Interior Doors

T he interior design of a room is no longer restricted to the wall color, accents and furniture. A statement of the room's character can now be made before you enter the room by the creativity of the door design of the interior doors.

Door manufacturers have come up with more door design styles, wood types and manufacturing techniques to suit any room. They also utilize modern technology to help homeowners personalize their interior doors.

New home builders are more than aware of interior design and door design trends when they market their homes to potential buyers. The door design of each of your interior doors speaks volumes about the room that it opens in to. For example, a beautifully stained oak interior door design says the room behind it is important and classically designed. A rustic pine door design says the room behind it is warm and cozy. Builders are aware of the interior design trends and often put together door design packages to help upgrade their product line.

Popular interior door design strategies

Smooth surfaced interior doors with two, four or six panels are currently being manufactured with a particleboard core giving it an ?old wood door? feel as well as a soundproofing quality not found in hollow core interior doors.

Clear pine from Quebec is becoming a premiere choice for people looking for a solid wood door design for their interior doors. The product's biggest selling feature is its ability to look like other types of wood such as cherry, maple or hemlock by utilizing the appropriate stains. It is much cheaper then buying the real thing and it looks just a good. The only wood it can't imitate is oak, due to the unique grain and color of the wood. Clear pine interior doors are also easily painted to accommodate the overall theme of the room. Knotty pine is used to accentuate a more rustic feel. Also popular are pre-primed interior doors. This feature saves the builder both time and material ? ultimately saving the homebuyer money to spend on other interior design projects.

French interior doors are a popular option. The type of glass used greatly affects the cost, with the cheapest type of interior door being flat glass, then moving on up in cost with beveled, or the latest trend, frosted glass. The glass panels can be utilized in different numbers and configurations. The standard is an eight-panel glass interior door with a small kick plate.

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New homes, especially upscale ones, now feature nine- and 10-foot ceilings. It is important not to take away from this look by using standard-size interior doors. Manufacturers are now making seven- and eight-foot interior doors in order to bring a sense of proportion to the walls.

Computer technology and interior doors

Computer technology, like it has with everything else, has caught up with the interior door industry. A potential homebuyer can now design a personalized door panel with, perhaps, initials or a coat of arms, and have them engraved or carved on their interior door by a computer guided rotor.

Before buying, be informed.

The most important thing homebuyers should do when coming up with interior door solutions is educate themselves about what products are out there so that they can make an informed decision.

Interior doors should accentuate a home's interior design as a whole because they are usually the first things you see when entering a room and the last thing you see when you go out. If you are still unsure do not be afraid to look more deeply into interior door design .