It is possible to buy doors that are either replica mid-century modern doors or that generally fit the style of mid-century modern homes.
What Are Mid-Century Modern Doors?
Because front doors for suburban homes in the 1950s and 1960s were often built of light-weight materials, few original doors remain in good working condition. It doesn’t help that front doors bear the brunt of weathering. Even doors built of high-quality materials suffer from the effects of rain, snow, and sunlight. Mid-century modern replica doors were difficult to obtain during the mid-century modern, “Mad Men”-inspired craze. Door production lagged behind demand. Crestview Doors of Austin, Texas was one of the earliest companies to recognize homeowners’ avid desire for truly mid-century modern-styled doors. When Crestview went out of business, a number of other companies filled in to offer mid-century modern style doors. Mid-century modern doors often have features such as:
Clean linesWood constructionNatural wood appearanceLites within the doorSite lites
Contemporary 4-Lite Painted Wood Front Door and Sidelites (DbyD-5013) is made of paint-grade wood with four horizontal stacked lites built into the door.Contemporary 3-Lite Painted Wood Front Door (DbyD-5162) is similar to #5013, except that it has three smaller squares that are stacked one upon the other.
