The door is an essential part of the house that has its main function as in and out activities, for protection and also keeping our privacy. A house will always need a door as an in and out access for the residences. The door also protects residents from outside disturbances like animals, thieves, or robbers and from harmful weather like extreme winter or summer. Besides that, doors also keep our privacy when we need it, for example, when we change our clothes in the closet or in the bedroom. Therefore, we should build a good quality door to maximize its function and also make our door in pretty design to add a more beautiful accent to our house.
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Indonesia Wood Doors Signature Designs
Indonesia is a country that has so many unique cultures and unique art that comes from various tribes that live in Indonesia. Indonesia consists of five main islands and thousands of small islands scattered all over the country. Each main island is inhabited by various tribes with their own culture and lifestyle; therefore, each of them has its signature or traditional house design, which is called Rumah Adat. For example, there is the Joglo house in Java, Gadang house in Sumatra, Honai house in Papua, and Kebaya house in Jakarta (Betawi). Each signature house or Rumah Adat has a beautiful door design that matches the house design. There is two basic design that is used in various traditional house in Indonesia.
Double Door Design As Front Door
The double door design is the most popular door design used in many traditional houses in Indonesia. The double door design consists of a two-door opening as the house’s main entrance. A house that has a large living room like Joglo or Kebaya house uses this design. This double door is meant for a large main entrance so residents or guests can easily get in and out of the house. In a certain traditional house, a double door is built in small size but still consists of a two-door opening, if this house was built in small size. We could add a pretty accent at the doors with some beautiful carving or just add a simple line for an elegant design.
Oval Door Design
The next door design that we often see in many traditional houses in Indonesia is an oval-shaped door design. An oval-shaped design is a door that has an oval shape at the top and a rectangle at the bottom, or we could say it as a half-oval shape door; it can consist of a two-door opening (double door) or single door opening. The oval-shaped in this door design has a classic and elegant look that suits traditional house design. In many oval-shaped doors, designers often add some beautiful carvings with certain traditional shapes to beautify the door and make the house more classic yet still elegant and unique.
The Indonesia Wooden Doors Quality
When we speak about Indonesia wooden doors quality, we usually talk about the quality of the wood that is used to make the door. Indonesia is a tropical country that has a large area of green forest which has various kinds of timber plantations, like Teak, Mirabow, Yellow Balau, and also Champoor wood. Besides that, there are many timber plantation that is owned by the government or private company that also produce good quality wood in a massive amount. Therefore, Indonesia is capable to produces good quality woods that are used as a staple in wooden door production.
In Indonesia, the woodworking industry also grows rapidly in order to fulfill the demand for woods staple. Not only the big woodworking industry but small-scale wooden door manufacturers also grow well in Indonesia. Small-scale factories are usually run by the local or urban entrepreneur or individual carpenter who has the skills to make wood doors and the capital to build small woodworking factories.
The wooden doors’ making process also uses international standardized tools, equipment, and machinery in order to produce the best quality wooden door. The carpenter who makes wooden doors also has good skills and competence to make good wooden doors and even to make beautiful carvings on the wooden door. Good quality woods, good processing, good equipment, and also a good carpenter are the best combination for good quality Indonesia wooden doors.
Indonesia Wood Doors Based on Timber Types
There are many ways to beautify our house; one of them is using a beautiful door design. A door can be made of various materials, and the most common material is wood. This material is used because of its strength and durability and also because it is easy to carve into beautiful patterns. Indonesia wooden doors have many types that we can choose to make our house beautiful. As a tropical country with a lot of green forests, Indonesia has a lot of woods that can be used for many necessities, including making windows and doors. In this article, we will talk about various types of wooden doors based on the wood or timber types.
Teak (Jati) Wooden Door
The most famous Indonesian wood is teak or Kayu Jati. This wood is famous because of its long live durability, and also it has a very hard texture, so it becomes so strong and even becomes stronger over the years. Besides that, Teak wood has a beautiful natural wood pattern that can be enhanced only by transparent paint. We can use this kind of wood in our door house if we want a durable wooden door. We can use teak wood as door material, whether it is indoor or outdoor. We can use its natural pattern or make special carved in this wood to make it more pretty yet still have a classy look. Unfortunately, because teak wood has the finest quality, it becomes so expensive in price.
Mirabow (Merbau) Wooden Door
One of the most popular timber for doors is Mirabow or Kayu Merbau. The characteristic of Mirabow wood is similar to Teak wood, and it has a hard and strong texture. Mirabow wood also has good durability and also anti-termite. Just like Teak wood, we can use this wood as ideal door material. Mirabow mostly has a straight pattern, and it becomes beautifully shiny if we polish it. We also can carve it into a beautiful pattern or just carve it along with its natural straight pattern.
Yellow Balau (Bangkirai) Wooden Door
Besides Teak and Mirabow wood, Yellow Balau or “Bangkirai” wood also could be a good choice for a wooden door. This wood has a yellow color and sometimes has a brownish accent; that’s why it is called Yellow Balau. This wood is categorized as hardwood like Mirabow and Teak wood, and it also has good durability. Yellow Balau is often used as exterior furniture because it is weatherproof, so it can be the perfect wood material for a door.
Seraya Wooden Door
Seraya wood or Meranti wood has various types, and there are red seraya, yellow seraya, and also white meranti. Seraya wood is one of the commercial wood around Asia because it is often used for many necessities. Seraya wood has a hard texture, has good strength, especially when it is old, and is easy to dry. This wood has a rough texture, so it needs more time to make smooth; this wood is also not so weatherproof, so it should not use outdoor. If you want to use it as door material, you can use it indoors, such as in the bedroom.
Champor (Kamper) Wooden Door
Camphor wooden door becomes one of the choices when we talk about Indonesia wooden doors. This wood has a soft and beautiful natural texture, so it can be the perfect choice for door design. Camphor wood texture is not as hard as Teak wood or Mirabow, so it is not suitable for wide and high door designs. If we still want to use this wood as door material, we can use it in a simple and narrow door design.
To make a nice door design and make it durable, we should pick the appropriate type of wood that suit our needs. For example, if we want to make a front door, it is better to use Teak or Mirabow, so it is hard to get bad or broken by weather. We can add more accents to our door to make it more beautiful. This accent could be a classic carve-like flower pattern or a traditional carve pattern. If we want more sophisticated or modern accents, we can carve it with just a simple line. We can use different Indonesia wooden doors for each room based on its location (indoor or outdoor) and just make it beautiful.
Indonesia Wooden Doors Manufacturer
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