How to choose the color of interior doors?

Doors not only delimit the space inside the house, they are an important element of the interior. About how to correctly choose the color of interior doors, this article will tell.

There is no single rule for choosing the color of interior doors. However, there are some basic recommendations that can help you in this matter. By choosing one of the options, you can correctly enter the door structures in any situation without disturbing the integrity and harmony of the interior.

Many designers advise to choose the color of the door based on the color of the floor:

• If in all household premises the floor covering has the same tone, you can install identical doors everywhere, easily achieving complete harmony.
• The ideal choice would be the selection of an identical shade. Allowed options and a little lighter or darker, but in the same range.
• If the floor in all rooms has a different color, you can try to find a common neutral option for the design of doorways.

As for the texture of the doors, it should also correspond to the floor covering:

• If it is a laminate, parquet or linoleum, the color of which imitates one of these materials, then the door leaf should be chosen in similar shades “under the tree”.
• If tiles are laid on the floor or the technology of self-leveling floors is used, and the interior has a modern style, the doors can be solid. Both matte and glossy textures will look equally good here.

If the floor in the rooms, kitchen and other parts of the house is made in completely different colors, but all the doors face one hallway, you can choose their color, focusing on the floor of the unifying room. A good solution would be to order the door leafs of the same color with a different design.

The choice of doors to the color of the walls is not a very popular practice, especially in multi-room apartments and houses.

If there is only one room in the house, this approach can be quite interesting:

• A small room can be visually increased, if you arrange the walls in bright colors (painting or wallpaper). A door of similar tone will enhance the effect.
• Fans of bright colors can create a cheerful atmosphere in the room, wallpapering the walls with print and adding composition to the door in the color of this print.
• A single color scheme of the doors and walls can also advantageously emphasize the modern minimalist design. Usually these are cold tones (gray, blue and others).

• The snow-white coloring of the walls and doors harmoniously looks in the romantic style of chebbi-chic.
• One of the latest innovations that have already gained popularity is the “invisible” door. This design is a canvas without platbands with a hidden door frame. Usually these are models designed for painting, allowing to give the door a color and texture identical to the walls. This enhances the mystical effect, in which the doorway seems to disappear when the sash is closed.

Sometimes the color of the door design is selected for large pieces of furniture. In the living room it can be a headset that includes a closet, shelving and other items, or a large wall. In the bedroom it can be a bed with a wooden headboard, bedside tables, chest of drawers.

To create a more interesting interior, choose paintings with various inserts. Especially this wish applies to dark shades. When choosing a wenge door to the same set of furniture, you risk getting too gloomy and even depressing interior. Glass elements will make the situation easier and more elegant.

Despite the logic of this method of selecting doors, it is not very practical. After all, often door designs are installed for many years, while headsets can quickly change to another.

When choosing the color of the doors to the room, kitchen or other room, it is important to consider their design. From the style created in the apartment or private house, depends on the most appropriate set of colors:

• White color. Snow-white doors are full of advantages. They create a feeling of lightness, fill the room with light, visually making it more. Depending on the design of the white door design, it can be added to any interior.

Wooden models with a pronounced structure are ideal for styles of chebbi-chic and Provence. Variants with exquisite patterns, gilt, curved platbands can complement the luxurious classic interior. Doors of laconic design will wonderfully fit into any of the modern styles.

• Neutral tones. Natural soothing shades (beige, cream, nut, sand) create a pleasant home environment. They unobtrusively complement the interior without bothering or attracting much attention. These colors also visually transform the room, making it lighter and more comfortable.

Neutral warm gamut is universal, easily combined with any tones. Light doors are often used in classic interiors.They look great in the styles of eco, modern, Provence, and even minimalism.

• Brown shades. Dark brown doors look elegant and stern. They can be a noble addition to the classic interior or create a striking contrast in the modern atmosphere.

Usually for the classics choose models of warm brown tones. In modern interiors, it is preferable to have a trendy wenge color that resembles the color of dark chocolate. Often, the doors of dark colors are used in the style of the loft. Such models often have the appearance of untreated wood or hand-painted metal.

• Cold colors (black, gray, etc.). Cold-colored door designs are ideal for modern design trends.
• Gray is neutral. Light gray wooden doors are appropriate in Provence and Chebbi-chic styles. The modern interior allows any shades of gray, any textures and design of paintings.

• Door structures black colors are no less impressive in the aesthetics of minimalism and high-tech style. Especially black doors are spectacular in glossy design.
• Bright. Juicy colors in the doorway - a bold decision. Such doors are original and even outrageous. They are able to revive the most modest interior, give the room a unique character. However, before choosing such an option, it is worth considering whether this bright detail will not bother you in a couple of months.

As for the styles, usually red, yellow, blue and other color designs fit into the modern, boho and mixed interiors.

For those who have considered the above recommendations, but have never made a decision, there are a few more valuable tips from professional designers:

• If both dark and light doors fit into your interior equally well, then make a choice based on the floor space. For a small apartment more suitable light colors. Dark shades, on the contrary, can exacerbate the lack of space and even with a neutral design of the walls and the floor will "put pressure" on people. Any constructions are appropriate in the spacious halls, everything depends on personal taste.
• It is not recommended to combine cold and warm tones in one room. Sometimes such a union looks very harmonious, but to catch this fine line, you need a professional look. Therefore, it is better to refrain from experimentation and, choosing a door, stick to this advice.
• If you want to choose the color of the doors based on the style of the room, but the style of the rooms is different, and the doors lead into one corridor, it is better to focus on the shade of the floor (laminate, parquet) or the walls of the hallway.

If the use of baseboards in the interior to maintain the color balance does not suit you, there are other options:

• You can order the finish of each side of the door in different shades of veneer. This method of manufacturing takes time and tangible financial investments. But in the end you will achieve the perfect appearance of each of the premises.
• Doors for painting - another good option. You can independently paint each side of the product in its own color, ideally suited to your wishes.
• Another method of transforming the door leaf - the use of decorative stickers. They are pasted on the product as wallpaper, changing it beyond recognition.This option will allow you to not only change the color of the doors, but also apply any photos and drawings to their surface.

• The combination of white doors with a light floor creates a feeling of freshness and absolute purity. The walls of chocolate color form a striking contrast with the doors. Plinth in the color of the doors gives the interior a special care and completeness.
• In some interiors, you can do without skirting. White doors transform the neutral design of the corridor in gray and beige tones, making it lighter. The ceiling and frame elements for photos harmoniously complete the color composition. Here you can see how identical door leaves look good in the same room.

• Another option is the selection of doors to the color of the floor covering. This time it is a stylish wenge shade. A decorative pillow and a blanket of purple tint bring a juicy touch to the laconic atmosphere. However, the interior is still pretty strict.
• And here is an example of installing a bright door structure in a house.The tone of the door perfectly matches the color of the watercolor hanging on the wall and the upholstery of the chair. The decor in neutral colors does not allow excessive variegation. Thus, an ideal color balance and harmony is achieved.

• In this interior of the hallway the color of the door is also in harmony with soft furnishings. In this case, the canvas is not bright, but the combinations are chosen perfectly. White, brown and ash-gray colors create a practical and stylish setting in the entrance of the house.

For more information on choosing the right color for interior doors, see the following video.