The Front Door: An Entryway To Style
The entryway to your home is often the first impression you make on visitors and guests. The front door often sets the “tone” for a home, suggesting the style and method of decor of the interior before someone even steps inside. With so many options available to the home owner for renovation or initial building, finding just the right front door for your home can be both exciting and challenging.
Color is an excellent place to start when selecting your door. While the classic white door can suit any style of house or paint color, experimenting with more exotic options, such as bright red (a color of luck and prosperity in the eastern practice of Feng Shui) will ensure your home sweet home really stands out! A polished wood door can look stately and high class with a more subdued paint color. For additional flair on any color door, consider choosing a model with windows or glass panels, which in turn can be customized with faux “stained glass” or frosted-look films to really make them your own. These films not only add a lovely decorative accent, they can also provide an extra layer of privacy to prevent people from looking inside.
The door handle, most commonly a knob shape, is another opportunity for individuality. A gracefully curving tab-closure handle can provide an unexpected dash of sophistication, and make it a little easier to get in the house with armfuls of groceries. High-tech options like a number keypad and even a fingerprint scanner can help keep your family safe and secure as well. Security systems that can be connected to a door lock are also becoming more readily available, allowing a homeowner to unlock their front door with a key chain remote or even by phone. This is an excellent and handy door lock upgrade for children returning home after school or neighbors watching pets or watering plants. On the other side, inexpensive protective parts, such as a doorknob plate or rubber-tipped stopper can help preserve your wall if your door opens too quickly and more than pay for themselves in repair avoidance.
Adding additional useful pieces to a door, such as a door knocker or doorbell plate, can also make a noteworthy focal point for a visitor’s admiration. Classic door knocker designs like lions or scroll work add a historic feel to the most modern of houses, while whimsical novelty doorbell plates will tell your guests that they are welcome in your home. These are inevitably noticed by visitors, as they have to touch them to announce their arrival, so don’t be afraid to get creative.
Once you’ve made your selections and have your new door installed in your home, you can enjoy the warmth and beauty it provides every time you return home for the day. More than just an entry and exit into your home, a door should not be neglected for the traditional place it holds: a port of welcome into your hearth, a bastion of security for you and your family, and a very handy place to display holiday decorations as the seasons change, as well!
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