Bifold FAQs, The Benefits Of Bifold Doors

Bifold and sliding doors are the perfect choice for open plan living areas. As we have all spent more time at home, our houses have become multi-purpose. For instance, we now cook, entertain, work, relax, teach and play with our children at home. Furthermore, most of us have seen dining tables become the new home office, and outside spaces become social spaces. This is why installing bifolds, or sliding doors, are ideal for open plan living.
As you can see below, this full corner kitchen bifold seamlessly interacts with the garden patio, making the space bigger.
So whether the bifold doors are internal or external, they create a multi-functional room. Mostly, they allow your home to flow – whether that is the outside flowing indoors or one internal room flowing into another.
Plus, another clever trick of bifold doors is the view. How?
Well, your eye is drawn to the garden or view beyond it, so your eyes skip past the TV, play areas, workspaces or mess in between. Thus a clever trick for creating the illusion of clutter-free space in busy homes.

An ideal way to make your bifold doors into a feature is to use contrasting materials and make an interior design statement with your bifolds!
Indeed, we believe that when choosing your new bifold doors or sliding doors, we must consider how they look from the outside, as well as the inside. See below; for instance, the painted dark grey timber bifold doors complement the natural brickwork on this home’s exterior. And the mix of multiple stone colours, painted wood and textures have created an organic design that styles this exterior. Another example is green-painted finishes for a green or floral garden. Alternatively, use bright white or bold colours to make a point of interest in more muted backyards.
One clever idea we’ve seen in practice is installing chic looking bifolds to disguise and makeover more hardy exteriors, such as pebbledash! 

Our bespoke bifold doors are ideal for every property – no matter how unusual or historic. Because we design, handcraft and install each bifold specifically for your project, they are made to your exact specifications. Plus, we work closely with architects and have experience with heritage and difficult properties, so we know how to overcome every obstacle.
We’ve even seen industrial storage units transformed into super cool outdoor offices or living spaces by using bifolding doors to open up metal modular buildings, or containers, into scenic spaces with views.

Yes, you can get internal bifolding doors, and one of the main benefits of internal bifolds is connecting different areas.
In our multi-purpose world, where many of us now combine work, family and entertaining from home, we need our houses to adapt to our everyday needs. So one day, you may require an open flowing space for the family to roam. The next day you may need to separate the space to give you privacy on a zoom call. And that is exactly where internal bifold doors come in. They can quickly and flawlessly both divide and open up living areas. Creating a seamless connection between your internal spaces.

Another benefit is light. Bifolding doors allow light to flow from one room to another. So your once dark room is lit up from a light-flooded room next door through glass sliding doors. No matter what your interior looks like, think about installing sliding doors inside your living space for a transformative impact!

Timber bifold doors are sustainable. If you want to flood your home with natural light, natural wooden bifold frames work beautifully with brickwork and organic spaces, as you can see below. And we go one step further because we use highly sustainable Accoya Timber. Accoya is an FSC certified timber product, so Accoya bifold doors make an ideal sustainable option. Perfect if you are looking at how to integrate eco-friendly options into your build. (learn more about Accoya here)

If you look at timber bifold doors, like ours, then they can be finished in any colour you wish. We use Teknos Micro Porous Paint
in any selection of Farrow & Ball, Little Greene Paint Company, Heritage Colour Schemes, Traditional British Standards and RAL colours.
So whether you need to match your internal bifold frame to your kitchen or your external bifolds to your garden decor, we make the colour of your bifolds a key part of your design.
Perhaps even pick a standout colour of your own, then add a statement chair or a vintage oriental rug to tone. The choice is yours! See more about our process here.