From rustic to ultra-modern - pocket door styles for every interior theme

The interior theme of a home is a purely personal thing, not just in the sense that you have complete control over what it is, but also in the fact that it is a theme that truly reflects your character and identity. Of course, many people may not see it like that, and may underestimate how other people view it, but much as we don’t like to think our friends, family and other visitors are judgemental, people do naturally look at interior features in our home and consider what they say about us.

For this reason, interior design themes are very important, and to some extent we are limited by the style and confines of our home. While we can be adventurous, charismatic and inventive, a traditional home with exposed beams and grand, ornate wall and ceiling mouldings will struggle to accommodate a minimalist interior theme, and likewise a sleek, modern home won’t want rustic features or decorative architecture. But in between all that, there is plenty of scope to find the style you want, and which works the best, and the pocket door could be the key to making that happen.

Why the pocket door is an adaptable design concept

The pocket door is an ageless design feature that defies restriction, and at the same time it is a tool that can be used to create almost any design concept you seek to implement. The functional simplicity of the pocket door means it is a practical addition to the home, regardless of interior style. So it is great for use in tight spaces, and for creating small rooms, or making small rooms feel bigger. But it is also great for flexible spaces and open plan concepts.

So installing a pocket door helps to create more space in a room, create new rooms, make a room multi-purpose and allows you to make a room a flexible space that changes according to how you want to use it. This might sound like the ultimate interior feature, and in a contemporary sense, it is a smart solution as innovative and practical as a smart speaker that shows you who has just knocked on the front door, but the amazing capabilities of the pocket door don’t end there. Style-wise, the pocket door can work in almost any home, and here is how:

The various interior styles you can master with a pocket door

• Rustic – A rustic design makes best use of a natural feel that is organic and a bit rough around the edges. This casual style works well in country cottages, holiday homes by the coast and a quaint and quiet suburban bungalow surrounded by plenty of greenery. Pocket doors help in this environment if you choose to leave the edge of the door exposed, to show off the natural grain of the wood. You could even varnish or stain it to maximise this effect. The door itself can be left blank, or can be wallpapered to show a faux wood or stone design. You can also complement the door with nearby textiles, such as throws, rugs and armchairs of a traditional design, while the pocket door can also work alongside exposed beams and brickwork.
• Traditional – Pocket doors were born in the Victorian design era and hence have no problem adopting to a period home. Maybe consider some ornate pocket door furniture with a finish to match your sockets, light switches and other door handles? Subtle differences in architrave and skirting boards can reflect a specific design period, and if they are consistent can be used around a room to create a Georgian or Edwardian vibe, into which a pocket door can blend seamlessly.
• Spacious – A home with plenty of glass in it emits something of a contemporary vibe, but is most associated with creating space. A glass staircase can blend in with glass pocket doors to exaggerate space and create an illusion of airiness, grace and flow. Glass pocket doors are ideal for use in a small room that you want to make less claustrophobic. This will let the light shine in and maximise both internal and external light, to make a home comfortable and spacious.
• Modernist – Pocket doors have made a 21^st century comeback because they are considered to be an innovative design feature that enables you to make the best use of the space in your home. But in a visual sense, they are a great modernist design feature also for how they look. You can’t get much more minimalist than something that completely disappears from view. The pocket door is clean and seamlessly integrated, and when it opens into a wall cavity it is confirmed as a contemporary design feature that takes ‘unfussy’ and ‘clutter-free’ to the absolute maximum.

Choose your pocket door style from the Pocket Door Shop

So here you can see how the pocket door is not only adaptable in a practical sense, but is also able to be used in many different interior design themes. This makes the pocket door a valuable addition to any design scheme and whichever direction you wish to go, you should base your design around the versatile and accommodating qualities of the pocket door. Check out our range of pocket door systems at Pocket Door Shop today.