Where will timber doors in a retro style look good?
Doors are one of the most important elements of the fittings of any building – a flat, a house, an office. The market abounds in a wide range of solutions differing both in functionality and technical performance and in appearance. On a wave of nostalgia for past decades, doors with a retro aesthetic are beginning to enjoy great popularity. Where will they work well?
Retro doors, that is what kind?
The retro style is the name given to all manifestations of culture that clearly refer to trends from past, though not so distant, times. That is why determining what a door should be like in order to be called retro is not a simple task. Products inspired by the design of various periods and various regions of the world can fit this category – both the art deco current and the art of the Polish People’s Republic era. Nevertheless it is usually assumed that retro concerns the design art of the 20th century. Accordingly, the characteristic feature of retro doors is mouldings on their surface, and also glazing, often made of frosted or ornamental glass. Double-leaf doors can also be regarded as retro – this solution was fairly commonly used in the first half of the 20th century.
Where will retro doors look good?
Timber doors in a retro style will certainly be an attractive and valuable element of the decor of a flat as well as an office, a restaurant or a hotel. On condition, of course, that they fit into the general aesthetic of the other elements of the room’s furnishings. Before choosing doors it is worth considering well in advance how the floors and walls will be finished, because it is they that mainly determine the character of a place. For example, if the aim is to furnish premises in the style of the first decades of the second half of the 20th century, a good solution is to lay parquet in a “herringbone” pattern and cover the walls with wallpaper with a simple, geometric ornament or paint them with a light paint in a neutral colour. In such surroundings a door with tall glazing will work well, allowing the hallway or another room on the other side to be lit. It is also worth remembering that the colour of the door plays a large role. Light colours make rooms seem somewhat larger and more spacious; dark colours, in turn, give the opposite effect. Doors, as a fairly massive and very conspicuous element of a home’s fittings, can through an inappropriately chosen colour scheme make rooms feel more cramped than they really are
How to buy retro doors?
Taking inspiration from former trends in design art has already become widespread, and on the market you can find a multitude of door models kept in a retro mood – our range does not lack such products either. Nevertheless it may happen that none of the mass-produced models meets your expectations. The solution is then the production of doors to individual order. Provided there are no technological obstacles to it, we are able to produce doors to the customer’s own design – it is enough to supply the pattern. This is the ideal solution for anyone who wishes to make their home stand out and create in it a unique atmosphere of a bygone era.