Traditional doorstop designs can be a little twee for the modern home, but luckily there are contemporary options out there. This selection runs the gamut from sleek and simple to bright and humorous, but there's not a ceramic puppy or stuffed cat to be seen.
Top Row:
• It looks a teeny bit big to me, but the Last Stop airplane door stop from Fred & Friends certainly has humor on its side.
• A super-subtle improvement on the classic wooden wedge, I can see this Ashwood door stop in red, from House by John Lewis, working in a child's room or kitchen.
• My favorite might just be the beautiful Ooob bookend and door stop from Headsprung. I like the multi-functionality of the piece, and the fact that the silicone won't harm wooden floors (or doors).
• This brightly-colored leaf door stop from the MoMA Store is pretty fun, and I like it for a back door or mudroom.
• Talk about glam- this gold bar door stop by Eno, from Made in Design, is another favourite of mine.
Bottom Row:
• James the Doorman from black + blum will hold open your door all day without getting tired.
• Like almost everything from Anthropologie, this gold-beaked door stop is charming, with a hand-crafted feel.
• The Compact Cassette door wedge from Not on the High Street is another tongue-in-cheek option.
• A little different from the traditional stop, the Flexy from Lee Valley is a twisted piece of plastic which will keep a door open just a smudge- enough for airflow or to protect little fingers.
• Also from Lee Valley, the Stoppy protects doors and floors with its silicone-covered S-shape.
Do you use door stops in your home? What style do you favor?
Images: As linked above
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My grandmother had an iron Scotty dog for years as her front doorstop. I think something like that would be nice even in a modern home. Possibly ironic? Hell, I dunno. I'd use it. Ha
I have the paper airplane one. It's not too big, and although it's showing some wear and tear (we used it on a pretty heavy office door), it works great!
I can just imagine the slew of curse words that would fly after stubbing my toes on that airplane one...
Hahaha "The Jam" love it
Yeah, the airplane one looks like it would be pretty lethal to feet. The others are cute. The last one, in particular, is stylin'.
Yes to the door stop. I live in a very old house, and a lot of my doors need encouragement. I have a brick, from the exterior of my old high school that burned down, which works nicely and I put a pad of felt on the floor side, so I can push it with my foot and not scratch the floor. I also use a 2 lb. hand weight, that is octagonal on the ends---you do not want to stub your toe on it. And I have wrapped up a short stack of unimportant books to use as a door stop.
But I really want that gold brick :)
I have a brick. It does the trick.
poet. didn't know it.
The airplane does look like a toe slicer. Umm, grrrr, I became an annoying design police poster. I'd enjoy the airplane as an accessory on a higher plane.
This is one of those items that contrasts with AT's budget-oriented articles that discusses prioritizing your purchases and where to spend your money. I admit some of these are really cute, but I prefer to spend $ elsewhere, so we use big rocks (free). My daughter and I paint them with pictures or words. One is in the shape of a Jelly Belly and painted as one, while another one says, "Door? Stop!".
I received a doorstop as a gift from a family member that is similar to the last one in the last row. It's wood, made in Hawaii, and stops the doors cold!
I want a cool doorstop! Although I'm at a stage in life where the doorstop's only purpose is to immobilize the door so a little kid can't slam it and pinch fingers. So a cool doorstop that looks like a toy would probably be counterproductive. :( Boo.