Marble Thresholds: Finishing Every Doorway

A close-up of the ground detail of an interior doorway. The flooring materials of the two rooms are different—one side is herringbone wood flooring, the other is terrazzo—and the junction is finished with a thick marble threshold. The stone strip is about fifteen centimeters wide, the same width as the doorway, and its thickness is flush with the flooring on both sides, with a polished surface. The stone is warm beige or grayish white, with clear veins. The joints between the stone strip and the flooring on both sides are extremely fine, almost seamless. The door frame is dark wood, and the skirting board is cut and terminated by the threshold at this point. The entire detail is clean, precise, without metal trim strips. Light comes from the side, causing the polished surface of the stone to reflect subtly. Avoid: using metal trim strips, making the stone strip too narrow, using a rough stone surface, making the joints large and uneven.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一個室內門洞的地面細部近景。兩個房間的地坪材質不同——一邊是人字拼木地板,另一邊是磨石子——交界處以一整條厚實的大理石門檻收邊。石條的寬度約十五公分,與門洞同寬,厚度與兩側地坪齊平,表面拋光。石材是溫暖的米黃或帶灰的白,有清楚的脈絡。石條的兩側與地坪的接縫極細,幾乎沒有縫隙。門框是深色的木質,踢腳線在此處被門檻切斷並收頭。整個細部乾淨、精確,沒有金屬收邊條。光從側面來,讓石材的拋光面微微反光。避免:使用金屬收邊條、讓石條的寬度過窄、使用粗糙的石材表面、讓接縫粗大不整齊。