Modern Garage Door Design Ideas

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Modern garage door design ideas.

Even at their most convenient garages aren t typically thought of as a design feature to celebrate and highlight. But like any design challenge it s all about how you approach it. For that reason many are reimagining the garage door s potential as both style icon and improving factor for the overlook look and scheme of the home. Drive through a neighborhood and notice all the white garage doors with half circle windows.

If this is the best door for your budget consider painting it the same color as your home s exterior. For example if you have a modern farmhouse style home pair it with a matching modern farmhouse style garage door. A grouping of four windows is placed on the side of this modern garage door to create a unique style and allow natural light in. Styles ranging from craftsman wood to tuscan villa as well as expertly crafted metals and windowed façades transform any home into an eye catching dwelling that may just cause the pedestrian to slow down and marvel as they pass by.

These doors are characterized by clean lines modern materials steel glass aluminum and colors like chocolate black and gray. Give a garage and its oversized doors enough attention and you ll realize that it s possible to make garage doors effective and aesthetically pleasing. For a look that s impossible to ignore paint the garage door window trim and front door a bold shade of black. These seem to be the standard.

Or look for alternatives like wood corrugated metal etc. Many contemporary doors however incorporate wood and other colors as well.