Drawing on the door - decor ideas

To simply and quickly change the decor of the room, often used to create drawings on the doors. To do this, there are many ways to implement such ventures.

And if you wish, everyone can choose not only the drawing on the door, but also the option that it is better to apply. The article will tell you how to perform work.

The advantages of the decor on the door

Before drawing on the canvas of any door, it is worth getting acquainted with the advantages of this decor.

These include:

• Beautiful view of the door leaf. The image gives it a fresh aesthetic appearance, contributes to the decoration of the door and the interior of the room as a whole;
• Originality. There is the possibility of creating an original picture that reflects the individuality of the design intent;
• Simple application. Most often, an ornament or even a whole picture is applied to the door quite simply;
• Use of ready-made stencils. In the absence of artistic gift, you can use special blanks, stencils, which greatly facilitate the process;
• Variety of solutions. There are no restrictions on the choice of pictures. You can use a ready-made idea, and if you want to create your own unique image;
• Large selection of materials. This may be coloring compositions, of which there is a huge amount, and other materials suitable for such work;
• The uniqueness of the picture. The decor of the door can reflect the mood and character of the host;
• Additional protection of a cloth due to drawing a new covering. Film, paint or varnish protects the substrate from mechanical damage and moisture.

Analyzing the advantages of drawing on the door, we can conclude that in addition to the aesthetic load, they also have practical significance. The decor of the doors allows you to make the original even the simplest interior, which can be clearly seen in the photo.

Design options

Create a picture on the door with your own hands, you can in any of many ways.

It can be:

• Finished drawings, which can only be pasted on the door leaf (see door decoration with self-adhesive film will always update the design);
• Use stencils and patterns;
• Draw a picture by hand, relying on their talents.

The most popular ways of decorating the door are presented in the table:

The way of drawing	Special features
	This is the easiest way to update the door leaf. It is enough to get the picture you like and use a rubber or plastic spatula to eliminate defects on the door and a soft cloth to smooth the coating, apply the film on the surface.
	With the help of wallpaper you can create quite complex patterns on the doors. The range of materials is practically unlimited. For door decoration is preferred to give vinyl wallpaper with a durable coating. Ideally smooth surface requires non-woven base, but they are much easier to glue.
	This is the most popular, and in terms of design unlimited option. For coating, you can apply a variety of compositions. The most popular of them are: Oily; Acrylic; Polyurethane; Water emulsion. A great way to quickly transfer your idea to the door surface is to use airbrushing. In this case, the paint is sprayed onto the door leaf, and for convenience, you can use a stencil. One option would be to print a full-size image, and then cut a stencil out of cardboard using this template.
	A popular option is to use glass for painting. In this case, several solutions can be applied: Stained glass on the doors - the perfect solution for a classic interior; The use of simple glass and a set of acrylic or stained glass paints; Replace the metal frame can be a special liquid circuit. It is applied from a tube, and when frozen, the composition imitates metal.

If you want to completely update the door leaf, the optimal solution is to completely replace its cover. In other cases, in order to only slightly change the surface of the door, add a bit of decor to the interior, you can use individual parts.

Tip: If there is reason to be afraid to spoil the doors by painting, preference should be given to film pictures, which can be easily changed over time.

The choice of drawing on the door

Tip: When choosing a drawing for doors to a specific room, it is necessary to take into account the color scheme of the interior, and what it is for, otherwise, the wrong plot will spoil everything.

The easiest way to choose for the door leaf wallpapers. For example:

• For kitchen doors, wallpapers should be:

1. Quality;
2. Practical;
3. Environmentally friendly;
4. Absolutely safe for humans - the room is connected with the availability of food;
5. Durable;
6. Easy to clean from different stains.

Photowall-paper for doors in kitchen is better for choosing bright and light, preference to give to natural plots: beautiful landscapes, flowers, fruit compositions, vegetables.

• For the living room, the wallpaper on the door is much simpler to choose; in this case, a large number of different scenes are used in the room. To create harmony you need to adhere to the style of the room and the color scheme in it. Suitable scenes for such doors will be:

1. Flowers;
2. Interior elements;
3. Landscape;
4. Stairs;
5. Fireplace.

• For the bedroom, it is better to select the wallpaper calm tones. Subjects can be:

1. Sunsets;
2. Flowers;
3. Park;
4. Garden;
5. Seascapes.

• The door to the room for children can be decorated with photo wallpaper with bright funny plots;
• For the bathroom there are excellent options with seascapes, waterfalls and other scenes, where the main element is water.

Which pictures are better for choosing for different rooms, you can see on the video in this article.

Drawings on glass doors

The central element of the decor in modern apartments or houses are often glass doors between rooms. They can be swing or sliding. Beautiful, light and elegant doors you can decorate yourself or order the masters exclusive design decoration.

The most common types of glass doors are:

• Sand blasting;
• Engraving;
• Photo printer.

The price of the finished product also depends on the method of application, which allows people with different financial capabilities to select glass doors.

For standard doors of glass doors, most often used such themes as:

• Landscapes, plants, still lifes;
• Various animals or birds living in their natural environment;
• Types of seascapes;
• Scenes and heroes from fairy tales and legends;
• Urban, futuristic and other ornaments or images.

Often on glasses can be:

• Photos of the owners and their relatives;
• Fine art paintings;
• Copies of paintings and mosaics of famous artists;
• Heroes of popular films.

Tip: If you have experience in the design business, you should arrange the glass sheets yourself: apply a drawing with resistant paints or stick fragments of colored film on the door using a previously prepared pattern. This will create an exclusive door with a unique design.

Transparent image on frosted glass

With this method of drawing a picture, it is treated with a special protective coating that is resistant to hydrofluoric acid.

Wherein:

• The surface free from pattern is treated with hydrofluoric acid and becomes matte;
• The image remains transparent, even if a part of the solution accidentally gets on it;
• This design for the door leaf is used in a minimalist or classic interior.

Matte sandblasted image on transparent background

На прозрачную поверхность матовый рисунок наносится пескоструйным аппаратом. Special features процесса:

• The apparatus throws a stream of sand on a glass sheet under high pressure;
• The picture is burned on transparent material;
• In some cases, the apparatus applied simultaneously with the pattern and deposition on the surface of silver and gold;
• The matte pattern on the doors with luxurious coating, looks very beautiful, emphasizing the respectability of the living room;
• Sandblasting doors is well suited for modern apartments in the styles of techno, pop art, high-tech.

Another interesting option:

Fusing decoration

To make the glass door volume, texture and multi-colored surface, using the technique of fusing. Instructions for applying the decor suggests to build up different shapes, colors and sizes of pieces of glass on the main door leaf, according to the pattern previously applied to it.

The door gets an unusual and original look. The fusing is made on transparent and frosted glass, which depends on the interior and the type of room for which the door is intended.

Tip: When deciding on the use of fusing technology, it should be borne in mind that the weight of the structure will be greatly increased by fusing additional glass mass.

Mirrors can also be decorated.

Photo printing on glass

This method is becoming increasingly popular for decorating glass doors.

The photographic image is applied to the surface in two ways: by gluing a very thin film with a pattern; by printing the image directly on UV glass or ceramic paints.

Doodles on the door with your own hands can be applied in many different ways - simple and complex, requiring expensive equipment. The easiest and most economical way is to stick a colored self-adhesive transparent film on the door.