Features of arches in the corridor

The arch in the corridor meets the visitor not with a boring doorway, but with an aesthetically pleasing architectural solution. It not only attracts the eye, but also makes it possible to assume that the design of the rest of the rooms is made at the same level. The arch has no doors; it is always cordially open in anticipation of guests. In the article we will talk about the arched corridors, find out what they are, what they are made of and where they are located.

The arch is good in many respects, with it the corridor is transformed and becomes not a banal place to enter the house, but a cozy room with a beautiful design technique. One or more doorways are replaced with arches, the more there are, the more original the space in front of the entrance to the living quarters looks.

Such designs have many advantages.

• First of all, it is an unusual and spectacular appearance. The opening can be designed in any style, with a lot of imagination, to emphasize the taste of the owners of the house.
• Rooms in apartments have different purposes, the arches between them can be considered a zonal solution.
• Openings without doors save space. In cramped conditions, closely spaced doors collide with each other when opening or rest against furniture. If you remove them and replace them with a beautiful frame, you can get rid of many problems.
• The absence of doors makes it possible for daylight to penetrate into the corridor and make it brighter and more spacious.

Arches successfully correct the geometry of the hallway:

• a narrow room looks wider if the corners of the doorway are rounded;
• in a long corridor, the best solution would be the enfilade arrangement of arches, working in the perspective of the outgoing space;
• low ceilings, round openings help to visually increase the height;
• compact hallways will only benefit from the absence of doors, arches are able to "push" boundaries, and the room will seem larger.

The designers have worked on the shape and material of the arches so that today there is no style that would not fit this design. We must not forget that although the arch is in the corridor, it also decorates the opening of the room into which we enter.

Structurally, the arches are very diverse; any geometric shapes are acceptable for them. We suggest highlighting the most popular of them.

• Square or rectangular. The arch has strict straight lines without a hint of rounding and looks like a regular opening in the wall. To make it aesthetically pleasing, various decorative techniques are used in the form of protrusions, patterns, stucco moldings, lamps.

• Round. The traditional shape of the arch, in the presence of a narrow opening, is able to visually raise the ceiling, but if it is necessary to move the walls apart, the opening must be wide. Suitable for all types of interiors.

• Elliptical. On the top line it looks like an oval. The smooth arc of the ellipse is not as high as in round models, which slightly softens the classical severity of the opening, but does not reach the mood of modernity.

• Semi-arch. The semi-arched opening is suitable for those who like non-standard solutions.Asymmetry adds charm, mystery and romanticism to the interior. The half-archways have any radius, but if the opening is needed a small one, the slope line begins to lead immediately from the upper corner point.

• Trapezoidal. The shape of the trapezoid does not imply a smooth line, but the presence of corners at the kinks. The arches look unusual and fit interesting and unusual interiors.

• Curly. The designers' imagination is endless, and you can see a complex, non-trivial arch in the interior. Openings in the form of a wave, flower, drop, butterfly wings are made of drywall.

In order for the opening in the wall to look aesthetically pleasing, an arch is made. The materials used are very different. You can buy a ready-made wooden structure that matches the size and insert it in place of the door. Those who go the other way create their own figured opening from plywood, decorate it with decorative stone or stucco.

There are other materials that will make the arch look extraordinary.

• Drywall. It is a gypsum board enclosed in cardboard sheets. The material is accessible, easy to assemble and bend. Any figured structures are obtained from it.

• Fiberboard, MDF. Arches imitating wood are made of slabs. The veneer that covers the products can represent any kind of wood, even the most exotic one.

• Natural wood. Working with it requires certain skills, and wood is expensive. But from it the most delightful arches are obtained, with beautiful refined carvings, environmentally friendly and tactilely pleasant.

• Metal. Aluminum profiles are used to create plasterboard arches. For high-tech interiors, loft openings are decorated with metal sheets. But the most spectacular are openwork forged products, with their help you can make arches of the most extraordinary design options.

The corridor is a link between different rooms. In addition to the outer door, it contains openings between rooms. Depending on the wishes of the owner, arches can replace one or two or all doors in the hallway. Most often they are cleaned between the corridor and the main rooms.

In "Khrushchev" the kitchen is so small that it is not always possible to arrange a dining group in it. Today there is a fashionable tendency to combine this room with a hall, a corridor into one large room (European style).

The corridor merges with the hall organically. Guests are invited to this room and they try to make it the best in the house. The space of a beautiful living room visually increases due to the volume of the hallway. The maximum effect can be achieved if the room is opposite the front door, if not, do not be upset, the side arches are also impressive.

Now let's figure out in which rooms it is impractical to remove doors and install arches. Above all, privacy in the bedroom should be maintained. It is important to leave the door to the nursery as well, it protects the daytime sleep of the child. You cannot flaunt the office, because in order to work calmly, you need to retire.

Curtains are installed on arches for various reasons:

• the desire to hide the room from the sight of a casual visitor;
• hide flaws in case of unsuccessful installation of the arch;
• get rid of drafts;
• implement design ideas.

The curtains are selected taking into account the color and style of the room on the wall of which they settled, but the adjacent room cannot be ignored. The density and type of textiles can be different, with the right choice, some problems are solved:

• a muslin or a translucent curtain will help to make the space more voluminous and easier;
• to make the narrow corridor seem wider, the curtains are attached over the arch and complemented with a lambrequin;
• curtains with a vertical pattern will help "lift" low ceilings;
• light and laconic textiles are chosen in a small hallway.

The opening made in the wall is not yet an arch. Various finishing materials will help to make a truly beautiful entrance structure. You can decorate the arch in different ways.

1. Glue wallpaper in two colors so that they match the finish of the corridor and the adjacent room.
2. Paint the opening. You can also resort to a more expensive and effective option - to make a decorative painting.
3. For luxurious historical styles, stucco moldings (baroque, empire, classicism) are chosen. But this method is resorted to if stucco molding is also present in the decoration of the room.
4. The openings of large hallways are decorated with artificial stone, plaster bricks, giving them the mystery of the Middle Ages or the grandeur of Antiquity.
5. With the help of mirrors, glass, mosaic inserts, it is easy to beat the space of a room, make it spacious and light, elegant and refined.
6. The artistically designed wooden arch is suitable for historical, ethnic and eco-friendly interiors. With the help of wood carving, the doorway becomes a real work of art.

Sometimes arches are designed in such a way that they surpass the decoration and furniture in beauty and significance, turning into the dominant element of the room design:

• a large, elegant wooden structure with decorative shelves and glass inserts;

• a large-scale semi-arch rests against a small rack intended for decoration;

• the beautiful Art Nouveau arched doorway contains an extravagant door decorated with frosted glass;

• a compact, laconic arch marked with an unusual sophisticated element;

• a round metal entrance structure suits modern urban styles;

• attractive forged products will never go out of fashion;

• the unusual shape of a wooden arch in the form of pillars topped with lanterns;

• sophisticated arched products with colorful stained glass windows are incredibly aesthetic.