How Custom Doors Can Transform Your Living Space
Scenic doors that create indoor-outdoor living can help transform your living space and improve the value of your home.
Unlike mass produced doors bought in big box home improvement stores, custom doors are manufactured with high-quality materials and are carefully manufactured to fit your specific needs. Our experienced sales team at Guido Materials can help you explore some of the custom door options we offer and how they can make a lasting impact to your home.
Custom Front Doors
Your front door is a gateway to your home. Front doors help provide a glimpse into your personality and style when guests first arrive and help your house stand out from the crowd. There are many details to consider when choosing the right front door but it is important to first consider the following:
Personality and Style
It’s important to consider the character, style and feel of your home you’re your front door choice should complement those things.
Privacy and Security
You have a lot of options when considering an entry door. Solid wood doors are a good choice if you want more privacy and protection but if you prefer to have more light, you can choose from a range of partial to full glass paneled doors.
Weather Protection
The amount of overhang space you have available and threshold style will influence the type and style of door best for your specific situation. Most exterior doors need some protection from the elements to operate efficiently and to each brand’s standard. You will want to consider whether your exterior door locations receive a lot of direct sun, or direct exposure to rain and wind and be sure to share this information with our salesperson so that they can best guide you with your door selection. Each brand and product line will outline the specifications and conditions for their product to work properly. Make sure you ask about and understand those specification and ensure your situation meets the product criteria before making a purchasing decision.
Scenic Doors
Scenic doors have increased in popularity in recent years because their floor to ceiling glass allow for an expanded panoramic view of the outside to maximize the natural light flowing into a living space. With their large glass panels and many style options, scenic doors are typically designed to be the focal point of a living space. Scenic doors create a harmony between indoor and outdoor space and studies show that the extra infusion of light into your living areas can improve your mood and your mental health. It’s most important to consider how you plan to use the space when considering which scenic door might be best suited for your needs.
Types of Custom Scenic Doors
Multi-Slide Doors
Are often referred to as “moving panels of glass”, have several moving panels with various stacking options for you to consider. Multi-slide doors when opened fully, allow for the panels to be stacked side by side perpendicular to the wall. You can leave the stack exposed or you can choose to pocket the panels into your wall.
Bi-fold Doors
Are also multi-paneled doors, but they open differently than multi-slide doors. Bi-fold doors are hinged at the top of each panel and open accordion style with each panel stacking upon the next as they fold back towards the wall. If this entrance to your home is one you will use often coming and going from your home, you will want to consider a fixed swinging panel on one end of your bi-fold door so that you enter and exit your house with ease.
Corner Sliding Doors
If you really want unobstructed views, corner sliding door systems take panoramic views to the next level by essentially combining two sliding door systems and eliminating the corner wall and post where they meet. This system allows both sides to slide open and maximize your unobstructed view. Of course, this option would require careful consideration and early planning in a construction project but would yield the most amazing results.
Guido Materials offers scenic doors from Marvin, La Cantina and Western. Each brand offers their own unique aesthetic that can really help to transform the way you live, and the way you relax. Each brand offers plenty of customizable options so you can build the perfect custom scenic door for your project.
Custom Interior Doors
There are many creative options when considering interior doors for your home. Gone are the days of boring standard interior doors. Interior doors are crucial to allowing living spaces to flow seamlessly into one another, as well as improving the flow of light from one room to the next. Like exterior doors, interior doors can be designed and manufactured to complement the style and feel of your home. Using premium materials and high quality veneers, there are a multitude of options in either paint-grade MDF or stain-grade wood. From the simplicity of the craftsman style to arched Mediterranean style doors, to the funky eclectic style of art deco with geometric decorative elements and all styled in between, there are probably more options than you thought possible! TruStile and Masonite, our high-quality, interior door brands, both offer a broad variety to choose from.
Are you in the San Antonio area and are looking to transform your living space by installing custom doors? At Guido Materials we offer a thoughtfully curated selection of quality door product lines in a broad range of materials, sizes and configurations to meet your style and budget requirements. Visit our showroom today or get in touch to find out how we can help you.