Interior Doors - What do I choose?
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1. Moulded Panel & Traditional Styles
These are the standard, classic designs most often used for interior bedroom and closet doors, though many cross over to traditional exterior entries.
Colonial (or Colonist): The quintessential traditional door. It features six panels arranged in pairs (two small squares at the top, two long rectangles, two medium squares at the bottom). Usually has a textured wood-grain or smooth finish.
Carrara (or Roman): An elegant, softer style featuring a gentle top arch over a long vertical panel, with a smaller square panel at the bottom.
Avery / Camden: Modified traditional layouts, often utilizing 2-panel or 4-panel configurations with subtle arch tops to give a slightly updated, formal look.
2. Craftsman, Shaker & Mission Styles
Characterized by clean, straight lines, sharp 90-degree square routing (no decorative curves), and a strong architectural presence. These are massive in both modern farmhouse and craftsman home styles.
Lincoln Park: A highly popular transitional style featuring a single flat recessed panel with a distinct, clean Shaker border.
Logan: A classic 2-panel craftsman look, with one large top square panel and one smaller bottom square panel.
Conmore: A structured 3-panel design where three flat, equal horizontal panels are stacked vertically.
Riverside: A distinct 5-panel design featuring five equal horizontal panels stacked from top to bottom. It provides a sharp, rhythmic look for long hallways.
3. Rustic & Country Styles
Perfect for cottages, cabins, or rustic farmhouse designs. These styles focus on giving a "plank-built" or heavy-timber illusion.
Cheyenne: A 2-panel door featuring a dramatic top arch panel embedded with vertical plank grooves (beadboard styling), paired with a square bottom panel.
Z-Brace / X-Brace (Barn Doors): Heavily utilized for sliding interior doors, these replicate old barn doors with diagonal wood bracing overlaying vertical planks.
4. Glass-Focused Styles (Interior & Exterior)
When a page needs to cover doors that maximize natural light or separate spaces without completely blocking the view.
French Doors: Doors featuring glass panes throughout their entire length, usually divided by wood grilles (muntins). Standard layouts include 1-lite, 10-lite, or 15-lite configurations.
Prairie Style: Common on exterior craftsman doors, featuring a large central pane of glass framed by smaller, geometric glass window panes around the perimeter.
Half-Lite / Nine-Lite: Common for back doors or side entries, where the top half of the door is glass (often divided into 9 smaller panes) and the bottom half is a solid wood or fiberglass panel.
5. Modern & Contemporary Styles
Minimalist layouts that rely on clean lines, flush surfaces, and geometric patterns rather than traditional raised molding.
Flush: A completely flat, smooth door with no panels at all. Relies entirely on the wood grain veneer or a high-gloss paint finish for visual appeal.
Horizontal Line / Ladder: A flush door that features crisp, shallow horizontal lines routed directly into the surface (often 3 to 5 lines), creating a sleek, subtle texture.
