I think Crestview makes the doors from the top pictures - that was the main one I found. They apparently didn't even sell whole doors at first, just the windows and associated hardware and trimpieces for you to insert yourself in a plain flush door. Those became so popular that they started selling whole doors since then, and I may get one. But there must be other choices out there, one with a local vendor where I can look at the doors and check out the quality.

Thanks for the replies! Been busy at work and just getting an opportunity to check back in- the truth is that the doors function just fine, but are dated. It's truly just an aesthetic thing for me, which is why I hesitate to spend $3k+ on new. I'll attempt to post a pick, but imagine I'll fail on that!

So, I found a (semi) local iron fabricator guy who doesn't work with wood (I'd provide and finish that myself) but can make the sleeve brackets for my railing. They aren't exactly like the ones in the photo I posted (those had sleeve brackets with cutouts in them). He said he's not a fan of the cutouts, and that he'd make something more like this: He could do them in steel, painted any color, or in stainless steel and finished similarly to brushed nickel - or brass finished in a light satin. Do you guys think these would look good? Any input? If I don't go with this, I may just buy a few $8 standard boring wall brackets off the shelf at my local supplier, i.e.:

I'm actually a fan of benches by the front door. But I live in The Great White North and feel like it's polite to provide a spot for guests to sit and remove snow- or mud-covered boots. I probably would NOT put a bunch of cubbies or otherwise provide a "drop zone" for the kids to dump everything at the front door. That is ideally kept to the "back hall" or "mud room" if you have one. Because if you give them a horizontal surface, they will use it and you'll spend the next umpteen years yelling at them to get their backpacks/etc out of the entryway. As to the other, I've been in lots of farm houses. (Farm country, and all) None of them look like that. Especially with that cast iron railing. All of it is much nearer "Rustic Italian" or something similar. Don't feel like you have to limit that to "Tuscan Gold" paint, espresso cabinets, and travertine floors. Most of that trend was WAY overdone. So - no grapes, no roosters, etc. Go look for images and you see lots of what you have here - white walls, exposed beams and brick, etc. There is a lot to work with there - but it probably can't be shoe-horned into "HGTV Modern Farmhouse." And you really don't want to do that. It's a trend that will be passing off pretty soon, I suspect. Remain faithful to the style and bones of the house and you'll always have a timeless classic.