Top Five Doors We'd Love To Have And Close

We like to admire a home’s details. A lot of work goes into these houses and the finer points can be easily overlooked. But sometimes it’s hard to make said details sexy, as we say in the biz. Take doors for example. We all need them, and love to close them, but talking about doors is not exactly riveting. Still, we’re gonna give it a go. So, without further ado, here are five sassy doors that we’d be proud to have (and close).

Daaammn, door, you lookin’ fine. Seriously, this thing is gorgeous. Clearly using an Arts and Crafts style, this house was actually built in 1909, according to the listing. And this door feels like it’s from another time, when quality and craftsmanship were top priorities. Not to diss the houses of today, but you don’t see this kind of detail work too often. We’d never want to slam this door shut, just out of respect for it.

Staahp! This door is so sweet we can’t stand it. Not only is it over-sized, which is awesome (as we say in the biz), but it has white-rimmed window panes and is surrounded by a large brick wall. Plus, it leads out onto a screened-in balcony. The sheer curtains don’t hurt either. We just want to give the whole thing a bushel and a peck and a hug around the neck.

Well, hello there, beautiful. [Insert purr noise here.] Yup, it’s another solid door with a double-wide entrance, which when you really think about it, is ideal. Think about having to move couches, or refrigerators, or anything enormous, frankly. Imagine how much easier it would be not having to shimmy through a narrow entrance pushing something at least four times your weight and trying not to lose digits in the process. No, thank you.

So, are over-sized doors a thing now? Cuz, we’re into it. This one takes another step and adds a large window that takes up the upper half of the door and lets in lots of natural light. We’d put up some kind of curtain though because we have no love for peeping Toms. This door also appears to have a mail slot, which we miss. Why did that stop becoming a thing? With a mail slot, you don’t have to worry about your parcels getting wet in the rain, or open the door in the freezing cold to get it. So much win for the mail slot. In summary, we’re fans.

Okay, we’ll admit it. Part of the appeal of this door is the fact that this photo was clearly taken during warmer months and in sunshine, of which it is neither right now. (Thanks, freezing rain.) But, it’s also very sweet, in that traditional, antique-y kind of way. The frame gives what would’ve been an ordinary screen door a whole lot of personality. And, let’s face it, it’s pretty welcoming. Despite our curmudgeonly tendencies to close doors, this one warms up our cold, little hearts.