It’s surprising how little consideration is placed on internal doors. How we welcome family and greet guests is paramount to all of us, so why do we often overlook these all-important portals framing the spaces between rooms?
Interior doors make a big statement about who we are and the image we want to present. As we move into a new year and possibly a brand new Metricon home, it’s worth taking the time to consider selecting the right internal doors for your new home.
Where do I start when picking the right doors for our home?
Here at Australia’s number one builder, Metricon, we have just the right contacts to help make your dream door decisions super-easy. We pride ourselves on working with the best building partners, including Australia’s largest timber door manufacturer, Corinthian Doors.
Sure, your front door makes an immediate statement. But if you’re investing in your family’s future happiness by building a beautiful Metricon home, it pays to share that love for attention to detail all the way through. Luckily, our partners Corinthian Doors have a vast array of beautiful internal doors for you to choose from. They can make a world of difference to the look and feel of your home, as the frame offers you a first peek at the room beyond.
Internal doors are more than just room dividers or a means to keep heating or cooling contained. They can change the flow of your house entirely and help make spaces work for you. For instance, sliding double doors are a great way to close off a space when you’re not using it, like a formal dining room or a home office, or to snatch a moment’s privacy. A sliding design that slips seamlessly into the wall cavity also increases the floor space in any room, and the same is true of bi-folds.
A solid wood design is ideal for bedrooms where privacy is a key priority. But glass panels are great for communal spaces where you want to let the light flood in. You can always opt for frosted glass for a visual flourish that also allows some privacy too. Then it’s up to you if you want a door to blend into the background, working quietly to subtly complement the bones of your home, or bring a pop of passionate pizzazz into the place. That pop could be a bold colour, or a beautiful, textural wood finish like American oak.
Even if you do opt for a simple choice like off-white, you can always make a subtle statement with a gloss finish compared to matte walls or vice versa.
Should I work with the style of my house?
It’s a great idea to look at the big picture. If you’re going for contemporary chic with the bold strokes of a luxurious home like the light and bright Lumiere, or the magnificent palace that is the Palisades, then you can plump for Corinthian’s sleek and stylish Manhattan range of interior doors that pick out the pathway between rooms with thin dark frames and glass panels that let the light flood in.
If a Byron Bay-style holiday home is more your style, like Metricon’s beachy good Bayville, you could opt for the soothing Moda White Oak range from Corinthian. These doors will help bring a freshly foraged driftwood look to the blissed-out vibe of your home. The Moda Barn Door collection also helps bring that indoor-outdoor charm to a seaside home, or country chill to regional spots inland.
If you opt for Parisian chic, like the Signature by Metricon La Pyrenee, inspired by the ornate French Baroque style, you can complement that with Corinthian’s sleek and stylish Deco range that picks up on hints of the beautiful art movement. Or perhaps the paired-back Motive door to let the home’s ostentatious bones do the talking. For a bit more drama, opt for bi-folds from the Impressions range, creating a bold entrance to a main bedroom or home office.
And what about the front door?
Walk around the cobbled streets of Paris, and you’ll be snapping pics of magnificent entryways everywhere you go. It’s a great place to soak up inspiration for the front door to your dream home. Or maybe you were whisked away by movies like Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy and the beautiful big round portals of the hobbit homes in the shire, or the world-famous lacquered sheen of Number 10 Downing Street, home to Hugh Grant’s British Prime Minister in holiday fave Love, Actually.
We previously spoke to our friends at Corinthian about the importance of choosing the right front door. Here’s a quick run-down of their top tips:
- A grand front entrance should provide a glimpse into the homeowner’s interior style
- It’s important to choose a front door that complements the architecture, but also sets the property apart from neighbouring houses
- It’s easy to take your home’s entrance from bland to grand with one simple upgrade of installing a pivot door
- Entry doors with sidelights are not only on-trend and eye-catching but also offer the advantage of additional natural lighting
- It’s important to choose a door material that’s both aesthetically pleasing and practical, offering you the benefits of being hard-wearing
- Making a statement with a stylish front door can add to the value of your property
You can read the blog post here for more ideas on getting that all-important entrance right, and take a look at the full Corinthian Doors collection here.
