The Garage Door Makes the House

The importance of a garage door can be overlooked. The garage door is sometimes the only unobstructed view of the entire home. Selecting the “right” door for the home is very important.

1.) Choose an architectural element on the home to carry over onto the garage door.

2.) Add windows or some other design that will put a “head” on the door.

3.) Paint the door to match the homes’ body or trim color.

Below are two examples:

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The door shown above show the element of the crossbar or gridded windows on the home was added to the door to tie the two together.

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This garage door design features a “head” or “top” design to the garage door, A Style Setter Pro, without adding lites or windows. The home already has a lot of glass and adding more would overwhelm the overall design.

Creating a special design can be fun, easy and economical too. Contra Costa Door in Concord, California has a product called the Style Setter Pro that is adaptable to many homeowners design ideas.

All Aluminum Coach House Doors

Northwest Door makes an excellent aluminum Coach House Door. The Infinity series Coach House Door features a very smooth finish. Unlike most steel garage doors that feature a rotary embossed fake wood graining the Infinity features a finish that is as smooth as glass.

Coach House Doors ?

I came across these old doors in my travels in northern New York State. The one on the left shows an interesting alternative to the mock Coach House Door styling that is so popular. By adding an extra row of windows to the top row the look of the door is completely changed. The door on the right has divided lites popularly called “contempo”.
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