Even the most open plan house needs some internal doors for privacy, insulation and comfort. There is a sense of discretion when unexpected visitors arrive and we can just shut the door on unmade beds and dirty laundry. Internal doors play a vital role in our everyday lives – lets face it, which of us is comfortable without this essential component?

Types of Internal Doors

Choose your internal door from the wide range on offer, including:

• Bi fold doors: These space-saving doors can be used as a room divider.
• Concertina doors: A very useful “fix” when retro-fitted to a narrow space
• French doors: Very useful to separate public rooms such as a lounge and games room
• Flush doors: The standard, doors made up of light ply and mostly hollow. They are widely used not only as room separators, but also as wardrobe doors and even as entry doors when fitted inside a garage for example.
• Glazed doors: Interior glass doors are often used to separate spaces like the rumpus room from the rest of the house so that children can be supervised.
• Moulded doors: Fashioned by cutting a rebate into a solid surface these stylish doors are a less costly alternative to panel doors.
• Panel doors: Created in two, four or even eight parts, these doors show off different types of wood or woodwork within the outer frame
• Sliding doors: Used as rebate or pocket doors, these useful interior doors can be fitted into all sorts of cramped places to provide privacy and efficient use of space.

Decorating Internal Doors

The wonderful thing about a door is that you can have the perfect contrasting on one side to offset the interior of, say, a bedroom, and on the other side you can make it blend into the corridor walls to give a smooth appearance.
Of course a door can also provide an extra hanging place for clothing or items which are otherwise easily left on the floor like laundry or toys. Other uses for door surfaces, especially in child’s room are:

• A square of blackboard to allow the child artistic freedom without damage to the surrounding walls
• Removable stick-on decorations like glow-in-the-dark stars which are difficult to remove from ceilings, but not from gloss painted doors.
• Whiteboard contact adhesive to allow safe use of whiteboard markers

With all the different door styles, installation options and visual diversity available, along with the vast array of decorating options readily at hand, it only takes the addition of your imagination to create a home that is not only attractive, but unique and a pleasure to live in… each private space separated by the ubiquitous internal door.