Interior doors with glass: photos, types, designs and drawings, colors, insert shapes

Types of glass doors

There are several main types.

Sliding doors

This thoughtful design takes up a minimum of usable space, making it especially suitable for decorating small spaces.

Swing

They are the classic and most popular option, which is perfect for any interior design. Hinged models can have either one or two doors and differ in straight or arched shape.

The photo shows a balcony with interior hinged doors decorated with glass.

Recoil

They are canvases that roll away in opposite directions from each other. This design fits perfectly into any size room, but requires additional space on the wall around the doorway.

The photo shows white interior sliding doors with frosted glass in the living room.

Double (double-leaf)

Unlike previous products, double-leaf models take up much more space, so they are most relevant in spacious rooms.

Book door

It has a very stylish and original look and at the same time a fairly high price category.

Pendulum

Due to a special mechanism, the pendulum interior structure opens freely in any direction. In addition, such products do not require a door frame and are extremely simple to install.

Pencil door

Sliding interior pencil case models are an ideal option that saves space and has a truly aesthetic appearance that harmoniously combines with any style and architectural solution.

Folding doors

If the apartment has a small area, then such doors are simply necessary. But, unfortunately, due to their design features, they have disadvantages - they are not completely adjacent to the opening, and because of this, losses occur in the sound and heat insulation of the room. The most popular versions of such doors are the “accordion” and “book” designs, the principle of their operation is movement due to roller mechanisms.

Folding glass doors save space

What materials are used for apartment doors?

The following materials are used for manufacturing, which have both their advantages and disadvantages:

• Tree. Doors made from solid oak, pine or mahogany are not only the most beautiful, but also very reliable and durable structures with a fairly high price.
• Metal. The combination of a thin metal frame with tempered glass gives the door leaf visual lightness and style.
• Plastic (PVC). Aesthetic, original and at the same time inexpensive interior models made of plastic with a glossy or matte finish, are especially light and can have a wide variety of colors.
• Completely glass. They will undoubtedly become a decoration and accent element of any design, and will also bring additional light, air into the room and visually expand spatial boundaries.

The photo shows the interior of a small hallway with interior glass doors made of wood.

Interior glass door in room design

Interior doors act not only as decorative decoration for the interior. They serve as a kind of partition that divides the internal space into zones. Regardless of what importance the owner of an apartment or house attaches to door structures, quality remains the fundamental selection criterion. Once you make the right choice, you can get a good and beautiful thing that will last for many years.

The door design must match the overall style of the interior

When selecting glass doors, it is necessary to take into account not only the technical and operational characteristics of these products, but also their design. The overall impression of the decor and interior of the room as a whole will depend on the appearance of the structure.

First of all, you should pay attention to the following points:

1. The size of the doorway in the room and its shape. The passage between rooms can be standard or go beyond the stereotype. In the second case, you will have to buy a custom-made door, made to individual measurements.
2. The design and purpose of the room, its style.
3. The total area of ​​the room and the amount of free space in it. Not every door design can meet the conditions of the room.

The glass door serves as a division of space while visually creating a feeling of spaciousness and lightness

Important! When purchasing custom glass doors, you should carefully consider their design. Models that are too original can cause difficulties in the process of creating an interior. Such objects, as a rule, look isolated and do not fit into the overall environment at all. In this case, you will have to adjust the style of the room to the door structure, and not vice versa, which can become a source of serious problems.

How to choose the right design of glass doors for an apartment

The most common door designs on sale are those whose design is dominated by rectangular shapes and strict lines. They fit optimally into the space of classic interiors. Patterned and corrugated glass on interior doors will add additional elegance and nobility to the room. But this does not mean that strict limits are imposed on the use of such products.

A popular option for modern apartments is designs of geometric shapes

Classic doors can be combined with other styles:

• rustic;
• country;
• French Provence;
• Scandinavian, the design of which contains a minimal amount of detail.

Glazed doors with decorative patterns are suitable for rooms in the Art Nouveau style. Such products are characterized by the presence of smooth and rounded lines, while their design is as simple and concise as possible.

The following can be used as decorative elements:

• fusing;
• mosaic;
• stained glass;
• applications.

Often a glass door is installed at the entrance to the bathroom.

Due to the decorative components, the design of such doors looks fresh and unusual. For rooms designed in techno or high-tech style, designs with precise geometry and a minimum number of details are suitable. To dilute the excessive severity of such models, extensive glazing is used. Most often in high-tech interiors you can see frosted glass interior doors, which are enclosed in a metal frame.

Note! If the door matches the interior style, meets the personal preferences of the apartment owner, and also differs in functionality, then the design choice was made correctly.

Types of glass for doors

Glass elements, depending on the manufacturing technique, are divided into several varieties.

Frosted glass

It looks very light and elegant, creates a private atmosphere, but at the same time perfectly diffuses light. Matte elements will look especially advantageous in the glazing of side doors.

The photo shows a hall with a dark-colored interior door decorated with frosted glass.

Black glass

Black opaque glass has a rather unusual and surprisingly beautiful appearance, which allows you to shade and highlight the overall design of the room.

With clear glass

Interior products with transparent glass impart unique style and elegance to the environment, visually increase the area and natural light.

Grooved

It is distinguished by a special pattern and a unique, easily recognizable appearance. Thanks to the corrugated texture of the glass, it is possible to add space, openness and at the same time privacy and comfort to the room.

With facet

Bevelling gives the glass insert an impressive cut, giving it some volume. The facet can be straight, curved, or have unusual and intricate shapes.

Tinted

Due to such an expensive and prestigious interior element, you can give the design a special image.

White

Despite its simplicity, the white insert harmoniously combines with interior paintings of any color, giving them brightness and richness and can easily change the style and light content of the room.

The photo shows a modern bathroom with interior fabric decorated with white glass.

Bronze

Gives the atmosphere warmth and notes of mystery. Bronze glass will undoubtedly add maximum nobility to the door structure and the entire surrounding space.

Methods of decorating glass for doors

Typically, a glass door is rarely made of a simple material (glass). Much more often, its processing is used in the form of special decorating and embellishment techniques: from conventional sandblasting to special engraving works, stained glass and glass painting. It is interesting that in certain cases, decorative properties can also influence the physical qualities of glass: for example, if the glass is corrugated on both sides.

Spraying and painting, stained glass and fusing are also used to decorate glass.

Sprayed glass door decor

For design projects, author's painting on glass can be used, and the cost of the material here is directly proportional to the artist's eminence and the cost of his work, which he will request. Glass structures are perhaps the most unusual finishing materials as solutions for expanding space. It’s a pity that not every consumer can implement the intended design or their own decision due to the cost of the material, or fear of working with it (for example, if there are small children or large pets in the house).

Glass doors in the interior with author's painting

In general, it is preferable to combine glass framed with wood. Moreover, one of the most reliable options, even for fearful people, will be the option when the bottom of the door is made of wood, and the upper segment is made of glass inserts.

This design will be a good addition to the interior in the Art Nouveau style, as well as in the Mediterranean style. The unique aesthetic qualities of the glass surface, due to its special properties, make it possible to combine such decorative solutions with any room design.

Wooden doors with glass inserts

The glass that is inserted into the door leaves is usually tempered, and this complies with safety and operational regulations.

Glass can be decorated using various techniques:

• polishing on the outside in combination with abrasive surface treatment;
• processing in the “satin” style;
• glass tinting;
• surface engraving;
• sandblasting;
• facet processing;
• photo printing and other methods of glass processing.

Glass doors with engraving

Glass insert shapes

Popular types of forms.

Horizontal

They allow you to visually increase the width of a narrow doorway and make the room more spacious.

Vertical

They fit harmoniously into any interior style and create a pleasant accent in the space. In addition, horizontal inserts visually lengthen the height of interior doors.

Oval and round

Graceful rounded elements allow you to create a romantic and dreamy atmosphere, impart airiness to the atmosphere and create a cozy and very elegant design.

The photo shows an interior wooden door with a small round glass in the interior of the bathroom.

Rectangular and square

Due to the rigor and correctness of the lines, proportionality and traditional arrangement, square or rectangular inserts represent a classic and fairly conservative design solution.

Curly

They provide the opportunity to turn the door leaf into a unique and non-standard interior element that will become the dominant feature of the entire room.

Radius doors

Non-standard curved doors with curved structures are usually manufactured according to individual orders. Their shape is intended to complete the design idea in decorating the room. They are often used in restaurants and clubs, large hypermarkets and boutiques. Such doors are a combination of appearance and shape features: they can be presented in the form of an “accordion”, as well as “hinged” and sliding doors.

Radius glass doors in the interior

Design and drawings of doors with glass inserts

With the help of various designs and patterns on glass, you can turn the door into a real art object.

Patterned

They are distinguished by their unique aesthetics and represent the basis for the formation of a unique, designer interior.

The photo shows light-colored interior products with matte patterned glazing in the hallway.

Stained glass

Picturesque interior paintings with artistic glass are a very bright decorative element that can significantly refresh and enrich a calm and discreet environment.

The photo shows the hall and interior sliding doors with stained glass made using the fusing technique.

Glass lattice

It has ideal geometric shapes, soft smooth lines and a noble appearance, due to which it is possible to harmonize the surrounding space.

With photo printing on the surface

With the help of such modern decor as photo printing, you can radically change the usual environment and make the door structure unique, bright and interesting.

With decorative stickers

Thanks to decorative stickers, you can easily refresh and stylishly decorate a glass surface, without depriving it of its airiness, transparency and weightlessness.

With transom

A transom is an additional leaf above the door structure, decorated with insert glass, which in turn can be frosted, transparent, stained glass or decorated with a chamfer, painting, mosaic or engraving.

Types of glass for interior doors

Clear glass

When choosing transparent glass, remember that everything will be visible through such a door. For this reason, it is rarely found in all-glass doors or in panels with large glazing. Clear glass is ideal for charming windows, such as white French doors.

Frosted glass

It provides privacy while allowing sunlight to enter the room. Very often used in doors of bathrooms and toilets, which are usually quite small rooms.

Patterned glass

The texture of the panel is heterogeneous and has a pattern. Although this type of glass may not transmit enough light, especially on cloudy days, if installed in white doors, it can create an atmosphere of freshness and freedom.

Stained glass

When choosing stained glass, you may prefer a matte or glass option. This will create an atmosphere that cannot be faked. This is the most expensive, but also the most original idea for decorative glass. A door with stained glass, made by a master, looks luxurious.

Sandblasted glass with ornament

The very popular top layer of glass is removed by a high-pressure sand stream, which causes tarnish. You can choose any shape, creating a unique design.

Colors of glazed doors in the interior

There are a wide variety of both dark and light tint solutions, the most popular of them are presented below.

White

Visually expands the space, perfectly complements the overall design and mutes too bright color accents, making the environment more calm and harmonious.

Wenge

It is real black gold, allowing you to create an exclusive interior and emphasize the refined taste and status of the room.

Black

It is considered a very subtle design move, representing an example of excellent taste. Elegant black color will add rigor and solemnity to the room.

Brown

This solid and respectable shade, due to its splendor and natural coziness, can become a worthy decoration for any interior space.

The photo shows brown interior doors with glazing in the kitchen design.

Gray

The most simple and pure gray color gives the atmosphere versatility and elegance.

Door installation

Glass doors are quite heavy in weight due to the glass. Tempered glass, which is inserted into door structures, is quite durable and heavy in weight. How glass is tempered: for this, glass is subjected to high-temperature treatment, thereby increasing its strength and physical qualities. Before tempering the glass, all technological cutouts for embedding fittings are made on it, since this will be extremely difficult to do later. Therefore, it is better to know the parameters and design features of the door in advance.

Before purchasing, study all the characteristics of the door

The use of advanced technologies allows us to produce safe glass doors, so much so that they can be used in children's rooms and gardens.

But it is worth saying that the “Achilles heel” of such doors remains the end part, namely, the edges of the door.

Installation of such doors is simple, and any specialist and ordinary man can easily handle them.

It is important to carry out installation work in the following sequence:

• first you should dismantle the door opening that was there and at the same time expand it to the left and up;

• now you need to install the guide; it is secured in several different ways, for example, using dowels to the wall, or to a previously attached wooden block;

• you need to make sure that the existing gutter is at a sufficient distance from the wall, otherwise the door will not move freely;

• now you need to assemble all the mechanisms and insert them into the guide;

• then you need to install the lower roller, which acts as a guide, and make sure that its location is strictly above the upper bar;

• using a chisel or milling tool, place the lower grooves;

• the existing canvas is placed on the roller, which is located below, and fixed to the guide;

• Special limiting clamps are installed at all ends to hold the door leaf in place.

Glass door installation

Important: you should not forget that the fastening on top must be secured properly, since the weight of the entire structure as a whole, including glass elements, can be about two hundred kilograms. It is better to choose doors with a plastic frame or aluminum, it can take on most of the weight.

Installing a door yourself is not as difficult as it seems! It is enough to study the main stages of installation, the design features of doors and their nuances (advantages and disadvantages), as well as the rules for working with doors with glass inserts. By studying such technologies, you can save a lot on calling specialists who will install the door. In addition, such experience will certainly be useful in the future.

In what style is it better to decorate the interior?

Design options in a variety of styles:

• Classical. Interior doors with glazing, in the form of an imitation window with a white frame, canvases in calm beige, white, light brown colors, decorated with symmetrical beveled glass inserts with regular lines and simple shapes, will become the visual compositional center of a classic interior.
• Provence. Interior products in clean and muted colors with elements made of frosted or transparent glass, decorated with sandblasted floral patterns, smooth lines and discreet ornaments, are perfect for the Provencal style. Also quite often found here are door models with a French lattice, made of natural wood, MDF, veneer or eco-veneer.
• High tech. Modern plastic and metal structures with horizontal, vertical corrugated or frosted glass strips in combination with chrome fittings will not stand out from the overall design of advanced technologies.
• Minimalism. A room in a minimalist style requires more brightness and light, so interior doors with transparent glass without patterns and having a regular geometric shape would be especially appropriate here.
• Modern. Fully glazed transparent sliding models, designs such as a book or an accordion, two-color products with plexiglass using tinted or colored film will fit perfectly into a modern environment.
• English. Most often, natural dimensional models in dark colors, decorated with capitals or wide trims, are used in the English style. Using glass inserts, you can lighten these massive canvases a little and give them grace.

The photo shows a classic-style bedroom with an interior single-leaf door decorated with patterned glass.

Interior products with matte, transparent, grainy corrugated inserts or glazed panels in the middle are quite a noticeable detail of the interior, so they must fit correctly into the overall style without causing disharmony.

Which is better to choose glass doors for a room, taking into account its purpose?

The assortment of modern stores offers a huge selection of options for designing interior openings. The design of such structures is diverse enough to support almost any interior style.

According to consumer reviews, glass interior doors produced by factories in France, Italy and Germany are considered the highest quality and most reliable. It is the companies of these countries that annually replenish the market with thousands of new models with unique and original designs that attract buyers.

For the living room and other rooms designed in a classic style, it is advisable to select light models with two panels and transparent glass inserts that imitate windows. Such designs look elegant and refresh the interior. In addition, their design is neutral, so the door will not distract attention.

Glass doors visually enlarge the room and make the ceilings higher

For dark and cramped rooms, double-leaf models with a large glazing area are suitable. Such doors will add more natural light, making the room seem more spacious than it actually is, and its ceilings much higher.

Doors with a large glazing area are suitable for the following premises:

• dining room;
• kitchens;
• living room.

It is not advisable to use such structures for bedrooms, since transparent glass does not provide the necessary level of intimacy and security.

Helpful advice! If desired, you can install a glass interior door made of frosted glass, corrugated or decorated with stained glass in the rest room. The glass area should be small.

It is better to avoid using doors with frosted glass in the kitchen. During the cooking process, the surface of the material quickly becomes dirty. Fat and food get on it, and traces of water remain. Frosted glass is very difficult to clean, so such models are not convenient and practical.

Folding doors are excellent space savers

Doors with large glass inserts are not suitable for children's rooms, because children can break them while playing (this is especially true for fragile types of glass).

Colored glass

Regular glass has a greenish or bluish tint. But glass can also be given any color using painting or film. Painting glass is the most expensive way to add color to such a complex and fragile material. This method of dyeing is called “lacobel”. The glass workshop "Blik" has a large palette of colors, which is manufactured in the factory. This glass has a durable and uniform coating of the chosen color.

Another way to add color to glass is glass with Oracal film. This method is much cheaper than “lakobel” and has a much wider range of advantages, in addition to price. One of the advantages is that the color palette is several times wider than simple painting. You can choose not only a color, but also several shades of this color.

This will make the interior of your apartment complete and interesting. The next advantage of glass film is that if the glass breaks, all the fragments will remain on the film and will not cause harm to human health.

This is especially important when there is a small child in the house. Very often colored glass is used for doors, for example, in a children's room. It is very important for a child to understand that he has his own place for privacy. The Blik glass workshop offers a large selection of glass and mirrors. We are within walking distance almost in the center of Moscow. Come and our professional craftsmen will help you choose a particular type of glass and advise on design solutions.

Patterned

The variety of patterns available at the Blik glass workshop will delight you with your choice. This patterned glass is ideal for creating unique design solutions in a room. This glass is distinguished by a textured pattern on the front side and varying degrees of light transmission. It is used for sliding doors, kitchen units, partitions, and inserts in interior doors. The use of patterned glass is limited only by your desires and imagination.

Constructions

Glass interior doors can be made in several design solutions. They are:

• Frameless. Frameless glass doors are just glass with hardware installed on it. Many people like them in appearance: they look “lighter” precisely because of the lack of a frame. They look more fragile, but in fact they are no less vandal-resistant than frame models. Sometimes even more resistant, since thicker glass is used.

  
  Door leaf without frame

• Frame. Glass is inserted into a profile made of wood, plastic, metal-plastic or metal. It comes in a frame, hence the name. Double-glazed windows also fall into this category (two glasses are inserted into the profile). There can be two types: without imposts (large glass in a frame);
• with imposts (a certain amount of glass separated by thin profiles).

  
  The glass door can be framed in a frame made of metal, wood, plastic

In addition to different leaf designs, glass interior doors have different types of door frames:

• with door frame;
• without a box.

You can install glass doors directly into the doorway, without a door frame.
The second option gives that same feeling of “lightness” and also saves money. And here's how. Aluminum frames are usually installed with glass doors (wooden frames tend to crack, swell, etc.; plastic frames usually do not meet aesthetic criteria). And they cost about half the cost of a door leaf. So it is beneficial to install glass interior doors without a frame. The only limitation: the load-bearing capacity of the walls must be sufficient to support the weight of the sash.

Lacobel glass

Lakobel (LAKOBEL) is transparent glass, one side of which is covered with an even layer of paint (varnish). The technology used by the manufacturing plant makes it possible to achieve color constancy and uniformity, high adhesion of paint to glass and environmental safety. The paints used in the production process do not contain heavy metals or chemicals that are harmful or hazardous to the environment.

The paint and varnish materials used in the manufacture of LAKOBEL glasses can withstand temperatures up to 80 degrees C. and are resistant to light and ultraviolet radiation. The color of the glass does not fade or change over time.

Properties of Lacobel:

Fire resistance

The paints and varnishes used in the manufacture of Lacobel glass can withstand temperatures up to 80 degrees C.

Resistance to light and ultraviolet radiation

Lacobel brand glass is resistant to light and ultraviolet radiation. The color of the glass is ensured during the production process and does not change subsequently.

Moisture resistance

Any Lacobel brand glass can be used in a damp environment, but should not be immersed in water. Measures must be taken to prevent water from getting onto the back of the glass.

Personal safety.

It is possible to apply a transparent polypropylene film to the back painted side of Lacobel glass. It has a double meaning:

• if the glass breaks, the fragments remain on the film, preventing injury and damage;
• The film protects the painted surface from scratches.

Types of decorative glass finishing

Glass is a material that lends itself well to various types of decoration. The company has all the technical capabilities to produce decorative types of glass:

• Painted - coated on one side with a special paint, then heated, as a result of which the dye firmly sinteres with the surface, increasing the strength of the canvas.
• Matte - subjected to sandblasting matting or chemical etching, which makes it possible to obtain material with varying depths of matte surface, as well as to apply matte designs on a glossy background and vice versa.
• Covered with film - decorative coatings allow you to apply any monochrome or multi-color design, logo, and also increase the resistance of the material to mechanical destruction.
• With printing - silk-screen, UV, screen and direct printing methods allow you to give a glass door a unique, unique design.

It should be noted that in the case of tempered glass, all mechanical manipulations (cutting, matting, edge processing) are carried out before heat treatment.