Interior doors to the ceiling in an ordinary apartment. On the benefits of high doors and the rejection of stereotypical thinking

Choosing interior doors is not as easy a task as it might seem. What material and what type of construction to choose, and how to correctly fit the door into the design of the room - read our detailed article. A selection of the best photos is attached.

Interior doors, of course, are an extremely important design element of any room and apartment as a whole. After all, it is the doors that connect the two spaces that must be in harmony with both rooms, regardless of whether they are made in the same general style or inspired by completely different ideas.

So, when in the process of repair you are faced with the question of choosing interior doors, you should pay attention to a few basic rules.

1. Naturally, the ideal option would be doors made of natural materials. We will not tire of repeating that a good material is not only an aesthetic choice, but also the basis of the longevity of a particular design element, and this indicator can more than recoup the costs. In the matter of choosing interior doors, the best choice is doors made of solid wood or natural veneer.
2. High-quality coverage is another point that you should pay close attention to. It is a high-quality coating that will help extend the life of the door without losing their attractive appearance. In addition, high-quality varnish or laminate is also a matter of health!
3. Pay attention to the fit of all door elements: there should not be any extra gaps at the junctions of individual parts, such as gratings, frames, glass inserts or other materials.
4. Correct geometry is what matters! Only minor discrepancies of a few millimeters are acceptable, otherwise you risk getting certain problems with installation and operation in the future.
5. Remember that the door frame must be with a seal, and if glass is used in the decoration, then it must also be of sufficient quality to adequately endure all operational moments!

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Deciding on the material

fiberboard

Doors made from fiberboard, or in other words fiberboard, are a relatively cheap option. Unlike chipboard, which contains formaldehyde resins that emit toxic fumes over time, fiberboard is a more environmentally friendly material. It is a slab made from pressed wood dust, the particles of wood in which are steamed during the manufacture of the slab, and therefore they speak of production by wet pressing.

Do not think that fiberboard doors look like the back walls of Soviet wall cabinets. In the production of doors, fiberboard is ennobled by pressing with special dyes. In addition, the material undergoes the so-called strengthening process, which also positively affects its external and functional qualities.

All in all, MDF doors are a good economical choice, with a number of other benefits: MDF doors are resistant to moisture and strong enough to last you a long time.

MDF

MDF is an excellent compromise between the price of the product and its quality. Not only is MDF an environmentally friendly material, but everything else it has an excellent texture that allows you to make any carved elements from it. Therefore, if you want a door with an interesting decor, MDF will do the job perfectly.

MDF can be an excellent "stuffing" for an interior door. External finishing in this case can be done, for example, from natural veneer. If you are considering more budget options, then you can opt for faux veneer or lamination.

In addition to the advantages associated with possible design refinements in the performance of the door leaf, MDF has other advantages, including:

• moisture resistance;
• durability;
• practicality;
• deformation resistance.

solid wood

If you want the doors in your apartment to look expensive and noble, serve you for a long time, and at the same time you are ready to pay the appropriate price for it, your choice is solid wood interior doors.

A wonderful natural material, wood, has a number of advantages:

• strength of the door structure;
• excellent adhesion to finishing materials;
• reliability of fasteners;
• environmental friendliness;
• high quality;
• a wealth of design options.

But this material, unfortunately, is not without its shortcomings:

• each door made of solid wood is universal in a certain sense, since the pattern of the tree is unique;
• low resistance to temperature extremes and moisture (high-quality coating and proper care are required);
• a large weight of the structure, involving the use of extremely reliable and strong fittings.

Most often, in mass production, the surface of solid wood doors is covered with thin sheets of natural veneer - to improve moisture and heat resistance and increase the service life. With this task, veneered wooden doors cope perfectly!

Glass

Many modern styles, such as hi-tech or minimalism, are not too fond of natural materials such as wood or artificial imitation of wood canvases. The futurism of such styles dictates the choice of completely different materials - metal, plastic, glass.

And if metal doors are not the best choice for dividing rooms, then glass doors, on the contrary, do not look pretentious and somewhat simplify and facilitate. The matte surface makes it easy to fit them into any room and use them, including as a door for and.

In addition, the possibilities of decorating glass sheets are multifaceted! The combination of frosted glass with ordinary glass, stained-glass windows, sandblasted drawings - all this will help you choose a truly unique door for a unique interior!

Choosing the design of the interior door

There are a large number of options for interior doors, including classic swing doors and more interesting designs - sliding or folding. About all the details - below.

swing doors

Swing doors are the simplest and most familiar type of doors. The design of such a door consists of a door leaf and a box. But even such the simplest doors currently boast some variety of options.

A similar design and type of opening is currently used everywhere: both as interior doors and as entrance doors.

Sliding doors

Such a currently popular type of door construction as sliding doors came to us from Asia, where they have been used since ancient times. Their main advantage is ergonomics.

The design is a door leaf, which is attached to a guide with rollers installed inside a beam attached to the wall. The rollers are attached to the top of the door with a special bracket.

Sliding doors are able to fit into the smallest room, allowing you not to save precious meters.

Let's highlight the main advantages of the sliding type of opening:

• space saving, which allows not to waste space in an irrational way;
• design safety;
• stylish and fashion design.

The main disadvantages include low sound and heat insulation, as well as a higher cost compared to classic sliding doors.

One way or another, sliding doors are a stylish and modern version of interior doors. We invite you to familiarize yourself with interesting examples in our photo gallery:

Sliding doors

Compartment doors belong to a subgroup of sliding doors, however, they differ somewhat in design from the classical type, and therefore we singled them out as an independent group.

The design of such doors is similar to classic doors. But, of course, interior compartment doors differ from cabinet doors in weight and strength. In addition, do not forget about the presence of a handle and a lock.

Compartment doors are more ergonomic than classic sliding doors due to the fact that when opened, the sliding doors not only move to the side, but also overlap each other.

sliding doors

Another interesting type of sliding doors are doors with a sliding mechanism. Such designs are perhaps the most ergonomic option possible, because the door being opened does not slide along the wall, but inside it!

The wall in this case is made of drywall, and requires partial redevelopment for mounting a U-shaped groove into the wall. The groove is best made of metal.

When installing a sliding door, do not forget about the correct position of the handle!

Such a door looks very interesting in the interior of any room and has the useful property of tightness in comparison with a conventional sliding door.

Roto doors

Roto doors are a kind of compromise between a swing and a sliding door. The peculiarity of the roto-door is that in the process of opening the door leaf turns a little and in the open position it becomes perpendicular to the doorway.

This type of opening allows the open door to take up less space and, like the design of the sliding door, serves to save space in a small room or.

Roto doors have the advantages of sound insulation and tightness, and are a great solution for the bedroom!

Folding doors (accordion doors)

An interesting design solution seems to us to be the design of folding doors.

An accordion door can perfectly fit into the interior of a living room or bedroom, as well as become an excellent option in terms of space zoning (for example, separating the bedroom from the dressing room).

Wood or plastic is often used as a material in the manufacture of an accordion door, but other options are possible.

The design of a folding door is a connection of several elements using movable hinges, and one of the ends of such a door is equipped with rollers moving along a guide, as is the case with a classic sliding door.

Nuances of choice and design tricks

A single style or a riot of diversity?

When choosing interior doors to an apartment, we are faced not only with the choice of material and type of opening, but also with the choice of style, which, as often happens, should “combine the incongruous”. What are we talking about? Let's tell you more.

If you are doing repairs in a separate room and want to change the door along with the interior design, you are faced with the task: how to choose a door that would simultaneously fit into the new interior of the bedroom or living room and fit into the corridor? However, such a question haunts those who create a design project for a future apartment.

After all, it often happens that completely different styles coexist on the same living space in different rooms! A bedroom in the style of gentle Provence, a living room in the Art Nouveau style with its natural motifs, a laconic kitchen in the style of mimalism and a retro entrance hall - and each room has its own requirements not only for furniture and interior design, but also for the door!

Of course, if you plan to choose a single style for decorating an apartment, then you won’t have to puzzle over how to fit the door into two interiors at the same time. If you decide not to go the easy way, then we can advise you to make interior doors to order - so you can arrange them on the one hand to match the design of the hallway, and on the inside - choose a finish that is more suitable for the chosen style of the room.

You can also choose doors in neutral colors and neutral design, which will allow you to fit them into any interior of your choice without any questions!

Tall interior doors

We are used to standard doorways that average 30-50 cm below the ceiling (depending on the height of your ceilings). However, designers are increasingly offering us interesting concepts with the use of high doors in the interior - literally from the floor to the ceiling! What are the advantages of such structures, in addition to an unusual design solution?

• High doors can visually enlarge the space of a small room and “raise” the ceilings.
• The richness of the choice of style solutions and shades can easily emphasize the individuality of your design.
• The originality of the appearance does not even need comments. Such doors are unusual, period.

Self-installation of interior doors

Installing interior doors with your own hands is not the easiest process, which, however, allows you to save a lot during the repair process.

Of course, the nuances of assembly and installation directly depend on the type of construction you have chosen and it is impossible to identify a universal algorithm suitable for any case.

We tried to collect for you video tutorials on installing interior doors of various types, so that this process gives you as little trouble as possible! So, let's watch the video:

Swing door installation:

Sliding door installation:

Folding door installation:

Installation of rotary doors:

A well-known problem is small apartments. A good solution - compartment doors - is not always suitable: sometimes there is so little space that all the walls are lined with furniture and there is nowhere to move the canvas. But if the partition is not load-bearing and can be partially dismantled, then there is still an option: sliding doors that slide into the wall.

Structurally, the built-in interior doors do not differ from the coupe, they are based on the same components: a canvas (one or two), guide rails, carriages with rollers and fittings. If desired, an electric drive. The only difference is that when you open the canvas is hidden from the eyes. In the converted section of the wall there is a cassette into which a door slides on rollers.

The canvas itself can be anything: wood, glass, plastic. You can choose an option that will be in perfect harmony with the rest of the doors and the interior as a whole. The roller mechanism also does not differ from the standard one.

The difference is in fittings: locks and handles should not interfere with the displacement of the canvas into the wall. With handles and locks you need to decide in advance. If the sliding door into the wall will go completely, a lock with a button will be required to close.

The second difference is that sliding doors that slide into the wall require a greater energy intensity of installation than a compartment. It is necessary to dismantle a part of the wall, fix the cassette, sheathe the structure with drywall and complete the repair with finishing. There will be a lot of construction debris, you need to prepare for this in advance.

It is better to buy built-in doors in the wall immediately complete with a cassette. Buying a cassette later and installing it separately will turn out to be too expensive and energy-intensive. The pencil case door kit already has everything you need - a canvas, mechanism, fittings and a cassette.

Attention: for partitions made of brick and drywall, pencil cases are different. This must be specified at the time of purchase.

Installation sequence

1. Check the verticality of the walls and carefully calculate the opening (two widths of the canvas).

2. Dismantle the required area, if possible without unnecessary damage.

3. Process the opening, repair cracks.

4. Install the pencil case and secure with the help of mortgages. The upper mortgages will serve as a reliable fixation of the canvas, preventing displacement of the structure.

5. Sew up the cassette with drywall: the upper edge is placed along the enclosing box.

6. Install built-in doors and fittings.

7. Finish the wall.

8. Install platbands.

Sliding doors that slide into the wall are a good option to save space occupied by a regular door, but they take away 10 centimeters of the thickness of the room due to the cassette. Therefore, the ideal option for their installation is to mount built-in doors instead of self-supporting walls.

A fashionable trend in modern interior design is an interior opening that extends up to 3-4 m, occupying the space from the top to the bottom of the room. It is intended to equip it high door to ceiling - a non-standard product that combines impeccable functionality with interesting decorating possibilities. Structures of this type are made using a special technology using:

1. special strings integrated into the canvas to keep it perfectly vertical. Such components, in particular, are present in the structure of products of the Academy trademark;
2. hardwearing wear-resistant fittings. Swing doors are equipped with one or two more hinges, sliding doors - with reinforced rollers, designed for significant loads;
3. boxes, as a rule, are made of high-strength, but light-weight aluminium. The metal load-bearing element makes high interior doors to the ceiling rigid and stable, and also emphasizes their unique style.

Current model design options

Custom Height Door , as a rule, is a smooth canvas without burdening decorative elements. Moreover, some solutions of this kind do not even involve the installation of platbands. They are fixed flush with the wall, creating the effect of a single perfectly flat plane.

At the same time, you can buy a high door to the ceiling in various finishes, whether it be:

• primer for painting. The design, devoid of a final look, has an undoubted advantage - the ability to adapt to the needs of the most outstanding interior. You can simply process it with enamel of a shade you like, mask it with wallpaper, turn it into a stylish bright panel, decorate it with fabric, tiles, etc.;
• enamel, including those with an expressive glossy effect. The painted product perfectly merges into the minimalist ensemble and pleases with decent practicality;
• natural veneer, the natural beauty of which creates an interesting contrast with the emphasized brevity of high interior doors to the ceiling.

Models are made not only wooden , but also from ultra-resistant glass. The peculiarity of translucent solutions is that even with very large dimensions they retain airiness, eliminating the risk of overloading the room. In trendy interiors, both visually transparent products that do not hide the view, and options that have undergone matting, toning, and coloring sound harmoniously.

What are the advantages of large doors?

A high door to the ceiling, purchased from Academy at a bargain price, will help:

• visually enlarge the territory;
• furnish a room of any size. A laconic model, combined with a sliding mechanism, will not burden even a limited space;
• visually raise the upper ceiling, making the room higher, freer, more solemn;
• ensure unhindered passage through the opening for people of great stature.

Despite the large size, well-made and installed blades are easy to use.

In most cases, speaking of door leaves reaching the ceiling, they recall their ability to visually “raise” the upper plane, to make the room higher. Really, - it is a noticeable and effective vertical, which is able to orient the layout of the interior.

However, the possibilities of non-standard canvases are not limited to this, and if conventional sliding doors are simply convenient and do not take up much space, then higher similar designs allow you to instantly transform the space by combining or isolating rooms at will.

Often, as an argument against buying ready-made or purchasing high doors to order, they mention the impossibility of increasing the size of all openings in the room. If there are several openings in the hall, corridor or passage room, one of which must maintain its dimensions, different door heights will not look good. Indeed, not every opening can be changed, but in this case, high interior doors with a transom can be an excellent solution.

A transom is called a “superstructure” above the canvas, which, like the rest of the structure, can be made of almost any material, be deaf or glazed, have a rectangular or arched shape.

If you want to install high structures in a “difficult” room, doors with transoms are mounted in the modified doorways, and the opening, which has become a “stumbling block”, is equipped with an identical standard size design, after which an overlay imitating a transom is installed above it.

However, transom doors can be chosen without the need to solve complex problems. They are spectacular and perfect if there is a desire to install structures up to the ceiling, but there is no desire to open bulky canvases. Such high doors in the interior can be not only classic or retro, designs with an additional top element are also available in modern design.

The transom must be identical to the door leaf and frame, they are:

made from the same material

have the same finish

match in style.

The only difference may be the presence or absence of glazing. So, deaf doors can be crowned with an arched element with glass inserts. If glazing is also present in the leaf, the type and color of the glass must be the same.

Doors to the ceiling are most often made to order, after accurate measurements. This allows you to create a canvas and a box that matches the height of the room as much as possible. In addition to ordinary apartments or apartments of improved layout with high ceilings, non-standard doors can be installed in cottages or houses created according to special projects, at any height of a room or hall.