The front door of your home can make a beautiful statement and set the stage for the design style of both your yard and the interior of your home. However, most exterior doors are mass produced, with little character.
Ordering a custom door or investing in an artisan’s unique work will go a long way in transforming your house from a cookie-cutter build into your dream home from top to bottom.
There are many popular design styles which you may have incorporated into your home, from farmhouse or coastal to modern and transitional.
We’ve curated a list of 8 top door makers whose designs will fit with the top interior design styles of today.
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Modern Farmhouse
The modern farmhouse style features a mix of rustic, country elements and more minimalist modern pieces. Featuring wooden furniture and beams, a warm, neutral color palette, and open, inviting spaces, this style will remain a fan favorite among families for years to come.
Doors in this style often feature light colors, a simple but sturdy wood design, and glass inserts to emphasize natural light.
Masterpiece Doors
Alpharetta, Georgia
Masterpiece Doors handcrafts composite doors with their own designed material Amorite which boasts superior resistance to weather, warping, rot, and cracking. You can choose from a variety of styles, all completely customizable. Their bright modern farmhouse door features a wide section of glass inserts which will illuminate your living area.
Modern
Modern design emphasizes shape and form over details, favoring geometric shapes, solid colors, and metal details. Consider a front door with uniquely shaped or asymmetrical glass inserts and a long bar handle to set it apart from traditional designs.
Pivot Door Company
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Pivot Door Company specializes in doors which pivot in their frame rather than are secured with traditional hinges. This style has become popular in celebrity homes since it grants a grand, spacious feeling to the entrance. The smooth swing of such a large door feels almost futuristic.
Their Hannah Pivot Door comes in your choice of mahogany, walnut, white oak, cedar or premium alder with 6 long, narrow glass panels that brighten your entryway.
French Country
The French Country aesthetic shares many feature in common with the farmhouse style, emphasizing wood finishes, large windows, and light, airy colors. French Country homes will likely include more intricate decorate elements as well, such as carved moldings, wallpaper, and decorative upholstered prints.
Likewise, a lovely door to fit this style will celebrate grand artisanship such as an arched lintel, wrought iron detailing, or carved wood finishes. And of course, the French are known for their double doors.
Doors by Decora
Montgomery, Alabama
Doors by Decora creates absolute stunning, one-of-a-kind pieces such as their arched mahogany French double doors. The large glass inserts allow the sun to pour inside, and the curling wrought iron details add in some old world beauty. All their pieces are custom made with your specific home in mind.
Coastal
A coastal vibe is an enduring style due to peoples’ love of bright skies and a sunny beach. This style includes bright colors and blues, natural textures like wicker and grass baskets, and an open interior that lets the air flow.
So pick a pop of color for a coastal-styled home, whether you live near the water or not! Double doors and window lites are a great way to play up the sense of light and space and make family and friends alike feel like they’re stepping into a getaway.
Custom Door Shop
Jupiter, Florida
Custom Door Shop manufactures solid fiberglass doors which, importantly, are storm rated. Based in Florida, known for its unforgiving hurricane season, they know how to make impact doors and windows, without compromising on style. We loved this bold aqua door with classy dark metal finishes.
Modern Steel Doors
Tucson, Arizona
Modern Steel Doors creates the perfect fit for their style, with raw or blackened steel doors that show off the varied color of unpolished steel. They create massive pivot doors with or without a vertical lite, and you can install them with or without an added window along the side, and even as a set of double doors. What a huge entryway that would make!
Industrial
The Industrial style is a bit raw and gritty, showing off weathered materials like old wood, brick, and steel. Doors in this style are a bit larger than life, featuring metal and glass for a bold statement.
Rustic
Run away to a world of fairies and forest cottage dreams with a richly decorated rustic vibe. In this style, look for deep colors, old world wood and natural stone, and traditional finishes. For a door, look for finely crafted hardwood or reclaimed woods, with antique features such as carvings, arches, or large decorative handles.
Doors in this style often feature light colors, a simple but sturdy wood design, and glass inserts to emphasize natural light.
Rustica
Springville, Utah
Rustica, aptly named, creates lovely rustic-styled entry doors like their slab doors, crafted from solid wood with a crossbuck design. It looks like it’d be at home on a barn, medieval cottage, or even a castle. The door can come unfinished, or in a variety of glazes or paint colors. You can customize even more, including the door height, thickness and texture.
Classic/Craftsman
Sometimes less is more. Homes with a classic style endure because of their simplicity, function, and familiar beauty. Classic homes still emphasize excellent craftsmanship and good materials, but without the fuss. If you’re looking for a door similar to the one you already have, but would like an upgrade in quality, then this is a good fit.
Craftsman
Real Craft
Gig Harbor, Washington
Real Craft’s classic craftsman door is one of their bestselling doors, and for good reason. Handcrafted, with 3 panels of insulated glass at the top of the door, and traditional paneling, this door will suit almost any home, but is a step up from mass manufactured doors. They offer this door in 20 different styles of hardwood, with or without a traditional frame.
Their Hannah Pivot Door comes in your choice of mahogany, walnut, white oak, cedar or premium alder with 6 long, narrow glass panels that brighten your entryway.
Old World
Have you ever looked at the door to an old church and wished you could have one as lovely on your own home? Historic buildings feature grand doors with thick glass, stunning wood, artistic carvings, and many little details such as metal grills, side lights, and coats of arms.
If you own a large estate or historic home, creating a custom door to match the era or your home’s grandeur will make for an unforgettable entry.
Nick’s Building Supply, Inc.
Crown Point, Indiana
Is it possible to swoon over a door? Nick’s Building Supply has created some doors just that beautiful, down to hand carved family crests. These doors are works of art, with intricate floral and geometric carvings, and historic wrought iron grills and finishes. With such a custom piece you won’t have to pretend to be lord of your castle anymore.
First impressions matter! Don’t skimp on your entry door, but pick one which will make your home pop from the curb. Which is your favorite style and have you found a front door to match? Reach out on social to share your results!