Stylish wooden arches in the interior

The design of modern apartments and private home is extremely diverse. Recently, more and more in the premises are placed arches. Sometimes they are put solely for aesthetic purposes, and sometimes they can perform a practical function. A variety of modern arches makes them affordable and suitable for almost any type of interior.

Sometimes they replace the doors in the interior, sometimes they are constructed around the doors, and in some cases they are simply placed in the middle of a spacious room, so as to delimit the space. Designers often offer the placement of arches in a variety of interiors - from the classical setting to the country style or modern eclecticism.

This design solution has a number of advantages.

• Allows you to combine space and make the room visually wider, bright and spacious. It is for such purposes that often ordinary interior doors are replaced with fashionable and unusual arches. Of course, the arch instead of the door is not always suitable. For example, for a bedroom or study, open space may not be acceptable. However, when you want to combine the hallway with a living room or dining room with a kitchen, the arch can perfectly help with this.

• Can help and delimit the space. Very often, the arched structure is placed in the now popular studio apartments. Also, this option may allow to separate the kitchen area from the bedroom, while the arch will take up very little space.

• It may be functional. In the interiors in the Provencal style, flower pots are hung on it, and connoisseurs of the classics can make a shelf for books on the arch. This design solution will not only organize the space at home, but also effectively use the place. A variety of arches, performing a practical function, is very large, so this solution is suitable even for small studios.

• The interior will become sophisticated and more complete. Space organization is very important. If you have a too large empty room, the logical solution would be to divide it into zones. If, on the contrary, there are two small rooms in your apartment, you can combine them. Proper use of arches will allow you not to be limited by the typical layout of the apartment and to arrange the most comfortable, beautiful and functional space for yourself.
• Placing such options instead of doors in various interiors is a fairly fresh, unusual and fashionable solution that has just begun to gain popularity. So you will be able to give the space of the house a unique individuality.

Modern arches are extremely diverse. Sometimes these are interior models, so-called arches on the doors, and sometimes options that can be installed right in the middle of a room. Various options will look relevant in the apartment, and in a brick or wooden house.

• The most popular are classic arches in the shape of a regular semicircle. They ideally fit into the interior portal and replace the door. Such arches are made from a variety of materials: wood, metal or plaster. The choice depends on the characteristics of your interior. The classical arch from plaster can be painted in tone of walls or pasted over with wall-paper. Such arches are usually quite high and not too suitable for rooms with low ceilings.

• Elliptical arch wider and lower. It is great for small rooms, allowing you to visually expand the space. However, it should be borne in mind that such an arch does not always fit into a narrow doorway. Very often it is put to divide the space in the room, and not used instead of the door.
• Rocker arm - This is an unusual model. In the middle it is cut in a semicircle, and its ends are straight and parallel to the floor. Such options can be the most diverse: high, low, wide or narrow. Mostly they are cut from wood, although there are also plaster options.
• Portal - This is the simplest design, which has a rectangular shape. Between the rooms, it often looks like an ordinary doorway without a door.Often such arched structures are placed in modern minimalist interiors, in which simplicity is important.

• Arch in a romantic style mainly suitable for wide doorways. It is a modification of the portal: the middle of this model is straight and parallel to the floor, but the corners are rounded. Plaster options are suitable for classic interiors, and wooden models fit well with country and colonial style.
• Transom - It is an arched design, which is a continuation of the door. Often it is made from the same materials as the door, so that they constitute a single ensemble. Very interesting look like arches and doors with glass stained glass inserts. Also, often on such arches place open shelves, for example, for books or any small things. A practical solution would be to make such an arch for the front door. So you can save space by using the arch for fixing the shelves.

• The arched design in modern style reminds ellipse however with sharp corners. This form is often made of wood and looks great in almost any modern interior.It combines sharp corners and a rounded shape, so it will be in harmony with both soft and streamlined shapes, as well as with geometric elements of modern furniture. This model is considered the best option for eclectic style.
• Arch trapezium often also looks very interesting. In the interior in the style of country use it most often. This simple arch is well suited for dividing rooms and for dividing a single space into zones. In addition, it is the easiest way to make this arch in the doorway, since you only need to sew up the corners.

• For doorways sometimes use semiarks. On the one hand, an ordinary portal remains, and on the other, a rounded shape is made: this is a very interesting idea for modern interiors. Often this model looks great with high multi-level ceilings. This option is well suited for a spacious apartment or a private house. Most often, this option is made of plaster and painted to match the walls.

Among other things, the arch can have the following functions.

• Combined with a rack model is often placed on the loggia, in the hallway or in the living room. This will help maximize the use of all available space and beautifully place your belongings.
• Often in the living room or bedroom placed arched design with a coffee table. There may also be a small mirror. This is a great place for cosmetics, books or personal items.
• When arranging a studio apartment or a spacious kitchen-dining room, the arches are often combined with bar counters. They look extremely organic, help to better organize the space and divide the large room into two zones.

You can make a stylish arch for the interior even with your own hands. Most often, these are models of drywall.

To create such an arch you will need the following tools:

• putty;
• metal profiles;
• fiberglass mesh;
• self-tapping screws;

• drywall;
• tools for work.

You can create an arch as follows.

• Estimate the size of the doorway. Based on them, draw the arch of the desired shape on the drywall and cut it out.
• The arch frame must be made of metal profiles and attached to the doorway. Wooden bars can be used instead of metal, but they will be less practical.
• Install two sheets of drywall on both sides. For fixing you need to use screws that are appropriate for the thickness of your sheets.

• Secure the metal profiles along the edge of the sheets.
• Connect the two installed sheets together with another sheet of gypsum board and screws.
• Align the edge with a knife.
• Tape over the arched structure with fiberglass mesh.
• Finish the finish: arch the putty to achieve a flat and smooth surface.

It is often easier to make an arch from a tree; it is only important to measure the doorway correctly and cut suitable elements from the tree. Then they are simply fastened together with nails and fixed in the opening.

Fashionable and unusual arched designs can organically fit into almost any interior.If you are thinking about installing the arch in your apartment or private house, you can consider the following interesting ideas.

• Arches will look great in classic interiors. Most often between the rooms set the semicircular arches of plasterboard, decorated with simple ornaments. Transoms are also popular - this is an option for those who want to decorate the room with an arch, but does not want to give up on ordinary doors. In classical interiors, arches are more likely to be aesthetic rather than functional.
• In the interiors country style All sorts of wooden arched structures are popular. They are installed both in doorways, and for the separation of space in one room.

• Continental style arched structures make mostly exclusively decorative for the decoration of doorways. Most often it is a model of dark wood. They look universal and fit any situation.

• In the interiors in minimalism style open space is important to properly organize. This can help arch. Most often, simple forms are chosen: a portal, a classic version or an ellipse. Mainly used plasterboard options that merge with the walls and form a single surface.
• If you like modern interiors and interesting solutions, you might like a semicircular model or variant in modern style. Such an arch will surely become a highlight in your interior. These can be models of wood, drywall or forged metal arched structures.

• To make the interior look even more stylish and individual, you can try to order an arched design according to your own sketch. It may be dome-shaped, contain asymmetrical elements or cutouts. Such options fit into the eclectic style especially well, although they can become an unusual highlight in other very different interiors.

In this video you will find an additional selection of photos of wooden arches in the interior.