Look! Ten Unique Residential Doors
Egged on by a friend who passingly mentioned that residential doors are often an ignored part of a home's curb appeal these days, while also noting our shared affinity for European doors and MidCentury interior sliding doors, we've compiled this list of doors that buck the ho-hums with a range of style and utility...
- Slam Doors: love their ThreeStyle door, with three openings that follow the growth pattern of your child occupant (or the range in height of adults using it).
- Kidtropolis Door: Another door in door design, this one more obviously aimed at a child's room.
- 27estore Wenge Oak door: if you like stripes, this might be your door.
- Custom Metal Door: photographed in Soho by Sam Javanrouh, this entry door seems like a good deterrent for would-be robbers and is beautiful in an industrial sense.
- Circles Glass Door: we've rarely seen glass interior doors inside a residence, but we think it would be a cool option for a room that doesn't require strict privacy, but occasionally needs to be shut away from ambient noise (i.e. home office).
- Wippro Folding Doors: great idea for interiors where traditional doors take too much space. Wippro has a wide selection of doors that fold or turnstyle.
- Vintage 1950's Ranch Door: Found this unique door amongst a discussion about ranch style home remodeling.
- TruStile Doors: we're fond the Tuxedo model, which has a nautical, art deco look to it.
- Snickarper Doors: nevermind the snicker-inducing name, Snickarper has a wide selection of really unique interior and exterior doors. The ones designed by Olle Anderson are particulalry surreal and colourful.
- Fine Woodworks Doors: we're not sure how we feel about these doors. They're certainly not our cup of tea aesthetically. But there's something admirable in seeing doors hand constructed with real mahogany or cherry instead of the MDF variety that has become the standard. The designs are wildly unique, more artwork than design.
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Don't forget about this lovely door. NYTIMES, Home and Garden 6.12.08
http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2008/06/11/garden/0612-PUZZLE_7.html
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This is a cool post. Most of those are not doors I'd actually want to have, but I do love a good half door like this: http://www.pbase.com/gearoidmuar/image/39980207
Elizabeth
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the slam door is cute. but it would give small ppl and children more reason to run away especially when the annoy aunt with way too much perfume comes over.
ACK!! run little baby run!
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I'm surprised Crestview is not on this list -- we ordered one and are thrilled with it, prices relatively reasonable (compared to some of the other 'designer' doors we found).
www.crestviewdoors.com
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Oh I so hate that "vintage 50's ranch door". There are some of those in town now, and they look horrible in every building I've ever seen them in. That's 50's kitsch, not design. Ugly!
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What child wouldn't adore that tiny door!!!???
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I agree-- the '50's door is B-A-D. Obnoxious retro kitsch. Ptooey.
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Doors 1 and 2 are so Lewis Carroll. Who wouldn't love either of them, somewhere in the house.? My child is grown, but my memories of being a child are never gone. What an imaginative play on a simple item.
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I have a screen door instead of a regular door between my laundry room and the rest of the house. It's also the dogs room and they have a doggie door to let them outside. The screen door works well to let ventilation pass through, let me see/hear what they are up to, yet block them and their stuff whenever I need to.
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I guess I'm in the miniority, I like the 50's retro door. I'm partial to front doors that have some sort of window to let light in and lets you look to see who's ringing the door bell.
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