front door dilemma: single or double?
After getting tons of helpful feedbacks from last time, I’m back again looking for suggestions for my front door.
Main problem: existing door has lots of glass and I can’t find good window treatment. I don’t like the look of foggy. So I’m thinking replace the whole builder grade front door with something that has patterned glass to get the privacy and light.
I have a standard 61.5’ door opening. So convert to double is a possibility. My questions are:
For those who has French door do you find it’s practical vs a single slightly wider door. I finished my moving already so that’s not a concern
Do you think French door improve curb appeal for my house? In my area I noticed higher end community tends to have double door. But I do worry double door would look odd for my size of house. My front elevation is only 51’ wide including that extra front porch.
What color/material should I choose? Should I try to get a paint match shutter color like now, or get a wood stained door and wood stained frame. This picture may not show well but I got the same stone around my front door as the garage (including these little vertical stones above my door opening)
Thanks in advance!
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I have a single door with clear glass sidelights, no curtains, and have no problem with privacy. I can't imagine it would be a problem unless your front door opens onto your bedroom or bathroom, LOL.
As far as painting the door, you can either paint it the same color as the shutters, or a different one if you want to emphasize the front door. You could do a darker blue, or a contrasting color, like red, yellow or orange.
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