Divide two rooms with sliding doors

How to divide two rooms with sliding doors, ideas and space-saving solutions. How to separate two communicating internal compartments, how to choose the sliding door to divide the living and sleeping areas.

A sliding door is the solution improve to separate two communicating rooms, that if necessary can decide to transform into a unique environment. And all this you can get it without losing brightness and useful centimeters: Sliding doors are space saving and offer all the privacy you need.

If you live in a loft or an open space, you can’t do without it, because they help you divide different functional areas, arranged on one floor; but if you want to separate the bedroom from the bathroom, or do you want to hide at the sight a service environment, even in these cases there is the right solution for you.

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In this article we intend to offer you useful information to choose the sliding door that best suits your needs. Discover the types available and how you can exploit them, to separate two communicating environments with the best design solutions.

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Disappearing sliding door

The door sliding retractable is the space-saving solution designed for those who need to completely eliminate the encumbrance caused by opening the door. The door, in fact, disappears completely at sight, why is welcomed inside the wall which contains a frame.

This means that, for its realization, you will have to put into account of the masonry interventions in order to create the basic frame that will house the doors. A wasteful solution, therefore, but offering the advantage of separating two environments communicating, without the obligation to have a fixed closure or bulky.

Furthermore, compared to other sliding door solutions, you have an advantage: the wall that houses the frame remains free; therefore, if you wish, you can use it to place furniture.

However, the retractable sliding door is not always a path for everyone; when the wall is already occupied by wires ofelectrical system, or it is not wide enough to be able to contain the door leaf, It is not possible “Empty it” for insert the frame. How alternative solution you can make one plasterboard wall.

Sliding door with wall rail

When it is not possible to use an internal wall sliding door, you can opt for a less invasive solution: the sliding door with wall rail. This is the most popular solution, because does not require masonry work and it is almost always achievable.

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On the top of the wall of the compartment is placed a external track that serves as a guide for the dragging of the brings. The doors can be separated in the middle and arranged to the right and left of the wall, or you can choose to move the track on the free wall, allowing the doors to be dragged along a single portion of the wall.

This allows to have the total opening of the compartment, eliminating the obstruction of the opening (even if the thickness of the door remains on the wall when the door is open).

There are models even more elegant and discreet, which they eliminate completely the presence of the track Wall: it is about the doors sliding flush with the wall, especially indicated for those who want minimal solutions.

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Overlapping doors with recessed track

The door sliding with built-in track is a solution of great aesthetic impact, indicated above all to separate very large spaces. The recessed track is at the height of the ceiling and the door, therefore, is at full height. The rail guides allow you to overlap the doors or to move them laterally, depending on your needs.

This type of door it does not require guides installed on the floor for dragging the doors; that is allows to obtain an excellent aesthetic result and to maintain a visual continuity between the rooms. One downside but there is: thesoundproofing it’s not perfect.

The door is extremely customizable: According to the needs it’s possible choose material, finish and color, for integrate it completely in the wall. More, if you want, you also have the option to enter one mirror o there boiserie on the side of the protruding panel from the wall.

Revolving door

The pivot door is among the latest in space-saving solutions. This is not a real sliding door, because its functioning provides for the rotation of the door on a pin fixed, which allows the door to be opened on the side, leaving free passage between one room and another.

With a pivoting door you get two advantages: the first is the reduction of the opening dimensions, because the door slides towards the edge, leaving the passage free. The second advantage is the possibility to customize the door as you wish.

The pivoting door can be made in many different variants, to satisfy every type of need. For example, if you need to separate two communicating rooms without depriving them of their natural brightness, you can opt for glass solutions (smooth or matte) that let the light filter through while keeping them separate.

But if you want to close the two internal compartments completely isolating them from each other, you can resort to a classic door in the material you want, opting for the color and finish of the wall. In this way you will create a false wall, practical and functional when needed, which will ensure visual continuity e absolute discretion.

Sliding doors: 3 functional solutions

The first functional idea we want to suggest to you is the sliding mirror door, perfect to divide the bedroom from the bathroom or also to separate the walk-in closet. With a mirrored door you have the opportunity to decorate the room with a full-length mirror and have the advantage and practicality of mirroring yourself when you need it.

The mirror can be recessed in the door or could be applied externally, surrounded by a decorative frame of your choice. If you like minimal solutions, you can also opt for a door without a frame.

The glass door is perfect in environments open space, where there is the need to separate contiguous environments without losing the natural light present in the environment. The glass can be smooth or satin, allowing you to have greater discretion in the case of more intimate environments (such as the bedroom or study).

In the end an idea extremely ingenious, perfect to isolate environments frequented by private rooms or that you want to hide from view (such as the entrance or a closet). With a roto-translating door flush with the wall create a false wall which guarantees a perfect integration into the environment and a pinch of mystery for those who don’t expect to find a hidden door.