Making an opening without a door implies several features. Not all materials are suitable for this type of finish, and the selected options will have to be handled quite carefully. Some structures can be created with your own hands, and the construction of the rest is better to be entrusted to a professional.

Peculiarities

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

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

Not in every room an opening without a door will look appropriate. There are rooms that must have a door, and these include not only a toilet and a bathroom. Bedroom, kitchen, study must be equipped with a full door as 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, screens are used. They allow you to create the illusion of dividing the room without completely replacing the door.

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

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

In some cases, a doorless space looks much more attractive than a door, especially when it is beautifully designed. For example, shelves are often placed along the contour of such an opening. Figurines or other little things placed on them beautifully frame the gap, 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, as in the houses of the Khrushchev building, this factor is important - it allows you to fight stuffiness.

The creation of several openings can completely change the original layout of the apartment, but in fact it turns out to be much cheaper than a full-fledged redevelopment.

In addition, an opening can often be created even in a load-bearing wall, so there are many more options for a new apartment plan.

Views

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 design is ordinary rectangular span... The creation of 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 gap is simply painted or revetted with a suitable material. There are a great variety of finishing methods, from the simple installation of wooden fittings to the creation of pompous stucco columns.

More popular construction arched constructs. To do this, it is not necessary to expand the opening in the wall; in recent years, the idea of ​​creating false arches has been actively used. In this case, corner elements made of polyurethane or drywall with rounded sides are installed in a rectangular span, and the result is a full-fledged arch with much less money and labor. However, this method is far from suitable for all dwellings: it is necessary that the opening has a 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 the parameters, but there is one unspoken rule. The lower the ceiling, the wider the structure of the arch span should be.
• Trapezoidal span. It is created from straight lines and can only be called an arch conditionally. Designers advise against using such a form because of the strong association with a funeral item - a coffin.
• Triangular arch. There are a huge number of subspecies of triangular arches: keeled, lancet horseshoe, tudor. Similar elements came to modern design from the Middle Ages, and they are preferably used in tall, spacious rooms.

More and more often, people refuse to create ordinary classic openings in favor of fantasy asymmetric ones.

They can only be made in plasterboard partitions. Asymmetric openings can be of any shape, and can also be supplemented with all sorts of auxiliary details: shelves, niches, lighting. This design acts as a striking element and sets the tone for the entire appearance of the room. Eye catching an asymmetrical opening helps well to hide possible flaws when renovating a room.

Dimensions (edit)

It is possible to balance the proportions of rooms in an apartment using doorways without doors. Whether the opening is wide or narrow, high or low, the impression produced will vary.

For rooms with low ceilings, it is strongly not recommended to mount 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 to arched openings, but also to rectangular ones.

The optimal height also depends on the original proportions of the room. If you want to combine two rooms with the help of a gap, it is recommended to make it almost up to the ceiling. An ordinary span, which serves only as an alternative to the door, should be made much 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 top narrow part of the arch hard in the dark.

When constructing asymmetric 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 in a small space will overload the view, making the design unnecessarily elaborate and cumbersome. As a result, instead of an effective accent, you get a tasteless version that you will soon get bored with.

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

Remember that very wide doorways are best decorated with a texture, such as embossed moldings. If you use an ordinary smooth cladding, the gap will be "lost" against the general background of the room and from an aesthetic point of view it will not look particularly harmonious.

In various rooms

In the overwhelming majority of cases, the advisability of installing a doorless opening is obvious, however, sometimes rejection of the door is extremely undesirable. Among the rooms in which it is best to leave a door is the kitchen. This is especially true in small apartments, where a strong kitchen smell will be especially annoying. It is 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 competently expanding the usable area. If you abandon the isolated balcony block and the door to the balcony, it will turn out to make the living room brighter. The balcony will certainly need to be furnished in a style similar to the living room, since rooms united by a doorless opening should be perceived as a whole.

You can often face cases when the door is refused. between the corridor and the dressing room. Since both of these rooms are quite small and cramped, such a move helps to hide this fact, allowing people to feel more at ease.

In small apartments, doors between the hallway and the living room are abandoned, especially if the apartment is one-room. So the whole area is perceived as a single whole, as a result of which the dwelling seems to be 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 stop at the classic rectangular span.

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

How to arrange correctly?

The opening is casted in different materials and in different techniques. The interior span can be decorated with your own hands, or you can turn to professionals who will create a complex and unique decor.

It is a good idea to decorate the doorway with curtains.

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

Another option, how you can decorate a doorway without a door, is to use additional design elements - various stucco panels. With their help, it will be possible to refine any gap, regardless of how smooth the walls are and in what colors the opening is made. Finishing is extremely simple and often done entirely on your own.

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

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

Also, to decorate door openings without doors, they often use artificial stone masonry, clinker tiles or drywall.

Materials (edit)

Facing a doorway without a door can be produced using a variety of materials. The simplest solution is to paint the gap or paste over it with the same wallpaper as the walls. However, there is one "but": only perfectly flat walls are suitable for this, otherwise the whole structure will not look neat enough and made in a hurry.

Another option is to make a box of extras and put it in the gap, or sheathe it with MDF panels. In either case, you will get a wooden gap that looks stylish and can be harmoniously fit into almost any interior.

Framing the opening is best done with wood of valuable species or their imitation, since these are the solutions that look the best.

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

A simple plasterboard opening can be easily made on your own, and this will not take much time, but the effect will please.

Often, the gaps are laid out with imitation stone or clinker tiles. Clinker tiles imitate brick, while they weigh several times less. Tiles of various shapes are produced: there are also classic elements, as well as special corner ones. There is a wide variety of sizes on the market, but the most popular are medium-sized tiles. The seams between the tiles are usually rubbed with a compound that exactly imitates the main wall covering.

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 a cladding looks expensive, is in perfect harmony with other finishing materials, is distinguished by a long service life and wear resistance, and is also very easy to clean. The laying of such material can be carried out either in a geometrically thoughtful order, or chaotically - both options look equally good.

Both the tile and the stone are attached either to tile glue (when the walls are not leveled well under them), or to liquid nails (if the walls have a perfectly flat surface).

For information on how to independently make a decorative arch, lined with plaster stone and bas-reliefs, see the next video.

Interior options

A fairly simple opening with a slightly curved edge adds pomp and grandeur to the room. Its unusual structure is made in rather restrained proportions: straight lines are used, there is no complicated decor. The almost even square shape contributes to the visual preservation of 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 are in good harmony with each other, in spite of the fact that the wood is selected from a valuable species, and the stone is the most ordinary one. The play on contrasts deserves special attention: firstly, wood and stone contrasting in color are used, and secondly, the even edge of the wooden platband is adjacent to the torn edges of the masonry.

The absence of doors visually unites the space of the rooms. This technique is often used for the passage between the kitchen and dining room, living room and library. However, it is exposed to constant external influences, impacts, friction. Therefore, the choice of materials should be such that they last long enough. How to arrange a doorway if you do not plan to install a door is up to you.

Opening preparation

Before proceeding with the finishing, you need to align the opening. It can be done:

• drywall;
• plaster.

Plastering is a reliable way of processing. But it entails the formation of a large amount of dust and dirt. Therefore, when working, they often prefer drywall.

Depending on how you design the opening, you will draw attention to the passage or hide it, making it invisible. After plastering, the opening can be painted with the same color as the wall, or different from it, as well as overlaid with decorative stone or other material.

When plastering the entrance opening with plasterboard with your own hands, the surface is perfectly smooth and even. You can glue any finishing elements to it if you want to highlight the passage. If the passage should not attract attention, then it is simply painted.

Unlike plaster, drywall is easy to work with. It does not form dust and debris, is easy to attach, effortlessly allows you to lay wiring for additional illumination of the opening from the inside. Plasterboard trim is ideal for arched structures, with its help you can give the passage to any shape.

After finishing plastering or plasterboarding, before starting finishing, you need to clean the surface of dust and other contaminants. After that, you can start decorating the opening.

Finishing materials

The most common finishes are as follows:

• fake diamond;
• wood or MDF panels;
• PVC panels;

The above list is not exhaustive. It is possible to use other materials depending on the design of the room and the preferences of the owners. Let's take a closer look at the process and features of finishing with the most commonly used materials.

Making an opening with a decorative stone with your own hands

The stone used for decoration can be natural or artificial. The main disadvantage of natural products is the high price. Artificial is made in factories from natural materials. It costs less, weighs less and is not inferior to natural in quality, if made in compliance with the technology.

Advantages of decorating an opening with a decorative stone:

• fire safety;
• moisture resistance;
• durability and ease of care;
• ease and convenience when working;
• standard sizes.

Decorating with decorative stone is well suited for the opening of the front door. It is also used in spacious rooms, rooms with little furniture. The stone will beautifully fit into a living room with a fireplace.

Decorating a doorway without a door with decorative stone is within the power of even those who have no experience with it. To do this, you need to know the basic rules.

1. Wall masonry must be symmetrical on both sides of the aisle.
2. The seams between the decorative stone should be even and the same width.
3. At the bottom of the opening, the decoration on the wall can be more massive than at the top.

Work needs to start with the markup. The location of the stone is marked on the wall with a pencil. Start glueing it from the bottom corner. Pre-treat the area that is intended for stone with a primer. Experts recommend spreading the tiles on the floor the way they will eventually be on the opening. This will allow you to achieve the desired color combination.

In order for the work to be done smoothly, use a level. If there is a need to break the tile in half, then be sure to process the sharp corners by sanding them.

It should be borne in mind that the combination of stone, even if it is artificial, with MDF panels or other material imitating wood is undesirable. Against the background of decoration with decorative stone, they will look unnatural.

After finishing the work and drying the glue, you can start covering the stone with a special compound that will give it a more natural look.

MDF paneling

Making a doorway with your own hands with wood or MDF panels that imitate it is widely used for interior passages in an apartment. Due to its strength, it is often chosen for the decoration of the front door.

Advantages of sheathing with MDF panels:

• strength;
• ease of care;
• ease of installation.

The only drawback is the small number of colors.

After measuring the opening, the obtained dimensions are transferred to the panel and the strips are cut out. Fastening of MDF is done using a special mixture or liquid nails. The seam between the panel and the wall is closed with platbands, which are attached to the wall.

In addition to MDF, it is possible to decorate the passages without doors in the apartment with extras.

Application of PVC panels

Another design option is PFC panels. They have several advantages:

• ease of care;
• low cost;
• ease of installation;
• a wide range of color and texture options.

When decorating with PVC panels, preference is most often given to a material that imitates wood. Fastening is done with liquid nails. PFC panels are suitable for interior openings in an apartment. Installing them on the wall near the front door is not advisable, since they do not have sufficient strength.

Decoration with curtains

Another good option is to decorate the opening with curtains. They distract attention from the entrance passage, give a feeling of coziness and completeness of the interior and look beautiful.

All that is needed for finishing with curtains is to hang the cornice. Everyone can do it with their own hands. The main thing to consider is that the curtain should not interfere with free passage. Therefore, Roman, French and other horizontal closure options will not work. Vertically opening curtains are tied to the wall.

When choosing how to decorate the doorway of an entrance or interior door with your own hands, they often stop at decorating with decorative stone, PVC and MDF panels or on curtains. Decoration is possible with other materials, for example, tiles or mirrors, but they are not used very often.

Every owner of an apartment or private house dreams of decorating it in a stylish and original way. After all, the interior of the home speaks of the taste and life position of its owner. Unfortunately, most typical buildings are characterized by cramped rooms, so when decorating such rooms, the main goal should be to expand the space. Interior doors visually compress the size of the premises, and also create a dead zone, which is not always functional. An excellent way out for small apartments is to design a doorway without using a door. How beautiful it is to fit such a passage into the interior with your own hands - read on.

If you want to increase the space of two adjacent rooms or just dream of interestingly beating the layout of your house, then one of the best options for you would be to create an open doorway between the rooms. Such a modern design will fit well into absolutely any interior and will be an excellent find for small apartments.

In this way, you should not trim the doorway leading from the bedroom to the common room as this part of the apartment requires privacy. However, the arch, which serves as a passage from the living room to the kitchen, will add a special charm to your home.

Of course, an interior portal will not be able to delimit the neighboring rooms by 100%, however, it is perfect for zoning space. This finish has many advantages, thanks to which it can successfully replace a doorway with a door.

Benefits of open interior passageways:

1. This technique will allow you to combine two rooms with different functions into one whole. It would be especially appropriate to decorate the entrance to the living room, library or kitchen with an arch.
2. With the help of open doorways, you can create an interior with the most unusual design. A huge amount of finishing materials for such structures and different variations of forms will help to make any fantasy come true.
3. Open interior passages do not need to be maintained, while door hinges need constant lubrication.
4. It is much cheaper to refine an arch without a door structure than to install a modern door with an attractive appearance.
5. It is quite simple to sheathe an interior portal. Unlike installing a door, even a person who has no experience in finishing work can cope with such work.

Such entrance structures have only two drawbacks: the impossibility of complete privacy, and a decrease in sound and odor insulation properties. In relation to a fairly voluminous list of advantages, these disadvantages do not seem critical, however, they negate the possibility of installing open portals in bathrooms and bedrooms.

Wide doorway finishes

One of the main advantages of finishing interior passages without using a door is the possibility of using a variety of materials for their refinement. Due to the variety of design options for such portals, they can be integrated into almost any interior.

The best options for finishing interior portals:

1. A wide doorway can be covered with plastic panels. This type of finishing materials is quite cheap, but at the same time it looks attractive. Particularly popular are PVC panels that have a visual resemblance to wood. Such imitation is outwardly almost indistinguishable from natural materials, so it will be an excellent addition to classic-style interiors. Modern designs can be brightened with an interior walkway trimmed with a bright plastic frame.
2. Polyurethane stucco molding is an excellent framing for luxurious classic interiors. However, do not rush to decorate the portals between two small rooms in this way, since this type of decoration tends to hide free space. Polyurethane stucco molding looks very similar to its gypsum counterpart, but its weight is significantly lower, and the cost is not so high. Another advantage of this material is the ability to paint the doorway, decorated with it, in absolutely any color.
3. Artificial stone, despite its high cost, remains one of the most popular design options for doorless interior passage. The manufacturing technology of such materials assumes the possibility of obtaining absolutely any color. The perimeter of the arch is decorated with decorative stone, however, it is possible to clad a large part of the wall around the entrance element.
4. Clinker is a tile that imitates brickwork. This material can be seen on the facade of the building, but it is also suitable for ennobling the doorway. Just like artificial stone, clinker is placed around the interior portal. To make this design look more interesting, the edges of the material are not cut off one level at a time, but left in their natural form. The artificial brick fits into the loft style especially harmoniously.

There are other options for finishing doorways without doors, but the ones given by us are considered the most successful. With a well-developed imagination and basic knowledge in the field of finishing work, you can decorate the interior portal in a more original way.

If you want to ennoble the doorway, spending a minimum of money, use ordinary laminate to finish it.

It is not necessary to use expensive materials to decorate the arch. For modern interiors, the usual painting of the doorway is more appropriate.

Form of finishing a doorway without a door

The doorway differs not only in the way of decoration, this element of the interior of the room can be given absolutely any shape. Thus, you can subtly emphasize the design style of the premises.

What forms of doorways without doors are there:

1. A rectangular passage is the simplest option for an interior portal. This shape of the openings is the easiest to work with.
2. The arched passage looks original and stylish. It will perfectly complement both classic and modern interiors.
3. Asymmetrical arches are the most unusual way to decorate a doorway. Such passages are not located evenly, but obliquely. Asymmetry looks most advantageous in newfangled unusual interiors.

These design options for doorways look equally good in different interiors. Before deciding on the shape of the interior portal, think carefully about whether you can bring your idea to life.

How to make a doorway without a door with your own hands

Everyone can make an open passage between the rooms with their own hands. The main thing is not to overestimate your capabilities and choose the options for portals, the creation of which you can master.

So the alteration of an interior doorway into a simple rectangular opening without doors does not require special skills and special documents. These works imply only the dismantling of the door frame and the decorative finishing of the resulting portal.

If you want to give the interior passage a different shape or even expand it, then you will have more worries. First of all, you will need to obtain a permit from the housing authorities. Then dismantle the old finish and get rid of the excess parts of the wall. After the dismantling work is completed, you can proceed to strengthening and leveling the resulting opening, as well as giving it the desired shape.

If you live in a multi-storey building, then in order to dismantle part of the wall, you will have to obtain permission from the utilities. Otherwise, you may get into trouble with the law.

Decorating doorways with decorative materials is a fairly simple step. You can choose any option you like and use it according to your idea.

The original doorway without a door (video)

Doorways without doors are not a new, but rather original way of decorating interior passages. You can use it in absolutely any interior style. Trust your taste, do not be afraid of non-standard solutions, and your interior will delight you with its individuality!

Many people want to diversify their interior. In addition to transforming the room itself, many are trying to highlight the doorway, using a variety of methods. The design of the doorway is the first thing that guests will see when they enter the room. They will definitely pay attention to him. Therefore, it is important to know how this part of the interior can be distinguished.

Finishing features

A doorway is very often finished without installing a door leaf. In this case, you can save a lot of money on the purchase of a door structure and its installation. This finish is different in that it is very diverse and original. In most of the apartments, ordinary doors are installed, and thus you can diversify the interior. A special doorway can be a highlight of any interior.

The doorway is able to erase the boundaries between rooms but also separate them. This design can make the room visually wider and more spacious. The decoration is also distinguished by the fact that in this case the doorway is not necessarily made in the classic rectangular shape, as is the case with door structures, but other forms are preferred. For example, you can make a domed, rounded, diamond-shaped, trapezoidal passage.

Also, the doorway is designed according to the principle of a closed type. In this case, it is filled with screens and partitions. This solution is perfect for zoning rooms and highlighting different functional areas. The peculiarity of finishing the doorway is that it always initially has the shape of a rectangle.

You can change its shape with fancy patterns, without carrying out complex installation, which is a great advantage of this design.

Doorway trim can complement the interior design. So, for classical styles, strict standard forms are more suitable, and for modern interiors they use newer and more unusual solutions. This design can have any complex geometric shape.

Another feature of the finishing is that it is carried out in one stage. After that, you do not have to take care of the structure, as is the case with doors. When designing and finishing, you can use absolutely any materials, there are no restrictions in this. In addition, the decoration differs in that it is quite simple, anyone can do it independently.

A doorway can have doors, an arch, curtains.

The design principle is divided into two large groups:

• with doors;
• without doors.

Options for framing the opening with and without doors in the apartment

Framing a traditional opening involves the installation of a door frame and door leaf. In this case, the size and appearance of the door can be absolutely any. This is the most common room passage design. The door is used to separate rooms, it acts as noise and heat insulation.

But many decide to design a doorway without a door. The door structure is abandoned when the entrance does not lead to a bedroom, nursery or other room, but to a more public room, such as a dining room, living room, hall, kitchen.

In this way, all these spaces unite and make the atmosphere in the house more comfortable.

Cashing the opening of interior products

A variety of methods are used to frame the doorway, it can be both natural materials and their artificial counterparts.

Often used:

• Plastic materials (PVC);
• MDF panels;
• Chipboard;
• Wood;
• Polyurethane.

As a rule, this part of the room is framed with wood. Very often wooden platbands are made of spliced ​​wood. Moreover, pine very often acts as a source of wood, since it is distinguished by its durability. Wooden platbands are usually covered with a varnish layer, it looks very noble. Telescopic cashing is also very popular.

Carved cash looks beautiful. As a rule, the carving is done by craftsmen with their own hands, and each such pattern can be very elegant and unique. Platbands made of MDF are more budgetary. But at the same time, they are not considered less quality and durable. They are completely immune to decay and many external influences.

The only negative feature of such a material is that it does not withstand moisture well. The easiest way is to care for plastic trims. They retain their original appearance for many years. As a rule, plastic platbands have the most interesting and striking design.

They are able to maintain their color for a long time.

Plastic is completely insensitive to humidity and temperature extremes. In case you want to pass electrical wires and cables through the doorway, a PVC frame would be an excellent solution. This platband has a special cable channel that simplifies this process. Some models look very luxurious due to the fact that they externally imitate a woody pattern. In general, PVC completely repeats the quality characteristics of plastic.

The platbands are also divided in appearance. Their width can be any, as well as their thickness.

They are all divided into:

• flat;
• rounded;
• curly.

As a rule, these types of platbands are produced in large quantities in factories.

But carved platbands are a separate type, which is a product of the master's hands, which is distinguished by its uniqueness.

Decoration with decorative stone

Decorative stone can decorate any doorway. Very often it is used after installing an iron door. He is able to hide any flaws and transform the appearance of the opening. The decorative stone is quite durable and looks very elegant.

It is resistant to external influences and looks great in any light. During the day it will sparkle in the sun, and in the evening it will shine luxuriously in the dim light. The passage is now decorated with decorative stone by means of glue mounting.

A decorative analogue of natural natural stone is lighter and more affordable in terms of cost. You can choose a model of absolutely any color and texture. So, you can decorate the passage with a wide variety of stones, while creating a unique pattern. The decoration of the corners with a decorative stone in the Roman style looks beautiful.

Also, many decorate the opening using the torn edge technique. It involves laying out with a stone in a chaotic, not perfectly even order.

Thus, you can even create the effect of old masonry and lay out any fancy shape.

Plaster

Plaster is now very often used in order to emphasize the bizarre shape of an arched partition. In this case, decorative embossed plaster is used. It can be combined with other finishing materials such as artificial stone and tiles. Venetian and micro-cement plaster is also used as a decoration, since such a cladding looks very elegant.

But not everyone can finish the doorway in this way, for this you need to have special skills.

Wallpapering

With the help of wallpaper, not only the doorway itself is trimmed, but also the door leaf. Moreover, in the second case, the most resistant to external influences wallpaper is used for this, since the door is very often touched with hands. The simplest wallpaper can be very easily stained, so it is important to use only high-quality and durable coverings. Wallpaper allows you to completely mask the door, thus hiding the opening.

You can paste over the canvas with the same color and pattern of wallpaper. like all walls adjacent to it. This type of decoration is very often used to decorate the passage to the study. If you have a raised door installed, you can only partially steal it with wallpaper. With the help of wallpaper, you can even create patterns on the door leaf. In this case, you can cut out geometric shapes and other fragments from them.

Also, with the help of wallpaper, you can highlight the door leaf, pasting it in contrast with bright wallpaper that differs from the color of the walls. Moreover, such a coating can be partially painted to make it more unusual and interesting.

Arched structures are also trimmed with wallpaper.

Refining slopes with siding

Siding is a finishing material that has an interesting textured surface. It is corrugated. It uses vinyl siding and even steel sheets. Such a finishing material is perfect for facing slopes and is quite durable. Moreover, as a rule, it is selected for the decoration of the windows and the window frames are framed in the same way.

The siding can be easily installed with your own hands, it will be quite easy to care for it. Moreover, manufacturers present a wide variety of models from various materials, decorated in unusual colors. The required coating can be selected for any interior design.

Stucco decoration

For finishing the doorway, polyurethane stucco molding is often used. For narrow doorways, a smoother and not too embossed stucco molding is most often chosen. It is believed that too voluminous textures can visually narrow the aisles and make the room less spacious. Bulk stucco molding is most often used to decorate high spacious doorways.

The stucco molding is fixed with special glue. It is also very often varnished or painted.

This design looks very unusual and diverse due to the combination of interesting textures.

Tile edging

Nowadays, the edging of the passage with ceramic tiles is very popular. In this case, gypsum tiles or clinker are very often used. Clinker imitates bricks and is perfect for finishing not only doorways, but also window openings.

Usually, such tiles are laid out by analogy with brickwork. Such an analogue looks rather unusual and believable. Smooth tiles are also used to decorate the doorway. In this case, it is laid out with a mosaic. This design looks very bright and impressive.

Sheathing with plasterboard or clapboard

Lining and drywall are some of the most inexpensive finishing materials. That is why they are often used to decorate the doorway. Both of these materials can be easily processed by hand using standard tools. You do not have to carry out long preparatory work.

As for drywall, it has a smooth surface, which is usually decorated with bright coatings. You can choose any decor option for decorating such material.

It is easy to install and lasts long enough.

Stencil decoration

Nowadays, paintings and unusual drawings are often used to decorate the entrance to a room. But not everyone can create a beautiful and unique pattern with their own hands. In this case, a stencil is used. So you can very quickly apply images correctly and evenly on the door leaf or on the edging of arched structures.

The only drawback of this finishing option is that it is rather boring, because the patterns will not represent a picturesque picture, but only patterns of the same type. This way you can decorate the doorway with grape leaves, branches, flowers and other images.

Textile

This finish is quite popular. As a rule, various curtains and tulle are hung between the rooms, which fill the room with lightness and create an invisible barrier. They fill the design with air, making it more graceful. Curtains are usually chosen from silk, cotton, linen. Thick velvet models are quite popular.

Magnetic curtains are also installed, which are great for protecting against insects. There are also beautiful thread curtains in the form of rain. You can hang translucent tulle, which will create a light veil between different rooms.

Facing arches between rooms

As a rule, the room is made more spacious by creating an arch at the entrance. In this case, such structures are often installed at the entrance to the room from a narrow corridor. The arch fills it with space and comfort. Arches can have the most unusual and intricate shapes.

In this case, the choice of the shape of the doorway depends on the taste of the owner of the house and on the style of the interior.

Most arched designs are symmetrical. For their decoration, use the same materials on both sides. But in some cases, arches can be asymmetrical in shape and design. For rooms in a classic style, only symmetrical models are selected. In this case, they are often faced with decorative stone, wood and other natural or imitating natural materials.

Arches with vertical slopes in the form of columns look very nice. This solution is perfect for those who adhere to the classic interior design. For a more elaborate style, the design of arches with a wide variety of decorative elements is selected. To do this, use an unusual stucco molding. The upper part can be decorated with a plaster bas-relief.

More modern arches are fairly simple in design, but can have bizarre shapes.

In this case, they are distinguished by unusual lines and intricate patterns.

Some nuances

When choosing a design, you must take into account some rules. The decor of a wide and narrow doorway should be different. For a wide one, more embossed and large decorative elements are usually selected, and narrow openings are decorated with simple finishing materials. It is better to use light decorative elements for this.

A high doorway is often shaped like an arch. She is able to add luxury and grace to the interior of the house. It is not customary to decorate a deep doorway with arches, since then the structure will look very massive. But in this case, a model of an arch with large columns is suitable.

If your goal is not to combine different rooms, but to delimit them, then doors - compartments are perfect for this. They separate different functional areas well and look very stylish. Most often they are used to decorate rooms in modern styles.

When choosing a material for cladding, you must pay attention to the quality of finishing materials. Many inexpensive plastic panels are very environmentally friendly and can even release harmful substances. Therefore, try to give preference to only quality materials.

Polyurethane finishing materials should not be installed at kitchen entrances. This is due to the fact that they are characterized by low thermal stability. To design such a doorway, materials that are more resistant to the effects of elevated temperatures should be chosen.

If you want to dismantle the door frame for finishing, you should take into account that this can lead to cracks in the wall. That is why, before dismantling it, it is necessary to install a power frame.

Thus, you can carry out the correct design and, after that, decorate the doorway.

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Interior doors represent the most perfect option for zoning living space, ensuring the proper level of privacy for family members. If confidentiality is not required, zoning functions are assigned to a doorway without a door.

The lack of a door leaf is compensated by a slight increase in the usable living space, more convenient options for placing furniture, improving the interior, which is especially important when operating small-sized housing. The decoration of a doorway without a door in a certain style is made taking into account design recommendations.

Doorless openings: features of the device and installation

The arrangement of such a structure provides for the complete dismantling of the door frame, as well as the choice of the shape, size and decor of the opening in accordance with the interior of the adjacent premises. The classic shape of the opening is a rectangle. The choice of an arched structure is determined by the height of the ceiling slabs, the structural features of the load-bearing walls and unloaded partitions.

As a rule, the basic and decorative finishing of an opening without a door prepared for modernization is made using the following materials:

• Panel plastics;
• Polyurethane stucco molding;
• Natural or artificial decorative stone.

Additional decoration of openings is realized with the help of screens and curtains. When choosing, materials that are uncomplicated in installation and maintenance that do not lose their characteristics throughout the entire period of operation are popular.

Benefits of open openings

Hinged and sliding interior doors are important elements of interior decoration. On the other hand, they take up a lot of space, therefore, in small-sized apartments, the arrangement of a doorway without a door is justified in all respects.

Open openings create the visual effect of increasing the volume of the connected rooms, improve ventilation and improve the layout of the interior decoration. Doorways without a door are appropriate for connecting a living space with an insulated balcony space. The expended efforts and material resources help to fully or partially compensate for the shortcomings of the standard layout of city apartments, as well as standard projects of private houses of the country and cottage type. An exception is the free layout of housing, which provides for arbitrary placement of internal walls and partitions.

A characteristic feature of finishing a doorway without a door is the moderate cost of the materials used and the ability to master the entire volume of work with your own hands. The total cost of such finishing is lower than the price of the door and the cost of its professional installation.

A doorway without a door will be the best solution for the interior. As you can see from the photo in our article, you can implement such a finish in any interior of any room. The owner of a house or apartment with a reasonable investment of time and money can do all the work on his own.

Installation of slopes and drywall arches

The budget option for decorating a doorway without doors is based on the use of drywall:

• The material is easily processed with ordinary tools;
• Smooth and smooth surface of the panels minimizes the amount of preparatory work;
• The reverse side of the material is characterized by excellent adhesion to gypsum polymer adhesives;
• The moderate 20-year resource of gypsum plasterboard structures is compensated by their affordable cost, simple installation, and a wide selection of surface decor.

To fasten the facing of the arched structure, a frame is mounted from a mounting bar or a metal profile. For finishing surfaces with a complex configuration, a thinner and lighter ceiling plasterboard is recommended, which differs from the wall with increased flexibility.

The use of a moisture-resistant putty and connecting reinforcing tape greatly simplifies the sealing of assembly joints. When choosing a putty, it should be borne in mind that acrylic compounds are highly durable, while gypsum is perfectly sanded. This is especially important for paint and varnish decoration.

Making the opening with plastic

When decorating doorways without doors, plastic panels are actively used. The offered assortment includes materials that perfectly imitate the appearance and texture of precious woods, natural stone and other more expensive materials.

Plastic decor of a doorway without using a door in color, pattern, contrast and surface texture must match the decorative wall covering. Using the right combination of these characteristics, it is easy to visually increase the size of the opening and ceilings.

Self-assembly of plastic cladding does not require professional qualifications. If you have certain skills, home craftsmen do all the work on their own.

The advantages of polyurethane stucco molding

Polyurethane stucco molding can also be used to decorate the opening. For small-sized housing, materials with a low-relief pattern are recommended. The choice of volumetric stucco molding is justified when decorating rooms with high ceilings.

The surface of polyurethane is compatible with most paints and varnishes, therefore, decorative design for openings without doors with artificial stucco molding has great possibilities. The material is securely fixed with special glue, the minimum weight does not load the wall of the opening, moderate heat resistance is compensated by the presence of flame retardant additives.

Features of finishing the opening with a stone

The most beautiful and durable decoration is natural stone. The material is characterized by unique wear resistance, looks great in daylight and artificial light, and is fully available for adhesive installation.

Not the greatest operational resource of artificial decorative stone is compensated by its light weight, democratic cost, a wide selection of color and texture options, including the perfect imitation of natural materials. It is quite simple to independently arrange a doorway without an interior door with an artificial stone. This is facilitated by the excellent adhesion of the material with cement-polymer adhesives.

Laying options for the stone facing of the opening

In the first version, an edging with smooth edges is laid out, in the second it is proposed to create a "torn edge" that is original in perception, consisting of fragments of a stone laid out in a natural guise. Before installing the stone cladding, a doorway without a door requires alignment, cleaning from the remnants of the previous decor. To improve adhesion, the surface is primed with solutions compatible with assembly adhesive.

In the list of design developments for finishing the opening, there is an option of cladding with clinker materials that successfully imitate the appearance of natural stone or old masonry. Clinker is characterized by a very high wear resistance, preservation of its original appearance throughout its service life.

Criteria for choosing a classic and arched design of openings

According to the designers, arched structures provide more opportunities to improve the visual perception of the interior. The creation of arches is justified in rooms with narrow corridors, since not only the interior design is being improved, but also the comfort of using the premises.

In housing with standard ceilings, arches with a slight rounding look great. The corner radius of such structures is slightly more than half the width of the doorway. Gentle arches go well with different styles of interior, visually increase the height of the ceiling.

For the design of openings in a house with high ceilings, classic arches are recommended, in a non-standard version - trapezoidal, elliptical or original asymmetric. For example, for a doorway without a door connecting the corridor and the living room, the choice of a design with slopes that imitate the appearance of semi-columns is justified.

Empire and Baroque styles look great in spacious rooms, but the presence of a large number of decorative elements in small houses and apartments minimizes the benefits of these styles.

Designers advise to give preference to symmetrical structures, decorated with low-relief polyurethane stucco or plaster embossed overlays installed in the upper part of the opening.

The desire to complete the arched structure on their own is realized by purchasing an arched blank or mastering the skills of working with plasterboard panels.

What are the limitations when arranging openings?

In some types of block walls and partitions, door frames are used as load-bearing elements. Dismantling the door frame can provoke subsidence and the formation of cracks in the wall, therefore, such openings should first be reinforced with a power frame.

Such a structure will provide an even distribution of the load on the walls, which inevitably appears when decorating openings with stone or finishing materials of similar weight.

In addition, you should think about the environmental friendliness of cheap plastic panels and the heat resistance of polyurethane finishing materials. The problem is solved by using high-quality branded plastic panels and polyurethane products with a high content of flame retardant additives.