Garage Door Styles

Garage doors styles are as varied as the homes they are attached to. Since garage doors typically account for 20 percent or more of the part of your home that is visible from the street, they are an important design feature. The perfect garage door can mean increased curb appeal. It is a large investment in the style of your home, so choose a complimentary style.

Whether starting new or doing a renovation, the garage door you choose will impact the look of your home. When choosing the style of your new garage door, consider the entire house.

Step out to the curb and look at the overall effect of your home's architecture. You may see a lot of arches or horizontal lines. Perhaps you have a vintage home or one that copies a vintage style. Try to find garage doors that enhance these details. If you need some visual help, Garage Door Styles is a video with more detail about choosing a door to enhance the style of your home.

These garage doors are reminiscent of the old carriage houses and are perfect for country, Victorian, or Craftsman styles. These doors are often crafted from wood. They generally contain windows on the upper fourth of the door and have a handcrafted look. This handcrafted look is carried out with the façade of the doors. Generally they will have vertical wood planks and forged iron hinges.

Carriage house doors can be manufactured as overhead doors or they can swing out from side hinges as the original carriage house doors did. Clopay Showcase of Homes has an excellent gallery of carriage style garage doors to give you an idea of the versatility of this particular style.

Within the traditional garage door category are numerous styles. Many replicate the carriage house doors. While carriage house doors most often are made of wood, traditional garage door styles are also manufactured from other materials such as steel. These are the overhead doors that roll upward on a track. They tend to be less expensive but in many cases just as beautiful.

Traditional doors can have glass insets in the door just like carriage doors. Look for lines that are similar to the other lines in your home. If you have paladin windows, then look for arched glass insets in the garage door. If your home is an Arts and Crafts bungalow style, then look for lots of firm, horizontal lines and multi-paned glass insets.

It is always helpful to see pictures of the doors on real houses. When browsing the online galleries, try to look for homes that have design similarities to your house. See which doors are shown on those homes and if you like the way they look. By spending some time in research you can better choose doors that you will like for a long time.

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Driving around your neighborhood is a good way to see what other homeowners have done. You can see firsthand how the different garage door styles compliment (or don’t) your neighbors' homes. If you see many homes with the same style, you may want to consider staying away from that style to make your own home stand out more.

The first impression people have of your home is from the street. Make sure that the impression is a positive one with carefully chosen garage doors.

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