Porches & Decks Remodeling Design Dilemma

1908 house front door replacement advice

4 years ago

Hi all. We need to replace the janky front door on our 1908 house, but I'm having trouble figuring out what would look best and not finding anything I love online. Here's a picture of the setup. Not sure if it should be a solid door with those the sidelights or something with a bit of glass. It opens onto an enclosed porch and then another door with stained glass so very little light gets through unless that's open, but the light is still a consideration. The rest of the porch is glassed in with large (nonstandard) divided lights, so maybe glass in the front door isn't so important. Anyway, really just want the best looking door for this situation. Ideas?

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Beth H. :

4 years ago

last modified: 4 years ago

Cute house. I think. what are the plans for the yard?

this is prob what was there originally. you have a cool transom glass. do something with it.

you could have your address in the glass too

this is where I photoshopped that first door from. notice how they did the side lights you could prob find a old, salvaged door just like this. do the same handle too.

this one could work. see how they painted the side lites/transom? notice the light and the potted plants

Here's a craftsman style door in hickory with a school house light fixture

go check out some older, solid wood doors. you can even cut them and make them into a dutch door.

love this shade

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Beth H. :
4 years ago
last modified: 4 years ago
what style is the house? lets see the entire front.

is it something like this?

have you checked local salvage yards/shops? they often have original doors that just need cleaning up w/stripping and or painting

any similar homes in the neighborhood w/their original doors? what do they look like?
Zara
Original Author
4 years ago
Nah. Not so pretty as that! This is the only picture i have of it. Excuse the overgrown camelia. It just got whacked way down. The houses in my immediate neighborhood are a hodgepodge of eras and styles so not too easy to find a good comparison, especially not with sidelights. Could take a drive.
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suezbell
4 years ago
Since this is a porch you are using as your entry and you have another interior door that is actually your front door -- and unless this space is heated -- you could consider any door you'd use for a sunroom ... a storm door or a French door or even a lockable sliding glass door.

I like a glass storm door with sidelites or you could just add a storm door and paint your existing sidelite frames the same color. Some "storm doors" and some "sidelites" actually open inward.

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Is that porch heated; and if not, is that a separate shed roof over the enclosed porch that might (budget permitting, of course) be replaced at least in part with a greenhouse roof or is there sufficient room to enable skylights to be installed? If so, you might consider that if you want more light in the space.
kandrewspa
4 years ago
The house looks at least a little Craftsman. Have you tried looking at doors manufacturers classify as Craftsman?
RedRyder
4 years ago
If this is your main door, take the time to check out architectural salvage places. A period appropriate door can really elevate the look of your house.
Please post a photo without the overgrown, now whacked down, camellia bush!
Zara
Original Author
4 years ago
Thanks, all. I'll try to post a photo when the yard's cleaned up. We just moved back in after 7 months with no garden care.
stellarceline
4 years ago
We ordered a 3/4 light door from Uberdoors for our 1890s Victorian and are very happy with it, people think it is original. https://www.uberdoors.com/products/krosswood-knotty-alder-3-4-lite-double-exterior-door