I meant, 2 panel doors :)

I like the top shaker/craftsman style painted the wall color.

I like the simplicity. I think they look solid, sturdy and uncomplicated.

Karen, which one?

I prefer the upper one.

Hi, Naf--

Two-panel doors are my regular pick. I normally install the bottom one you've selected (and with similar hardware, too - Schlage Accent levers in Satin Nickel). They look and perform great. Never had a complaint about them. Cheers!

I like the simplicity of the top one.

The first one!

I also prefer the first one. That said, we were planning to do that style door in our new build, and then realized that we would have 8' doors, rather than the shorter option we'd always seen pictured. We saw 8' two panel doors somewhere and though the proportions just looked off, so we're switching to a three panel. The moral being make sure your sample door (in person or in photos) is the same height that you'll actually be using.

Top one is nicer; bottom one looks like a cheap MDF slab with shapes routed out of it. Hardware color depends on everything else in the room.

The first one. It's a recessed panel door. The second one appears to be a hollow core door with applied molding; possibly a DIY project.

The first is perfect for most homes.

The first one is best, but my favorite door is a traditional solid wood 6-panel door. They've been around forever and will never look dated or "trendy".

"The first one goes better with the flat panel choices that you have already made for cabinets and wainscotting."

???

I have no wainscotting

Thank you so much, guys, if you can, please comment on the hardware color

Completely ambivalent on the style.

Hardware color depends upon what else you have in the room.

Well I absolutely love the top door style. (Hmm, I wonder why.)

Are either of these your house? It seems rather a random question with no context...

Mrs Pete,

I believe the brushed nickel is "classier" and timeless but I will be using oil brushed bronze to go with light fixtures (I prefer them dark). I will use brushed nickel plumbing fixtures to match all cabinetry knobs and appliances.

Pennydesign, these are not my pictures/doors.

Cpartist? Do you notice any "sound" difference compared to a "standard" interior door? The top door panels are thinner than the bottom door ones (provided they are solid). I do not think this is an issue but wanted to check

This is also not a poll but I am happy that most of you like the top door as that is the one I want to use

Thank you

No sound difference. Just make sure you're using solid core.

Thank you Cpartist. I love your door levers

we had the two panel doors like this in our last house and I really like them. The only reason I chose the six panel this time was to have something a little different. You can’t go wrong with the two panel. A classic choice.

i prefer the dark hardware. I think it’s a personal preference. We had Oil Rubbed Bronze in the last house with a living finish. I hated the brassiness from the change. This time I got flat black Emtek in a stable (non-living) finish. So good, so far. Also a round rosette vs the square rosette that we had in the last house which was always wonky when the screws loosened.

I've had doors like the first one too. They are a classic style (or at least pop up in homes from the 1910s if not earlier). I've had some that had extremely thin panels...as exterior doors. :)

So if those are not your house, then you'll need to provide some additional information so that the doors will be in harmony with the rest of your place.

Randomly picking a door based on "like" won't work...

Pennydesign, you are assuming too many things. Thank you

Pennydesign, Naf_naf is an architect. I'm sure she has coordinated everything. In fact I know she has since we chat occasionally. :)

The two panel design can come in a few different forms. Traditionally speaking, the raised panel design like in your second picture is going to go in a more traditional style home. The first picture would lend to a more modern being a flat panel design. I personally like the block sticking with this particular panel. As for hardware, you have so many choices and finishes available to you based on your project and the other finishes you have going in those area you may be using these doors in. Schlage, Emtek, Ashley Norton, Inox, Valli Valli, Turnstyle Designs, Urban Decorative, Omnia, Rocky Mountain Hardware, Hamilton Sinkler, Baldwin, Edgar Berebi, Nostalgic Warehouse, Grandeur, Linnea, Bravura, are all companies we deal with when it comes to hardware. Budget, finish, style and design options are all important when considering these lines and which ones might be the right choice for your project. Good luck with your project.

Top door with black (or dark) hardware.

Shaker style and NOT the bevel panels with the shadow bevel.

As you know, a 2 panel door can have flat panels like the first one or raised panels like the second one. The first one can have a half dozen different profiles of "sticking" (or no sticking) around the perimeter of the flat panels. The second one can be solid or made of a pressed composite skin with different kinds of filling from minimal to solid or fire proof materials. The composite can also have a simulated wood grain texture which is awful.

They can both look good if they are well made but the second one looks a bit odd in a wall with flat panel wainscoting although I suspect its a manufacturer's mock up. Composite raised panel doors usually have less sharp molding edges and look artificial.

I don't like the stiles being wider than the top rail in both photos so I would avoid that manufacturer. I wouldn't make those pieces wider than 5".

Flat panels don't offer much sound separation so I have sometimes used 1 3/4" thick doors from TruStile.

Pennydesign...lots of us folks here know each other from Gardenweb. Naf-Naf is a regular and a fixture. That’s one of the problems with this new forum. No familiarity with folks that have been around forever.

She is a pro and you don’t need to worry about her house being in harmony. It will be spectacular. Nothing wrong with simply asking for opinions on a door style.

Well...I have no idea how I was supposed to know that.

But thank you Naf for being so charmingly kind...

"naf" indeed....