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When you build a house, you obviously need a way to get in and out of it. Once you're inside, the door's security feature
keeps out the weather, bears, and such.
It was easier to open if it were on hinges, and to keep it from flapping all around, man created a latch.
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| Board and battan door |
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A board and batten door was easy enough to construct of lumber, with three horizontal pieces holding
the vertical pieces together. It was built without a frame, and sometimes a lazy carpenter only used two horizontal pieces.
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A swinging door was an integral part of old saloons, for example, where folks came and went constantly.
Much later, in a cold climate somewhere, someone invented a revolving door.
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| Swinging Door |
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| Dutch Door |
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The Dutch came up with the idea of a two-part door, so the busy housewife inside could keep tabs on her neighbors. It
also kept the family cow out.
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A lock made sure the neighbors couldn't get in, and it was then that the door knocker was born. This eventually led to
the invention of the doorbell.
The front door can be decorative to make sure that passers-by know the owner has taste and finesse -- and money.
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| Gothic Front Door |
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| Folding Door |
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There are doors between rooms, patio doors, and the back door. Let's not forget pet doors.
A door can be
covered or set in an arch. It can be glazed or paneled or have a screen insert.
You can even fold doors up. Google for door images and see all the ideas you can come up with.
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Paneled doors can be made up of many panels or shapes, either symmetrical or not, as the designer deems fit.
Both of the doors at the right have five panels.
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| 5-panel Wood Door |
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| 5-panel Wood Door |
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Obviously, these are only a few examples of doors. They're only limited by materials and imagination, and some entry
doors are the most ornate part of a house.
Modern realtors suggest painting a door in specific colors to aid the sale of a house. They've come a long way, baby.
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