bit obscure but cld you talk to me about your interior doors?

[AliceThruTheDoor]

I'm looking for inspiration for interior doors and door handles. Googling of interiors and doors hasn't got me anywhere.

There seems to be a fashion for cross and bible type panel doors in white. I don't mind the look of them but I don't want panels with "ledges' because they will collect dust. Which then leaves a flat door - which is a bit boring. I also dont like vertical grooved doors because they make me think of farm houses.

I don't want anything with glass in for safety.

I don't like round ball handles or those curvy lever ones, I don't mind a straight hand but it's hard to find a nice one that doesn't look like an office.

Totally drawing a blank. Does a stylish flat or non-dust collecting ledged door exist?

Anyone done interior door selection or replacement recently? Any ideas? Comments on wood or painted white? Any mistakes you've learnt lessons from?

I can't seem to find anything I like...

please help me with this!

does everyone live in a barn??? :(

Glass doors aren't unsafe. It's safety glass.

https://www.howdens.com/joinery/doors/howdens-daytona-oak-door-obj-sku-family-25405969

Here you go. They don't collect dust - you're massively over thinking. Howdens have a great range though if this doesn't appeal to you. In my opinion it's well worth splashing out on oak doors rather than cheap doors.

We just have standard 6 panel doors. I don't notice a huge amount of dust?

Our handles are slightly curved chrome ones.

I honestly never think about the doors now, but I also dithered for ages trying to pick the right one.

I'm not a fan of totally flat ones because they just look like something from a cheap hotel.

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@Makeitmakesensetoday that looks nice. I don't like the wood (bit office coloured!) but the pattern looks good - a bit different and stylish. That's the kind of thing I'm looking for. Any other suggestions

I think they do collect dust. I have doors like that where I work (panels) and they get dusty round the inset ledges of the panels

@MasterBeth I also don't like the look of interior glass doors either but I think even safety glass isn't great if you have small people running.

@TheBeesKnee I honestly never think about the doors now, but I also dithered for ages trying to pick the right one.

I feel ya! I feel ya! I agree about flat doors they do look not good. Does it exist I wonder a nice flat door?

I'm really struggling because like I said interior magazines and good are no help. Everywhere seems to have either white painted cross and bible panel doors or flat aparment type cheap hotel doors

What's the rest of your house like? Is it very modern?

They're oak doors, they don't look like office doors. Yes they might get dusty at work because it won't be cleaned regularly and is way more dusty than a normal family home. Look through Howdens, they have loads to choose from. Also you're wrong about glass doors, we have full length glass doors with oak edges in our home and we have 2 small kids with no issue. The glass is incredibly tough. Also you're kind of infuriating asking for help then comparing everything to an office. On you go to Pinterest.

I basically have a combination of all the doors and handles you don't like.

Painted white doors are usually just an undercoat type paint and will mark really easily. So need another layer or 2 of gloss paint to make them stand up to the practicalities of daily life.

Our front door has toughened and acoustic glass. You'd have to have a really very strong determined kid to break through it ideally with a hammer.

Sorry haven't read the full thread but have you tried Instagram/ Pinterest?
I have a relatively arty feed so when I look for stuff like this it does throw up more arty / architecture-y stuff

Love our doors but you’re right on the ledges, it’s ridiculous the build up of dust on them! (Not sure what percentage of the population have to actually clean their doors but we do here!!)

@TheBeesKnee no it's the opposite of modern.

The existing doors are dark walnut and need to be replaced as very battered and I think they are too dark.

@stayathomer do you have 6 panel doors?

@SeulementUneFois I'm not on either Pinteret or instagram. I'll have a look at Instagram. thanks

Nothing helpful to say but I didn't know a 6 panel door was called and cross and bible door! I have them in the my house and really dislike the 6 panels in comparison to 4 which seems much classier and 2 less ledges to gather dust, if that's a concern. I have to say I've lived here for 5 years and could probably count on one hand the number of times I've needed to dust the ledges. Although that may say more about my cleanliness standards than anything else.

What age is you home? I think they need to match. For example I love the 1950 style with one big square panel above three tall narrow ones, but they'd look weird in a modern house.

We have the white version of what has been posted - they don't collect dust!

AliceThruTheDoor yes! There’s the door, I do love it, I begrudge cleaning it sometimes because it gets both filthy and dusty really regularly but I think they’re pretty!

I didn't know a 6 panel door was called and cross and bible door

Yes it's supposedly because the centre of the top half (between the two small top squares and two oblong panels) represents a cross and the two lowest oblong panels represents the pages of an open bible. I think they were originally Quaker doors but the 'cross and bible' representation bit is a myth I believe.

I'm not sure how old it is but its probably 50s/60s.

@stayathomer - yes that is what I was thinking of. they do get dusty ledges I reckon. maybe if they are flatter planels its better.

Pinterest I think is more helpful for this kind of stuff.
You can search lots of random words like 'different doors', unique doors or whatever, and if you happen upon something you vaguely like, you can follow 'more like this'. And so on

It's a USA thing (cross and bible) I've never heard it here.

Well everything in your house collects dust including doors unless you have a flush flat panel. In the scale of things that need cleaning it's not the worst job in the world to wipe/brush them occasionally. Woodgrain shows dust less than white.

I think doors should either be simple or sympathetic to the rest of the house. You can get doors with the proporions of Georgian, Victorian, 1930s and mid century houses or a simple single panel or cottage style.

For handles I would go for a classic chrome finish lever that is easy to open, I hate doorknobs. Better to spend on a good brand so they last.

I quite like this look for a 1950s house but then my life is not blighted by dusting.

We've just replaced all our internal doors with the Deanta Pamplona doors https://www.doorsonlineuk.co.uk/internal-doors/oak-internal-doors/oak-veneer-internal-doors/pamplona-oak-fully-finished/ - in reality you see the curved lines more than in the photo. We're delighted with the difference its made to the house - the only one that is different is the kitchen door which is the glazed Pamplona fire door