Pantry doors: standard and non-standard options

A pantry is a room where you can store wardrobe items, food, professional equipment and other useful things that the owners need from time to time. This room must be properly decorated so that this important part of an apartment or house becomes a harmonious continuation of the overall interior. To do this, you should properly equip the interior of the room and take the most serious approach to choosing a suitable door to the pantry. There are standard and non-standard options for door designs: it is worth considering them in more detail.

The door leading to the closet or hiding the mezzanine plays two important roles: the safe division of the room into closed areas and the addition of an additional decorative element to the design of the room.

The following are the most popular design options:

• The classic style involves the use of a door leaf made of wood. Imitation of wood is possible.
• The modern style involves the use of plastic, glass, metal products, or a combination of these. You can install small grids or drill holes at the bottom of the canvas. This will help prevent dampness, mold and ventilation.
• In ethnic style, aged wooden surfaces, metal, natural stone cladding, forging, leather or its imitation are welcome.

There is currently a wide range of storage doors on the market.

Their designs are very diverse:

• Sliding doors or a compartment is a suitable option for a small apartment. The canvas moves with the help of rollers - along the tracks. Stoppers are installed at their edges. The main advantage of such structures is the absence of cluttering with door leaves.
• Vertical, horizontal, roller, protective blinds are lamellas - thin slats, plates of various sizes. The lightness of the blinds ensures normal air circulation. They protect the room from exposure to bright sunlight.
• Swing doors are the most common option. This structure consists of a fixed door frame and a movable door leaf. You can install two leaves to get double doors. The doors can be opened both in one direction and in both directions. The advantages of these canvases are an increase in space and the ability to quickly ventilate the room.

• Folding doors or accordion doors are a very practical option. These are panels that are connected to each other with hinges. Such doors have a number of advantages: space saving, the ability to use them in openings of any size, preserving the integrity of the floor covering, a large number of colors.
• Sliding doors with a sliding mechanism move in the same plane with the wall. The advantage of such designs is obvious: it saves space.
• Roller blinds are a freely hanging fabric, which is fixed on the shaft in the upper part. A chain or spring mechanism ensures that the web is rolled up.Among the advantages that these systems have, the main advantages can be distinguished: no dust, ease of use, preservation of attractiveness throughout the entire period of operation.

• Special purpose doors. If you plan to store valuable things in the pantry, then it is necessary to install a fireproof and fireproof door, an important advantage of which will be resistance to high temperatures.
• Hidden door. Such a solution can be realized by masking the door under the facade of a kitchen cabinet, a Swedish wall, a wall, a rack, a mirror or a painting. The easiest and cheapest way to disguise is to paste over the door with the same wallpaper as on the walls.

When arranging a pantry, which is a shelf or a full-fledged room, the installation of non-standard systems will become an excellent embodiment of creative ideas into reality. For pantries located in the kitchen, sliding doors are suitable, the design of which will hide some of the shelves, but leave most of them in the accessibility zone. An additional advantage of this solution will be space savings.

With a special corner for the pantry, you can install conventional swing doorssuitable for traditional, Scandinavian interiors. Many people prefer wooden doors with a glass insert that allows you to inspect the room without taking unnecessary steps.

Another unusual option is the installation of glass doors that visually increase the space. They are made of triplex, which is a durable glass, consisting of three layers (2 glass and a film). Such products can have a glossy or matte shade.

Over time, various defects appear on the doors, which can spoil the once aesthetic appearance of the paintings. To avoid unexpected costs and urgent replacements, you can decorate the doors, hiding the flaws and adding zest to them.

There are many ways to decorate:

• Wallpaper. You can cover the door with paper, vinyl, fabric, or liquid wallpaper.
• Chalk board. A very interesting way to update is to install a message board on which you can leave messages to family members.
• Mirror. Such a product will visually expand the space of the apartment, it can even make it lighter. For this it is recommended to use acrylic panels with excellent reflective amalgam.

• Buckwheat. This material does not require large material costs, but this decor is short-lived. To obtain a door decorated with buckwheat husk, it is necessary to remove the layer of old paint, eliminate all irregularities, paint the canvas dark brown, grease the dried door with PVA glue, lay out the husk, cover the surface with varnish.
• Coloring. You can update an old door by painting it a different color. Before painting, you should get rid of irregularities, and after applying the paint, it is worth covering the canvas with varnish.
• Drawings and stickers. You can give free rein to imagination and translate your ideas into reality by picking up brushes with paints. You can also use stencils, vinyl stickers to create a unique composition.

• Leather. You will need rivets to help the skin fit the door tightly and anchor. You can add a thread or pattern.
• Stained glass windows. It is possible to purchase a ready-made version with a picture. You can decorate the door yourself with acrylic paints and a special contour that creates the illusion of a metal frame.

To properly arrange a storage room, you should take into account the area of ​​the apartment. In the "Khrushchev", which is not characterized by spaciousness, it is worth installing such doors, the designs of which would allow you to save space.

In narrow and small openings, swing doors should be installed, but only opening inside the storeroom.So the canvases will not interfere with the free movement of people around the apartment. You can also opt for sliding structures or coupes, so you can save space.

If the pantry is next to another room, installing standard structures will not be a very suitable option. Such a design will spoil the wall, the elements will begin to touch each other, which will negatively affect them over time. To avoid such problems, an alternative must be found.

The advantages of this option:

• making the interior unique;
• speed, lightness and cleanliness in the process of creation;
• ease of replacement (low cost and minimum effort required).

Roller shutters are a good option.

They have a number of advantages:

• easy installation (no auxiliary materials);
• the ability to choose an option for the style of the interior;
• resistance to corrosion, noise and cold.

When decorating premises in an apartment or house, the owner tries to emphasize the uniqueness of the interior. This also applies to the pantry. It all depends on the goals: to hide the room from prying eyes, to make it an accent. Focusing on this, you need to pick up an important element - the door.

There are many beautiful examples in the interior, among which the following options can be distinguished:

• Doors disguised as a wall with wallpaper or paint look very interesting. Lovers of minimalism will like this solution, since there are no frills and extraneous details in the design.

• A mirrored door will be appropriate both in the bathroom and in the hallway. Additional space, a feeling of infinity is the desired result that everyone will be delighted with: both the owner of a small apartment and the owner of a luxurious house

• A snow white door is a very good option, suitable for classic and modern styles. This canvas looks very elegant, sophisticated.

• A door with a glass insert is a good solution, because it will let light into the room. This design completes the overall interior of the room, refreshes it, but does not attract much attention.
• A fashionable and unusual way to decorate a pantry is to install a glass door. It creates the impression of lightness, airiness.

See below for a master class on installing a compartment door in a pantry.