Hi, Your ranch is lovely, but the front door is way too ”fussy” and ornate to go with the style of your home. Either go with a wider door (your structure is wide so the proportion would work well), or find a matched door and sidelight combo that is more current and better complements the design. The money spent on a front door is well worth it, since the door is one of the first impressions visitors have of your home!
You have a great mid-centuryhouse with an interesting site, plus the advantage of mature trees. I agree with commenters who have urged you to replace your existing front door with one that enhances the mid-century style of your home. The most useful link I’ve found for considering options is https://retrorenovation.com/2014/07/22/4-places-buy-midcentury-entry-doors-home/ . Everyone can sympathize with your need to keep costs down as you juggle multiple projects inside and out. If a DIY approach suits you, there are a number of articles - and even kits - to use more modest materials to create a mid-century front door, as here: https://makeitmidcentury.com/building-your-new-door-with-a-make-it-mid-century-kit/ There’s also this post on how to “perfect” your mid-century front door:
Posters who urge a single, wide door for getting large items into house without dismantling doorframes have a good point. I also think a single, wider door makes a stronger statement, if you plan to keep the opening the same size. Consider re-use salvage stores. You never know what you might find. It’s worth a browse or two.
Some good suggestions have already been made about the front door’s color. You might want to work out your exterior palette before deciding the color of the front door. An example of the impact a front door’s color can make is at https://www.atomic-ranch.com/architecture-design/exterior-paint-colors/
Hi, Your ranch is lovely, but the front door is way too ”fussy” and ornate to go with the style of your home. Either go with a wider door (your structure is wide so the proportion would work well), or find a matched door and sidelight combo that is more current and better complements the design. The money spent on a front door is well worth it, since the door is one of the first impressions visitors have of your home!
You have a great mid-centuryhouse with an interesting site, plus the advantage of mature trees. I agree with commenters who have urged you to replace your existing front door with one that enhances the mid-century style of your home. The most useful link I’ve found for considering options is https://retrorenovation.com/2014/07/22/4-places-buy-midcentury-entry-doors-home/ . Everyone can sympathize with your need to keep costs down as you juggle multiple projects inside and out. If a DIY approach suits you, there are a number of articles - and even kits - to use more modest materials to create a mid-century front door, as here: https://makeitmidcentury.com/building-your-new-door-with-a-make-it-mid-century-kit/
There’s also this post on how to “perfect” your mid-century front door:
https://midmod-midwest.com/midcentury-front-door/
Posters who urge a single, wide door for getting large items into house without dismantling doorframes have a good point. I also think a single, wider door makes a stronger statement, if you plan to keep the opening the same size. Consider re-use salvage stores. You never know what you might find. It’s worth a browse or two.
Some good suggestions have already been made about the front door’s color. You might want to work out your exterior palette before deciding the color of the front door. An example of the impact a front door’s color can make is at https://www.atomic-ranch.com/architecture-design/exterior-paint-colors/