Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Spruce Your Decor with the Interior Door

Doors are just a thing we open and close, right? Most people really don’t think about the interior door in depth and this situation can lead to a decorating void. Interior doors can really add elegance and style to the inside of your home.

 
There are so many choices to make when shopping for interior doors. With all that choice there are styles of doors that will fit any budget or tastes you might have. Some of the options will be quite surprising. There aresolid hardwood doors or doors with veneer facing.  You can find raised panel and flat panel designs with a variety of different woods and if you are really serious about your interior doors, you can get them custom made. Imagine, you could have one-of-a-kind interior doors in your custom-built home. 
 
With the housing market on its nose and the value of homes dropping, many people are looking for ways to make their home feel new and ways to upgrade their value without taking large amounts of money out of their budgets. The fact is that there is such a wide variety of doors that taking on this project might just be fun. Nothing like removing an old door and putting in something that will change the entire look and feel of the home for pennies on the dollar compared to a remodel job. 
 
Sometimes the door frame in your home is not a standard size. There is no need to worry because many door manufactures can make custom doors to literally fit your need. The types of door you can get might surprise you. Arched doors, craftsman, mission style, rustic country or even an arts-and-crafts door might be the perfect way to change the look and feel of your home or office. 
 
To give you an idea about the types of woods a person might find in the door market, I will list just a few. Wood species differ in many ways; light wood versus dark wood or knotty wood, and soft wood or hard wood are just a few things to consider. Availability of various species include, but are not limited to Honduras mahogany, Brazilian cherry alder, Oregon maple ash, American cherry, African mahogany, birch, Brazilian walnut, Spanish cedar, cypress, hickory, hard maple, soft maple, knotty pine, knotty alder, poplar, pine, plain red oak, plain white oak, quartersawn red oak, quartersawn white oak, teak and walnut to just name a few. 
 
So spruce up your home with interior doors and feel good about the value of your home.