It is difficult to imagine modern renovations without original solutions in terms of expanding space and visually adjusting the premises. Quite often today, an arched opening in the wall is used, since with its help you can combine rooms and abandon traditional doors, and it is also a great way to make the interior of a room unusual and add some zest.
Types of arched openings
There are different classifications depending on the materials used, shapes and design options. First, let’s look at exactly what shape arched interior openings can have.
- Interior arched openings with the correct radius are considered classics. The word “correct” should be understood as half the height of the opening itself: if it is approximately 90 cm, then exactly 45 cm is chosen for the arch. As a rule, such options for an arched opening are made of MDF, plasterboard, and plastic.
- There are so-called ellipsoidal types of arched opening in the wall. In this case, the arch is an oval. This option is usually used for interiors with a modern style.
- There is another type of arches called Modern. A design of this type assumes the upper part in the form of a sector of a circle, the radius of which is greater than the radius of the opening.
If we take into account the materials used, then several more points can be highlighted here. Arched brick openings are usually used with an opening width of two meters or more. They work directly on the formwork using a circle. For such arches, special patterned bricks with ends of different widths are often used.
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Wooden arched openings are one of the simplest options for decorating a room. All elements for the construction of simple and more complex forms can be found in almost any construction supermarket. Curtains for an arched opening look very stylish in combination with wood.
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Perhaps the most popular option today remains an arched opening made of plasterboard. This material is very easy to work with; you can easily create the most complex and intricate shapes with it, and the finished arched openings can be finished in any way.
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Arched door design
The finished structure is rarely left without decoration, because it is precisely to add zest to the interior of the room that an arched opening is built. The most durable and popular option is masonry.
If this is an arched opening for a kitchen or bedroom, it can be decorated with textiles. The advantage of this type of decor is the ability to constantly change curtains and introduce innovations in the design of the room, and in terms of installation, this is the simplest method. A more spectacular and expensive way to decorate an arched opening is with stained glass windows. It is usually chosen for plasterboard structures, where one of the halves of the arch is completely replaced with glass with a pattern.
