Light doors in the interior: a variety of models, materials and textures

Doorways are designed in different ways, including the traditional door leaf made of wood and eco-veneer. Today, the assortment is made of plastic, glass and with decorative inserts, but the most popular are light doors in the interior of the apartment. The once popular interior option (made of plywood on a frame with white paint) is fading into oblivion, wood decor is preferred. A large selection raises many questions, professional designers will answer them.

Light doors are back in fashion

How the choice of color and texture affects the perception of the interior and self-awareness?

The harmonious interior is directly related to inner comfort, the aura of the room gives a sense of inner balance. That is why so much attention is paid to the arrangement of living space. Psychologists and color specialists often recommend a “change of scenery” after stress..

Stays in beautiful places and fashionable hotels, expensive sanatoriums and holiday homes are literally “brought back to life.” But the same effect has a major or cosmetic repair of your own apartment, if you do not delay it for more than 2-3 weeks. The degree of transformation depends on the desire and financial capabilities..

Universal light shades easily fit into any interior and do not conflict with dark tones

Advice. Doors do not have to be changed. The easiest way is to repaint or open with varnish, remove old paint, or use spectacular decorating techniques. It is recommended to cover the glass insert of the interior door with a stained glass film – it will look like new.

Light-colored doors are often cheaper

Light shades, including the tone of the door leaf and woody texture, have a beneficial effect on perception and mental well-being. But this does not exclude the use of dark contrasts and bright accents. On the contrary, they make any interior more expressive and memorable, as in the photo..

Most often, these shades are chosen for a light painted door:

white or milky;
light beige;
delicate peach;
Ivory;
pearl gray;
golden yellow.

Light colors add lightness and cleanliness to the room without the need for careful selection of the color palette

Everyone has their own favorite color, but there is a subconscious perception:

1.	Black and navy blue door	Associated with the entrance to the unknown, but gives a feeling of serenity and prosperity, especially with expensive gilded fittings
2.	Yellowish wood tones	Calm down, but keep the intellect in good shape, maintain the mood for a working mood
3.	Orange and peach tones	Cheer up, harmonize the inner world
4.	Cold shades of blue	Calm down, help to immerse yourself in thought (white door with a blue-blue insert or stained glass pattern)
5.	Beige and brown combinations	Gives a sense of stability, reliability, but inhibits creativity
6.	Cool greenish shades	Relax the visual analyzers, soothe and harmonize internally
7.	Gray and light lilac tones	They are neutral, help to relax after emotional stress and an excess of information
eight.	Reddish and burgundy shades	(Red wood, stain or paint) restore strength, activate inner potential
nine.	White and light colors	Neutral in perception, excellent backdrop for decoration, give a sense of peace and balance.

Contrasting platbands and skirting boards add expressiveness to doors, creating a visual border between the opening, floor and walls

The monochromatic range of furniture and doors looks harmonious and attractive

If you want light doors to fit into the interior design as much as possible, match the same wood shade to the floor. This is the largest surface of the overall texture:

parquet;
laminate;
porcelain stoneware;
linoleum “under parquet”.

The door leaves look laconic with a shade selected several tones darker than the ceiling and walls

In addition to the color palette, the interior with light doors of various designs is visually perceived differently:

Narrow vertical stripes and inserts, panels and moldings visually raise the ceilings.
Door trick with timber cladding creates a sense of prosperity.
Light interior doors in an interior with a large pattern or dark walls bring some optimism, freshness and novelty.
A door with a fancy decor, winding lines of inserts will help to revive a pale nondescript interior.
If you want to disguise the passage to another room, you can hide the door with a mirror, but you need pedal fittings to open them..
A surface with a picturesque drawing or pasting with photo wallpapers on the theme of going out into the wild gives the feeling of unlimited space.

Carved doors with stained-glass windows look unusually beautiful

Attention! Phosphorescent or luminous paints are a new trend, they are used to outline the perimeter of the door. This is useful for people who have to get up often at night, but have difficulty with disorientation in space..

The color of the door leaves is matched to the walls, floors and furniture

Constructive types of doors

When starting a renovation with the replacement of interior doors, do not forget that at the same time you can get rid of some of the inconveniences associated with an unsuccessful layout. Often, 3-4 doors can open on one square meter of the corridor area. This creates certain difficulties when 2-3 people leave different rooms at the same time..

Sliding doors are ideal for narrow corridors

There are several options for solving this problem:

Swing doors, where possible, should be replaced so that they do not open outward, but into the room. Swinging outward is prescribed by fire safety rules, but this property may never be needed, and the interior door opens into the corridor dozens of times a day.
Sliding doors or sliding door leaves on rollers at the entrance to adjacent rooms can be installed on a common guide rail. They will not take up space in a narrow corridor, but you need to make some effort when using.
Folding (“accordion”, “door-screen”) models are used inside the room – for zoning space or isolating a certain place.
Double doors (two halves) can be symmetrical or one part wider. As a rule, a smaller part is fixed with a door latch in the stake and the upper plane of the opening. It is more convenient than opening a wide massive door every time..

Replacing an inconvenient option with light interior doors in the interior of the apartment will simultaneously solve the issues of aesthetics and ergonomics.

Sliding white door on a black guide rail

Advice. The installed closers “themselves” will close any swing doors. It is not necessary to buy expensive models from a natural solid wood. Today there are many budget alternatives that do not look different from wood..

Modern doors made of combined materials look no worse than analogs made of solid wood, but are much cheaper

Modern interior door designs are produced from different materials that imitate light wood (and other shades):

veneer (a thin cut of valuable wood on top of budget materials);
eco-veneer with wood decor;
laminated plastic doors in different shades;
decorative plywood;
moisture resistant MDF;
laminate (carpentry);
composite materials.

Compressed wood-based paint derivatives are a great way to save money. The doors inside the apartment are subject to lower loads than the entrance doors, so the operational requirements for them are much lower.

Folding doors in the bedroom

Plastic doors are perfect for bathrooms and other rooms with high humidity.

There are many aesthetic models in the catalogs – from the usual door model with uncomplicated panels to spectacular inserts from different types of glass:

transparent;
frosted;
mirror;
corrugated;
stained glass;
sandblasting.

It is worth paying attention to such a property as sound insulation. Much here is determined not by the material, but by the design of the door – its tightness to the box. The noise absorption factor also depends on the amount of textiles and the properties of the finishing materials of adjacent rooms..

Light shades of wood

The pliability of processing and the texture of wood have always been decisive, but considerable importance has been given to color. Natural wood of light shades was most often used in the interior:

oak (different shades in species growing in Europe, Asia, Australia and America);
holly;
hornbeam;
beech;
spruce;
alder;
nut;
birch (Karelian and burl are valued);
pine (different hardness and shade);
maple (several varieties with different textures).

Among the accompanying materials, bamboo and cork are often used, but they are applicable in the interior only as a decoration after special processing of application to the base..

Solid wood paneled door in a classic interior

Modern technologies make it possible to obtain any shade of door leaf decor imitating valuable species – wenge, zebrano, mahogany. But in fashion periodically some shades obtained by impregnation with wood stain (on wood) or obtained artificially – computer graphics.

Among the solid wood doors, you can find affordable options. For example, alder canvases combine the aesthetics of natural wood with an acceptable cost.

Among the most fashionable shades of wood decor used in laminate and eco-veneer for doors, designers especially appreciate:

white oak halifax;
polar pine aland;
alpine pine and cassina;
gray oak “foggy London”;
champagne sugar maple;
natural oak (nebraska and smoothstone);
bleached ash;
natural cocobolo;
light acacia lakeland;
beech elmau, etc..

These and other tones of light interior doors are widely represented in catalogs. If several different wood textures are used in the design of rooms, it is important to choose an advantageous combination that complements each other in the general palette. But there are also traditional combinations of a certain texture and natural colors and shades:

Light oak goes well with shades of fresh spring greenery and juicy citrus colors – the combination is appropriate in a cheerful kitchen interior.
Mahogany goes well with emerald textiles and brown leather upholstery – a classic combination for an English-style study.
Yellowish beech wood in the interior with light doors in the women’s bedroom goes well with burgundy, purple and lilac tones of textiles.
Ebony (black wood) of sleek, stylish furniture looks great against white walls and wood décor in gray or bleached oak.
Cherry is in perfect harmony with the cold scale, if the color of the furniture and the door exactly matches.
Alder will suit a noble interior in gray tones.
Gray oak with a striking rustic texture is nobly combined with white leather furniture – an excellent solution for a living room where the door and floors are the same color.
Smooth beige doors in the interior of a bedroom or a teenager’s room are in perfect harmony with the design in caramel and chocolate tones.

Canvases made of natural wood painted in white color ideally fit into Scandinavian-style interiors

In a classic interior, birch doors with volumetric inserts and carved platbands are often used.

Key design rules

A particular shade of wood blows to be perceived more appropriate if it is duplicated in the design of a room or the entire apartment. This can be upholstered furniture or curtain color, tile pattern or functional decor..

It is best when furniture and everything that is made of wood or imitates its texture is matched in one color, as in the photo.

If several interior doors open into a common room, then all of them should be performed in a common concept.

When choosing a door color, pay attention to its texture and texture.

Classic combinations are in preference, as it is time-tested. It does not overload the psyche and will never go out of style..

In contrasting combinations, care must be taken so that all this does not dazzle. If the furniture is white, it will be lost against the background of white walls. But the noble shade of the laminate on the floor and floor doors is well set off by colored curtains and other textiles..

Classic combination – white doors and dark floor

Do not rely on gray for the entire room if you have chosen a trendy door shade with a spectacular insert design. It can inspire discouragement, bright accents are needed for mood..

When choosing light interior doors, you need to focus on several indicators:

Material, its decorative properties.
Soundproofing.
Price-quality ratio”.
Manufacturer credibility (quality assurance).
Hardware design is important (how expensive it looks).
Reliability and accuracy of insertion of a latch with a lock.
Choose a model with a frame (facing the slopes) or in exact accordance with the dimensions of the previously dismantled door.
The decor of the door leaf should match the style of the interior (classic, country, minimalism, art deco, baroque, empire, etc.).
Convenient design (open in the desired direction, 1- or 2-leaf).
Cheap plastic and ordinary painted doors are not suitable for an expensive interior..

Light doors are widely used in minimalism, perfectly complementing the ascetic nature of this style.

White door in the interior

Pay special attention to the decoration of the room where the modern white door will be installed. But it will become a worthy decoration in the design of a room if it is in harmony with textiles and furniture..

A white door looks better with spectacular glazing or designer inserts. Then it will not “get lost” against the background of white walls and plastic windows with transparent tulle. In such an interior, the feeling is created that a lot of light and air is a great option for a small room on the north side of the house. This color does not absorb the space, so white doors are chosen for small apartments..

White doors combined with light walls or furniture visually expand the space of the room

Advice. If there is little natural light in the room, choose a glossy paint (with the maximum degree of light reflection) and a mirror insert.

The combination of white doors with white windows is considered a classic.

White doors for the most part do not have complex carved patterns, so it is easier to wash them from dirt

There is an opinion that white and light interior doors are easily soiled and not practical. It all depends on the frequency of cleaning and the practicality of the coating. Every fingerprint is visible on the black lacquered door leaf. They have to be cleaned much more often than a white door leaf and noble walnut or bleached oak decor.

In our photo gallery, you can choose for inspiration the option that best suits your home design..