Door style on cape cod?
We have a cape cod style home and we are finally changing the siding after five years of living with the yellow. We are using the gray vinyl shake standing up to the right of the door (may not matter for my question). I would like to replace the door -- I like the black, but hate the glass style (got the door for a steal when we first moved in) and we need to replace the framing when we do the siding anyway. We need glass there because it is very dark in the hallway and we don't want to have a storm door in addition to the front door. I have been considering a 3/4, 12 lite glass door, but would like to have some sort of obscurity in the glass. Looking at the baroque glass on this site.
https://www.western-reflections.com/doorglass_detail/Baroque__Simulated_Divided_Lites_SDLs
Would it be strange to include an obscure glass in a 12-lite door? Or should it just be clear glass?
Also like this astrid door: https://www.lowes.com/pd/Therma-Tru-Benchmark-Doors-Astrid-Half-Lite-Decorative-Glass-Left-Hand-Inswing-Sage-Painted-Steel-Prehung-Entry-Door-with-Insulating-Core-Common-32-in-x-80-in-Actual-33-5-in-x-81-5-in/1000527847
Would using that the astrid glass door be strange on the cape style? Once we do this renovation, I just want to be DONE, so trying to get it right the first time! Thanks for your help!
*Also (again not sure if it matters in relation to my question)
, we do not plan to have shutters once the siding is replaced. We are using a wider white trim and hope to skip the shutters unless it looks really bizarre without them. If we do eventually have shutters, they would be wider and likely black.
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4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoForgot a color for the front door…either black with gray siding, or one of my favorite B.M Historic Colors…Somerville Red which loves to be paired with B.M. AF-660, Granite
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4 years agoThe most appropriate door for your Cape Cod home would be a solid 6-panel door, like this:
Cape cod built with vinyl and other polymeric siding · More Info
Here's a close-up of the style. I'd do it in painted wood.
Severe Weather 6-Panel Fiberglass Smooth Entry Door, RH Outswing, 37.5"x81" · More Infololalemon thanked Diana Bier Interiors, LLClolalemon
4 years agoThanks everyone! Okay, definitely not the Astrid door. If we do a solid door, we'd have to do a storm door to let in light when we're home. It's a really tight fit by the door--wall on the right as you walk in, so not much room for the door the be open into the house. I have looked at just about everything. If we do decide to do glass, I'm just not sure how to handle obscurity. I know ideally it should be solid door, but I need the light!!! It's gorgeous coming through that front door window in the mornings. Also they are double windows, so hopefully it will look fine with wider trim so we don't have to do shutters.
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4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoI could see a door with the glass panel, and also please use this light fixture
https://www.houzz.com/products/classic-onion-small-wall-light-black-clear-glass-prvw-vr~89303737
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4 years agoThis is a paintable, 6 panel door with two windows that I think would look great with your house! We had a thermatru door from Home Depot in our other house and a thermatru door from a door and window company in this house. The one from the door company was a lot more expensive and it is a lot more sturdy. So, just know exactly what you are looking at because there are variations I quality level within the line. The one from Home Depot was fine, just not as solid as this one.
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4 years agoUpdated with the almost final product. The door will be painted black and we’ll have porch and hand rails soon.
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