Black has the justified reputation of being timeless in wearable fashion, but can the same be said about interior decor and themes? Admittedly, black interiors are considerably more difficult to pull off than garments, but black is still a timeless classic, and it can be done. In fact, doors are one of the best mediums that you can use to maximise the use of black in almost any interior. As to how you can manage that without making your home look too gloomy, let’s find out.
A Black, Bathroom Door is a Safe and Elegant Choice
Black internal doors can be installed as bathroom doors in almost any home without much preamble. Of course, there are several ways to further enhance the impressive effect of installing a black bathroom door, but you can take your time with them.
For example, bathrooms with white walls, gold taps, and black cabinets will complement and match your new glazed black door with elegance. If privacy is a high priority, you should go with a laminated (waterproofed) solid internal door for the bathroom instead.
Glazed and Tinted Internal Doors are Perfect in Almost Any Living Room
Not every home is suited to sport a solid black door in the living room, but glazed and tinted black internal doors will suit almost any living room décor. As to why this works, the reasons and suggestions can be highlighted as follows:
- You get to choose how much of the interior door is glazed and how much space is to be left for the black frame.
- Even if you go with a mostly glazed door, the glass can be tinted dark enough to perfectly match the black frame.
You might be pleasantly surprised by just how customisable, affordable, and varied your options for internal doors can be, whether you are fond of black doors at home or not. If your living room has a light, minimalist-contemporary interior design, then broad framed internal doors with minimal glazing or even solid black doors can themselves act as complementary accents.
If the setting is already too dark or too vibrant for that, play it safe with thin framed, multi-layered, glazed black internal doors. The options are myriad and often customisable even further.
Consider Another Colour for the Walls
As is always the situation, any new décor idea works best if you get to design the whole place around that theme. That being said, rehauling an existing interior setting completely for the sake of black internal doors may not always be a viable option for everybody. A new paint job, on the other hand, is a much more feasible and comparatively hassle-free option to consider. Your choice of wall shades will depend entirely on your own preferences, but the goal here is to create at least a moderate contrast between the black doors and the walls surrounding them. Although white is the default choice that comes to mind, there are several other options that work better in home décor. Lighter shades of sky blue, peach, cream, off-white, and beige in particular work quite well. They will complement your black internal doors with vibrant beauty, but without that sharp black and white contrast.