Reception of use in interior of arch door opening instantly creates indoors delicate hint for old times and classics, reflects certain grandeur and good quality in the image of all house. Owners of arch doors in the apartment quite often report that this element renders special impression on guests.
Features of arch doors
Standard arch doors, in terms of the functionality, almost do not differ from traditional oar, more usual and widespread. The feature of the first consists only in the rounded-off form and more dimensional parameters. It should be noted that availability in interior of arch aperture demonstrates refined taste of its owners.
Doors with the rounded-off top were used since the oldest times both in Europe, and in Russia, up to the second half of the 19th century. Production of this element of interior was trusted experienced carpenters, and the most talented handicraftsmen of those times undertook to make out it. It is worth remembering that in royal chambers there were doors in the form of arch.
And only in the XX century the arch doors and windows have been finally replaced by rectangular usual today. Nevertheless this element has not been finally forgotten by architects and designers. And the end of the XX century has created new wave of revival of similar designs, including door openings in normal residential buildings and apartments. Modern models of arch door openings differ from ancient "fellows" in availability of reserved and laconic design. Nevertheless production technique remains quite difficult and, as a result, long process to this day. Its realization usually requires many forces, time and materials. The arch differs the upper part which is rounded off by form. This feature attracts decrease in arrangement of the top loops. As a result, all loops established on arch door have to differ in the impressive power and reliability. All these important parts involve increase in cost of production and mounting of door.
Obvious distinctive feature of door in the form of arch from traditional doors are its large dimensions and quite solid weight.
Types of arch doors
Doors in the form of arch differ in design form. For example, the complete set can include both one, and two oar shutters and also to have semicircular transom. The cloth of such door can have glass or stained glass inserts or to be made in deaf option. The stained-glass window is usually used for kitchen doors. Two-fold arch doors most beautifully and effectively look in interior of the largest room of the house: living room or hall. And here the massive large-size door with deaf cloth will be ideal for the bedroom. Most often for production arch doors use expensive and noble breeds of wood. Such, for example, as oak, ash-tree or beech. The invoice received in that case does aperture especially attractive.
Arch oak or beechen doors have special durability and differ in very long life cycle.
Arch doors quite often decorate by means of various inserts and thread. And completion phase of work is the covering varnish coat. The skillful design receptions and skillful hands of the master working in tandem are capable to turn normal subject of interior into true piece of art. When choosing such kind of door special attention should be paid on basic box and platbands. Those who is afraid of large dimensions should remember that if the door has well verified parameters and regular shape, it will not look in interior at all it is bulky. But, if at least in one of parts the geometry has been broken, all composition will be as a result irreparably displaced. Today any buyer can pick up door of arch form according to his personal preferences and the size of purse. Economy class option − doors from MDF or chipboard. This model concedes on elegance and durability to the class "luxury". But it will excellently fit into the interior sustained in modernist style or classics. Psychologists are convinced that the interior elements executed in rounded shape are capable to affect inner world and mood of the person as they will create feeling of pacification in human soul positively. And the home decoration possessing sharp parts or massive angular form is capable to interfere with feeling of comfort, cosiness and security. In such room all of you time will feel a little uneasily and tensely.