12 Interior Doors With a Difference
Rethink boring white doors in favour of something a little more flavoursome
If your home is in need of a spruce up, take a look at your interior doors – do they add anything to the room you’re in right now or do they just blend in? Whether you choose a bright colour, classic black, or opt for timber or glass, a home that has out-of-the-ordinary doors speaks volumes about the people who live there. Namely, that they have the confidence it takes to create a home that’s not only stylish, but is also anything but boring. Be inspired with these interior door alternatives…
2. Sliding doors
Barn doors are so hip right now, thanks to the influence of our American friends across the ocean. A great option in a bathroom if space is at a premium, or if it could use a little extra personality. Black door hardware can bring out the best in any barn door.
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Barn doors are so hip right now, thanks to the influence of our American friends across the ocean. A great option in a bathroom if space is at a premium, or if it could use a little extra personality. Black door hardware can bring out the best in any barn door.
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3. Beachy keen
Painting the back of your front door is an easy way to liven up your hallway, a space that can otherwise be on the dull side. Any feature at either end of a hallway becomes a focal point, so make it count.
Door painted in ‘Magnetic Magic’: Dulux
Painting the back of your front door is an easy way to liven up your hallway, a space that can otherwise be on the dull side. Any feature at either end of a hallway becomes a focal point, so make it count.
Door painted in ‘Magnetic Magic’: Dulux
4. Hallway helper
The same principle applies at the other end of a hallway. In this case, the teal door is double the fun with its stable door design and circular window above. Think of the airflow!
Door painted in ‘Sea Green’: Resene
The same principle applies at the other end of a hallway. In this case, the teal door is double the fun with its stable door design and circular window above. Think of the airflow!
Door painted in ‘Sea Green’: Resene
5. Wake-up call
Black hardware also works a treat on this sliding barn door. See what a difference a colourful interior door can make to a space? Picture this open-plan area with a white door instead of yellow and you’ll start to yawn.
Black hardware also works a treat on this sliding barn door. See what a difference a colourful interior door can make to a space? Picture this open-plan area with a white door instead of yellow and you’ll start to yawn.
7. Unsung hero
Laundries tend to be neglected areas of the home. If yours is gloomy and unloved, repainting the door is a good place to start. Bright lemon yellow is a cheerful choice, and you can go one step further to laundry loveliness by pairing it with a shapely light fitting in a matching hue and contrasting wallpaper.
Laundries tend to be neglected areas of the home. If yours is gloomy and unloved, repainting the door is a good place to start. Bright lemon yellow is a cheerful choice, and you can go one step further to laundry loveliness by pairing it with a shapely light fitting in a matching hue and contrasting wallpaper.
The same sliding door viewed from the other side adds just as much joy to the kitchen.
8. Striped surprise
Powder rooms are the perfect place to go a little crazy with colour. Consider extending the wall paint on the inside of the door, or why not go wild with wallpaper?
Powder rooms are the perfect place to go a little crazy with colour. Consider extending the wall paint on the inside of the door, or why not go wild with wallpaper?
9. Recycled charm
If bright colours aren’t really your thing, reclaimed timber can have just as much of an impact in defining your home’s character. This three-bedroom family home was an old stable block, but its history lives on in the form of doors and other timber features. The original horse troughs were even converted for use as sink basins!
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If bright colours aren’t really your thing, reclaimed timber can have just as much of an impact in defining your home’s character. This three-bedroom family home was an old stable block, but its history lives on in the form of doors and other timber features. The original horse troughs were even converted for use as sink basins!
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10. First in glass
Mixing timber with glass brings you the best of both worlds – character and warmth, and a way to invite more natural light to penetrate through a space. This one has been frosted just enough for privacy.
See timber at work throughout this home
Mixing timber with glass brings you the best of both worlds – character and warmth, and a way to invite more natural light to penetrate through a space. This one has been frosted just enough for privacy.
See timber at work throughout this home
11. Study squares
A home office is an ideal room for glass interior doors – you’re separate from the rest of the house without being isolated. Claustrophobics, rejoice!
A home office is an ideal room for glass interior doors – you’re separate from the rest of the house without being isolated. Claustrophobics, rejoice!
12. Alone but together
The glass double doors in this light-filled living room would stay open much of the time, but they still serve to enhance the entrance. Plus, on chilly nights in front of the TV, closing the doors would keep draughts at bay without making the room feel closed off.
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Does your home have interior doors with a difference? Tell us about them in the Comments.
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Come Inside: Glass Front Doors That Let in the Light
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The glass double doors in this light-filled living room would stay open much of the time, but they still serve to enhance the entrance. Plus, on chilly nights in front of the TV, closing the doors would keep draughts at bay without making the room feel closed off.
TELL US
Does your home have interior doors with a difference? Tell us about them in the Comments.
MORE
Let It Slide: 4 Beautiful Ways to Bring Barn Doors Inside
Recycled Old Doors Open Up a World of Charm
Come Inside: Glass Front Doors That Let in the Light
Fabulous Front Doors That Show Off Who You Really Are
Painting your interior doors black is guaranteed to give your home a chic edge – assuming you do it well, of course. Painting a door without removing the hardware and taping off the hinges is a definite DIY faux pas. This is one decorating move you don’t need to be fearful about, however – black doors simply always looks good.
More: 11 Reasons Why You Should Paint Your Interior Doors Black