Craftsman Front Doors Make an Entrance
For curb appeal, warmth and natural light, consider a classic Craftsman-style door for your home's entryway
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This spring my husband and I are removing the old two-tone storm door and energy-inefficient glass front door on our home and replacing them with a single Craftsman front door. The upgrade has me breathless.
Known for its mathematical design, a typical Craftsman-style front door has three divided windows (known as lites) over a large ledge with dentil molding and three flat panels. Typically installed on houses with porches or porticos, the Craftsman door is too lovely to be covered by a storm door.
I've yet to decide if we will paint it à la FGY Architects or keep it natural like RW Anderson's designs below; either way I am really looking forward to the major architectural upgrade it will provide.
How to Choose a Front Door
Known for its mathematical design, a typical Craftsman-style front door has three divided windows (known as lites) over a large ledge with dentil molding and three flat panels. Typically installed on houses with porches or porticos, the Craftsman door is too lovely to be covered by a storm door.
I've yet to decide if we will paint it à la FGY Architects or keep it natural like RW Anderson's designs below; either way I am really looking forward to the major architectural upgrade it will provide.
How to Choose a Front Door
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Goforth Gill's lipstick-red Craftsman front door features a single lite rather than three divided ones. It also boasts two matching sides.
A classic Craftsman front door looks beautiful on this Northern California cabin. With the exterior painted Benjamin Moore's French Beret and the trim done in Hot Apple Spice, the natural finish on the door is just what the doctor ordered.
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Featuring a 17-by-41-inch casement window, a dragonfly door knocker and contrasting trim, this Simpson-brand Craftsman front door is seriously adorned.
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On close inspection you'll notice that this door features lites with detailed glass. Inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright's designs, three leaded glass panels fancify this otherwise straightforward design.
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| This Southern California entryway greets you with a wooden Craftsman front door, sidelights, a porch swing and cottage-style lighting. Welcome! |
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Perfectly positioned under a porch, this custom-made Craftsman door has three large lites. In black it offers a dramatic entrance.
Rich Eldorado stone and a wooden front door combine to create the warmest of warm entryways. Many Craftsman front doors have only a ledge and dentil molding on the exterior side of the door, much like this beauty.
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Perfectly suited for seaside cottage living, a no-muss, no-fuss naturally seasoned Craftsman door is the optimal choice for ocean breezes and salty air.
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Flanked by planters, windows and lanterns, this Craftsman entry couldn't be more inviting. I especially love the white and gray color palette.
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| Although this door has only two lites, it does feature bonus side lites and a decorative transom window, all with ornate leaded glass. |
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Californians love a nice Craftsman front door. Framed beautifully with a lite on each side, this rich wooden door screams Northern California.
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Next:
Fresh Start: Inspiration for Painting the Front Door
7 Ways to Make the Front Door Matter Again
Increase Your Home's Curb Appeal
Bungalows: Domestic Design at the Dawn of the Auto Age
Ideabook updated on March 22, 2012.
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Kelly
FYI...finances prohibit the construction of a covered porch at this time, but I NEED a new front door.
Suggestions, please!!
Hope that helps!
thanks so much
You're welcome! Please share pics when you are done.