Until the entrance to the domestic domain was required to not only protect, but to make an instant and visible declaration to the public about the quality and standing of the home and its inhabitants. Today, we expect much the same thing. If the eyes are the windows to the soul, the front door is the portal to the home s personality and character. Few remodeling projects can make as dramatic an impact as the changing of your entrance door. A cold and forbidding fa ade can be changed to offer a warm welcome and instant curb appeal by a carefully planned redesign of your entrance.
Professionals advise an objective review of the entire entranceway.
This includes the front walk, landscaping and garden lighting as well as door lighting and entrance or porch overhang. The whole should be considered as one setting, with the chosen door design acting to continue this architectural continuity. The results will appear seamless, and timeless. Regardless of style most entry doors can be found in both wood and steel, with companion sidelites, columns, fanlites, pediments and other accessories. Wood doors can be solid, hand carved models or manufactured units offering the same detailing.