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Door panels for Victorian

16 years ago

What were the most common door panel styles for Victorian houses? I need to replace mine since my fixer-upper came with all different styles.

I'm thinking a 4-panel style would be appropriate (2 top, 2 bottom).

http://www.trustile.com/catalog/paneldoors/default.asp?product=65&series=10&panel=17

Would a 2-panel (1 top, 1 bottom) be too modern?

http://www.trustile.com/catalog/paneldoors/default.asp?product=24&series=10&panel=15

Comments (3)

  • 16 years ago

    Victorian styles ran the gamut for door designs, with the reigning philosophy that more was better. The wider a door got, the more panels it would get. There were four panels like are still made, but in a wider door it may have expanded to six panels (3 over 3) or even eight. And the five panel had a time of popularity, the fifth panel being introduced as a horizontal one at the lock-rail location.
    Sometimes the lower section was divided into panels without regard for matching the upper in any way, so you could end up with a 2 over 5 configuration.
    The simpler styles came later, like the five horizontal panel design, and the 1 over 1.
    Victorians liked to play around with rail and stile widths too, so that every homeowner was somewhat certain that the home next door had a different type of door design.
    The variety, of course, applies more to high-style houses, while the lower end customers were content with four panel designs for the most part. The front door was almost always made fancier.
    Casey

  • 16 years ago

    What decade is your Victorian from? That could have some bearing on what you choose. What are some of the other details? As Casey referred to, doors that were more "important" were often fancier, while lesser doors(even in the same room) were plainer.

    Trustile has such a wide variety, that I spend time on the site just looking at all the options.:)

  • 16 years ago

    We have a Victorian, built in 1887. The doors are 4 paneled. Why don't you google architectural salvage yards, you will find plenty of doors. call a few as well if you do not see what you are looking for right away, they always get new inventory all the time. It's one of my favorite places to 'shop' good luck!!

    Ree

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