Features of the combination of gray doors with the interior of the apartment
The calm and laconic appearance of gray doors acts as an ideal backdrop for any room in the apartment and gives it solidity. Proper use of the variety of gray palette is a great way to create incredibly cozy, original and very beautiful interiors.
They form a very successful background for other objects or furniture in the room and give them a brighter, richer and richer look.
Such doors fit organically into almost all stylistic trends: minimalism, classic, chalet, Provence and others. This calm and discreet color scheme is perfect for decoration even in a children's room.
Shades of gray can soften overly variegated and saturated accents in a room and soothe vision.
Varieties of textures of gray interior doors
A variety of products made from various materials and transformed by the efforts of designers into almost works of art fill the door market. In order not to make a mistake and make the right choice for the interior, it is necessary to take into account three circumstances.
- For which room is the interior door selected?
- Are there small children and pets present?
- Determine the importance of light, sound and thermal insulation.
Resistance to high humidity is important for a bathroom. For children - environmental friendliness and sound insulation. Glass doors will look great in a trendy living room.
Properties of gray color
The main positive characteristic of ash, smoky, pearl and other light gray shades is considered to be versatility. If you study gray doors and their significance in the interior, several properties can be identified.
- They go with bright colors in the room. If you choose the design of the door and flooring in the same tone, you can get a background that can make splashes of cherry, green and black more expressive.
- Gray doors can warm and refresh a room. When choosing a design with notes of a bluish tint, you can bring a pleasant chill to the interior, emphasizing its severity and purity. If the doors have a light beige shade, they will be able to fill the room with pleasant warmth.
Dark woods for making door panels
There are several popular types of wood used to make fashionable doors. The shade and texture of the finished product will largely depend on the choice of breed. Most varieties close to black in color are considered extremely rare, and some are even listed in the Red Book. In this regard, the solution to create an imitation of the material using paint coatings is widespread.
The following tree species are most often used for the production of interior door panels:
- Ormozia is one of the rare New Guinean breeds, found in several types, has a beautiful rich color and is valued quite highly, which is why doors made from it are expensive;
- Paduk is an African variety, distinguished by a dark red hue; after felling, the tree quickly changes its shade, becomes dark brown, has a strong texture and is highly resistant to various factors;
- wenge is a type of wood that is widespread in the eastern African regions, characterized by an attractive chocolate hue, high hardness and resistance to temperature changes;
- walnut is a type of gray-brown wood, widely used for the production of doors and for the manufacture of various furniture items;
- ebony is a rare variety, grows in the tropics, has a deep dark tone, but is inferior in strength to previous varieties;
- mahogany is an expensive species with an amazing reddish tint, such doors look especially impressive;
- rosewood is another variety from the tropics, characterized by high hardness and reliability, which is why the variety has become widespread.
Choosing wall and floor colors
In order for gray doors to have a harmonious appearance, you need to pay special attention to the lighting design of the wall. It can be finished with plaster or paint. Also, walls in Russian apartments and houses are often covered with wallpaper. The choice of color depends on what goal the owner of the room sets for himself. If the wall is white, the design of the room becomes less contrasting. The combination with light green and blue tones adds elegance and comfort. Together with pink, a gray shade gives a similar effect.
The best combinations of styles and gray doors in an apartment
Calm and discreet gray doors in the interior will look harmonious in any room. Models with a smooth canvas surface, decorated with moldings and rectangular inserts, will fit perfectly into the composition of a modern home, which is decorated in a high-tech design.
The model, presented in the form of aged wood, will look appropriate in a chalet and country style room. An attribute of a chic classic interior will be doors with figured panels, engraved glass and a silver palette of the canvas.
What are the pros and cons of dark colors?
Modern interiors have their own characteristics, which consist in the use of dark-colored fabrics, including in interior doors. Fashion designers offer various options for using such variations in any interior.
The undoubted advantages of dark doors are considered to be:
- high brands of products;
- a dark shade ennobles the home;
- give solidity;
- Valuable wood species are used in production;
- Dirt-resistant.
For all the good qualities, there are also disadvantages:
- dust is clearly visible;
- bring darkness to the rooms;
- Maintenance of such doors is quite difficult.
What wallpaper will suit gray doors. Choosing wallpaper in the hallway for dark doors: photo
Dark doors in the hallway look original and bright. With this design, the choice of wallpaper will be wider than when using light-colored trim.
The hallway, made in a classic style, perfectly combines dark doors with light wallpaper
Choosing wallpaper for a hallway with dark doors:
- Light walls will benefit from dark doors. However, so that this element of the hallway does not look alien in the interior, the furniture must match the color of the trim.
- Dark wallpaper colors will make such doors more invisible. This corridor design option will look stylish and unusual.
- Bright trellises will make a large hallway incredibly original. Dark doors in this case will play into your hands as thanks to them the interior will look more original.
- Brick wallpaper of any color goes well with black and brown trim. This wall design will fit perfectly into the loft and classic styles.
Gray doors with gray wallpaper are an excellent combination for modern, laconic interiors. This combination can be complemented by black or white furniture, as well as wall decorations of strict geometric shapes.
Black doors with white brick-like wallpaper are a classic duo in the loft style. Black baseboards and black and white furniture will help to connect opposite shades with each other.
Dark trims can be combined with photo wallpaper of any shade. In the hallway such materials will look very modern and non-standard.
For classic and minimalist interiors, a combination of dark brown doors and beige wallpaper is suitable. In this case, the walls can be decorated with ornaments in the form of monograms of the same shade as the doors. Ideally, the furniture should match the color of the trim.
What combinations should you avoid?
Despite the numerous advantages of a gray door, we can distinguish such combinations that make the interior ridiculous:
- in a small room you cannot install gray doors, because they will visually make the room smaller;
- in a classic-style room, you should not install a simple gray door so as not to spoil the interior;
- When decorating a room in ethno, empire, baroque, country and eclectic styles, you need to be very careful when choosing a gray door.
What basic interior colors go with gray doors?
If you want to create a spectacular room, then you should take advantage of some of the nuances associated with the play of color. Gray in the interior is in harmony with other shades and adds more qualities to them. How can you understand in what situation such a door can look elegant? The rules followed by designers can help you understand the intricacies of the combination:
- A gray door against the main background of a gray shade will look gloomy and will be completely lost.
- You should not combine it with brown and black shades, since this experiment will cause negative emotions in any person.
- Using a gray interior door, you can visually increase the space if the overall background of the interior is in pastel colors. The room immediately acquires a stylish and elegant design that looks chic in bedrooms and living rooms. Luxurious, expensive furniture and accessories will look very advantageous against this wonderful background.
- A sunny and energetic room will be achieved by combining gray and yellow colors. So, the yellow will become more saturated. Such a bold decision is suitable for a living room, kitchen or dining room.
- A dark gray door can set off the color of white furniture.
- Blue and light blue will perfectly harmonize with a gray interior door. They will bring a touch of sophistication and elegance to the interior, and most often this combination is used to decorate bedrooms.
- A combination of gray, pink and purple shades in the bathroom is quite appropriate.
Advantages and disadvantages of using gray doors
The main advantages of gray doors include their neutrality, which allows them to be friendly with different colors: pink, yellow, blue, green and others.
The neutrality of the gray shade allows you to select a wide variety of companion colors for it.
The variety of palettes makes it possible to choose the best option and improve the appearance of the entire room:
- gray-brown door leaves will add a light accent, giving the room elegance and homeliness;
- white and gray doors will give freshness, cleanliness, a feeling of pleasant coolness and spaciousness to the space;
- gray-beige - the most cozy, elegant and pleasant atmosphere;
- gray-blue - will make the design of the room light, comfortable, balanced, it will sparkle with new colors;
- gray-green - an excellent solution for a non-trivial interior, devoid of sophistication;
- gray-blue - emphasize nobility.
Gray doors in the interior of an apartment perfectly mask minor scratches, fingerprints and dirt. They have practically no disadvantages, except perhaps a discrepancy between quality and price, as well as an incorrectly chosen model that may not fit into the design of the room.
Too dark colors can create a feeling of darkness, but this can be easily corrected with good lighting.
Which material to choose?
When you have decided on the interior color options, you should think about what material to order the doors from. Today they are made from:
- natural wood;
- veneer;
- MDF;
- PVC.
Each of these materials has its own advantages and disadvantages. For example, gray doors made of natural wood look rich and elegant. They are very durable and reliable, but at the same time oak or other solid wood doors are quite heavy, they are susceptible to sudden temperature changes and high humidity. If the door is poorly glued, over time it may begin to move, or cracks will appear at the glued points.
For those who love natural wood, but are not ready to pay a lot of money for it, designers recommend ordering interior doors in gray oak color. They are made from lighter material and covered with laminate or veneer of the desired shade. Oak in the interior always looks noble and elegant.
Gray eco-veneer doors are very popular. Natural wood is cut into thin plates, which are glued together under a press - this is how veneer is obtained. The main advantage of eco-veneer is that it is very light. Essentially, you are ordering a wooden door that weighs several times less than a solid door and costs less, but veneer is not as durable as wood, and with multi-layer varnish the surface may crack.
If you want to save money, you can purchase PVC doors. This material is very popular in the market today. Buyers are pleased with the ideal combination of quality and price. PVC is a lightweight wooden sheet covered with a polymer film. The film can be of any color, so gray PVC doors can fit into any interior.
Another cheap material is MDF. The base is made from wood waste, and then the canvas is covered with veneered colored veneer. Compared to natural oak, an MDF door will cost very little, but despite the cheapness of the materials, such gray doors look decent and will look equally good in interiors of different styles.
You can choose solid doors from any of the listed materials, or you can order doors with glass. They will make the interior richer and more refined and visually expand the space.
Gray doors with glass are suitable for absolutely any room: kitchen, office, living room, bedroom, bathroom. You can choose frosted glass with an original design, and then such a door with glass will become part of the interior.
Gray doors in the interior: questions and answers
1. Are gray doors suitable for an interior with a brown, red, beige or other color floor?
Yes, gray is neutral, which means it can successfully integrate into any company. Whatever the floor, gray doors will not conflict with it.
2. What to associate the color of the doors with?
Gray doors are often complemented by gray trim and baseboards, and sometimes by ceiling cornices. But this is not a prerequisite.
It’s beautiful, of course, when the door and baseboard match in color. This allows you to combine different rooms of an apartment or house into a single whole. However, you can do without this by choosing a plinth, for example, in the color of the floor, walls, windows.
Doors can rhyme not only with baseboards and cornices, but also with walls, windows, and furniture. And with any: both case and soft.
3. If the walls are gray, is it possible to install doors of the same color?
Yes, their shades can be absolutely identical, which will make the door almost invisible. This, by the way, is a good move for small rooms - if the doors match the walls, there is no effect of fragmenting the space. A single line is created, making the walls seem longer and the room as a whole larger.
There is another possible way - to make the doors, on the contrary, noticeable. Fortunately, there are a lot of shades of gray. The main thing is that the surfaces are in harmony with each other.
4. Is it possible to decorate the opening with platbands of a different color?
Yes, white or black cladding will go perfectly with gray doors. You can try on trims in wood shades.
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In fact, gray is fashionable now! Check out the latest interiors in Houzz's selection.
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White baseboard and cornice with gray doors looks great! The question is, what is your interior style and everything else!?
Of course, if you are afraid, take classic white or ivory!
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And it is not always just gray - many perceive it as a “mouse” color, but it can be very complex and with many shades - both warm and cold!
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In the end, everything will depend on the lighting, type and number of lamps. The color itself is interesting. If you are interested in high-quality doors, please contact 8-977-708-61-72, [email protected]
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It won't look gloomy if you buy good paint. Good paint is usually more expensive. BUT it has more hiding power (i.e. economy paint is applied in 2-3 layers, the one with a higher level of 1-2 = the price is comparable), and most importantly for you, complex beautiful colors. In different lighting, this paint will look different and pleasant. Economy paints like Delux do not have such properties. Their colors on the walls are always active and striking, compared to good English paints (a higher level). The most inexpensive of these is Little Greene. And be sure to order paints and look at them in your room. When choosing paint, only according to the table - the probability of a miss is 80%. This is what I advise with over 10 years of work.
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The main types of materials from which gray doors are made
To make gray doors, the same materials are used as for any other door covering options:
- MDF;
- plastic;
- metal;
- tree;
- eco-veneer
A light gray shade will not distract or attract attention.
All of the materials listed have both positive and negative sides:
- eco-veneer – very light, excellent quality at reasonable prices;
- MDF – low prices with decent appearance;
- wood – environmental friendliness, strength, durability and natural beauty;
- metal – super strength, reliability and durability;
- plastic – moisture resistance, reasonable prices and reliable quality.
Such doors will bring freshness, cleanliness, pleasant coolness into the space and give it a feeling of additional space.
Types of door coverings are divided into entrance and interior. Interiors come in the following types:
- Double doors are very convenient and practical, especially in large rooms. Decorated with stained glass or glass inserts, as well as made of veneer, they perfectly emphasize the royal chic and sophistication of the room.
- Suspended - allow you to use any materials for their manufacture. The reliable and silent suspended structure holds even heavy door leaves.
- Sliding doors will make the interior of the room more stylish and original. Very comfortable and space saving. Complemented with spectacular decor, they will become the highlight of the entire room.
- Accordion doors are practical, take up minimal space, and are used to decorate very small rooms.
Gray door panels will be a wonderful backdrop and a subtle accent, allowing you to give the room a calm elegance.
Any of the listed options will last a long time if you select doors based on the purpose of the room, taking into account all external factors.
Recommendations for selection
Of course, entrance doors for a house or apartment should be as durable as possible. Therefore, with rare exceptions, they are made of metal. To give the desired color, special paint is used. The situation is different with interior structures. There is no point in choosing metal sheets for them.
Solid wood will also provide quite acceptable strength. Important recommendation: the paneled type of array should be used if sound insulation is very important. But if this is not too important, you can even use artificial materials - they will be cheaper. It is worth remembering that in all basic characteristics MDF is clearly superior to fiberboard.
Glass structures can be used in any room, but they are still usually used in bathrooms and kitchens.
Swing doors are the most commonly used. However, they can only be placed where it is possible to place strong boxes and reliable hinges. Sliding structures are used in areas where there is very little space. Their feature is a combination of stability and ease of control. It is not advisable to use folding products - they are not very functional and cause difficulties during operation.
Application in interiors of different styles
Gray doors are considered a universal solution for almost any style. The main thing is that the right shade is chosen. In a minimalist interior, steel gray color will come in handy. It is enough to place such doors at the entrance to the corridor to create the optimal design. In a Provencal room, “dusty” colors are preferred.
This imitation of aged wood can look very good. The completeness of the design can be achieved by introducing other varieties of color. If the room is decorated in the spirit of a loft, then calm colors would be an excellent choice. In classic rooms, any but the most flashy colors are suitable.
Most designers consider light gray designs to be the ideal background for implementing the most daring experiments.
Do I need to choose all the doors the same color?
Similar or completely identical interior elements look organic and stylish in a house, especially if the design of all rooms follows the same style. If several rooms open onto a small common corridor, then it is necessary that the doors match in texture and color.
If the owners of the house are against monotony, you can purchase doors that are not exactly the same, but are characterized by some common feature:
One or two of several doors opening onto the same hallway can be painted to match the wall color. Numerous multi-colored elements do not fit into a classic, strict interior: in general, it is quite difficult to fit such cheerful colors into it. It is desirable that the furniture and decorative accessories are in harmony with the overall color scheme.
Interesting examples
Design projects using gray doors can be varied. The photo shows just such an example - when the door is clearly darker and richer than the surrounding space. Its color matches the identical color of the switch. Green figurines (in the distance on the tables) were skillfully used for accents. The original lamp placed near the door also plays a role.
And here it is shown how gray doors can be combined with a slightly lighter storage system. A little to the side there is a very light, even snow-white wall. A dark gray, almost black door looks harmonious against a dark red wall decorated with brick. In addition, various objects are skillfully used to improve the perception of the composition.
Sources:
- https://design-homes.ru/idei-dlya-doma/serye-dveri-v-interere
- https://ProDverivdome.ru/serye-dveri-v-interere-kvartiry-realnye-foto-sochetanie-so-stenami/
- https://elihome.ru/otdelka/serye-mezhkomnatnye-dveri-v-interere.html
- https://vitdoors.ru/dveri/serye-dveri-v-inter-ere-raznovidnosti-i-sovety-po-vyboru.html
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