Interior doors in classic style

Interior doors in a classic style perform not only practical, but also an aesthetic function. In order for the door to become a harmonious addition to the interior, it is necessary to competently approach its choice.

Classic interior doors never go out of style. Although the classics are replaced by modern technologies in interior design, it is still relevant and in demand.

For the classic style is characteristic:

• no clutter, extra details;
• careful consideration of each element, the selection of the appropriate (ideal) location;
• items with active claims on modern technologies are excluded (if this is a technique, then it hides under sliding blocks) or are selected in a style as close as possible to the classical one;
• Be sure to have accessories such as elegant vases, paintings, sculptures, exquisite dishes.

Classic-style interior doors must have:

• strict lines;
• perfect proportions;
• symmetry of all elements;
• beautiful accessories;
• create a feeling of lightness and nobility;
• can be added with capitals, eaves, pilasters.

Classic interior doors have three most popular design options:

• Wooden canvas without additional decorating elements. In this case, the quality of wood plays a huge role. The expensive array used to make the door will be immediately visible. He does not need additional details;
• Paneled cloth. It can be two, three or four equal compartments or the traditional variant, in which there is an upper door section twice as long as the lower one;
• Frame canvas with frosted or glossy glass (without stained glass).The most common model: glass is located in the upper part of the door, fixed with a wooden lattice (bead), and the lower compartment is made of solid wood. The insert may have simple geometric shapes or complicated design options, different texture, thickness (up to 8 mm), color and a measure of transparency. In the design of classic doors often used glass satinto white or bronze color.

Breed wood for the manufacture of the door may not be the most expensive, since all attention will be distracted by the glass insert in the upper part.

Sliding interior doors in a classic style harmoniously fit into the space of any room and will be comfortable to use. Their appearance can be artsy or respectable, pompous or restrained.

Oar constructions have a significant advantage over other variants of mechanisms: they provide excellent sound insulation in the room, retain heat and prevent the penetration of odors.However, swing doors are suitable only for spacious rooms. In small rooms it will be inconvenient to use them.

In order for the door to look expensive, it is necessary that its basis be a natural solid wood. Thanks to this material, even visually, the high quality of the canvas will be noticeable, not to mention its durability and reliability during operation.

For doors in a classic style is very important to choose the desired color. Most often, designers use bright tones of cream, gray, brown, and white to decorate rooms in a classic style. In a room where there is a lot of light, you can use doors of dark colors. If the room is small in size, it is better to choose ivory door leafs or options for walnut.

Paying tribute to the products, stylized antique, manufacturers are actively used in the design of doors unusual artistic techniques: craquelure, patina, scuffs, cracks. This is especially true for Provence and Country.Doors can be decorated with painting, unique carving or inlay.

Neoclassicism originates in the depths of the classics, but differs from it in many ways.

Among the moments that unite these two directions are the following:

• use of light shades;
• the use of technology of artificial aging;
• symmetry in carved elements and other decorative details;
• lack of bright inserts and a large number of patterns.

Among the stylistic differences the most important are:

• door panels and accessories in the neoclassical style can be made of any modern materials (chipboard, MDF) and painted in different colors (which is not allowed in the classical style);
• a combination of cold and warm hues is welcomed (from light blue or pearl to cream);
• the use of stucco for decorating the frame of the door leaf;
• not so strict requirements for the design of door panels, as in the classics;
• wide range.

Classic style has several branches. I got acquainted with each of them:

• For interior doors in english style characterized by a combination of luxury and austerity.Such a canvas is made of natural materials and decorated with a minimum number of decorative elements. Light colors are used (brown, cream), as well as snow-white and blue enamel (for the bedroom and the nursery);

• For Italian style in the classics, the design of door panels in rich colors is characteristic: cherry, beech, oak, mahogany, walnut. Such canvases are characterized by strict symmetry of forms, gilt handles and other accessories, as well as multi-colored painting. Door designs can be equipped with curtain rods, in which the sliding mechanism is hidden, supplemented with pompous pilasters and columns;

• For French door classics pale pink, lilac, silvery and pearl shades are characteristic. On the doors there can be a patina, glass inserts with gilded ornaments, stained glass or mirrors. Door designs can be supplemented with capitals, columns and wrought-iron cornices.

If there are several doors in the room, it is important that all of them are designed in the same tone and style, then the interior will be perceived harmoniously, as a whole.Until recently, there was a common tendency to stylize the doors of niches and cabinets under the classic interior doors. However, the designers found better interior solutions.

Doors in classic style should overlap with the flooring on the texture and tone. The canvases covered with white enamel will be in harmony with the window frames of the same color, bringing a feeling of lightness and airiness to the room.

If in a small room in volume to install canvases of light colors, echoing the color of the wallpaper, it will visually expand the space. The handles of classic interior doors, as a rule, are made of brass. The rest of the accessories in the room (for cabinets, lamps and other accessories) must match their color. Bronze handles and chromed decorative elements of different color cannot be used at the same time.

Classic-style interior doors can be massive or elegant, solid, strict or elegantbut they always emphasize the high status of the owner of the apartment.

See the next video for a photo collection with the image of classic interior doors.