How flush door systems can complement bespoke joinery
Flush door systems are one of the most stylish and innovative design solutions to have hit the market in recent years. They have simplified the idea of door design and provide opportunities for matching and complementing interior schemes to present seamless continuity. One of these opportunities is to use flush doors to match with bespoke joinery, which allows you to introduce unique features into the home and to give it some character and personality, but also to retain internal doors as a functional and practical feature which complements this joinery in an aesthetic sense.
What is a flush door system?
The primary design idea behind flush door systems is visual simplicity. This type of door uses a specially engineered door frame which has no surrounding architrave, and hence it sits flush to the wall and provides a seamless visual transition from the door to the wall. This clutter-free finish is pleasing on the eye and also allows you to introduce other design elements without the problem of these items clashing. Because there are no design elements to the flush door system, they are effectively invisible and hence allow you some freedom to play with other design features, and one of these is bespoke joinery.
What is bespoke joinery?
It is common to find unique or non-standard spaces in a home as a result of how it was constructed or how you have laid out a room. In this case, a typical chair, table, cabinet or bookcase may not fit in a particular space because it is too big, too small or the wrong shape. Aesthetic and practical perfection is what we are seeking in our home, and we have every right to try and find it, and bespoke joinery allows us to do that.
Bespoke joinery is the creation of custom designs for wooden furniture and fixtures. These are usually made to measure and therefore will fit a specific space you have and a design problem you need to solve. Usually you will pay a little extra for bespoke joinery, because it is crafted specially to meet your individual demands, and hence isn’t a piece of furniture that can be mass-produced or is available anywhere else, it is unique to you. Bespoke joinery therefore uses specific measurements and precise wood joints, which ensure it expertly fits in the space you have available.
What are the benefits of using flush door systems with bespoke joinery?
We have established that bespoke joinery such as shelving units, media units, cabinets and tables provide a perfect fit for awkward spaces, and are made from high-quality materials using traditional handcrafted techniques. But what are the benefits of matching these kinds of items with the flush door?
Flush door systems eliminate visual clutter by using concealed frames. This provides you with a blank canvass to introduce other design elements. And with bespoke joinery this means you can also match the type of finish so that the door and the furniture item look the same, creating a unified architectural space. Matching the veneer of the door using oak or walnut, for example, means you have connected the two elements.
The surface finish of the door can also be painted, lacquered or even wallpapered to complement the joinery item, and so that the door seamlessly blends into the background and is almost invisible. This allows your bespoke joinery to stand out as a statement feature. Removing the traditional architrave from flush door systems provides clean sight lines and removes any visual clutter, meaning your bespoke joinery is the star of the show.
It is also possible to align bespoke joinery with your flush door system in terms of physical height and shape. Flush doors are popular as invisible library walls and can be used as clever features to match large bookcases and shelving units, while other features such as wall rails can be made to match the height of the door system. Spatial harmony is also achieved by concealing door hinges and door handles in a flush door system. This makes the door a perfectly flat surface and means bespoke joinery can stand proud and dominate without functional clutter getting in the way.
Flush door systems from MB Direct
You can browse our range of flush door systems at MB Direct and choose the style which suits your interior scheme. At the same time, the simplicity of the flush door system provides you with scope and freedom to introduce unique design elements, and bespoke joinery is a popular solution to make your home truly special.