The interior door occupies an important place in the interior of the room. It not only serves as a barrier to noise, delimits space and allows privacy, but is also a noticeable piece of decor.
Several reasons may motivate you to decorate an interior door:
- Firstly, despite the huge selection of ready-made (and very attractive) doors, it is sometimes very difficult to find a suitable model. Sometimes all the doors seem the same - “I’ve already seen this one at the neighbors’, “and this one looks like the door to our office.” You don’t want to repeat yourself and buy something that is unoriginal and has become banal, because your interior is unique, so the door should match.
- Secondly, even an old door with scratches, peeling paint and irremovable stains is why you often don’t want to replace it! After all, any replacement of a door is also a replacement of the frame itself, which is associated with dust, plaster, sealing the resulting cracks, the need to change the wallpaper (at least around new door) - in general, with local and sometimes major repairs.
That is why sometimes it is much easier for the owner to update already installed door“on the spot,” that is, without changing the entire box, right here in the room. Of course, in some cases you will still have to remove the door from its hinges, but this is much easier and faster than undertaking a full-fledged repair. Whatever the reasons that prompted you to start decorating an interior door, let’s say right away that often this requires practically nothing except materials left over from the previous renovation.
And one should not think that real craftsmen and needlewomen will be able to cope with such a task - some of the ideas proposed in this article can be implemented even by a person who has never held a hammer or brush in their hands. And the result of your work, in any case, will be original, unusual and will become a source of pride - “here it is, our door, I made it myself (well, at least I decorated it).”
So, we offer you 14 ideas for decorating an interior door that you might want to bring to life when decorating your interior.
The first idea. We paint, we just paint
The easiest way, no frills and extra work tidy up the door. To do this, you will first need to remove the door from its hinges, then go over it with a spatula, removing the old paint, level the surface with sandpaper, fill up cracks and scratches with putty, remove greasy stains, cover the glass with masking tape so as not to stain it, and you can take it to the hands roller or brush! It is better to choose acrylic paint - it dries faster, and paint the door in a horizontal position - this way the paint will not drip and will lie more evenly. However, if it is convenient for you to do all of the above on a vertically standing door, you don’t have to remove it from its hinges. Just remember to put something on the floor while painting so as not to stain the linoleum or laminate.
White, simply painted door. Renewing it or repainting it in a different color will not be difficult, although the moldings and carvings require special, careful handling during sanding and removal of the layer old paint
Idea two. We paint in several colors
The option is more complicated, although it also involves coloring. In this case, we don’t just paint the door one color, but create a simple or complex geometric pattern of stripes, squares, diamonds, and so on. The door must first be prepared, as in the first case - that is, cleaned of old paint and leveled the surface. However, in this case, we will need much more masking tape - it is with its help that you will delimit the zones between stripes or rectangles. In addition, in order not to buy several cans of paint of different colors, you can buy white paint (one liter per door is enough), as well as several dyes with which you can experiment with shades.
Gold and white, blue and soft pink, bright stripes on a neutral background, diamonds and winding lines - a variety of patterns and patterns can appear on your door leaf. color combinations
When choosing a geometric pattern, remember that a wide strip along the entire door leaf is more suitable for country style, but for classics it is better to choose other options, for example, top part paint the doors a lighter shade and separate the parts with a horizontal stripe
Idea three. Highlighting moldings
Also painting the door, which in general is not too different from the first option. However, in this case we will focus on the moldings, painting them in a contrasting color. White and black are a great combination, but it's a tired one, so think about what colors will look best next to each other. Designers have long recognized white and green, blue and yellow, red and dark blue as excellent options. Such a door will look great both in a bohemian boudoir and in a strict classic living room.
A white door with highlighted black moldings is a true classic. By the way, if your door does not have such decorations, it is easy to make them yourself - special thin wooden strips are sold that are simply nailed onto the door leaf
An unexpectedly bright, pink door that looks especially aristocratic and attractive thanks to the frames highlighted in white
Idea four. We paint according to the finished stencil
A very convenient and simple way to turn your door into a work of art, even if you do not have the talent of an artist. Ready-made stencils can be purchased in construction and specialized stores, or ordered on one of the websites, and the choice of designs and patterns is very large. Then we simply apply the stencil to the already prepared door and apply paint. Easy, fast and the result is very beautiful!
Applying a drawing using a ready-made stencil is as easy as shelling pears, and the choice will allow you to choose an original inscription, an exotic pattern, or an unusual painting
Such a deliberately simple design can be easily created without stencils. It was the uneven lines and simplicity that became its main highlight.
Idea five. Artistic painting
Unlike all the door decoration options already listed, this option is not for everyone. To create a real masterpiece on an ordinary door, you will need the talent of an artist and certain skills in working with brushes, since a roller is no longer enough. Imagine that your door is a blank white canvas, on which, thanks to your skill, a beautiful landscape, a cheerful painting or an exquisite pattern will appear. Fine hand painting always looks expensive and stylish, and you can achieve this effect by spending only on the purchase of paints.
Many European companies offer ready-made interior doors with artistic painting. They are, of course, not cheap, so you can try to create something similar with your own hands. Are you afraid that it won't work out? You can always just paint over a bad drawing!
Idea six. Children's creativity
Does your little one love to draw? Give him this opportunity - let him decorate the door to the children's room himself. Yes, such a naive, bright pattern would be out of place in a formal living room, but as a decoration for a child’s room it is an excellent option. Just agree with the young artist that the second half of the door is already your field for realizing your fantasies!
Usually children's paints are washed off very easily, so your novice artist will be able to paint the door again at least every day. But you will have to first prepare the canvas by putting the door in order
Idea seven. Unusual texture using paint
If you think that simply applying paint is boring, and you are afraid to take on hand painting, you can try to achieve an unusual texture, for example, the effect of a wooden surface or an antique door using very simple devices. So, using a sponge you can get a mottled surface, steel wool can help you achieve the effect of an antique door, and a stiff brush can create an expressive surface on denim. Special ready-made paints are also sold that perfectly imitate jeans, wood, canvas, velvet or slate.
On such a door, painted to resemble a chalkboard, it is convenient to leave messages for household members
Idea eight. Photo wallpaper
If all the previous ideas concerned only working with paints and brushes, then this method is suitable for those who do not want to mess with paint. Photo wallpaper will instantly transform the appearance of your interior door, turning it into a striking design element. Of course, it is best to purchase photo wallpaper designed specifically for doors - in this case, your drawing will definitely look complete. Ready-made photo wallpapers usually have standard size 86x220 centimeters, therefore suitable only for standard doors, and without moldings and glass inserts. However, now many online stores offer custom-made photo wallpaper for doors, so you can choose the option that is ideal for your door, with any pattern. You can cut doors and regular wall wallpaper to size, but in this case the picture may look unfinished.
How do you like this unusual option— a door turned into a telephone booth with the help of photo wallpaper?
Before sticking photo wallpaper, the door must be cleaned of stains, and the surface must be leveled, sanded and degreased with a solvent. You can use regular wallpaper glue, but PVA is much more reliable. The disadvantages of this option for decorating a door include the fact that a bright image will immediately catch your eye, so it can quickly get boring. In addition, photo wallpaper on the door will lose its original attractiveness due to frequent touches. However, no one will stop you from changing the photo wallpaper on your door to something more original in a couple of months.
Photo wallpapers with picturesque landscapes are especially popular
Photo wallpaper on the door will help, due to the increased panoramic perspective, to make small room visually more. And it’s very easy to stick them on; you don’t even need to remove the door from its hinges.
Idea nine. Regular wallpaper
Previously, this decorative option was particularly popular, but now many designers consider it bad manners. This does not prevent ordinary wallpaper, which has “migrated” to the door, from remaining a popular way of decorating the interior. Paste paper and vinyl wallpapers on the door is especially popular in Sweden, the USA and Canada. By the way, there is no need to hide the entire door behind the wallpaper - on the contrary, wallpaper divided into clear “compartments” thanks to moldings looks especially interesting. The remaining surfaces of the door can simply be painted, choosing a shade that matches the color of the wallpaper. As an option, you can buy cork wallpaper and coat it with varnish on top for reliability. Their unusual texture will make the door more original.
Preparing the door is exactly the same as when using photo wallpaper. The main advantage is low cost, since you can use wallpaper left over from a previous renovation, and ease of decoration. Main disadvantage- rapid wear - at the joints the wallpaper can peel off and tear.
Wallpaper glued not to the entire door, but to parts highlighted by moldings, looks more impressive
A door covered with the same wallpaper as the walls will literally blend into the interior. The reverse side of the door, of course, is covered with other wallpaper so as not to stand out against the background of the wall of another room.
Idea tenth. Fabric instead of wallpaper
This option will look especially cute and homey. A door decorated with fabric looks original; the choice of fabrics today is surprisingly wide, but this method also has its drawbacks.
If you choose a single piece of fabric to decorate a door, you should take care of the original design
First, when choosing a fabric, you should make sure that the glue will not leave stains on it. Secondly, the edges of the fabric should be pre-treated, otherwise the protruding threads will not look very aesthetically pleasing. Thirdly, doors decorated with fabric will not suit every interior design style. Those who are interested in patchwork, that is, creating canvases from different pieces of fabric, can turn their door into a real applique of bright scraps. By the way, if there is space on the door for a glass insert, you can hang a small curtain here, securing it with fishing line and small nails.
A very cute door, decorated using patchwork technology. The trouble is that classic style Such bright shreds have nothing to do with the interior; this is an option, rather, for “rustic” and colorful country
Idea eleven. Posters, cards, paper
An option for creative people and a great idea for a teenager's room. The door can be decorated with a poster and an image of your favorite artist or group, sheets from an old geographical atlas, or sheet music. Pasting such paper sheets and posters is as easy as regular wallpaper.
An old geographical map would be appropriate even on the interior door of an ordinary living room, but it is better to “place” posters in a teenager’s room
Idea twelfth. All kinds of stickers
This simple and not too expensive way of decorating a door is becoming more and more popular today. Vinyl stickers can be purchased in online stores, the cost of a model the size of a standard door starts from 2.5 thousand rubles, they are very easy to apply and will last longer than ordinary photo wallpapers.
Stickers with such funny and at the same time useful inscriptions will not only decorate the doors, but also cheer up the guests
If you don’t want to hide the entire door behind stickers, you can purchase small images - a butterfly, a bright flower, and so on. They cost less, and will completely transform the appearance of the door. “Informative” stickers are also popular, for example, on the door of an office, bathroom or toilet, which will tell guests what is hidden behind this door.
The elegant lady on this sticker will immediately inform guests of the house that the bathroom is hidden behind this door
Often, stickers can look like ordinary photo wallpaper, and sometimes they can look like hand-painting on a white door or a child’s drawing
Idea thirteen. Decoupage
The technology of meticulously cutting out the images you like from paper and then making appliqués from these pieces allows you to transform not only a box or photo album cover, but also an ordinary door. Everything a novice master of the ancient art of decoupage will need: paper drawings, napkins with a pattern you like, postcards and the like - everything from which you can cut out a design, a brush, PVA glue, scissors, glitter, acrylic varnish, contour and acrylic paint.
In the decoupage process, you can use literally anything - from scraps of old newspapers to greeting cards
IN brief description The process looks like this: we apply a layer of white acrylic paint to the surface of the door, wait until it dries, then another layer - and again wait until it dries completely. Then we apply a layer of paint of the selected shade, and then use PVA glue to attach the cut out paper drawings. At the same time, we try to glue the piece as smoothly as possible, without folds, and to expel all air bubbles. Using glitter and contour we can add dots, stripes and other small details. Then we cover the finished picture with a layer of varnish. That's all. The rest is your imagination and beautifully selected drawings.
The decoupage technique allows you to create amazing beautiful pictures, and the varnish coating will extend the life of the decor
Idea fourteen. Mosaic
A door decorated with bright mosaics will be an excellent option for a bathroom; you can decorate a metal entrance door in this way. Moreover, it is not at all necessary to use pieces of ceramics for these purposes - in this case, the door may turn out to be too heavy. Mosaics can be created from pieces of wood or veneer, or you can purchase a ready-made one made from glass.
In this case, a bright glass mosaic occupies most of the door, making it very unusual and cheerful.
The mosaic is attached with special glue (Moment or liquid nails are suitable) onto a prepared and cleaned surface. It is worth thinking through all the details of the pattern in advance by drawing a diagram of the arrangement of the pieces with a pencil. By the way, you can decorate not only the door itself, but also the frame with mosaics, highlighting the slopes using the selected pattern.
Creating a mosaic pattern is a huge scope for creativity. And if any part does fall, you can always attach it back
An old door can become a real art object; all you need is a little imagination and effort. To get started, you can use one of the most simple ideas, and then, having gained a taste for it, try yourself in the art of decoupage or painting. In any case, your door will definitely be one of a kind!
Like a person by his clothes, and about any residential premises judged by the doors. Therefore, sometimes in order to update the design of a room you do not need to carry out expensive repairs, but you can do original decor doors with your own hands.
Doors perform two complementary functions: firstly, they limit and separate the spaces of one room from another and, secondly, they are elements of the general interior of neighboring rooms or even the entire apartment, which form the visual and functional space of the rooms limited by doors. However, decorating a door can be done not only due to the aesthetic renewal of the living space, but also for trivial reasons, such as the appearance of scratches or cracks, as well as chips on the canvas. In these cases, the main purpose of decoration may be to hide various defects in the door leaf, but this may become an opportunity to update the design of the entire living space.
So, there are a huge number of ways to decorate interior doors with your own hands, as well as decorate the front door, and the simplest and most affordable of them involve decorating door panels using wallpaper.
Wallpapering the door
To carry out such decoration, doors are used both paper and on another basis, as well as fabric and different kinds liquid wallpaper. Any method of updating doors using decoration involves preparing the door leaf for this procedure. Decorating an interior door is no exception to this rule. In the process of preparing for decoration, they not only get rid of the previous coating - this makes it possible to identify and also eliminate previously unnoticed hidden defects of the product.
Preparation for door decor is as follows:
- In removing old paint. To do this, use a hair dryer to heat up the old paint and scrape it off the canvas with a spatula.
- In sealing with putty, detected defects, as well as eliminating irregularities. Then all problem areas leveled with putty should be treated with fine-grained sandpaper.
- In carrying out puttying the entire surface of the canvas. This makes it possible not only to level its entire surface, but to additionally fasten its individual elements, which is very important especially for paneled canvases. After applying the putty and letting it dry, you can go over it again with fine sandpaper.
- In painting doors with a primer.
The choice of wallpaper and how to paste it, for example, use either the same type or panel pasting different types wallpaper depends on the individual preferences of the one who will do it himself. In this process, the main thing is to correctly select the most suitable glue for certain types of wallpaper, and also dilute it strictly following the instructions included with it. In addition, you need to make sure that there are no missing areas left on the surface that is spread with glue, and you also need to carefully smooth the just pasted wallpaper with a damp cloth or roller to prevent wrinkles and air bubbles from forming.
When drying the pasted surfaces, it is necessary to prevent the presence of drafts. Otherwise, all the work of such door decoration will go down the drain.
Door decor with photo wallpaper, fabric
The decor looks original with fabric wallpaper, as well as with the help of photo wallpaper. However, in the process of decorating a door with fabrics, in addition to the standard preliminary preparation of the door leaf described above, it is necessary to take into account the degree of shrinkage of the fabric. To do this, you need to test the fabric, measure a small piece of it and wet it with water until it dries. After this, measure its dimensions again and compare to obtain the shrinkage result. Moreover, if the degree of shrinkage of the fabric is high, it must be completely wetted and allowed to dry, and then you can begin the gluing process.
It is necessary to take into account that you can use both solid fabric and its fragments of different textures, as well as different colors. Now this technique of decorating doors and other surfaces is quite widely used by professional designers, who call it “patchwork”.
Decorating doors using liquid wallpaper
Liquid wallpaper is good because it has versatility, that is, it can cover absolutely any surface, creating very original and varied compositions and patterns. However, they have significant drawbacks - they are afraid of moisture (which means they cannot be used for decorating bathtubs and kitchen doors), and, unfortunately, they are short-lived.
In order to decorate yourself, you will need the following materials, as well as tools:
- the mixture you selected for decoration in dry or diluted form;
- several sized types of spatulas;
- the so-called hopper gun, which is a device for applying liquid mixtures;
- roller;
- the color you have chosen;
- clear nail polish.
For decoration using liquid wallpaper, standard preparatory work have a slightly different appearance in terms of coating the door leaf with an alkyd-based primer and white oil type putty.
Preparing wallpaper mixture for decoration
The door decorating process itself consists of breeding warm water wallpaper mixture, and it must be mixed thoroughly - this can be done absolutely safely by hand. After a quarter of an hour, the mixture needs to be mixed again, but now adding the color you have chosen to it. Moreover, as for the color saturation of the mixture, the more color is added, the more saturated the color will be. For example, for moderate tones, it is enough to dilute one measuring cap of color per five liters of mixture. To realize an idea color composition When decorating, you need to dilute mixtures with different colors in different containers.
When working with wallpaper mixtures, it should be noted that their instructions for use indicate the need to infuse them for 12 hours before using them.
In order to apply the mixture, you need to take it in small portions on a spatula and apply it to the surface, smoothing it and stretching it to the sides. In the process of applying the mixture to the door, you need to ensure that the drawings are followed, and that its layer should be of the same thickness. To give a textured surface, you can use a textured roller. After the decor has dried, which will take up to three days, you will need to cover it with clear varnish.
The advantage of working with mixtures is that if you didn’t like the first version of the door decor, as they say, the first thing happened, then the coating can be easily washed off with warm water and then reapplied.
How to decorate a door with a mirror
As for the use of a mirror for decoration, this method is, first of all, preferable for small and dark rooms, as it allows you to visually increase the space of the room, adding light to it.
It is problematic to use classic mirrors for decoration due to the fact that they cannot be adjusted to the size of the door itself or its individual elements. So-called acrylic panels with an amalgam surface, which, in fact, are the real thing, are ideal for this. mirror surface. Moreover, mirrors made of plastic can be easily cut, they are available in a wide variety of color shades, those that will help you easily realize the most daring original ideas, as well as plans. They cannot be broken, they are lightweight, they attach well to any surface, but they have one drawback - their high price.
But as they say, a good thing a priori cannot be cheap, so you have to pay dearly for high quality, practicality, and aesthetics. However, with regard to acrylic mirrors, these are justifiable costs.
To install these mirrors on the door leaf itself, as well as on the back side of the acrylic, you need to apply a special deep-penetrating primer, and to fix the elements of a cut or solid mirror, you can use double-sided tape or mounting adhesive.
Decorating the door in vintage style
This style involves the implementation artificial aging products and things, which should contrast with the brilliance of their individual decorative parts for greater sophistication and sophistication. As a rule, products decorated in vintage style are a kind of work of decorative art and are therefore exclusive, that is, they are not similar to any other things.
To decorate a door in vintage style, using the so-called decoupage technique, you need, for example, to have:
- Acrylic paint, usually white.
- Various rollers and brushes.
- Coarse sandpaper.
- Any mounting adhesive.
- In addition to assembly glue, there is also PVA glue.
- Old newspaper paper, as well as old music notebooks.
- Baguette black or any other dark color.
- Clear nail polish
In order to paint a door to match the decor of the door using the decoupage technique, it must be removed from the awnings and laid horizontally. Then you need to remove the old paint and you can sand it with coarse sandpaper.
The decoupage algorithm may look like this:
- Painting is done with a thin layer of white paint. Moreover, this is done with a wide brush in one direction.
- After the paint has dried, it is sanded to an “antique” state with coarse sandpaper.
- Then they begin to decorate the central part or its paneled parts of the canvas, having previously torn old newspapers, as well as music notebooks into random pieces of paper and randomly laid them out on areas of the door leaf smeared with glue. You can smooth the paper either with your hands or with a roller. And then you can apply two layers of transparent glue.
- The perimeter of the paper decor is pasted over with a black baguette or any other dark color using mounting adhesive.
You can create original decor with your own hands in other ways, using home material, connecting both your own irrepressible imagination, as well as realizing the ideas of your family and friends.
Even the most reliable and high-quality doors fade, scratch and wear over time. The varnish cracks and becomes cloudy, the paint chips, the wood dries out. But even this can be used to create your own unique and unique style. It’s enough to approach the issue creatively - and you won’t have to get rid of old doors and waste time going to hardware stores. And we are ready to offer some ideas!
1. Painting
The easiest way to refresh a door with minimal changes to the design of your apartment is to repaint it a new color. Choose a solid color fill if you prefer minimalism, or highlight individual parts if you like more complex artistic solutions.
Looks good in small classic rooms light doors, but in laconic monochrome minimalism it can be turned into an independent accent. To do this, choose rich red, yellow, green and blue shades.
Acrylic paint is best: it is easy to work with, it is environmentally friendly, odorless, suitable for indoors and harmless to health. This is especially important when it comes to doors to a bedroom or children's room.
Before painting, prepare the base, because the paint applies in a thin layer and does not hide defects. Sand and prime the surface, seal strong chips and cracks with special sealants. It is recommended to apply the paint in even stripes from top to bottom or from left to right.
If the door is textured, first paint the inserts, then the central strips, and only then the sides. And to keep the coating fresh for a long time, cover the paint with a layer of glossy or matte varnish.
Another simple painting technique is to splash paint over the surface in random spots. This decoration immediately creates a creative atmosphere in the room as an art workshop. Hard brushes, toothbrushes and even toothpicks are suitable for spraying.
2. Wallpapering
In order not to paint the door leaf manually, it is enough to cover it with wallpaper to match your interior. In the living room and bedroom, ordinary paper wallpaper is sufficient, but for wet rooms, pay attention to liquid wallpaper.
Before pasting, be sure to get rid of the old coating, otherwise the adhesion will be much worse. To remove old paint, heat it with a hair dryer and use a spatula. After this, fill in all defects with wood putty and sand the surface with fine sandpaper.
When choosing wallpaper, the main thing is that it matches the decoration of the walls: you can even combine several collections or use photo wallpaper. To avoid bubbles, apply glue evenly over the entire base and avoid missing areas. Carefully level the wallpaper with a roller and avoid drafts until it is dry.
3. Fabric decor
Pasting with fabric resembles wallpaper, but it looks more interesting due to its texture. If you have unnecessary but beautiful scraps left, you can make a real patchwork quilt on the door. This will fit interestingly into ethnic styles, boho, country or Provence.
You can fasten the fabric with glue or using special furniture staples - like upholstery on a sofa. The advantage of mechanical fasteners is that they are easy to remove to replace the boring coating. To decorate, use lace, beads, tassels, fringe, braid and any other decorative little things to your taste.
4. Leather covering
Leather covering is an alternative to fabric finishing for classic noble interiors, such as English style. Such a door always looks expensive and luxurious in a living room or office. Moreover, it does not have to be genuine leather: now there are enough more affordable, functional and environmentally friendly substitutes.
For fastening, use glue and special rivets, which evenly fix the canvas and form elegant patterns. For decoration, pay attention to embossing, painting, fine carving, finishing with metal fittings and belts. This door will fit well into industrial styles, such as loft or grunge.
5. Craquelure
The craquelure effect is familiar to everyone, even if you don’t yet know the name of this phenomenon. This is the same aged network of cracks that is often used in vintage and industrial interiors. It is created using a special paint or varnish, which provokes cracking, but unlike natural wear and tear, this coating is strong and durable.
Craquelure can be one- or two-step, depending on the number of layers. Contrasting shades look good, but with each new layer, wait until the previous one is completely dry. This coating can be applied not only to wooden doors, but also to any other doors.
6. Stickers and stencils
If you are bored with plain doors, feel free to paint the canvas by hand. Can't draw? It doesn’t matter, because the simplest and most laconic floral or geometric motifs that do not require high artistic skills are in fashion.
To make the drawing even and neat, use stencils that can be printed in advance. They allow you to imagine exactly how the ornament will be positioned and not miss even the smallest details.
A bright and fashionable decoration tool is vinyl decals and stickers. Simple black silhouettes or laconic patterns are suitable for discreet interiors, and bright and colorful stickers, posters, and cutouts from comics are suitable for kitschy pop art.
7. Decoupage
Decoupage is a simple and accessible technology for finishing old doors, facades and furniture. The technique requires virtually no special skills, materials or tools. Sometimes the usual ones are enough paper napkins and glue, because at its core this is a complicated applique.
Decoupage requires a perfectly smooth, sanded and grease-free surface. After this, you can paint the door with acrylic paint for contrast, but be sure to dry it. To glue the drawings, a solution of PVA with water is used, and to fix the result, a transparent furniture varnish is used.
8. Aging
It's not a mistake: to breathe new life into old doors, age them even more. There are many techniques for this: from mechanical processing to special paints and coatings.
The roughest and most striking aging for loft or country is brushing doors made of oak, ash or coniferous trees. The surface is treated with a hard metal brush, which destroys all soft fibers. The relief of the tree appears even more clearly and expressively, but this is not suitable for all varieties.
Elegant abrasions for Provence or shabby chic are created using a paraffin layer. First, the canvas is painted with bright colored paint, after which it is thickly rubbed with wax or paraffin. A contrasting light or pastel coating is applied on top, which is then sanded with sandpaper. The paraffin is removed in some places and reveals the bottom layer of paint.
The second method of elegant aging is the dry brush technique, which designers borrowed from artists. It is extremely simple: take a little paint onto a thick, flat, dry synthetic brush and brush it over the base. The hairs will not leave continuous strokes and lines, forming an intermittent scratched layer.
9. Mosaic
Mosaics for interior decoration are good for their uniqueness and aesthetics with ease of execution. Instead of buying a ready-made drawing, you can post a whimsical abstraction yourself. And no one else will have such doors anywhere else.
To create mosaics, glass, ceramics, small tiles, acrylic, pebbles and shells, any other little things. The main thing is to draw a sketch in advance and think over the location of all the details, because even chaotic ornaments will be neat and harmonious only if you think through them in advance.
10. Mirror
Mirror inserts in doors are one of the most functional ways of decoration. This a good choice for small rooms, because reflective surfaces visually add volume to the room. At the same time, such a door can replace a separate wall mirror or a mirror panel in a wardrobe.
Ready-made decorative mirrors are difficult to use to decorate a door, so reflective acrylic panels are useful in this case. Their advantages are ease of processing and variety color range. If you still have fragments of old mirrors, you can use them too - make a mosaic out of them.
11. Stained glass
Stained glass has been a classic decor for windows and doors since ancient times. This technique was used in temples, palaces and rich houses - only the subtlety of execution differed. Now there are three main options: order an individual stained glass window according to your sketch, purchase a ready-made insert, or paint the glass yourself.
Translucent acrylic paints on glass are used to apply the design. You will also need to create an outline - the illusion of metal inserts connecting the elements. But don’t paint directly on the door, because the glass should lie horizontally, otherwise the paint will flow off the surface.
12. Molding
To make the simplest and most budget door luxurious and elegant enough for classic interiors, use molding. These are ready-made elements that imitate stucco molding, bas-reliefs and other decorative inserts.
The simplest molding is made of polyurethane or foam, so it can simply be glued or mounted on liquid nails. And to make a beautiful aged door, be sure to paint it over the top and use contrasting colors or gilding for details.
DIY old door decor - photo
This is not a complete list of options that you can implement yourself. Don’t be afraid of experiments and imagination, because the old door has nothing to lose in any case. And we offer you even more photo ideas for inspiration!
If you decide to update the interior of your home, but do not plan to spend huge sums of money, you can decorate the doors yourself; this will significantly refresh the room with minimal expense. A wide variety of materials are used for this: wallpaper, fabric, paint, moldings, stickers, decoupage, mosaic, stained glass, decorations, etc. Let's take a closer look at how to work with them and what design ideas are best suited.
The decor allows you to give the door an individual unique design
Wallpaper
The easiest way to decorate interior doors with your own hands is to use wallpaper. This is a universal material, as it is widely used not only for finishing walls, but also ceilings, furniture elements and, of course, doors. For this purpose, you can use the following samples:
- remains of wall wallpaper;
- plain contrasting;
- with a pattern or pattern;
- photo wallpaper.
Finishing is carried out as follows: first you need to prepare the surface; if there are cracks, it is best to rub them with a special wood putty. The old paint needs to be cleaned off, and the door itself needs to be treated with fine sandpaper. In order for the glue to adhere well to the surface, it should be thoroughly cleaned of dust and degreased.
Decorating with wallpaper can be done in various ways. If you decide to make a completely plain door, the door is covered with one type of wallpaper on all sides. You can try to create a complex composition from individual pieces of material.
Photo wallpaper on the door
Textile
The second way to decorate old door with your own hands, involves the use of fabric. It should be borne in mind here that not every material is suitable for such a purpose. Much depends on the purpose of the room. It is highly not recommended to use the fabric at the entrance to the bathroom or kitchen, as it will quickly become dirty, saturated with odors and moisture.
If you want to decorate the door to the living room in this way, this perfect option, especially for children. Using fabric, you can create a colorful pattern, give the canvas an interesting texture, or lay out a soft drapery; such a finish will create a fabulous atmosphere in the room.
To decorate a canvas with fabric, you can use several approaches:
- glue;
- glazing beads;
- furniture stapler or nails.
Make sure that the fabric does not fray or become stained. Fabric with a lace structure can be additionally painted in one tone or strokes of a contrasting color can be added using, for example, a sponge.
Fabric door trim options
Dye
Decorate an old one with your own hands interior door You can also use paint. This method is one of the most popular to this day; a huge plus is the ability to create any design, even a complex pattern.
Before performing the final decoration, it is necessary to prepare the canvas. This is done according to the same principle as before wallpapering, however, in this case you need to bring the surface of the old door to perfection, since minor defects are unlikely to be hidden. If necessary, replace the beads holding the glass. The wood can be additionally treated with antiseptic impregnation.
Finishing is done gradually. To begin, divide the door into several sections with squares of approximately 50x50 cm. If you are dealing with a smooth solid surface, you need to work with a brush from top to bottom and from left to right, evenly painting the conditional squares. are worked out first at the insertion points, and then along the central strips and, lastly, at the sides.
If you decide to create a drawing, you first need to prime the product, and then level the background. Only after such preparation can you begin to create a decorative composition.
Painted doors
Stickers
Another simple method is to decorate doors using vinyl stickers. This method is great if the canvas is generally in good condition and you just want to add more color to the interior or link the product with some piece of decor or furniture.
Ready-made stickers can be purchased at almost any store. If the existing range does not suit you and you want to add a piece of your own individuality, you can create a unique door design with your own hands. To do this, you only need self-adhesive PVC film. Templates are best made from cardboard. Transfer the outlines to the back of the film, cut out the element and carefully stick it on the door.
You can decorate the canvas using a roll of self-adhesive. This is a great alternative to painting and wallpaper. Just pick it up suitable option and transfer the film to the product in a matter of minutes. Such decorative finishing takes a minimum of time, but looks simply amazing.
Ready-made door stickers
A popular way to create unique vintage items is decoupage finishing. Using this method, you can decorate old wooden doors with your own hands. In principle, any surface can be decorated in this way, but in combination with wood, decoupage looks incredibly stylish and organic.
Decoupage doors
In order to apply a pattern to the surface, it is necessary to clean and prime the base. Next, finishing is done with special paper, napkins or a printed design. Place it on the surface and cover with a layer of a mixture of water and PVA glue. Using a flat brush, carefully spread it over the paper, pressing it against the wood.
After drying, be sure to varnish the decoupage to protect the design from wear and damage.
Quite an original method decorative finishing DIY doors - using moldings. With their help you can create some kind of imitation of stucco. This option is perfect for a classic interior, as well as for rooms with notes of antiquity or modern combinations, such as art deco.
Door moldings
Decorating with moldings involves the use of special elements made of foam or polyurethane. To fix them on the door, use glue similar to liquid nails. You can create almost any composition, but due to the limited shapes, it is best to focus on straight lines and geometric angular shapes. However, keep in mind that decorating this way sliding doors will not work.
Mosaic
A rarer and more unusual way to decorate old doors with your own hands is to decorate them with tiles or mosaics. The low popularity of this method is primarily due to the fact that ceramics are quite heavy, and therefore not every door can withstand such a load. In addition, the thickness of the canvas increases, which can also affect the quality of the product.
Options for decorating the door leaf with mosaics
If you want to decorate an interior door in this way, it is best to use mosaics in fragments. This will give the canvas a bright, original look, but at the same time, the finishing will not greatly affect the thickness and weight of the structure. For glass products you need to use a special white tile adhesive. It is even better to use epoxy mastic or other transparent resin, including liquid glass.
Another way to decorate an old door is to use glass inserts. You can purchase ready-made glass with film, pattern or metal inserts, but it is much more interesting to decorate the canvas yourself. The most popular methods are painting glass with acrylic paints or creating stained glass.
For the latter option, you will additionally need a decorative mastic contour that imitates a metal frame. You can only work in a horizontal position so that the paint is evenly distributed over the surface. After drying, insert it into the panel and secure with glazing beads.
Any decoration can change the aesthetic perception of the door leaf and turn it into a real masterpiece of home decor.
Interior doors act not only as functional furnishing elements that separate and isolate rooms from each other, but are also an important decorative component of the interior. One of the opportunities to diversify the situation without resorting to expensive repairs is original design and door decor.
Thanks so much simple solution the interior will acquire individuality, which is quite difficult to achieve with ready-made store solutions.
Often the reason for decorating doors is negative changes in their appearance due to use, when the door leaf becomes covered with scratches, cracks, chips and other defects. At the same time, the door itself works as it should: it closes and opens perfectly, does not jam or squeak. It’s a shame to change it, and it’s not necessary. There are many simple and effective techniques that allow you to quickly and inexpensively revive old doors, giving them a second life. Let's talk about this.
In various styles
Doors are an important style-forming element of the interior. Most likely, one of the selection criteria when purchasing was their style. For the same reason, when planning to decorate doors, immediately decide on the style component of the future design. Let's consider popular style trends:
- Classic style. The calibrated proportions of doors inherent in ancient Roman and Greek classicism, the luxurious ornate decor of paintings characteristic of palace styles, and the simplest design in neoclassical trends are considered classics. Authentic classic doors, due to their massiveness, are usually associated with interiors country houses. In reality, they often decorate a variety of apartments, corresponding to the owners’ idea of comfort. You can update their appearance in different ways.
Thus, the design of paneled interior doors is distinguished by the presence of a visible wooden frame, which performs a load-bearing function, and shaped inserts - panels. They can be glass or sheet materials– MDF/chipboard or plywood. Relief elements can be interestingly played with mirror mosaics, and glass surfaces can be painted with acrylic.
- Minimalism and hi-tech. Among the most popular style trends, the leadership belongs to high-tech and minimalist designs. They are characterized by impersonality, inconspicuousness, versatility, thoughtfulness and convenience. Combines with furnishings in any modern design and do not make any claims to the most daring artistic experiments of the owners.
Having a tendency to frequently change the space, but without radical transformations, you can simply limit yourself to changing the color of the doors.
- Provence. Decoration in the style of gentle pastoral French country, like Scandi design, gravitates towards a light palette of shades. That’s why white doors are often found in such houses and apartments. Their appearance can be transformed by finishing with a patina effect. Known various ways creating a fashionable antique feel from simple patination to the use of gold, silver and bronze and complex technology surface treatment to obtain two effects - patination + craquelure. The last two coating methods are quite difficult to reproduce at home, but anyone can master the first option.
- Vintage. The vintage trend echoes French country. However, vintage interiors are distinguished not by cozy lightness, but by polished old-fashionedness or even artificial “aging”. The versatility of vintage doors allows them to fit into living spaces of any size, including open-plan spaces.
Decoupage technique is a great way to update door designs.
- Loft. The popular brutal design in the attic style allows the use of door structures in any design, but the ideal solution for such interiors remains sliding door structures. With their help, you can divide large studio spaces by performing zoning. In this case, it is worthwhile to design the doorways in an original way.
The main thing here is to decide on the shape of the opening: in the form of a rectangle, an arch - round, ellipsoidal, trapezoidal, asymmetrical, or an imitation of an arch with openwork corners.
The most popular materials include PVC panels, polyurethane stucco, artificial decorative stone and clinker - these are brick tiles. The most impressive look is the design of the opening, where the bricks are laid out in a similar way to masonry. Since there is no need to clearly draw lines, anyone can implement this task without the involvement of specialists.
Purpose of premises
Believe that door decor is only suitable interior designs, wrong. No less interesting can be the design of the door of the pantry, utilitarian premises and the entrance to the hallway. When choosing a design, they take into account the style of the interior. It is important that the doors in the room are in harmony with the existing furnishings, and that the entrance steel door did not contradict the interior design of the corridor. In addition, the dimensions of the room are taken into account, since some types finishing materials are able to visually change the proportions of space, and not always in better side. We'll talk about this a little later.
DIY patterns
The most uncomplicated and simplest option for decorative door finishing is painting. You can make them plain or color them different colors, if desired, also creating interesting patterns.
Paints with interesting effects like metal, leather or marble will help to emphasize the volume of protrusions and the originality of the design of decorative overlays on embossed door panels.
Coloring nuances
Regardless of the chosen method, the doors are removed and placed in a horizontal position - this makes it more convenient to work with the paint and it will lie more evenly, without forming unsightly smudges. Preparation involves stripping the surface of old paint, sanding and priming. Glass inserts are covered with masking tape. With a simple painting of the canvas in one tone, everything is clear.
But when several colors are used, they first paint the background areas, letting them dry, after which they begin to decorate the decorative elements and moldings in contrasting shades. To create a simple geometric pattern - striped, diamond-shaped, combined, use masking tape to delimit the required areas and then paint over them.
Decorating doors with more complex floral or fantasy patterns involves the use of stencils.
Features of acrylic painting
Glass painting is done using acrylic paints. Since stained glass is being created, it is impossible to do without stencils and decorative mastic to form a contour with an imitation of a metal frame. To decorate a glass surface with stained glass paints, the canvas must be given a horizontal position. You can use ready-made stencils or make your own.
How to decorate?
The following few methods are suitable for updating old doors in cases where you have to deal not with a couple of scratches, which are easily masked with butterfly stickers, but with a rather worn out door leaf. That is, it already requires global transformations.
Decoupage
The decoupage technique allows you to create unique stylish vintage products. Various items everyday life is decorated with original scenes using cut out paper pictures, napkins, decoupage cards, and fabric. Although you can decorate any surface: glass, leather, plastic, plywood, it is on wood that decoupage decoration looks most impressive.
To decorate the door:
- The surface is prepared - cleaned, sanded and primed with a white/transparent emulsion
- Make blanks from napkins and paste them according to a planned pattern.
- Allow the composition to dry and varnish in several layers. Before applying each layer of varnish, the door leaf is sanded with scratch paper to make it more smooth.
Such doors will organically complement any interior, making it unique and memorable.
Decorative rock
The decor of openings with artificial stone looks most attractive in spacious rooms. With all the advantages decorative stone it “eats up” space. For country house this option is ideal, whereas in an apartment the implementation of such door framing will be successful only if the interior follows minimalist trends. That is, the furniture ensemble is formed from a minimum number of furnishings.
This decision is also justified when it is necessary to hide finishing errors. They can be easily hidden by placing a stone around them door block, capturing problem areas.
In terms of aesthetics, this option is one of the most advantageous, because the texture of the stone looks very beautiful. Diversity color solutions allows you to choose an option for any interior.
Wallpaper
If entrance doors The option of decorating with wallpaper is definitely not suitable, but for decorating elements of the interior space it is quite suitable. The advantage of this method is cost-effectiveness, and the disadvantage is fragility due to the rapid wear of the material itself, which leads to the inevitable loss of the original appearance. Even if you cover the door leaf with washable wallpaper, which is designed for a certain number of wet treatments, you still won’t be able to admire the results of your work for a long time.
So, you can use:
- Wall wallpaper. If you need the doors to be monochromatic, use one type of wallpaper, and to create a complex composition, use several. The main thing is to maintain color balance, then the design will be harmonious.
- Photo wallpaper. Modern views Photo wallpapers delight with high-quality images, precise and trouble-free joining of the canvases to each other. Thanks to special photo wallpaper, the size of which is equal to the standard size of the door structure, and its design does not involve glass inserts and moldings, finishing takes a minimum of time.
- Liquid wallpaper. With their help, you can decorate doors in an interesting way, creating beautiful, unique patterns. The advantages of this method are the originality of the design and the simplicity of covering doors with standard roll wallpaper, but the disadvantage is that it is absolutely unacceptable for rooms with high humidity - kitchens and bathrooms.
Regardless of the type of wallpaper used, it will be necessary to prepare the door surface before pasting, which means cleaning old paint, filling cracks, sanding and degreasing the door leaf.
Stencils
With this convenient and extremely effective way even those who are far from fine art can become the owner of exclusive interior doors. And all thanks to the stencil - a truly brilliant invention that allows you to realize yourself as a painter without being one.
You can get hold of suitable stencils both in a regular construction hypermarket and in a specialized store that offers a wide variety of patterns on floral and animal themes, drawings of hieroglyphs, geometric shapes, abstract ornaments and much, much more. The decorating process boils down to applying a stencil to the prepared canvas, followed by applying paint.
The advantages are obvious - speed, simplicity and accessibility to everyone.
Tile
You can stylishly decorate your entrance or interior door with bright mosaic compositions from ceramic tiles. An alternative to ceramics can be wood, veneer or ready-made glass mosaic. These materials are lighter, which eliminates the heavy load on the door block, as can be the case with tiles, which still weigh a lot.
This option is perfect for door designs with a mirror.
Moreover, in addition to the door itself, you can also decorate the slopes, highlighting them with an original design. You can decorate the door leaf either completely or partially, arranging the patterns symmetrically or vice versa, asymmetrically, which always looks very stylish.
Moldings
Another interesting option– finishing of paneled doors with moldings made of polyurethane or foam plastic in the form of overhead volumetric strips. Their use allows you to imitate stucco. Decorative elements fixed to the canvas with liquid nails. Contrasting coloring of moldings is a popular design technique that is universally suitable for decorating bohemian boudoirs and strict classic living rooms. Although the black and white duet is considered an interior classic, it has already become rather boring.
The new favorites of designers are pairs of green and white, yellow and blue, blue and red.
Upgrading old canvas
It is never too late to get rid of an old or damaged door, although sometimes it is much more profitable to restore it than to purchase a new one. In the same “Stalin” buildings there are real rarities self made with unique decor or specimens from valuable solid wood. If you refine such a door, the interior will only benefit from it.
And replacing doors in a Khrushchev building is generally a costly task, since dismantling the door block entails many hidden problems. You will have to build up walls, do sound insulation, and often move communications. Therefore, it is worth once again thinking about whether you are ready for such a turn of events. It is much cheaper and easier to decorate doors.
Work order:
- The doors are removed from their hinges and laid on a flat base.
- Treat the surface with sandpaper - first with fine-grained sandpaper, then with coarse-grained sandpaper or a sander until the door leaf becomes perfectly smooth.
Then choose a decoration method. It is still better to entrust the decor of antique doors to craftsmen who are familiar with the intricacies of working with wood of different species.
To transform a door using the decoupage technique, see the following video.
Design options
Doors are the face of the house, and their design largely reflects the character of the owners. That’s why it’s so important that the design of the doors is interesting and creates a welcoming atmosphere. Boring, faceless door designs deprive the interior of the main thing - individuality.
Ideas for decorating doors and openings in the interior of different rooms:
- Artistic painting turns the most ordinary doors into real works of art. Light door leaves with fine hand-painting they look amazing, though they cost accordingly. If you know how to draw well, you can easily reproduce similar scenes or create your own unique pattern.
