Solid Wood Door Design

Doors serve as the main point of entrance and exit in any home. Doors made from solid wood are some of the most popular door choices in homes today. An attractive solid wood door will normally impress visitors coming to your home with its elegance and beauty. Wooden doors are available in a variety of great colours which are able to match existing decor in almost any household. These doors are known to introduce natural warmth, charm and style in a home when used in the traditional way.

Wood doors serve well as a means of gaining access to your home. You may replace metal exterior doors with wooden doors to revamp your entire house and give it a new look. Wooden doors are very inviting to guests in your home and give it a unique look in the eyes of those viewing it from the outside. Solid wood doors are available as the single acting doors which are hinged on one side and therefore only open in one direction. There are also the bi-folded doors with 2 panels which fold at the centre.

Your choice of solid wood door will naturally depend on your own personal taste, where you live, the overall architecture and existing decor in your home, as well as the budget you are working with. It is also important to source your solid wooden doors from a reputable source to guarantee that you receive the best value for the money you spend.

What's most important is to ensure that you choices blend in well with the entire look of your home. Remember that these are normally the first thing that visitors to your home will see, so they are your style statement.

Once you have bought and installed your doors, you will want to ensure that they remain protected from damage. Such damage may be as a result of extreme weather, high temperatures, excess humidity, rain and frost. Wooden doors may also be damaged through cracking or warping, as well as by termite attacks.

Ensure that you properly maintain and care for your doors to enable them to last longer. However, modern construction methods are making wooden doors much less susceptible to damage from the elements, while maintaining their attractiveness. It is recommended that you have your solid wood door primed and thereafter painted or stained in order to better shield it from the weather and avoid incurring high maintenance fees further down the road.

It is possible to personalise the look of your solid wood entry door through the addition of a window, sidelights, and transom or glass insets. While those with a solid core tend to be higher priced than the hollow core wood doors, they make up for their costliness by working well in dampening sounds on both sides.

If you can't afford having these solid wood doors in every room in your home, you could start out by fitting them in the bedroom and bathroom while you save up for an entire home makeover. To find out more about doors visit the Savoy Doors shop.

The saying 'you get what you pay for' is nary as true as when investing in top quality, bespoke products.

It's also true that top quality, bespoke products are usually exactly that: an investment.

Wood doors are no different. They won't be the cheapest option in terms of initial outlay, but the benefits they bring over their lifetime will more than cover their monetary cost.

We all want to make our homes as safe as they can be for ourselves and our families, and solid wood doors play a large role in ensuring they are. But what about in the inside?

Well, you could cut corners and go for a cheaper, off-the-shelf option. But we wouldn't recommend it.

In truth, the benefits of solid wood doors inside the home are just as important as those brought by exterior ones.

Looking good inside and out

When you install doors in your home, the single most obvious improvement they make is in the aesthetics.