When organizing the interior of an apartment or house, the installation of conventional interior doors already seems controversial. Modern designers use them exclusively for the isolation of personal premises: bedrooms, children's rooms or bathrooms. The rest of the space is increasingly delineated by such structures as arches and portals.
What are the shapes of arches?
Portals and arches fit equally well in the design of private houses, apartments or office premises. The variety of forms and types makes them appropriate for organizing any style of interior. The interior arch portal can play an active or passive role in the room. The design of the first type has complex shapes. Through it, the adjacent room is clearly visible. The design of the second type is designed to delimit space.
To install the arch or portal, preliminary preparation of the opening is not required. The design is installed in rooms with high ceilings. Portals and arches look great in wooden houses, giving the interior a rustic feel. In urban areas, models that have a wavy or polygonal shape look very interesting. Any person who has decided to decorate their interior using an arch or portal should initially decide what shape the structure will be appropriate in a particular room.
Functionality
In any case, when decorating your home, do not forget that the interior arches and portals are not only decoration. Today, these designs perfectly perform some practical functions. For example, you can equip the arch with side shelves or roomy racks. When designing a dining room, kitchen or living room, constructions with a built-in bar are perfect. Such an arch portal, the photo of which is presented below, successfully divides the room into functional zones and at the same time helps to save space.
Materials for the manufacture of portals
Thanks to modern technologies, today you can choose any material for the manufacture of portals. The most common plastic models. Most often they are used to decorate city apartments. However, choosing plastic arches for your interior, it should be remembered that they do not differ in strength and durability, and are also capable of performing only a decorative function. Wooden arches and portals are considered one of the most high-quality and durable structures. Most often, valuable wood species are used in their manufacture: mahogany, beech, walnut. Products from these materials look rich and are represented by a wide palette of colors.
Why are interior arches and portals so popular?
Air arches with their smooth bends are able to give lightness to any room, they open the space and fill the room with volume. It is worth noting that initially the arches and portals were used to design the entrance doors to the magnificent palaces. Today they have ceased to be a luxury item. In some stylistic directions, portals are decorated with decorative columns and exquisite capitals. Often you can find blotches of natural stone or mosaics, decoration with glass elements and stained-glass windows.