Separating the spaces is an important task that should be done both in a functional and stylish way, especially today when due to the pandemic many of us understood that open layout aren’t for us. A glass interior door is a great solution for subtle dividing the spaces without looking heavy at the same time and connecting the rooms to each other. Here are some pros and cons of such doors that may inspire you to get them.
Pros
Glass for doors has different attractive colors that suit different interiors. It may be transparent, slightly darkened, frosted and so on, depending on what you like. Glass does not emit any toxic particles, even when it is exposed to extreme heat during tempering. It is easy to keep the glass clean with ordinary detergents. Glass doors are usually durable, some glass doors can serve their owners for over half a century!
Moisture does not damage glass like it damages wood. This material is often used in bathrooms. It does not change shape, rot or warp when exposed to dampness. Glass doors may visually increase space in any room. This makes them perfect for small spaces.
A black and white interior paired with sliding dark glass doors with handles that look delicate and chic yet separate the spaces well enough.
A cool black frame glass folding door with usual and frosted glass is a lovely solution to delicately separate the spaces.
A creative black frame and smoke glass folding door is a gorgeous way to zone the spaces creating a separate home office.
A grey home office fully clad with wood and plywood, with matching French doors to make the space look larger and more lightweight.
A minimalist home with a matching minimalist black frame metal sliding door that separates the spaces well enough and still rpovides both of them with light.
A minimalist white kitchen separated with dark glass doors that echo with the countertops and the backsplash and look modern and edgy.
A refined contemporary bathroom done with black marble and black frame French sliding doors separating this bathroom from the rest of the apartment.
A small home office nook with window walls and glass doors that separate it to keep the person focused inside it.
A turquoise frosted glass sliding door is a great idea for a powder room or to separate the toilet zone from the rest of the bathroom.
An enclosed living room with a gallery wall hides behind floor to ceiling French doors and feels connected to the neighboring space.
Arched white French doors separating an all-white bedroom and its small en-suite bathroom look gorgeous and beautiful.
Cons
Some people hesitate over buying a glass door because they think they are fragile. However, a glass door may still have a few more drawbacks. Glass doors are costly, so not everyone can afford them. However, laminated glass is more expensive than tempered glass, so there is a choice. Glass makes doors very heavy. It is not a light material, which is why such doors need very reliable steel hinges. Glass doors perform unimpressively in terms of noise insulation. Moreover, they usually allow smells to be transferred between rooms quite easily. This issue may be resolved with a sliding construction.
Arched white French doors separating an all-white bedroom and its small en-suite bathroom look gorgeous and beautiful.
Beige metal framing doors look ethereal and are covered with curtains for more privacy that glass doors usually don't give.
Black frame double-height interior glass doors with an additional vertical detail add a dramatic touch to the neutral spaces.
Black framed French doors paired with matching windows for connecting the spaces with each other and providing both of them with natural light.
Black metal framed pocket glass doors are perfect to separate any small nook without sacrificing the space for the doors.
Black metal framing will give French doors a fresh new look still refined as before and will let much light in.
Black metal French doors throughout the house to interconnect the spaces but do it in a delicate and gentle way.
French glass doors are awesome room separators.
Double-height narrow French glass doors are amazing to separate the spaces and make the light-filled at the same time.
Frameless glass doors are the best way to separate the spaces gently, it's a perfect solution for separating the entryway at once.
French doors with a modern look in black frames to separate the bedroom from the rest of the apartment in a delicate way.
Modern ceiling to floor metal frame glass doors act as space dividers but don't make the bedroom look small thanks to the glass.
Narrow black frame glass doors separate the spaces delicately and highlight the modern style of the apartment.
Scandinavian interiors with black framed French doors to fill the spaces with light and connect them with each other.
Sliding glass doors covered with lace screens to support for a relaxed boho feel in the space are a very creative and cool solution.
The kitchen and dining room divided with a framed glass wall with a door is a great idea to separate the space but do it gently.
Very delicate black metal frame glass doors with black handles are amazing to separate the living room from the rest of the house and let light in and out.
Zoning the open layout with glass walls and white frame glass sliding doors in them is a cool way to separate the spaces.