Recent trends in home interior design can be said to be much more open compared to, say, 20 or 30 years ago. In the past, the family room was not associated with a space that had a door to the outside. Most commonly, the family room was only decorated with windows with waist-high frames as ornaments with a view of the front garden of the house.

Currently, family rooms with openings from floor to ceiling and as wide as one wall are not uncommon. Quite often found, apartment units with balconies also feature large openings using sliding-type aluminum doors so that the entire family room feels bright and spacious.

The presence of aluminum doors, whether sliding, folding, or swing types, is now commonly applied in family rooms of modern homes. There are many ways to install aluminum doors in the family room to make the interior of the house look aesthetic and comfortable. Let's look at the following inspiration.

Maximize limited space

The limited size of apartment dwellings is greatly helped by the presence of sliding-type aluminum doors in the family room area. By using sliding doors, you don't have to worry too much about furniture placement that might block the door when opened or closed. Sliding-type aluminum doors with minimal frames can also give a minimalist impression and maximize natural light into the room.

Does not block the view

Aluminum doors with wide glass panels are the right choice if the family room in your home is directly adjacent to a large garden. If the garden is well designed, you can eliminate the TV in the family room and make the garden the orientation of the room. Without a TV, the family room furniture is also suitable to face the garden with aluminum doors that help make the presence of the garden more noticeable from inside the house.

Located in the middle of the garden

If the size of the garden in your home is large, the family room can be positioned with three walls facing the garden. With wall surfaces using folding-type aluminum doors, the family room will feel spacious, bright, and natural. Using folding-type aluminum doors on all three wall surfaces also allows all the doors to be opened so the family room feels like a gazebo in the middle of the garden.

Framing a vertical garden

Limited land should not be a limitation in designing a family room that feels natural and green. If the remaining open space is not enough to design a large garden, you can add a vertical garden on the boundary wall of your house. With sliding-type aluminum doors, the family room can maximize the view of the green wall, which will certainly enhance the comfort of residents when relaxing in the room.

Grand with two-story room height

There are various ways to make the family room feel comfortable and spacious. One effective way is to create a room with a two-story height. To prevent the room from feeling narrow, one wall surface can be completely replaced with glass panels. There's nothing wrong with adding a swing door as wide as one of the glass panels above it as a design accent and easy access to the outdoor space or garden in your home.

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