Make an Entrance: 25 Ways to Wow With Your Front Door

1. Star Door

2. Pivoting Steel Doors

Pivoting Steel Doors

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Pivoting steel doors lead into Studio Sitges, a house and photography studio in Spain by Olson Kundig

3. The Curtain Door

The Curtain Door

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This very special door Designed by the architectural firm Matharoo Associates is called the Curtain Door. I bet you've never seen a door quite like this one.

4. Owl Door

Owl Door

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To make your home feel a little more wise/adorable, perhaps an owl carved door would work?

5. Mirrored Mosaic Door

Mirrored Mosaic Door  

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This looks like fun! A mirrored mosaic. This trippy idea could work on a kooky garden shed door, reflecting back the vegetables or blooms and topiary. What about on a house front door?

6. Painted Heart Door

Painted Heart Door

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A beautiful, unique door doesn't have to be complicated… A simple, universal symbol or pattern hand-painted on the door can add interest and personality to any home.

7. Bright Weathered Door

Bright Weathered Door

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Not a look you can achieve overnight. This bright beauty would have taken years (and a lot of luck) to develop. But it is stunning, nonetheless.

8. Camouflaged Pivot Door

Camouflaged Pivot Door

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When closed this door looks like a decorative window. But then if pivots open to create a unique and inspiring entrance.

9. Chevron Doors

Chevron Doors

With a bit of creative moulding and contrasting paintwork any door can become as 'op-art' chic as this pair.

10. Boat Door

Boat Door

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Repurpose old boat into decorative doorway. Perhaps for a decorative garden gate?

11. Laser Cut Security Door

This design for Maison Escalier by Moussafir Architectes Associés proves that thanks to laser cutting, security doors no longer need to be a sad, ugly affair.

12. Angled Door

Angled Door

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Even if you have a raked roofline you door can be full height!

13. Oval Door

Oval Door

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The perfect accompaniment to an oval office? Think outside the box when planning your doors.

14. Neon Doors

Neon Doors

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Don't relegate neon to the recesses of history. Surprise and delight with bright neon doors.

15. Bright Red Glossy Pivot Door

Bright Red Glossy Pivot Door

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Nothing screams 'look at me' like high gloss red. And when it's used on an oversized pivot door it makes for a real statement entrance.

16. Asymmetric Door

Asymmetric Door

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So much to love about this door. The side light, the spiral effect, the asymmetry…

17. Slotted and Toothed Garage Door

Slotted and Toothed Garage Door

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Now here's a stylish and modern take on the traditional garage door!

18. Door Facade

Door Facade

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Doors don't even have to be limited to entrances! Here a whole bunch of recycled doors makes a fantastic facade.

19. Art Deco Door

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Art Deco door to the artists' studios at 5 Rue du Dr Blanche, designed by Pierre Patout.

20. Wrought Iron Door

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Highly detailed wrought iron makes for a stunning and secure entrance in Casablanca.

21. Glass Pivot Door

Glass Pivot Door

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Is it a window or is it a door? It's really both.

22. Batten Door

Batten Door

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These battens make up both the door and the railing for the stairs, ensuring a neat, cohesive and modern look.

23. Hexagonal Doors

Hexagonal Doors

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Antique Handcrafted Door, The village of Xidi, Anhui, China.

24. Stone Doors

Basalt Doors

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These basalt doors are carved from solid stone! Designed by architects Peter Zumthor and Gottfried Böhm.

25. Timber Pivot Doors

Timber Pivot Doors

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When closed these doors look like an ordinary wall. When you open them up the wall dissolves to open the house completely to the outdoors.

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About the Author

Brodie Norris runs Lunchbox Architect, a website featuring one exceptional, architect-designed family home every weekday.


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