Loft Style Doors

In the design of residential premises, the loft style is becoming increasingly popular. Initially, this stylistic direction was used to create the interior space with a large area. Now relevant design solutions for small premises and apartments-studios.

One of the functional and decorating objects of the building in the loft style are entrance and interior doors. In order for the appearance of the room to look harmonious, you need a competent approach when choosing such structures.

America 40s of the twentieth century is the birthplace of loft style. The attic premises of abandoned industrial buildings were converted into platforms for events or housing. This style was particularly popular with representatives of creative professions.Eminent artists opened their studios in the lofts and also organized exhibitions.

Loft-style design implies styling of a room as an industrial interior. Increasingly, this style is used for the decoration of residential premises.

The main characteristics of the direction include:

• The almost complete absence of partitions in the room. The space should be as open as possible.
• Functional areas in the room are not separated by clear boundaries.
• Large windows are not made to hide behind curtains. Blinds or sheer curtains are acceptable.
• The walls are not hidden under the wallpaper: it is appropriate rough finish in the form of concreting the surface or brickwork.
• High ceilings are often emphasized by beams.

• The use of naked industrial elements (iron pipes, beams, reinforced concrete structures).
• When choosing a color, preference is given to cool shades. The most commonly used combination of three harmonious or contrasting tones.

Industrial style is characterized by the maximum absence of partitions and doorways, but in an interior of premises do not do without installation of doors.In industrial design, they are mainly installed in the bathroom, bedroom and at the entrance to the living room.

In the manufacture of door designs in the style of loft preference is given to durable materials.

• Most often it is expensive and high-quality wood (oak, pine, alder, mahogany), metal or glass.
• Less common and cheaper options are synthetic materials such as chipboard and MFD.
• The original option are the doors made of glass and metal. Glass surfaces complement the interior in a loft style and visually expand the space. The wooden door leaf with traditional decoration will not fit well into the interior of the industrial premises, therefore, in the manufacture of wooden products, special attention is paid to artificial aging.

In the loft style, preference is given to strict shades. In addition to the color scheme in sober colors, it is equally popular to use bright colors as an accent: red, blue, green, blue.

When choosing and installing a loft door, it is important that this design is well combined with other elements of the interior.

The most common shades:

• the black;
• brown;

• shades of gray;
• white;
• red.

In addition to the aesthetic appeal, the entrance door must have good protective properties. For this reason, entrance metal constructions are very popular. Installation of massive wooden doors is allowed. Damaged texture and irregularities of the wood give the product a special appeal, originality.

White entrance constructions consisting of wide boards are also in fashion. For additional decoration, they often resort to surface dressing. Stencils resembling technical documentation of machine-building devices are popular.

Interior doors, mainly used to divide the space into zones. They may not be as massive as the input. Door designs made of glass or in the form of a screen will save space.Not precluded and the installation of interior design impressive size, if the room is also large.

Strict rules in the manufacture and selection of interior doors there. Such a product can be harmoniously combined with other details of the decor and designs in the interior, without standing out from the general background.

The following are the most common door options:

• sliding;
• granary;
• coupe;

• roto-door;
• bivalves;
• swinging

Sliding Industrial constructions are usually wide bonded boards without decorative patterns and glossy coatings. Installed such a door inside or along the wall. For manufacturing use materials such as wood, glass or metal.

Barn door is a movable structure on the rail. Roller metal mount allows you to move a wooden sheet along the wall. The size of such products depends on the dimensions of the room and the width of the doorway.

The most common option for the manufacture of barn structures is to bond the coarse vertical (longitudinal) planks to each other (top and bottom) with two transverse ones. These models in most cases are subject to artificial aging of the surface, which gives the interior with such structures a special charm. For these doors most often use large metal handles, which can be placed both horizontally and vertically.

Coupe models may have one or a couple of canvases. In contrast to the doors for wardrobes, interior partitions in this style are more massive, and also have a handle and a lock.

Roto-doors are a cross between sliding and swing models. The door leaf in this case is set perpendicular to the opening. It is able to move in different directions (both to the left and to the right). A special seal is attached around the perimeter of this door, which ensures high tightness.

Double doors may have cancer sliding, and swing design. Such models have good sound and heat insulation.There are mechanisms that allow the product to open the sash in both directions. Such models well emphasize the originality of the room. Most often double doors are installed in the living room.

Swing constructions (unlike sliding models) when opening fill more space. Therefore, such products in the industrial interior are not as common. Hinged models are made most often of lightweight metal and clear glass.

In order for the door to harmonize with the rest of the decor elements, it is necessary to take a responsible approach to the choice of model. It is necessary to pay attention to the installation site of the door leaf. On the entrance to the premises are usually installed rough metal doors without additional finishing. The inner part of this design can be decorated with elements of forging and rather large fittings.

In the bedroom or living room will look good thin model of glass and metal. This door separates the room, almost without affecting the space. This model will not clearly focus on attention.

The basic shades used in the design of the room also play an important role in choosing and installing a loft-style door.A metal model with frosted glass will look good in the interior with a predominance of white. If the room has furniture of bright colors or other colorful elements of decor, it is appropriate to install a model with a similar painting.

The width of the door designs in the loft style varies from 80 to 200 centimeters. Available manufacturing custom size doors on order. It is important to determine the direction of the door leaf when opening, the location of the handle and the type of construction. In small rooms it is recommended to install sliding models. In the overall premises it is permissible to use swing constructions.

A narrow metal door with scuffed elements vividly underlines the industrial design of the room.

Burgundy shabby wooden linen creates a striking contrast with kitchen furniture in shades of green.

A wide sliding door made of metal sheets looks very unusual in the interior of the room, giving it the appearance of a storage facility.

Solid wooden barn construction harmoniously combines with beige walls and minimally fills the space.

On how to make your own door in the style of "Loft" you will see in the next video.