Bespoke Steel Doors for an East London Interior Design Project

SLC Interior Design × RK Steel Collaboration 

This East London home is a beautiful example of how bespoke Crittall style steel glazing can transform the way a property feels, functions and connects.

Working in collaboration with SLC Interior Design, RK Steel supplied bespoke steel glazing for a contemporary residential project where light, openness and careful spatial definition were central to the design. The finished result combines Forgeline external French steel doors with elegant internal steel doors and partitions, creating a refined architectural thread throughout the home.

Designed Around Light and Flow

The project focused on making better use of a generous lower ground floor, turning a previously plain and underused area into a series of considered living spaces. SLC Interior Design’s brief included a new staircase, family room, playroom, bathroom with laundry facilities, and a multipurpose garden room designed to work as a home office, occasional bedroom and gym.

Within this layout, steel glazing offered the perfect balance between separation and openness. Rather than closing rooms off completely, the slim steel frames allow natural light to travel through the home while giving each area a clear sense of purpose.

Forgeline – External Crittall Style French Doors

RK Steel’s Forgeline external French doors create a striking connection between the interior and the outside space. With slim steel sightlines and large areas of glass, the doors help bring daylight into the lower ground floor while adding a strong architectural feature to the property.

The beauty of Crittall Style external steel French doors is their ability to feel both timeless and contemporary. They have the elegance of a classic glazed door, but with the strength, precision and clean detailing expected in a modern design-led home.

For this East London project, the external steel  and glass doors help soften the transition between inside and outside, making the garden feel like a natural extension of the interior.

Internal Steel Doors and Partitions

Inside the home, RK Steel internal doors and partitions continue the same refined design language. These glazed steel elements help define the different areas of the lower ground floor without losing the sense of space that makes the project feel so calm and open.

Internal steel doors are particularly effective in homes where flexibility is important. They can separate a home office, divide a family space, create a quieter room or introduce structure to an open-plan layout, all while maintaining a visual connection between spaces.

The result is practical, elegant and beautifully understated.

Internal and External Steel Glazing from One Specialist

One of the key advantages of working with RK Steel is the ability to specify both internal and external steel windows and doors from the same specialist team. While many steel glazing companies focus on either interior screens and partitions or external doors and windows, RK Steel can provide a complete package across the whole project. This helps create a more consistent design language, with complementary profiles, finishes and detailing used inside and outside the home. For homeowners, architects and interior designers, it also makes the process simpler, with one experienced supplier able to support the full steel glazing requirement.

A Considered Collaboration

This collaboration between SLC Interior Design and RK Steel shows how bespoke steel glazing can become an integral part of the architecture rather than simply a finishing detail.

From the Forgeline external French doors to the internal steel doors and partitions, every element helps shape the atmosphere of the home. The slim profiles, generous glazing and made-to-measure detailing bring light, structure and quiet luxury to the project.

For homeowners, architects and interior designers looking to create defined yet open spaces, bespoke steel doors and partitions offer a timeless solution that works beautifully in both period renovations and contemporary homes.

Considering Steel Doors for Your Project?

RK Steel designs and manufactures bespoke internal and external steel doors, screens and partitions for homes across the UK.

Whether you are planning a renovation, extension or full interior redesign, our team can help you explore the best steel glazing options for your space.

Get in touch with RK Steel to discuss your project, or make an appointment to visit one of our Four UK showrooms — Cornwall, North London, Swindon and Surrey — mean that for most people, there’s a real door to look at, touch and open within reasonable distance. That’s not something every specialist in this space can offer.

It makes a difference. Steel and glass doors photograph beautifully, but the weight of the frame, the action of the hinges, the quality of the finish in person — that’s what actually sells them.

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