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Front door for a mid-century home

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I can't seem to find any door style or color that works for this mid-century home. Any ideas? I don't hate the relites but I don't like the door.



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  • PRO
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    The door does not suit the house .The sidelights are very MCM . Google MCM front doors you will see many that are very much in style with the sidelights like this for instance . I love the original textured ribbed glass for the sidelights


    Jen B thanked Patricia Colwell Consulting
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    This article is very old, and some of the sources may no longer exist. But at the very least you'll see some ideas, and at the best, you'll find the answer to your need.


    14 Places to Buy or DIY Mid Century Modern Front Doors


    Good luck!

    Jen B thanked amystoller
  • last month

    I have tried through chatgpt putting tons of these MCM doors on that picture and they don't seem to work.

  • PRO
    last month

    BTW remove the storm door it hides whatever door you choose I f a screen is a must get a Phnatom . As for the acul door you give no idea what it is you don't like . This is a MCM home the door choices for style are endless , Is it the color , the glass what????

  • PRO
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    It‘sthe storm door that’s preventing you from achieving the look you’re after. The white trim and especially the white crossbar are not appropiate to an MCM home.

  • last month

    See this article in ”Atomic Ranch” magazine ,


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    Great idea, K Laurence! Jen B, if clicking on the picture above doesn't work, try clicking this link: https://www.atomic-ranch.com/home-decor/mid-century-modern-front-doors/. (On my browser it doesn't look clickable till you mouse over it; then it changes color.)

  • last month

    Also, on balance I think Kendrah's right: since you have sidelights, a simple slab door is probably the optimal choice. But thanks for inadvertently giving me an excuse to revisit all the front doors I can't install at my apartment's entryway! I do enjoy looking at the jazzier styles.

  • PRO
    last month

    I like abit of glass in a front door I just moved into a new place with a solid door and come spring first thing I will change

  • last month

    I really don't like the slab door. I was thinking of a full glass with black wood panel and then a black screen that the wood panel would match. Do you think that would work?

  • last month

    I'm having trouble imagining what you describe. Do you have a picture of it?


    You asked about doors that would suit your mid-century home, and what you describe is nothing like the many samples folks here have shown you, quite a few of which are not solid slab doors.


    Do you want something that design-oriented people think fits your mid-century house, or something you like regardless of what anyone else thinks? There is no wrong choice. It's your house. You live there; we don't.

  • last month

    Here is a picture of what I think might work only in black and I would keep the two existing sidelights in place. I want what fits midcentury and also something I like.


  • 11 days ago

    Back to my door and relites in the first picture. What do you think of a full glass wood door painted black in either clear or in the reed glass to match the sidelights. I think I am overthinking and can't seem to get anywhere.

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