The name “doorway”, first of all, implies a design for installation door leaf. But the presence of an interior door is not always appropriate and practical, which may be due to both the layout features and the limited size of the rooms.

In such cases, this element, turning into an independent interior detail, It fully deserves that homeowners pay due attention to its decoration.

What is this interior element?

This is an open opening that provides free communication between adjacent rooms of residential apartments.

The absence of a door in this design allows you to save up to 1 m2 of space, give the opening different shapes and sizes, as well as visually expand the space and erase the boundary between rooms, combining them into a single ensemble.

Forms

Theoretically, the door the opening can be given any shape(even round), but here you should take into account how functional this or that design will be.

Best give preference to one of the most common options, such as:

The arches themselves can also be of different shapes:

• ellipsoid;
• rounded;
• trapezoidal;
• asymmetrical (having an oblique slope on one side).

Design options

Modern Design Ideas include several methods decorating the opening. Some of them will be discussed below.

Artificial stone finishing

This material is most often used for finishing cafes, shops and other public places, but in some cases it is quite looks appropriate as a cladding doorways residential apartments.

Finishing with decorative stone is suitable for:

• spacious premises;
• rooms with little furniture;
• giving the room a certain design style;
• masking wall flaws.

In order for the artificial stone to harmonize as much as possible with the interior, you need follow some rules.

When facing a rectangular doorway bottom part masonry should be wider, than above (see photo). This technique will allow you to smoothly move on to finishing the walls. When decorating an arched opening, the top of the structure is fully decorated, which will highlight its rounded shape.

Doorway trim must be done from all sides, not excluding the slopes themselves. This will simplify the task of decorating walls and ceilings in combination with stone.

Laminate

You can decorate interior doorways and arches with laminate - this budget and relatively simple decor. One of the main advantages of this cladding option is the ease of processing the material, which allows you to give it almost any shape.

The sheets are installed either on the frame or by gluing them directly to the surface of the opening. Frame method fastenings suitable for wide openings, since installing the sheathing entails a reduction in space.

MDF panels

A suitable option for decorating slopes “like wood”. Front side of the material may have different coatings(veneer, PVC, eco-veneer), any of which gives the panels an external resemblance to valuable wood.

DIY cladding

Let's look at finishing a doorway using MDF panels as an example. Cover slopes with MDF panels possible in two ways, with glue or using lathing.

Cladding using glue consists of the following steps:

1. If the base is a “bare” brick or concrete surface, it is finished with plywood or MDF, which secured to the wall with dowels.
2. Next, the panels are marked and cut to size.
3. The back side is lubricated with “liquid nails” glue, which applied in a zigzag stripe.
   The material is applied to the base, and after 5–10 minutes the surface is tapped with a rubber hammer.

Fastening the panels to the sheathing, although characteristically different from the previous process, but it’s also not complicated:

1. In the doorway install the frame from wooden slats or metal profile, fixing them to the surface using dowels.
2. At the top and bottom of the frame with self-tapping screws attach the starting guides. Fragments of cladding cut to size are inserted into them and secured to the frame using the same self-tapping screws.
3. Upon completion of installation of panels along the outer perimeter of the opening install cashing.

Watch a video lesson about decorating a doorway:

It is clear from everything that the finishing of the opening is complete and, moreover, responsible procedure for registration of residential premises. At the right approach this element will be a quality addition to the interior of any style.

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

Today on construction market presented very wide range various materials, allowing you to decorate your living space in any style and to suit every taste. Therefore, there should be no problems in implementing even the most intricate project. Moreover, you can get by with relatively low costs, and at the same time richly decorate the doorway with a beautiful and original platband.

There is no need to think that the design of this interior element is not as significant as, for example, the walls or ceiling. Until the last decorative details are installed, the overall appearance of the premises will not have the desired completeness.

Finishing materials for doorways

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

• Decorative clinker tiles.
• Stucco molding made of gypsum, or its imitation made of polyurethane.
• Plastic panels.
• Artificial stone.
• Natural wood.

In addition to the finishing material itself, the chosen shape of the doorway itself can become a decorative 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 independently, having previously developed a design sketch and having on hand necessary tools and materials.

Clinker tiles

One of the traditional solutions for finishing an opening is cladding with clinker tiles to look like brick.

Finishing doorways with clinker tiles has recently become a fairly popular trend - this can be explained by the variety of colors of this material and the ease of its use. Not only straight versions of tiles are produced, but also corner 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.

It is most often used for external facade decoration, but for certain rooms and doorways it is perfect, especially if it harmonizes with the decoration of the walls. Sometimes, in addition, in combination with the doorway, the areas around the windows are also covered with the same material, thanks to which the room immediately acquires its own style.

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

Markings are made on the walls according to the drawn up sketch. This process is especially important if the tiles are laid out in a chaotic asymmetrical pattern.

The tiles are laid in different ways, creating a smooth edge or a jagged, stepped edge; they are often installed offset.

Before laying the tiles, it is recommended to additionally treat the area on the wall to be tiled, which will improve the adhesion of building compounds and guarantee that the material will be securely glued to the surface. The primer must be completely dry before gluing the tiles.

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

The glue is applied very carefully to the back surface of the tile. 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. This parameter must be monitored using a building level constantly during facing work.

When the glue has set, these calibration strips can be removed from the seams and the masonry can be left until the mortar has completely dried.

After the glue has dried, the seams between the tiles are sealed with grout. suitable color harmonizing with the finishing material or the shade of the walls.

Artificial stone

Finishing with artificial stone is also quite 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 finishing surfaces with artificial stone include the following qualities:

• Presentable, aesthetic and stylish appearance.
• Excellent harmony with other materials.
• Resistance to mechanical damage when laid correctly.
• Long service life without changing appearance.
• Simplicity in daily care of finishing.

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

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

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

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

The artificial stone is fixed in the same way as clinker tiles, on one of tile adhesives or "liquid nails". It is necessary to take into account that this material is much heavier than tiles, since it is often thicker, so the wall for its installation must be especially carefully prepared, be sure to treat it in several layers with a primer.

Cladding with artificial stone is quite labor-intensive work, since each of the elements must be glued to the wall and held for some time so that the composition sets. In addition, it must be said that this is a rather expensive material. However, it is worth it - the effect of a high-quality finish will be amazing.

Stucco molding, natural gypsum and artificial

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

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

However, if it is decided to design one of the rooms in a classical, Doric, Venetian or other similar style, where the presence of stucco elements is expected and would not be absurd, then decorating the doorway with it will certainly be “in keeping with the 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.

Plaster stucco elements are quite heavy, so they are quite difficult to attach to the walls. Installation is also complicated by the fact that gypsum in its hardened form is very fragile, and if it falls even from a small height or with careless actions during cladding, the finishing element can break into pieces.

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

Polyurethane is very light, adheres well and adheres 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 are produced for decorating a doorway - these can be borders, pilasters with capitals, or even full-fledged columns that are glued to the ceiling and wall.

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

The variety of shapes and relief patterns of these decorative elements allows you to choose them to suit any, most demanding taste. It is also very important that polyurethane can be easily painted, 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 trims that will complement arched or straight elements.

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

Installation of polyurethane parts can be easily carried out independently using one of the polymer adhesives, “liquid nails” or special “Moment” glue.

It’s 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 your house or apartment has high ceilings that make the rooms uncomfortable, you should round off the sharp corners of the doorway and choose 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 even be purchased ready-made - they are produced for openings of different shapes: rectangular, arched and semi-arched, designed for different heights and widths. Platbands can be white or made with a textured pattern of one of the wood species that may have different shades. Selecting the color of the platband to match the overall scheme of the interior will not be difficult, as well as installing them on the walls of the doorway.

Typically a finishing kit consists of the following elements:

• Platband, which is fixed with outside opening on the wall. As a rule, this element consists of three parts - a top bar and two side ones. If the opening is made in the form of an arch, then upper part should be arched. If an opening is being finished that will be used without a door leaf, then the kit should include two trims, for one and the other side of the doorway.
• An additional strip that is mounted directly on the walls of the opening along its thickness and covers it completely.

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

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

• Ease of installation of elements, which will not be difficult to do yourself.
• Sufficient resistance to mechanical stress with careful use.
• 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 panels. Some kits have a special entrance for them into the internal space of the platband, located at the level of the baseboard, and the design provides special channels for laying wires.
• Plastic panels give the doorway neatness and visually highlight it with an aesthetic frame.

Fastening of elements of plastic platbands and extensions to the walls is carried out in different ways- this can be by gluing them to surfaces using “liquid nails”, and sometimes they are attached with locking joints to special guides that are included in the finishing kit.

Wood finish

Wooden trims 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, those with decorative elements, cut by hand or using special equipment, will not be cheap, but they will also be used for a very long time.

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

Wooden finishing materials can be selected to suit any design style - they can look very simple or be decorated with figured carvings. An important advantage of the material itself and products made from it is 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, will be impossible to distinguish from expensive wood. Carrying out these processes is not at all difficult, so you can save on them by purchasing or ordering the frames in an unprocessed form to the master.

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

Arched doorway

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

The advantage of this shape is that it softens sharp corners. Visually, the arch makes the ceiling higher in an apartment, and “lowers” ​​it somewhat when the ceilings in mansions are too high. If you need to visually “lower” the ceiling, making the room more comfortable, you only need to slightly widen the arched opening, making it almost completely semicircular, without vertical sections.

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

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

This type of opening is also ideal for combining a loggia with a living space. Thanks to the expansion of the arched structure, the room will visually appear larger than it actually is.

Try making an arch yourself!

Drywall in in capable hands turns into a truly universal material, opening up the broadest possibilities for independently creating the most complex interior elements. For a diligent and careful apartment owner, manufacturing should not be particularly difficult. To help him, there is a special publication on our portal.

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

Trapezoidal opening

A doorway of this shape 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 if it has a dark shade, 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 others decorative elements.

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

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

Such “hard” forms can negatively affect a person’s psycho-emotional state

Lack of smooth forms in doorway will make the room uncomfortable, even if for her general design wallpaper or other will be used decorative finishing warm shades. Therefore, if you choose the shape of a doorway without a door, then it is better to immediately abandon this option.

Asymmetrical opening shapes

There are a great many options for asymmetrical openings - they can have smooth, angular shapes or combine several of the configurations. When choosing fancy lines for an opening, you need to remember not only about the supporting structures of the house - it is not always possible to widen the opening to the expected width.

Asymmetrical openings - the widest field for the owners’ fantasies

A very important point is psychological impact forms on the mood of residents. If you don’t want constant clashes, 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 nearby.

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

Drywall – unique material for the construction of walls and partitions

When planning a redevelopment, erecting new partitions or reconstructing existing ones, it is best to rely on the use of plasterboard. A special publication on our portal is dedicated to the process of self-creation of internal ones.

To summarize, 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 necessary to take into account the structural structure of the entire structure, since an expanded doorway in some cases can weaken the load-bearing walls and ceiling, 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 when drawing up a project, then it is best to contact specialists to make calculations or even complete all the work. They will determine the capabilities of load-bearing structures and calculate the permissible limits for the expansion of doorways without compromising general design the entire building.

Master of Architecture, graduated from Samara State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering. 11 years of experience in design and construction.

One of the common options for visually increasing space in a room is dismantling interior doors. This solution allows you to visually expand the premises and create a single space in the interior. In this case, an important task arises - finishing the doorway. In this article we have collected the most popular and non-trivial ways to solve this issue.

Preparing the opening

The process of preparing the work surface varies due to the materials chosen as finishing.

Types of finishing materials

The choice of materials for finishing a doorway on the construction market is extensive; there are both economy-class options and expensive alternatives. Everything depends directly on the needs, desires and capabilities of buyers, as well as several important aspects:

• you should not skimp on the quantity and quality of fastening elements (for example, if you make a sheathing from wooden blocks, you need to check them for the presence of mold, rot and large cracks);
• when purchasing materials packaged in different boxes, you should check the delivery batches; if they differ, then the shade of the contents may also differ;
• the durability of the material, its ability to withstand daily contact with various external influences - this is what all craftsmen should first think about.

Using the example of the most popular options for finishing a doorway, we will consider in more detail the workflow for each of them.

Plaster

This option can be called the most popular due to the simplicity of the work and the practicality of using the finishing material.

The only thing you should take care of before starting finishing is to cover the floor with film or newspapers so as not to damage or contaminate the surface.

1. Work begins with preparing the opening: removing old materials and priming the surface.
2. Installation of beacons (you should mix a little mortar and fix the perforated corners on the walls, aligning them to the building level).
3. A masonry reinforcing mesh is attached between the corners.
4. The building mixture is prepared in the required quantity.
5. Using several spatulas, the mixture is applied to the walls in a chaotic manner, after which it is smoothed over the surface using a rule.

It is important to remember that the thickness of one layer should not exceed 2 cm, otherwise voids or cracks may form, and this will negatively affect the durability of the finish.

If everything is met, all you have to do is wait until the surface has dried, and you can start finishing: painting, wallpapering or applying decorative mixtures.

Clinker tiles, mosaic

This material is intended for cladding a variety of areas of a residential building, including the doorway. There are no special installation rules; options are offered depending on the interior design:

Covering a doorway with tiles or mosaics does not require any special tools or special skills; the work process consists of step-by-step actions:

1. after the surfaces have been cleaned and plastered, it is necessary to apply markings according to which the tiles will be located in the doorway;
2. prepare special glue (liquid nails are used only in cases where the surface is perfectly flat);
3. apply glue with a spatula to the back side of the tile, spread it over the surface, remove excess;
4. Press the tile against the wall and hold it for a few seconds, applying force.

To ensure that the products are fixed evenly on the surface of the opening, you should prepare plastic beads in advance, which are inserted into the seams between the tiles. It is removed after the adhesive mass has hardened, no earlier than 24 hours later.

It is very important that if glue gets on the surface of the tile, it should be removed immediately, since the hardened mass is very difficult to remove.

When the opening is completely ennobled, the seams between the tiles are sealed with special grouts, the color of which is matched to the tone of the walls or finishing materials.

Decorative stone

Another option that is used as an alternative to clinker tiles is decorative stone. It has several advantages over other finishing materials:

• an exact imitation of natural rocks, while there are a lot of varieties of textures: marble, limestone, jasper, brick, cut wood and many others.
• tolerates high humidity without consequences;
• easy to care for, because does not require application special means to remove dirt from the surface;
• resistant to mechanical damage if installation rules are followed.

The installation process is very similar to laying clinker tiles, but there are several important points, which should not be forgotten:

• depending on the thickness, the weight of the products may vary, which may increase the consumption of the adhesive mass;
• acquiring finishing material, inspect several pieces from the back, if there are many pores on the surface, they have a low density, which will affect the strength of the stone.

This finishing material comes in two types:

1. Natural. Made from natural rocks crushed into crumbs. Such products are distinguished by their heaviness and strength under direct mechanical influences.
2. Artificial. It is based on gypsum, to which dyes and polymers are added. The main advantage is the low price, which fluctuates around 300-800 rubles per square meter.

Wooden panels, MDF

No less popular option for finishing door slopes are wooden or MDF panels laminated to resemble wood, which harmoniously fit into the classic style. The advantages include:

• aesthetics;
• durability;
• no visible defects upon contact with water.

The process of installing wood or MDF panels will require you to purchase additional materials– wooden slats that will be used as sheathing:

1. The slats are cut to fit the width of the opening and attached to the walls using dowels and self-tapping screws.
2. The panels are also adjusted to fit the opening with a small indentation, to hide which an end angle is used.
3. The starter panel is secured with finishing nails.
4. All subsequent panels are attached through a tongue and groove (connection system present on the products).
5. From the end, the structure is closed with a side panel - a platband, which is attached with nails to the sheathing or with an end angle.

Photo instructions for finishing the opening MDF panels

To hide the fasteners, you can use special furniture wax or adhesive plugs, matching them to the color of the panels.

This finish will look rich, even if inexpensive MDF panels with a textured pattern imitating exotic wood were used.

Laminate

Many finishers love laminate for its flexibility, which allows this material to cover almost any openings, corners and nooks found in residential premises. The only thing worth worrying about is that it does not tolerate moisture well and after contact with water, swelling may form at the ends of the products, and such defects cannot be eliminated.

The laminate is attached using self-tapping screws to the sheathing in the same way as finishing PVC panels or MDF.

If the walls are relatively flat, then you can use liquid nails and spacers, which will press the material against the surface of the walls for several hours.

Stucco molding – gypsum and polyurethane foam

One of the most interesting, but in its own way capricious materials is stucco. When using it in the interior to decorate a door opening, you should maintain a single concept of the overall design, fit it into the style of columns, pilasters with capitals and other similar decorative elements.

The stucco molding on the opening should be combined with other interior elements, for example with floor and ceiling plinths

There are two types of stucco on the construction market:

1. Plaster. It is impossible to imagine interiors without it country houses, made in Venetian or classic style. But in small apartments such products seem too bulky; interior openings narrow not only visually, but also actually. Plus, gypsum is a very heavy and fragile material; under mechanical stress it will not last long.
2. Artificial, or rather polyurethane, is an affordable analogue of gypsum.

The advantages of polyurethane foam decor also include:

• ease of construction;
• ease of installation: products are easily cut with a stationery knife and attached to liquid nails;
• variety of ready-made forms;
• The polyurethane surface is suitable for painting.

Stucco molding looks ideal in the frame of a doorway with an arch, especially if the width allows the erection of monolithic column supports along the edges.

Doorway shapes

Finishing openings between rooms without a door is complicated not only by the choice of material used, but also by what shape this very opening will be.

The solution to this issue will affect the harmony of the transition between rooms, the lighting of the rooms, the combination of styles in the interior and the practicality of movement.

Rectangular

A common option is rectangular. Such an opening remains immediately after dismantling the door frame and it has its advantages:

• suitable for all finishing materials;
• no additional structures are required;
• clearly delineates two living spaces, for example, a balcony and a kitchen, while visually expanding both;
• great for modern styles interior design.

A wide rectangular opening allows the slopes to be used as niches for interior items

Arched

The arch has an interesting ability: in rooms with low ceilings it visually raises them, and in cases with high ceilings, on the contrary, it lowers them. Moreover, the wider the arch-shaped opening, the lower the ceiling appears.

Many people prefer this option for its softness and lack of sharp corners, which makes transitions between rooms more invisible. The arch fits perfectly when exiting the hall; if it is wide enough, the movement between rooms will be imperceptible.

The absence of massive doorway decor emphasizes the beauty and complexity of the rest of the interior

A nice addition are ready-made solutions– arched-type extensions prepared for installation in doorways.

Extensions and developed edging of the opening emphasize the complex shape of the opening, placing a visual emphasis on it

Trapezoidal

This form is used very rarely, due to the fact that in small areas such a solution gives reverse effect: the room does not expand, and the ceiling visually lowers. Especially in cases where the upper horizontal part of the trapezoid is too narrow. It may seem that when decorating the opening they wanted to make an arch, but did not have enough strength and skills.

Such an opening looks good when it matches the shape of the room located behind it, as in this picture

The polygon will fit well into the passage where double-leaf interior doors were planned or installed. Using drywall, you can easily and effortlessly turn a rectangular opening into a smooth trapezoid by securing it at the corners of the opening.

Asymmetric

A doorway that embodies the fantasies of the owners of a living space is an asymmetrical shape. Designers love it for its ability to bring the most amazing solutions to life. The opening ceases to be the boundary of two rooms, it turns into a decoration of the apartment, into an element that attracts the eye and emphasizes the given style.

An asymmetrical opening is the highlight of any interior

However, there are nuances here that many people forget about and encounter difficulties during the work process:

• you cannot undertake the expansion of the opening without creating a project where all the possibilities of load-bearing walls and ceilings will be taken into account;
• sharp corners and sharp shapes have a negative psychological impact on others; it is necessary to minimize the presence of irritating factors so that ennobled openings serve as an advantage and not a disadvantage.

Decoration with curtains

A simple but very interesting option for decorating a doorway with curtains is a look into the past. Several decades ago, people demarcated their living space in this way, decorating the passage with wooden or fabric curtains. The desired effect was achieved: the boundaries of the room were visually outlined, without creating a closed space.

Curtain - a simple and effective solution

But similar solutions are still popular now, but the variety of shapes and materials has become much greater. The most commonly used are bamboo sticks, which are very durable and produce a pleasant sound when colliding with each other. You can paint them yourself in the desired shade or choose a ready-made option to suit your interior.

You can use curtains anywhere, even on the border between the hallway and the bathroom, although this is a little intimate, but if home owners are interested in this option, then why not experiment.

The design of an opening without a door implies several features. Not all materials are suitable for this type of finishing, and the selected options will have to be handled quite carefully. Some structures can be created with your own hands, but the construction of others is best left to a professional.

Peculiarities

The logical conclusion would be that a doorway without a door is made entirely without a door frame. All decoration includes only the lining of the opening itself, which is done using a variety of materials.

The design of a doorless opening allows you to choose from a variety of shapes, including classic and interesting fantasy options.

Not every room will have an opening without a door that will look appropriate. There are rooms that must have a door, and these include not only the toilet and bathroom. The bedroom, kitchen, office must be equipped with a full door Since these rooms are larger than others, there is a need for privacy and intimacy.

However, every rule can be circumvented. For additional decoration of such openings, curtains, muslin, and screens are used. They allow you to create the illusion of dividing the room without completely replacing the door.

Decorating an open doorway implies relying on the integrity of the entire home. As a rule, identical doorless openings are made in an apartment or house. This applies to both shape and finish. They act as a connecting element, uniting all rooms into a single ensemble.

Speaking about the advantages that open openings have compared to classic doorways, we cannot fail to mention saving space. Each door occupies at least a square meter of usable space. When creating a doorless structure, this problem disappears. From an aesthetic point of view, an opening allows you to visually expand the space or expand the functional area of ​​the room by combining it with a utility room. A good example is a common combination of a balcony and a living room lately.

In some cases, a doorless space looks much more attractive than a door, especially when it is beautifully decorated. For example, shelves are often placed along the contour of such an opening. The figurines or other little things placed on them beautifully frame the skylight, creating a unique atmosphere that cannot be repeated. Thus, sometimes an open doorway looks even more intimate than a thick oak door.

Finally, another important advantage is creating sufficient ventilation in the apartment. Air circulates better through open space, and for small apartments, for example, like in houses built by Khrushchev, this factor is important - it allows you to combat stuffiness.

Creating several openings can completely change the original layout of the apartment, but in reality it comes out much cheaper than a full-fledged redevelopment.

In addition, it is often possible to create an opening even in a load-bearing wall, so there are many more options for a new apartment plan.

Species

There are many different configurations of doorways without a door, which differ from each other not only in their shape, but also in the material with which they are created. Along with traditional raw materials, the latest developments in the field of design are also used.

The simplest in design is ordinary rectangular span. Creating a rectangular opening is very simple: the door frame is completely dismantled, then the surface of the walls is leveled along the contour. In the future, the resulting hole is simply painted or lined suitable material. There are a great variety of finishing methods, starting with the simple installation of wooden extensions and ending with the creation of pompous stucco columns.

More popular building arched structures. To do this, it is not necessary to expand the existing opening in the wall, but recent years The idea of ​​creating false arches is actively used. In this case, corner elements made of polyurethane or plasterboard with rounded sides are installed in the rectangular span, and the result is a full-fledged arch with much less cost and labor. However, this method is not suitable for all homes: it is necessary that the opening be of sufficient height.

There are several types of arches:

• Rounded arch. It is a classic interpretation and can be used in absolutely any room, regardless of parameters, but there is one unspoken rule. The lower the ceiling, the wider the arched span should be.
• Trapezoidal span. It is created from straight lines and can only be called an arch conditionally. Designers do not recommend using this form because of its strong association with a funeral accessory - a coffin.
• Triangular arch. There are a huge number of subtypes of triangular arches: keeled, pointed horseshoe, Tudor. Similar elements came to modern design from the Middle Ages, and they are used preferably in tall, spacious rooms.

More and more often, people are abandoning the creation of ordinary classical openings in favor of fancy asymmetrical ones.

They can only be made in plasterboard partition walls. Asymmetrical openings can have any shape you like, and can also be supplemented with all kinds of auxiliary details: shelves, niches, lighting. This design acts as a bright element and sets the tone for the entire appearance of the room. Catching your gaze, an asymmetrical opening helps to hide possible flaws when renovating a room.

Dimensions

It is possible to balance the proportions of rooms in an apartment using doorways without doors. Depending on whether the opening is wide or narrow, high or low, the impression made varies.

For rooms with low ceilings, it is strictly not recommended to install narrow spans. Visually they will make the room tiny and uncomfortable. It is better to choose a wide option that will visually expand the area of ​​the room, add air and light to it. This applies not only arched openings, but also rectangular.

Optimal height also depends on the original proportions of the room. If you want to use a skylight to combine two rooms, it is recommended to make it almost as high as the ceiling. An ordinary span, serving only as an alternative to a door, should be made significantly lower, but its height should not be lower than 2 m. In the case of arches this indicator grows by at least 30 cm. This is due not so much to aesthetic rules as to safety requirements: a person can hit the upper narrow part of the arch hard in the dark.

When constructing asymmetrical structures, the following rule should be followed: the more intricate the shape, the wider the opening should be. Too much concentration of monograms and other elements on small space will overload the look, making the design unnecessarily pretentious and bulky. As a result, instead of a spectacular accent, you will get a tasteless option that you will soon get tired of.

Thus, the size of the doorway is largely determined by the characteristics of the room itself, and not by the chosen shape.

Remember that very wide doorways are best decorated using some kind of texture, for example, relief moldings. If you use ordinary smooth cladding, the light will be “lost” against the general background of the room and, from an aesthetic point of view, will not look particularly harmonious.

In various rooms

In the vast majority of cases, the advisability of installing a doorless opening is obvious, however, sometimes refusing a door is extremely undesirable. Some of the rooms where it is best to leave a door include the kitchen. This is especially true in small apartments, where a strong kitchen smell will be especially annoying. It's not always pleasant when scents are felt in the living room or bedroom.

The old boring interior of the living room can be changed beyond recognition, at the same time intelligently expanding the usable area. If you abandon the separate balcony block and the door to the balcony, you will be able to make the living room brighter. The balcony will certainly need to be furnished in a style similar to the living room, since the rooms, united by a doorless skylight, should be perceived as a single whole.

You can often encounter cases where the door is refused between the corridor and the dressing room. Since both of these spaces are quite small and cramped, this move helps hide this fact, allowing people to feel more free.

In small apartments, doors between the hallway and the living room are abandoned, especially if the apartment is one-room. This way the entire area is perceived as a single whole, making the home seem larger.

In cases where such a small apartment has low ceilings, it is better not to choose an arched shape as an opening. It is much more logical to focus on the classic rectangular span.

It is quite rare for people to refuse a door to the bedroom, but they do not dare to completely leave the entrance “defenseless”. They come to the rescue thick curtains or screens, which perfectly protect the intimacy of the room. If necessary, they can be easily and quickly dismantled. An interesting solution is to use curtains with tiebacks: they can be completely closed at night, and during the day they will serve as a beautiful frame for the opening.

How to apply correctly?

Cashing of the opening is carried out different materials and in different techniques. You can decorate the interior space with your own hands, or you can turn to professionals who will create a complex and unique decor.

Good idea– decorate the doorway with curtains.

Decorative curtain plays the same role as the door psychologically, but it takes up much more less space. If desired, the curtains can be removed completely without any problems or replaced with others, and the appearance of the opening structure will not be affected (for example, if you simply remove the door leaf, hinges will remain on the span, which do not look very attractive).

Another option for decorating a doorway without a door is to use additional elements registration – various stucco panels. With their help, it will be possible to improve any opening, regardless of how smooth the walls are and what colors the opening is made of. Finishing is extremely simple and is often done entirely independently.

With the help of stucco it is possible to decorate openings in various styles. For example, you can make a classic arch with columns and heavy shaped elements. If you add gilding, you will be able to completely recreate the spirit of baroque or classic. For modern interiors it is more appropriate to use simple relief moldings with geometric patterns, for example, embossed lines-grooves. If in the first case it was appropriate to choose pilasters and capitals, then in the second they should be avoided.

Stucco molding can be found quite rarely; it has practically gone out of use recently. This is due to the relatively small dimensions of modern apartments, because intricate designs look ridiculous in small spaces. You shouldn’t completely abandon stucco elements: some of them can help expand the room.

Also, to design door openings without doors, artificial stone masonry, clinker tiles or plasterboard are often used.

Materials

Cladding a doorway without a door can be done using a variety of materials. The simplest solution is to paint the gap or cover it with the same wallpaper as the walls. However, there is one “but”: only perfectly smooth walls are suitable for this, otherwise the whole structure will look insufficiently neat and as if made hastily.

Another option is to make a box from the extensions and place it in the gap or cover it with MDF panels. In both cases, you will get a wooden gap that looks stylish and can be harmoniously integrated into almost any interior.

It is best to frame the opening with valuable wood or its imitation, since these are the solutions that look the best.

It is also possible to cover the gap with plasterboard. Drywall is a truly unique material. With its help, you can form a structure of almost any configuration, supplementing it with elements from other lightweight materials, for example, polyurethane.

You can easily make a simple plasterboard opening yourself, and it will not take much time, and the effect will please you.

Often the gaps are lined with imitation stone or clinker tiles. Clinker tiles imitate brick, but they weigh several times less. They produce tiles in different shapes: there are classic elements, as well as special corner ones. There is a wide variety of sizes on the market, but medium-sized tiles are the most popular. The seams between the tiles are usually rubbed with a composition that exactly imitates the main covering of the walls.

Artificial stone looks more interesting than clinker tiles. There are imitations of various materials: limestone, marble, malachite and many others. This material has many advantages: such cladding looks expensive, harmonizes perfectly with other finishing materials, has a long service life and wear resistance, and is also very easy to maintain. Laying such material can be carried out either in a geometrically thought-out order, or chaotically - both options look equally successful.

Both tiles and stone are attached either with tile adhesive (when the walls underneath them are not leveled well enough) or with liquid nails (if the walls have a perfectly flat surface).

To learn how to make a decorative arch yourself, lined with gypsum stone and bas-reliefs, see the following video.

Options in the interior

A fairly simple opening with a slightly curved edge adds pomp and grandeur to the room. Its unusual structure is made in fairly restrained proportions: straight lines are used, and there is no complex decor. The almost even square shape helps to visually maintain the proportions of the room without creating any visual illusions.

The use of natural materials is encouraged when creating the design of a doorless opening. Wood and raw stone harmonize well with each other, despite the fact that the tree was selected from a valuable species, and the stone was the most ordinary one. Playing with contrasts deserves special attention: firstly, contrasting colors of wood and stone are used, and secondly, a smooth edge wooden frame adjacent to the ragged edges of the stonework.

Designing a doorway in a kitchen without a door is popular design technique, which implies not only savings, but also an original appearance of the interior, as well as the absence of the need for complex maintenance.

In the case of the kitchen, the latter is especially important - the room in which they cook is filled with steam and food odors for a long time, and there is high humidity.

This makes the room quickly polluted. Just imagine how burdensome it will be to maintain doors if they are made, for example, from valuable wood.

On the issue of saving cash The question of saving space is added - why reduce the already small area of ​​​​the kitchen by installing doors in it. The standard one will “eat up” especially a lot of space. swing design– professional designers claim that it is about one square meter.

Whereas a free doorway will visually expand the room and unite functionally separated spaces: for example, a kitchen and a living room or a kitchen and a dining room.

Let's take a closer look at the advantages and disadvantages of a kitchen doorway without a door, what materials can be used, finishing options and some decorating features.

The main advantages of open doorways:
Saving money	Regardless of what materials and what finishing are used, they will cost less than installing interior doors
Visual unification of adjacent spaces	If rooms such as a toilet or bathroom are extremely important to be separated from other rooms, then the kitchen will not suffer from the lack of a door. Moreover, there are others.
Aesthetic appeal	The non-standard appearance of open doorways, when properly designed, looks extremely impressive and original.
Wide selection of materials and decorative methods	The design allows the use of almost any materials for design and decoration. Plus, the geometric shape of the opening is also limited solely by your imagination.
Good room ventilation	The absence of obstacles in the form of a door leaf will allow air to circulate freely.

5 best materials for decorating a kitchen doorway

In deciding how to design a doorway to a kitchen without a door, great value has a finishing method. Theoretically, almost any material can be used. But practice confirms that the choice of finishing must be consistent with the rest of the interior.

If the design of the opening is not in harmony with overall design premises, the perception of the room will be irrevocably damaged.

Another important nuance is not to forget that the kitchen is a kingdom of high humidity and temperature. Plus, the doorway is a high-risk place; it is often subject to friction and impacts. Therefore, it makes more sense to use wear-resistant materials of high strength.

1. Stucco molding

Unfortunately, not very popular, but extremely attractive and original material for finishing. You can use both natural gypsum and polyurethane. The second has a number of advantages - it is not heavy, unlike plaster, it is easy to glue and adheres firmly to any surface. Initially, polyurethane stucco molding has a snow-white color, but can be easily painted in any chosen shade.

This design is perfect for Venetian style, baroque, rococo, classic or similar stylistic solutions. If you choose discreet design styles, it is better to avoid stucco.

2. Artificial or natural decorative stone

WITH natural stone It’s more difficult to work with than with artificial ones, and the cost is much higher. Artificial ones are also made from natural rocks, but with the addition of various dyes and polymers.

The shades and textures of this material are quite varied - you can choose an option for almost any interior. To decorate a doorway, it is better to select small elements made of stone.

Decorative stone is perfect for a kitchen in Provence, country or oriental style. The design of the doorway can be organized either in the form of smooth borders or using the “torn edge” technique.

It is quite difficult for a non-professional to perform this type of finishing with his own hands - the stone is quite capricious in installation. To ensure strong adhesion of the stone to the surface, the walls are pre-treated with several layers of primer. Each element should be held for a while while gluing for a more durable connection.

Wood does not lose its popularity due to its environmental friendliness and relative cheapness. Inexpensive wood can be processed in such a way that it is indistinguishable from expensive species.

Choosing the shape of a doorway - timeless classic or original curve?

The classic shape for the design of a doorway is a regular rectangle. But since the door is not needed, you can play with this moment in a more original way.

At the peak of popularity are arched designs. They are universal and easy enough to adapt to any interior style.

Oval, trapezoidal, domed, triangular arch - the choice is yours. Arched structures are usually made of plasterboard, under which a metal base is hidden. We should not forget that arches with a rounded or oval arch require partial dismantling of the wall.

For others complex shapes The arches also use plasterboard. In open openings of this type, you can even organize shelves, rods or other decorative details.

The primary principle that should be followed when choosing the shape of a doorway for a house or apartment is compatibility with the overall style of the room:

Compatibility of finishing with the overall style of the room
Baroque, Rococo and Empire	They gravitate towards symmetrical lines, replete with decorative elements. At your service are gilding, stucco, and complex reliefs in the upper part of arched openings.
Classic style	Involves the use of three-center, semicircular or oval arches.
Eastern style	His favorites are the arches of the most unusual and original form: keel-shaped, arrow-shaped, heart-shaped, etc.
Romantic	Chooses restraint of materials and forms: gentle or semicircular arches.
Techno, hi-tech, minimalism	Geometric and strictly symmetrical lines.
Modern, pop art	They prefer brighter and more relaxed solutions and sinuous outlines.

Another important nuance when choosing the shape of the opening is taking into account the features and disadvantages of the room:

• For low ceilings, the more advantageous option is when the radius of the arch corner exceeds one-half of the doorway. Thus, the ceiling will visually look higher.
• If the ceilings are high, then the best solution for the “door without doors” design, the use of an arch will be used, the radius of which is equal to half the doorway.

Decorating a doorway with textiles

As a finishing touch, you can decorate a doorway without a door with screens or curtains. This will give the room a touch of comfort and completeness. Plus it will protect the space from prying eyes, completely hiding the doorway if necessary.

If there is no need to insulate the room, you can secure classic fabric curtains with beautiful ribbons, pins or special cords.

Textiles look equally good both on a classic U-shaped opening and on an arched structure. The curtains that replace the door should stylistically match the curtains on the kitchen windows.

An interesting technique is to use hanging curtains instead of fabric products. They can be purchased ready-made or made with your own hands from the following material:

• plastic;
• glass;
• beads;
• shells;
• pebbles;
• bamboo;
• cords, including hand-tied ones;
• sequins;
• wooden elements.

You should not try to introduce vertically closing curtains such as Roman, French, Japanese or English into your kitchen decor. They will prevent free passage from one room to another.

There is a huge amount variety of options doorway without the presence of doors themselves. You can design such a design either independently or by entrusting it to a professional designer. The main thing is that the doorway does not violate the overall style of the interior, but fits organically into it.