Wooden front door ideas
Wood Front Door Ideas | Pella
Why choose wood front doors?
The natural beauty and strength of wood creates a warm and inviting entryway. With more options for personalization, there's a wood or aluminum-clad wood front door to complement any style. Protect your door with one of our factory-prefinished stains or paints for a look that is all your own.
Wood door benefits
Customize your door with obscure glass, grilles, hardware and more. Stunning factory-prefinished stains and paints help you create a design that complements your style.
Low-maintenance aluminum cladding on the exterior of wood front doors protects them from the elements. The wood is coated with EnduraGuard® advanced wood protection to help ensure protection from the effects of moisture, decay and stains from mold and mildew.
Wood front doors combine beautiful craftsmanship with energy efficiency. Further the performance of your door by selecting triple-pane glass.
Wood Front Entry Doors with Glass
Wood Front Doors Features & Options
Personalize your wood front door to create the perfect “welcome” to your home.
Sidelights for Wood Doors
Create an entryway combination full of light with a beautiful sidelight. Placed on one or both sides of your front door, sidelights allow in ample light. Available with coordinating amounts of light, including full light, 3/4 light, 1/2 light, craftsman light and more. Personalize them with decorative and obscure glass or grilles.
Explore Sidelights for Wood Doors
Transoms for Wood Doors
Create a grand entryway with the addition of a transom over your wood front door. Available in a rectangular shape, they flood your space with natural light and give the room a larger appearance. Find the shape, glass options and grilles that best suit your style.
Explore Transoms for Wood Doors
Grilles for Wood Doors
Enhance the style of your wood front door with grilles.
Our true-divided-light grilles provide an elegant, traditional look. A variety of grille patterns are available to best compliment your home and style.
Explore Grilles for Wood Doors
Hardware for Wood Doors
Pella offers four stunning hardware collections to help you find the perfect finishing touch. We partnered with Baldwin®, the #1 premium hardware brand to create stunning Classic, Rustic and Modern collections to complement your style, home’s architecture and coordinating window hardware. And added security enhancements help secure your home in seconds.
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Wood Front Door Ideas | Pella
Why choose wood front doors?
The natural beauty and strength of wood creates a warm and inviting entryway. With more options for personalization, there's a wood or aluminum-clad wood front door to complement any style. Protect your door with one of our factory-prefinished stains or paints for a look that is all your own.
Wood door benefits
Customize your door with obscure glass, grilles, hardware and more. Stunning factory-prefinished stains and paints help you create a design that complements your style.
Low-maintenance aluminum cladding on the exterior of wood front doors protects them from the elements. The wood is coated with EnduraGuard® advanced wood protection to help ensure protection from the effects of moisture, decay and stains from mold and mildew.
Wood front doors combine beautiful craftsmanship with energy efficiency.
Further the performance of your door by selecting triple-pane glass.
Wood Front Entry Doors with Glass
Wood Front Doors Features & Options
Personalize your wood front door to create the perfect “welcome” to your home.
Sidelights for Wood Doors
Create an entryway combination full of light with a beautiful sidelight. Placed on one or both sides of your front door, sidelights allow in ample light. Available with coordinating amounts of light, including full light, 3/4 light, 1/2 light, craftsman light and more. Personalize them with decorative and obscure glass or grilles.
Explore Sidelights for Wood Doors
Transoms for Wood Doors
Create a grand entryway with the addition of a transom over your wood front door. Available in a rectangular shape, they flood your space with natural light and give the room a larger appearance. Find the shape, glass options and grilles that best suit your style.
Explore Transoms for Wood Doors
Grilles for Wood Doors
Enhance the style of your wood front door with grilles. Our true-divided-light grilles provide an elegant, traditional look. A variety of grille patterns are available to best compliment your home and style.
Explore Grilles for Wood Doors
Hardware for Wood Doors
Pella offers four stunning hardware collections to help you find the perfect finishing touch. We partnered with Baldwin®, the #1 premium hardware brand to create stunning Classic, Rustic and Modern collections to complement your style, home’s architecture and coordinating window hardware. And added security enhancements help secure your home in seconds.
Explore Front Entry Door Hardware
Wood Front Door Inspiration
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Other Front Entry Door Materials
Steel Front Doors
Fiberglass Front Doors
Wood Front Door Tips & Advice
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15 Fantastic Front Doors for Your Home
The front door of a home is one of the most important features of a home that is mostly overlooked due to the simple focus on interior design and landscaping. But did you know that the door leads to all the positive emotions in and around the house!
We will provide you with everything interesting and, of course, architectural! So, today we will introduce you to a short detailed guide to 15 fantastic front doors.
1. Modern front door in shades of dark chocolate.
A compact and luxurious front door topped with a traditional push-pull style that opens the door to everything unique and modern. You can choose the best shade that will blend in with the overall look of your home.
If you have a dark or pale shade on the walls, we suggest that you choose a rich dark chocolate tone door, as shown in the picture.
2.
Wooden door, grain 9 stained0007
Today, many people dream of creating a themed home in the style of a wooden house. And if you are one of those who love the smell of a rustic forest, then do not spare your door!
The wood stained front door and side view with glass glazing is another reason why everything positive flows into your home. Believe me, this door is the best concept for quality insulation, especially in cold winters.
3. Translucent glass effect
A gorgeous glass front door is the next reason to flaunt a trendy corner of your home. Start at the entrance! Choose a translucent front door with crystal clear glass and a comfortable handle.
This idea is too good, especially if you want to bring the goodness of freshness into your home.
4. Long double door with attractive details.
A historic home like the one shown is at its peak, especially in the doorway! The majestic double-panel front door with a long metal pusher handle blends harmoniously with the teak wood trim.
With a wide opening and satin finish, this front door is a great idea for a great life.
5. Hinged wooden door behind a luxurious entrance.
Wooden swing front door with transparent glass on both sides is an amazing idea that sets a new trend in modern living. The smooth wood finish of this wonderful door makes it resistant to harsh weather conditions. This gorgeous door is a great idea to enclose your home with all the benefits of modern architecture.
6. Color block front door covered with colored glass.
Create a heavenly entrance with this amazing double panel front door. The fusion of glass and wood on both of its panels paves the way for a stained glass effect that blends in harmoniously with your lush potted garden!
7. See the world from here!
A majestic block-paneled entry door that pairs beautifully with wood-framed glass frames is simply stunning! From wilted autumn leaves, snowflakes, and those busy bees and butterflies, this amazing front door opens the way to view everything from wilted autumn leaves!
8.
Rusty door with transparent glass.
A gorgeous rust colored front door, beautifully lined between glass panels on both sides, is another amazing idea that will enhance the look of your entry. This door style leaves a path for all that is good, reviving the freshness and positive energy that flow into the home!
9. Patterned finish on wood and glass.
Double pattern front door with a simple yet attractive combination of glass and wood in a shelving interlocked finish is a great idea to showcase the look of your modern home. Long, pull-and-push metal handles complete the look, dazzling with scorching sun!
10. Artistic touch in photo frame effect
This front door style can seem compact and sleek - believe me, it's more than you see! A charismatic door with ivory finish and metal details is too good to let go. A metal door frame charms this vintage style front door, creating a luxurious home entrance. This elegant front door looks like an invitation to heaven, doesn't it!
11.
Charming pivoting front door to cover the exterior of your modern home.
Full wood glazed pivoting front door is the perfect choice for a modern home, as shown in the illustration. Frosty translucent glass, made on the side, makes it possible to observe everything that happens outside. This door is a great idea for protecting your home and exterior.
12. Side door for luxury apartments.
If you're planning to move into a new apartment, don't forget to refurbish your front door with an elegant side-turn finish. This door is not only unique, but also attractive from all sides.
13. Wooden front door, framed by a solid entrance.
The majestic, wood-paneled king-size front door is a new reason for the envious glances of the neighbors! Yes, this stunning center angled wood block front door brings the ultimate in luxury to your contemporary home.
14. Wood, iron and glass for rustic decor!
A double-panel front door like the one shown here is the perfect combination of wood, cast iron and glass.
With a perfect rustic finish, this door pairs perfectly with vintage style homes that are both modern and historic.
15. The front door is so classic and sophisticated!
Rounding out our top 15 front door concepts, we offer a classic style wooden door with boarded entry. The smooth finish of the plywood tone door creates an amazing doorway for fresh energy and a vibrant atomosphere in and out of the home.
When it comes to designing your home, never leave your front door for a task to be done later. Remember that your home's front door is a vital piece that lets in positive energy and enchants the entire exterior of your home. Hire the best door makers and designers to effortlessly create a gorgeous doorway to heaven right at the entrance to your home!
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Do-it-yourself interior and entrance wooden door
Today, there are a large selection of doors in stores, but a quality wooden door is hard to find.
Most often they sell a combined door leaf, which is not reliable. In this article we will tell you how to make a durable, durable door from environmentally friendly material with your own hands.
Types of wooden doors
Before you start making a wooden door yourself, you need to familiarize yourself with the main types of doors. Wooden doors come in different designs:
- Solid wood door. Valuable species of wood (oak, maple, beech, ash, etc.) are used for manufacturing. This heavy door is expensive, so most often it is installed as an entrance to a house or a bathhouse. The solid wood door is always treated with protective compounds, so it is durable, not afraid of mold and fungus, and resistant to the destructive effects of fire.
- Paneled. The door of this type is a frame made of processed boards and panels (inserts). At the same time, inserts can be made of chipboard, MDF (inexpensive option) or solid and finger-jointed solid wood (reliable, but expensive door).
Inserts are attached with carpentry glue. For the independent manufacture of such a door, carpentry skills are needed. - Panel. A door leaf made of chipboard, plywood, MDF, honeycomb board (outer skin) is mounted to the wood frame. The internal cavity is filled with glued laminated timber or insulation, and sometimes left empty. The finish can be veneer or laminated film.
- With honeycomb filling. Interior doors of this type are made of a wooden frame, which is completely filled with honeycomb cardboard. Such doors are covered with MDF, which gives rigidity to the entire structure. This is an inexpensive and very light door.
Variety of types of wooden doors
Choice of material for the door
To obtain a high quality product, it is important to consider the type and grade of wood, as well as the quality of processing and drying. What else you should pay attention to when choosing lumber is described in detail in this article.
Wooden doors will last a long time, will not warp or dry out if you choose:
- grade A or “Extra” boards with a flat surface and no defects;
- lumber with a moisture content not exceeding 15%;
- softwoods (spruce, pine, larch) for furnishing interior doors;
- solid woods (beech, oak, maple) for entrance doors.
You can also make a wooden door from a furniture board. This idea is described in detail here.
Instructions for making a door
Making a simple lumber door is quite easy, you don't even need a blueprint. It is enough to know the exact dimensions (width, height) of the door leaf, and calculate the sash taking into account a gap of 5 mm.
Solid wood door
- Prepare dry edged boards 50-60 mm thick.
- Cut the boards to size.
- Join the planks together with wood glue.
- Cut off the unnecessary sash width.
- Clamp the finished structure with clamps and hold on a flat surface until the adhesive dries.
- Level the surface with a router.
- For the cross-beam from the board, you need to cut out the details in the shape of a trapezoid, then make a groove with a router for 0.5 of the thickness of the cross-beam and drive the cross-beam into the groove with a mallet.
- Coat product with antiseptic and fire retardant.
- For insulation, make leatherette lining.
Sample Solid Door
Paneled Door
- Measure the length, width and groove dimensions of all pieces.
- On a board or block for the frame and crossbars, cut a tongue and groove with a router.
- Prepare a groove at the ends of the cross members to secure the panels.
- Prepare the right size chipboard or plywood for the panels.
- Sanitize all prepared parts.
- Assemble the door elements and glue them at the joints.
- Carefully knock out the door leaf with a mallet at the joints, squeeze with clamps and let the glue dry.
- Proceed with the installation of fittings.
Panel door
- For strapping, cut the timber to the width and length of the door leaf.
- Make notches in the ends of the beam for the joint of the frame parts.
- Join frame members with wood glue.
- Drill 10 mm holes at the joints and drive in the dowels.
- For cladding, prepare plywood or fiberboard to match the size of the door, glue the joints between the frame and cladding with glue, mount the frame and place under a press until dry.
- Fill the frame from the inside with timber or MDF, connecting these elements with wood glue.
- After drying, install the upper part of the cladding.
- Route the door surface and frame edges.
Structural features of a panel door
A door with a honeycomb filling is manufactured according to the instructions of a panel door, only the material of the outer skin changes.
Installation of a wooden door of any kind is the same:
- Check the position of the door leaf in relation to the doorway and the floor.
- Door hinges are cut into a wooden box, they are mounted flush.
- Hang the door leaf on the hinges.
- Locks and handles are inserted with a drill or screwdriver, then, after checking the position of the crossbars, a groove is drilled in the frame.
Door Decor Ideas
DIY wooden door decor is an important step, because careless work can ruin the entire door leaf. Therefore, carefully sand the surface, then treat with an antiseptic composition. And before painting, be sure to apply a primer (preferably in 2 layers) or putty.
How can a wooden door be decorated?
- Stain or lacquer to maximize the grain of the wood.
- Paint with a spray gun or compressor.
- Apply laminated film or veneer (difficult to do at home).
- Make lining with leatherette.
