A door is a hinged or otherwise movable barrier that allows ingress (entry) into and egress (exit) from an enclosure. The created opening in the wall is a doorway or portal. A door's essential and primary purpose is to provide security by controlling access to the doorway (portal). Conventionally, it is a panel that fits into the doorway of a building, room, or vehicle. Doors are generally made of a material suited to the door's task such as wood, metal, glass, or other hard materials. They are commonly attached by hinges, but can move by other means, such as slides or counterbalancing as well.

In this article we would like to share information about the typical of carved wooden doors made in Indonesia. The characteristics of carvings applied to the door leaf and door frame are greatly vary depending on the origin of the region where the doors are made. In Indonesia, there are two main areas that are very famous for their carving arts, namely Java and Bali. In the architectural industry, furniture design, home design, interior and exterior design business, the two types of doors from those popular two regions are often called Balinese Doors and Javanese Doors.

The difference between Balinese Door and Javanese Door lies in the type of carving that is applied to the door. For those who has never been heard or seen a carving, you might be wondering what exactly is meant by carving? Carving is an image or pattern engraved on a medium such as stone, wood, metal or other media (as long as it can be engraved). The art of carving is scratching letters or a certain pattern on wood, metal, stone so as to produce convex (popping), concave, hollow, or flat shapes.

• A cup that curls at the end.
• All forms of carved leaves, fruit and flowers are convex and concave.
• The threads are convex and oblique, partly growing in circles until they reach the ends of the curls.
• The bunch that grows from the end of the threaded curls on the main leaves.

• Slanted leaf carving.
• The motif of tassels and leaves in the form of niches.
• The carving is flexible so that it can be applied to interior and exterior objects.
• The stems of the plant shapes in Javanese carving (especially in Jepara area) are curved and the branches fill the space.

Apart from the differences in the carving patterns, there are other differences that are easy to recognize in the Balinese Door and Javanese Door. In general, Balinese Doors are finished with bright colored paint combined with a bold golden color in the carving area. So that the final appearance of the Balinese Door color is striking. Meanwhile, Javanese Doors are generally finished in Wood Stain colors with a touch of dark (antique) or soft gold in some parts of the carving. The appearance of Javanese Doors generally seems more elegant and mysterious.

Both Balinese Doors and Javanese Doors can be applied to the gates and main entrances in a private home, hotels, resorts, villas, restaurants and other residential buildings. Beside adding beauty to a building, installing Balinese Door or Javanese Door on a building is also an investment. Balinese Doors and Javanese Doors are generally produced using high quality hardwood, namely Teak wood, so the doors will be everlasting. Balinese Doors and Javanese Doors will become antiques with high artistic value over the time.

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