style of your room. It will be possible to simply plaster and paint the surface, choosing the color for the wall covering. Separate shelves can supplement colorful backlight. The back walls of the shelves can be pasted over or painted with a distinctive color.

This will give the design originality and make it visually deeper. From drywall, you can build, probably, absolutely any shape of the structure. The main thing to remember is that it should not be loaded with heavy objects. Still, such elements are more decorative in nature.

15. Making a doorway with textiles

Making doorways with the help of textile elements can be called the most romantic of all ways. A translucent tulle that blows in the wind will create a stunning atmosphere, especially if you choose a fabric with a barely visible shiny thread that will shimmer in the sun. It is with the help of curtains that you can create a design that, if necessary, will create a secluded atmosphere. If, nevertheless, you decide to connect the bedroom with the living room or another room, then choose opaque curtains with side pickups to decorate the doorway.

In addition to the usual transparent or opaque fabrics, filament curtains, curtains made of bamboo or beautiful beads are perfect. You can create complex compositions from several types of fabrics with lambrequins and other elements. Such a volumetric design is appropriate only in large rooms and for wide openings. The room in which the door and window openings are decorated identically looks very interesting.

The only thing you should not do is to choose rolled or chinese curtains or vertical fabric roller blinds. Passing between rooms in this case will be very inconvenient.

Depending on the size and layout of the apartment, the doorway can be decorated with a door or an arch without a 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 the rooms plays important role in the interior, attracting attention and adding, in some cases, convenience and functionality.

Doorways without the usual doors surprisingly transform the room

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:

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 and fittings in the open arch, so nothing will fail.
3. Finishing the daytime opening will be carried out without difficulty, since there is a fairly wide range of facing materials in hardware stores.
4. The decoration of an open opening does not require large financial investments, efforts and, in most cases, time costs.
5. You can do the work yourself.
6. The open arch will blend harmoniously 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 visually combining adjacent rooms: a living room and a hall, a corridor and a dining room, a kitchen and a living room

All doorways can be divided into several main 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 tightly closing door leaf. Kitchens, libraries and living rooms, on the contrary, can be equipped with an open doorway - this will add convenience when moving, expand the space and allow sunlight to freely enter small rooms.

The light decor of the doorway will emphasize the beauty and complexity of the interior of the room.

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

AT small apartments ah 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 gentle and have a large radius.

How to arrange a doorway?

Popular design options:

1. Decorating with curtains or draperies. It 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 option, curtains made of threads of beads and beads are suitable.

   

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

2. Also, for the design of doorways, various vertical blinds. Their range is widely represented in hardware stores. You can use folding wooden, glass, fabric or plastic partitions.

   

   Vertical blinds as a decorative partition

3. More classic version decorating open doorways - facing with plasterboard and wood. The convenience of the first is that almost any shape can be built from it and covered with a finishing material - decorative plaster, paint or wallpaper - the choice is yours. Patterns and ornaments can be carved on wood decor. The tree will look more "chic" and will last a long time. When changing the color scheme of the room - wood trim can be easily repainted to a different shade.

   

   Wood paneling is a good solution when you want to highlight the edging against the background of the walls.

4. AT classic interiors a small decorative cornice, which is called "sandrik", will harmoniously join. It may consist of columns or 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 definitely add chic and aristocracy to the room. They are not suitable for rooms decorated in high-tech and contemporary styles. The surface of moldings can be painted in various colors, decorate and apply gilding. It is not necessary to use natural natural materials, polyurethane will cope well with this task. It is much lighter and stronger than gypsum. In addition, it can be used to imitate natural stone and marble finishes.

   

   Decorating the opening with stucco will make the room exquisite

The glass door will appeal to those who do not want to completely separate 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 you do not need complete visual isolation, but you need to protect yourself from noise and smell

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

Sliding doors can be matched to any style of interior

beautiful and convenient way the design of doorways in small apartments will be an accordion door. Can be glass, plastic or wood. Absolutely does not take up space and does not require free space.

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

Stone doorway decoration

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

If you have chosen a natural stone finish, remember that the idea must be really worthwhile and backed up by similar details in the design of the room.

Facing the doorway with “torn edges”

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

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

The option of decorating the arch with tiles under the 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. Mandatory stage - primer in two stages.

At the end of the drying process, proceed with the installation of the "clinker". To fix the tiles to the wall, tile adhesives, liquid nails are used. It is important to prevent the appearance of glue in the seams between the elements. In order for the joints to be perfectly even, it is recommended to use special crosses. You can find them at any hardware store. The last step will be the application of grout, which may be similar in shade or contrasting to the tile.

How to make a doorway with plastic

Fast and a budget option doorway trim. Its installation process is simple. You can do it yourself. Sufficiently durable, plastic and picky in care. Under the material, you can conduct wiring and make the backlight with small lamps. Attach the plastic with plastic glue.

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

Corner elements are used to seal 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 indispensable, 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 the doorway for any room - from country cottages and huge mansions to modern apartments in new residential complexes. If you are going to combine a sleeping space with a loggia, do not forget about various ways to block sunlight, such as curtains, drapes or blinds.

The arch of the original form in the bedroom

Doorway decoration with wooden columns

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

The original solution - built-in open shelves

A doorway without a door is sometimes an original way out when solving the problem of combining residential space. 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 is conducive to this. Quite often, the practiced combination of a loggia with a room is also done by removing the window and door frame, which expands the usable area. However, both of the above solutions at the same time create a new problem - the original and accurate design of the resulting opening.

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

No need to think that the design of this element of the interior is not as significant as, for example, walls or ceilings. Until the last decorative details are installed, general form the premises will not have the necessary 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 gypsum, or its imitation of polyurethane.
• Plastic panels.
• Fake diamond.
• Natural tree.

In addition to, in fact, the finishing material, the chosen form of the doorway itself can become a design detail of the interior. And it can vary from traditional rectangular options to asymmetrical complex configurations.

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

Clinker tiles

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

Finishing doorways with clinker tiles has recently become quite a popular trend - this can be explained by the variety of colors of this material and the ease of use. Not only straight tile options are produced, but also angular ones, which are convenient for lining the corners of doorways, and they are suitable for both traditional rectangular shapes and for arches or semi-arches.

Most often used for external facade decoration, but for certain rooms and doorways it will suit perfectly, especially if it is in harmony with the wall decoration. Sometimes, in addition, in combination with the doorway, the same material is used to cover the areas around the windows, 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 sketch drawn up, markings are made. This process is especially important if the tile will be laid out in the form of a chaotic asymmetric pattern.

The tile is laid in different ways, creating a smooth edge or a jagged, stepped one from it, often it is mounted with an offset.

Before laying the tiles, it is recommended to further process the area to be tiled on the wall, which will improve adhesion. construction compounds, and the material is guaranteed to be securely glued to the surface. The primer must be completely dry before gluing the tiles.

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

Glue on the back of the tile is applied 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 exactly horizontally. Control over this parameter must be carried out using the building level constantly during facing work.

When the adhesive has set, these sizing strips can be removed from the joints and the masonry left until the mortar dries completely.

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

Fake diamond

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

Artificial material very reliably imitates the appearance and texture of natural stone - it can be limestone, malachite, shell rock, jasper, marble and other rocks. There is an option 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 advantages of surface finishing with artificial stone include the following qualities:

• Presentable, aesthetic and stylish appearance.
• Excellent harmony with other materials.
• Resistance to mechanical damage when properly laid.
• Long service life without changing the appearance.
• Ease of daily maintenance.

To finish the doorway, they usually select compact sizes of artificial stone, with a not very deep relief pattern, otherwise it will look too cumbersome.

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, 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.

Is fixed fake diamond just like clinker tiles, on one of tile adhesives or liquid nails. It should be borne in mind that this material is much heavier than tiles, as it often has a large thickness, so the wall for its installation must be especially carefully prepared, be sure to treat it with a primer in several layers.

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 so that the composition grabs. In addition, it must be said that this is a rather expensive material. However, it is worth it - the effect of a quality finish will be amazing.

Stucco, 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 of 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 a classical, Doric, Venetian or other similar style, where the presence of stucco elements is expected and will not be ridiculous, then the design of the doorway with it will certainly be “in theme”.

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

Gypsum stucco elements are quite heavy, so it is quite difficult to attach them to the walls. Installation is further complicated by the fact that gypsum in a frozen form is very fragile, and if it falls even from a small height or if careless actions are taken during the cladding, the finishing element may break into pieces.

Gypsum stucco is, of course, a “classic of the genre”, but working with it is quite difficult

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

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

A very wide range of different parts 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 stucco imitation is very wide

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

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

This version of the polyurethane finish can be disguised as natural wood or stone, painting them with the desired color and varnishing.

Installation of polyurethane parts is easily carried out independently on one of the polymer adhesives, "liquid nails" or a special adhesive "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 the sharp corners of the doorway and choosing an arched option for this.

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

Plastic panels

Plastic kits for decorating doorways can be purchased even ready-made - they are produced for openings different forms: rectangular, arched and semi-arched, designed for different heights and widths. The 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 casing for the overall range of the interior, as well as to 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 bars. If the opening is made in the form of an arch, then the upper part should be arched. If an opening is being finished that will be operated without a door leaf, then the set should 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 immediately 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 be easy to do on your own.
• Sufficient resistance to mechanical stress with careful operation.
• Easy to care for, as the material does not accumulate dust and can be easily cleaned with a damp soft cloth.
• Possibility to disguise communication cables under the panels. Some kits have a special entrance for them into the interior of the casing, located at the level of the plinth, and the design provides special channels for laying wires.
• Plastic panels give the doorway neatness and visually distinguish it with an aesthetic frame.

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

wood finish

Wooden architraves are traditional for finishing door and window openings, but not many people know that they can have a variety of shapes and designs. Of course, having decorative elements carved by hand or on special equipment will cost a lot, but they will also be used for a very long time.

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

Finishing materials made of wood can be chosen for any style of decoration - they can look very 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 coated with the necessary means to preserve the material, as well as decorated with paints and varnishes, cannot be distinguished from expensive wood species. It is not difficult to carry out these processes, so it will be possible to save on them by purchasing or ordering platbands in an unprocessed form from the master.

Despite the appearance a large number new types of materials from which platbands are made, wood will never lose its popularity and is often chosen to design 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, then this parameter should be considered separately. The configuration of the doorway may be familiar to many - rectangular, emphasizing the classic style - arched, asymmetrical, trapezoid and other shapes.

archway

The arched configuration has recently become especially in demand when arranging a doorway without a door. This form has become widespread for the decoration of passageways in both standard apartments and 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 if the ceilings in the mansions are too high. If necessary, visually “lower” the ceiling, making the room more comfortable, you only 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 with 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 the apartment, performing the installation on their own, gets the opportunity to make it exclusive.

Perfectly this version of the opening is also suitable for combining a loggia with a living space. Due to the expansion of the arched structure, the room will visually appear larger than it really is.

Try to make an arch yourself!

Drywall in skillful hands turns into a truly versatile material, opening up the widest possibilities for self-creation of the most complex interior elements. For a diligent and careful landlord, manufacturing should not be particularly 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 having a dark tint, has a somewhat depressing effect on the psyche. It may be 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 appropriateness of a trapezoidal opening in a residential area is very doubtful

If, nevertheless, it was 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 lack of smooth shapes doorway will make the room uncomfortable, even if for her general design wallpaper or other decorative finishes in warm colors will be used. Therefore, if a choice is made of the shape of a doorway without a door, then it is better to refuse this option immediately.

Asymmetric 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 far from always possible to expand the opening to the intended width.

Asymmetric openings - the widest field for the fantasies of the owners

Highly important point is the psychological impact of forms on the mood of the occupants. If you do not want constant hassles, irritability and misunderstandings in the family, it is best to avoid sharp corners and sharp shapes of doorways. If you still cannot do without such outlines, then they need to be smoothed out by placing smooth rounded transitions and shapes side by side.

Due to the fact that today in the construction markets you can find not only ready-made arched or asymmetric kits 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 sheathing structures created from galvanized metal profiles. These Construction Materials have a very affordable price, but for the manufacture of complex, decoratively designed interior transitions, you will have to make every effort and spend a lot of time, as well as pre-work seriously on the project, adapting it to a specific doorway.

Drywall - 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.

In summing up, it should be noted that the above options for designing doorways without installing door panels are by no means the only possible ones. It is quite possible 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 bearing walls and overlap, which is extremely dangerous not only for residents of the upper floors, but also for those who live in a reconstructed apartment.

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

Updating the design of a private house or apartment, the owners often resort to non-standard solutions. An example is an interior doorway without a door, which allows you to visually expand the living space. Our task is to tell you how to make a beautiful arched passage between the rooms and decorate it with your own hands.

Options for non-standard openings

Open entrances are convenient and appropriate in rooms where sashes are not needed initially, for example, between the hall and the hallway or kitchen. Another situation: you increased the width of the living room at the expense of the loggia by dismantling the window and part of the concrete wall. The resulting wide portal must be ennobled, giving the desired shape.

There are several options for finishing the doorway:

• remove the old wooden box, plaster the ends of the walls, and then decorate with extensions and platbands;
• change the standard rectangular opening to an arch that can be decorated different ways(described below);
• narrow the upper part of the lumen with cuts, giving a trapezoidal shape;
• make an original asymmetric lumen shown in the photo.

Often the homeowner is faced with the task of reducing the size of an oversized passage. In such cases, 2 options are practiced: lay a part of the opening with a brick or assemble a frame from metal profiles and close the gap with drywall.

We propose to consider the most popular way - how to finish a standard opening with plasterboard sheets (GKL), turning it into an arch. Having mastered this technology, you can easily make a trapezoidal or asymmetric passage between rooms.

We make an arch from GKL

To decorate the doorway in the form of an arch, prepare the following materials:

• ordinary plasterboard sheets with a thickness of 12.5 mm;
• narrow galvanized profile 27 x 28 mm;
• corner plastic arched;
• deep penetration primer;
• plaster mesh;
• dowel-nails, self-tapping screws 3.5 x 25 mm for fixing plasterboard;
• gypsum plaster.

Too wide aisle can be beautifully sewn up with drywall

At the first stage, preparation is made - you need to dismantle the box and, if necessary, align the walls cement-sand mortar. Then carefully measure the width of the gap and calculate the bending radius of the future arch. For fidelity, draw the outlines of the product on a sheet of paper, try it on in place and transfer the outlines to drywall.

How to redo the usual opening under the arch with your own hands:

Note. It is better to make cuts in the profile and end strip of drywall more often. Too large segments will be noticeable - the arch will not be very round.

At the end, seal the joints and cracks with gypsum plaster, laying a reinforcing mesh at the corners. After hardening, clean the surface with sandpaper and proceed to the finishing facing. The manufacturing technology is shown in detail in the video:

Ways to design an interior passage

The simplest and most cheap option finishing cladding of an open opening - paste over the ends with wallpaper plus hang transparent curtain. The method is applicable under conditions home renovation when the wallpaper is re-glued in two adjacent rooms, otherwise the difference will be noticeable.

How can you finish the opening in other ways:

• mount decorative panels made of MDF or plastic, made in the form of platbands;
• instead of wallpaper, make a mosaic of artificial stone or clinker tiles imitating brickwork;
• use ready-made elements of gypsum stucco or polyurethane imitation;
• sew up the ends with classic wooden architraves and extras.

Framing the arch with ready-made sets of platbands

Recommendation. The cladding option should be chosen at the stage of forming the door clearance. If you buy a ready-made set of polyurethane or MDF platbands in advance, then the bending radius of the arch can be adjusted to the top part.

We have listed the most common cladding options. There are other methods - application and so on.

Facing the arch with plastic corners

This is a simple and affordable way to ennoble an arched portal with minimal cost. From the materials you will need flexible corners made of plastic or MDF and high-quality glue (liquid nails will do). Before installing the facing elements, the walls must be puttied and wallpapered.

Advice. Choose plastic cladding to match the color of the laminate and skirting boards. Ideally, the finish of the opening should look like a continuation of the floor edging.

Making a doorway without a door with corners is performed using the following technology:

Reference. Arched corners need to be bent along a wider shelf.

Making a standard rectangular portal is even easier - you don’t need to bend the material, just cut the ends correctly so that they fit nicely at the corners. More useful information You can learn about the use of corners from the video:

Finishing with clinker tiles

The color of artificial stone or clinker tiles is selected according to the color of the walls. To purchase the right amount of material, it is recommended to mark the future drawing on the wall with a simple pencil. For finishing, a building adhesive mixture such as Ceresit CM11 or liquid nails is used.

Options for cladding tiles made of artificial stone

Substrate preparation includes leveling and applying a deep penetrating primer. How to independently decorate the opening with clinker tiles:

After the adhesive mixture has hardened, remove the slats and carefully clean the edges of the tiles. The final stage is grouting with a composition that is in harmony with the interior of the room.

Installation of polyurethane moldings

Real gypsum stucco is notable for its considerable price, decent weight and fragility. Polyurethane imitation of columns, pilasters and overlay patterns looks no worse, but costs much less. In addition, plastic lends itself well to being painted in any desired color.

Visually, polyurethane stucco does not differ from gypsum

The technology for mounting polyurethane moldings is similar to finishing plastic corners. Each element is cut and fitted in place, then glued to the walls on both sides of the opening. To join the curly parts with each other, a special glue for plastic is used.

Note. In addition to the usual stucco, there are flexible plastic elements on sale that resemble dense rubber. See the video below for how this cladding is used on curved and round surfaces.

When the glue dries, the cracks and joints must be puttied and carefully treated with sandpaper. Final stage- painting in the required color (preferably with an aerosol can or spray gun).

The use of wooden platbands

Wood is a material traditionally used for finishing any openings. In the case of an arch, you will have to find the top element for sale or order production in a carpentry workshop.

Before installation, wooden extensions should be treated with sandpaper and covered with 2-3 layers of protective varnish. The latter is selected according to the desired color - you can use stain and clear varnish or a composition with the addition of the desired dye.

Wooden cladding requires care and periodic updating

It is produced in the classical way - on screws or nails. It is important to drown the fastener heads so that they are not conspicuous. From above, the attachment points are carefully smeared with putty and painted

Conclusion

The choice of finishing the opening depends on the conditions of the work. In the process overhaul apartments, you can use any material - artificial stone, wood or plastic. When it comes only to the arrangement of an interior passage without doors, then for decoration it is better to take ready-made elements from polyurethane, wood or MDF.

Structural engineer with over 8 years experience in construction.
Graduated from East Ukrainian National University them. Vladimir Dal with a degree in Electronic Industry Equipment in 2011.

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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, this work can be done as follows:

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 lining a doorway with plasterboard sheets, you can attach any decor elements to the surface, since drywall sheets have an absolutely smooth surface.

A feature of drywall is its simplicity with its work, which cannot be said about the plaster mixture, where without certain skills it is almost impossible to make the surface absolutely even.

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 lining the doorway with plasterboard sheets, you can proceed to the subsequent finishing only after cleaning the surface of dust and dirt, otherwise any attached elements will not last long.

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Gaps when installing an interior door structure

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 natural stone to finish the doorway. 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 trim the doorway with 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

1. The finishing material that you have chosen must have a certain symmetry on each side of the passage being made.
2. Joints between stone tiles must be of the same width.
3. Options for finishing doorways allow the use of more massive tiles below than at the top.

The work on finishing interiors made of stone tiles begins with marking. In this case, this is the most important moment of the whole work, since the tiles must 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

Designs in the form of arches are remarkably amenable to finishing MDF panels with different 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 with 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 decorating a doorway due to the lack of a wide range of colors, as well as the difficulty of manufacturing an ideally shaped arched structure.

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 PVC plastic panels is suitable. This is due to the abundance of color shades of the material, as well as the ease of its use in any premises, rooms and other spaces. Plastic panels can often even imitate the surface of stones, while their cost is several times cheaper.

PVC panels different color for finishing doorways

Consider the main advantages:

1. Low cost compared to all other materials.
2. Pretty easy maintenance.
3. Installation is done on your own without help.
4. 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 can lead to a crack.