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Custom Closet Doors: A Guide to Maximizing Storage and Style A stylish living room featuring a mix of mid-century modern and contemporary design elements. The room includes a peach-colored armchair, a glass coffee table with wooden legs, and a blue sofa, all arranged on a patterned red area rug. The walls are adorned with large, framed artwork, and the room is accented by sliding doors with frosted inserts framed in wood.Blog

Custom Closet Doors: A Guide to Maximizing Storage and Style

Designers and architects know all too well that the devil lies in the details. Famed American architect and designer Charles Eames went so far as to say, “The details are not the details. They make the design.” Closets are one such detail that are as difficult to perfect as they are necessary. How you choose to enclose, define, and design…
Luke Siegel
September 3, 2024
7 Examples of Modern Hotel Lobby and Amenity Space Design A modern bar area with high stools and a countertop, illuminated by a unique chandelier featuring a branch-like design with amber-colored accents. The background includes decorative panels with intricate patterns, creating a sophisticated and stylish environment.Blog

7 Examples of Modern Hotel Lobby and Amenity Space Design

Hotel design, planning, and development is more dynamic than ever before. From large event spaces to coworking havens, hotel management teams have even more guests and experiences they are looking to satisfy — creating a vital need to re envision how these spaces interplay with one another.  Hotel wellness centers, conference halls, restaurants, bars, and shops have transformed lobbies and reception…
Luke Siegel
August 1, 2024
Interior Door Design: A Guide for Interior Designers A bright and welcoming room featuring large wooden-framed glass doors leading to another room. The main area has a vertical garden wall that is lush with various green plants. Beneath the wall is a wooden shelf holding rolled towels and white bowls.Blog

Interior Door Design: A Guide for Interior Designers

How do changes to how we work, relax, consume, and live impact how we interact with places we inhabit? The American Society for Interior Designers’ (ASID) 2024 Trends Outlook Report offers a thorough answer to just that.  Although the report drills down into both specific commercial sectors and residential markets, their research revealed a few industry-wide, macro-level trends worth watching…
Luke Siegel
July 9, 2024
Case Study: Defining Pre-Function Senior-Living Spaces With Operable Walls Raydoor Case Studies

Case Study: Defining Pre-Function Senior-Living Spaces With Operable Walls

Located in the bustling North Hills District of Raleigh, Kisco Senior Living sought the expertise of THW Design during a major expansion of their Cardinal community: a brand new, 18-story tower with over 190 independent- and assisted-living residences. Their objective was to integrate the new tower seamlessly into the existing community, preserving its inclusive atmosphere and providing all residents with…
Luke Siegel
June 11, 2024
Flexible Space: 6 Essential Design Principles for Interior Design Two people walk through a hallway that is divided by a series of sleek, black-framed sliding doors.Blog

Flexible Space: 6 Essential Design Principles for Interior Design

Interior designers and architects spend their days considering the functionality of the spaces they create: how people will use a certain room, and how they should feel inside of it. The challenge — and excitement — comes from finding a balance between the appearance of the room and the function it must serve. So, what happens when an interior's function needs to serve…
Luke Siegel
June 3, 2024
5 Medical Office Design Ideas and Trends for 2024 A series of sliding doors divides private offices from the rest of a physical therapy clinic. One of the sliding door sets is opened to reveal a well-lit, modern personal office.Blog

5 Medical Office Design Ideas and Trends for 2024

Just how much does design contribute to the overall efficacy of healthcare spaces? The answer is more than you might think. Healthcare is a rapidly evolving industry, and design considerations in this vertical are no exception. However, the core tenets of effective medical office architecture and design — patient and staff wellness, in particular — stand resolute.  The Future of Medical…
Luke Siegel
April 29, 2024
9 Private Office Layout Ideas for Productivity and Functionality A modern office environment features group workstations, social gathering space, and a partitioned meeting area.Blog

9 Private Office Layout Ideas for Productivity and Functionality

The average person spends 90,000 hours at work over their lifetime, meaning that our jobs — including what, where, and how we perform them — can have a huge impact on one’s overall well-being and quality of life. That’s why creating work environments that promote health, safety, satisfaction, and engagement is more than a moral or regulatory obligation for your clients;…
Luke Siegel
March 22, 2024
Frosted Walls: Advantages, Ideas, and Use Cases A stunning room dividing wall system divides an art gallery space while allowing ample natural light to filter through the frosted paneling.Blog

Frosted Walls: Advantages, Ideas, and Use Cases

Lighting, privacy, practicality, and aesthetic appeal are all important considerations that demand a designer’s attention when specifying interior projects. At the same time, practical limitations — such as budget, scope, and timeline — are unavoidable realities that may, at times, compete with the design vision. Finding solutions that work within these constraints without compromising design sensibilities is key.  As both a style-forward…
Luke Siegel
March 12, 2024
8 Stylish Alternatives to Sliding Glass Doors for Interior Projects A stunning, cherry-wood sliding door system in the Sheraton Austin Hotel. The room divider is half-opened to reveal the common space past the doors. Acrylic panels allow ample light to flow between rooms while offering privacy, and the stacking system stows the divider neatly in the corner of the room.Blog

8 Stylish Alternatives to Sliding Glass Doors for Interior Projects

Author: Luke Siegel, Founder and CEO of Raydoor® For interior design projects large and small, glass is one of the most well-received materials for sliding doors, operable walls, and other partition systems — and for good reason. Glass is durable, sophisticated, and extremely versatile — accommodating a wide range of interior design and architectural styles, dimensional requirements, colors and textures, and…
Luke Siegel
February 8, 2024
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