A Lasting Impression

OLD WORLD ENTRY DOORS:

OLD WORLD: A DESIGN DICHOTOMYOld World style is a blend of contrasting elements. Its rooms long to be both

grand and comfortable. Every piece in an Old World styled home is purposeful.

From ornate detailing to archways, to textured walls and distressed finishes,

Old World design balances feminine and masculine materials.

• Selecting materials

• Metal accents

• Decorative glass and caming

• Arching

• Raised paneling

• Accent carvings and distressing

We’re sharing six ideas on how to create a customized Old World

entry door for your next build or remodel:

OLD WORLD ENTRY DOORS: WOOD OR FIBERGLASS?

The entr y door of an Old World sty le home is the centerpiece. I t must

be impressive in scale and design. Selec t ing a mater ial is the f ir s t s tep.

Wood is a beautiful and t imeless option.

The Aurora® f iberglass door is made by hand with technology

unmatched by any other manufacturer. Our Aurora doors repl icate the

woodgrain of the species chosen. Our ar t isans add knots and character

marks to achieve ult imate authenticit y. Aurora doors of fer the beauty

of wood with the durabil i t y and low-maintenance of a f iberglass door.

We recommend present ing gra in pat terns to your c l i ent

before co lor s and f in i shes . Each wood has d i f fe rent

gra ins and accent s , which make them unique. A cus tom

IWP ® Wood door i s handmade. Our c raf t smen touch

ever y deta i l and spend week s c reat ing jus t one door.

The four mos t popular woods used are oak , mahogany,

knot t y a lder and Douglas f i r. Once you’ve agreed on

the t ype of wood, they can p ick f rom a var ie t y of

s ta ins . I f your c l i ent prefer s a pa inted door, darker

co lor s work bet ter for an O ld Wor ld v ibe. Cons ider

a fores t green or coba l t b lue.

For something more durab le that s t i l l conveys

the warmth of wood, f iberg las s i s an exce l lent

a l te rnat i ve. The IWP ® Aurora ® F iberg las s door i s

made by hand wi th techno logy unmatched by any

other manufac turer. V i r tua l l y ind is t inguishab le f rom

rea l wood, th i s l ine rep l i cates the woodgra in of

your c l i ent ’s choos ing. Our ar t i sans add knot s and

charac ter mark s to achieve u l t imate authent ic i t y. The

IWP ® Aurora ® door of fer s the beaut y of wood wi th the

per formance and low maintenance of a f iberg las s door

and i s ava i lab le for new cons t ruc t ion or rep lacement .

Whether you choose a wood or f iberg las s ent r y door,

inc lude an overhang in your des ign to ensure that the

door ’s f in i sh and deta i l s a re preser ved even longer

desp i te the e lement s .

The sophis t i cat ion of meta l adds depth to any O ld

Wor ld ent r y door. Depending on the ex ter io r des ign

of the home, you may want to of fer a var ie t y of meta l

deta i l s . The mos t popular are speakeas ies , c lavos , door

knocker s , s t raps and gr i l l e s .

SPEAKEA SIES

These smal l por ta l s , o r ig ina l l y c reated to a l low

those ins ide to see and speak wi th a v i s i to r w i thout

opening the door, became known as “speakeasy”

gr i l l e s because of the i r use dur ing P rohib i t ion. Whi le

your c l i ent s may not requi re a password to enter, a

speakeasy gr i l l e i s a charming way to add meta l to

the i r door. Opt ions inc lude a c las s i c basket weave or

an ornate “v ine” des ign, and your c l i ent can choose

whether or not the smal l pane l opens .

MEET METAL: THE PERFECT DETAIL

CL AVOS

Clavos i s the Spanish word for na i l s . Typ ica l l y, c lavos

w i l l have some d is t res s ing that g i ves them the i l lus ion

of be ing aged. Round and d iamond shaped c lavos

pa i r we l l w i th the O ld Wor ld look. You can add them

with in the pane l sec t ions , p lace a few at the top of

an arched door or def ine the center w i th them.

DOOR KNOCKERS

Door knocker s or ig inated in anc ient Greece as an

a l te rnat i ve to shout ing your ar r i va l . The c las s i c r ing

des ign was both knocker and door pul l . A l though

door knocker s may not ser ve a func t iona l ro le

anymore, they are a c las s i c way to enhance a door.

STR APS

Rai l , rad ius and corner s t raps can enr ich an ex ter io r

door in jus t the r ight p laces , and they look s tunning

wi th a set of c lavos .

GRILLES

I f the ent r y way inc ludes s ide l i tes , gr i l l e s are one

way to dres s them up. Add a gr i l l e to complement a

speakeasy. For a more ornate look , opt for a complex

pat tern or a v ine - l ike des ign.

GL A SS SHAPES

Decorat i ve g las s c reates a rega l ent r y and can add ins tant curb appea l

to any ex ter io r door. There are many opt ions to present your c l i ent .

F rom tex ture to pat tern to co lor, g las s can be cus tomized to prov ide

a t ru l y one - of-a -k ind look.

GL A SS SHAPES

Beve led g las s i s an at t rac t i ve opt ion and creates a love ly pr i sm pat tern

when the sun sh ines through. Addi t iona l tex tures such as r ipp led or woven

pat terns add def in i t ion and are cons is tent w i th O ld Wor ld s t y le. A co lor

over lay can he lp h ighl ight these deta i l s . Use fu l l - s ize gr i l l e s on the g las s

in the main door to br ighten the ent r y way, or add coord inat ing s ide l ight s .

GLASS ADDS ELEGANCE

C AMING

Poss ib l y the mos t unique way to

use g las s in an O ld Wor ld door

i s to c reate decorat i ve des igns

w i th caming. Caming i s the meta l

banding that jo ins pane ls of

g las s together. Caming comes in

d i f fe rent f in i shes that can match

your c l i ent ’s cho ice of hardware

or meta l accent s . With caming,

the g las s maker can cons t ruc t

int r i cate pat terns and des igns ,

g i v ing your c l i ent an abso lute l y

one - of-a -k ind ent r y.

Archways are des ign e lement s used in many O ld Wor ld

homes . I t ’s common to f ind them in door ways as we l l

as in ha l lways . I f your c l i ent has ex i s t ing arches in the i r

inter io r, rep lace the f ront door w i th an arched door to

br ing the O ld Wor ld s t y le to the ex ter io r of the home.

With a s ing le arch door, you can add ra i sed pane l

des igns , c lavos or even rounded p ieces of g las s . I f

space a l lows, expand the ent r y way and ins ta l l doub le

arched door s w i th matching s ide l ight s to c reate a

grand ent rance.

ALLURING ARCHES

RAISED PANELS ELEVATE STYLEOld Wor ld des ign showcases tex ture. From s tucco wal l s to ornate ly

car ved cab inet s and she lves , O ld Wor ld i s never f la t . Car r y th i s same

look into the ent r y door to cus tomize the des ign your c l i ent want s .

Some ideas inc lude th in ver t i ca l pane l ing across the door and cur ved

pane l ing for arched door s . For a more int r i cate look, sugges t ra i sed

pane ls . Ra ised pane ls come in a var ie t y of shapes that inc lude

addi t iona l ra i sed mould ing for more depth.

Car v ings a re an idea l way to show of f the beaut y of a wood door.

Fo r c l i ent s that g rav i t a te toward cus tom p ieces that te l l a s to r y,

ca r v ings a re a pe r fec t des ign feature. A f lo ra l mot i f, fami l y c re s t

o r in i t i a l s a re a few way s to de l i ve r a pe r sona l i zed look to the i r

ent r y door.

For a subt ler f in ish, consider d is t ress ing or ant iquing. Ant iquing

the wood is a mult i - s tep process that uses di f ferent s ta ins and

highl ight s speci f ic areas l ike mouldings and panels . A dis t ressed

look can be l ight to heav y, g iv ing the wood an aged look.

REAL AND RUSTIC

Old World sty le is rooted in the homes of the Mediterranean

coas t s f rom the 16th and 17th centur ies . Whi le there may

not be a v iew of th i s aqua sea f rom your work s i te, you

can s t i l l des ign an ent r y door to r i va l any European v i l la .

O ld Wor ld t ru l y prov ides a wor ld of poss ib i l i t i e s .

W ith oppor tuni t ie s to cus tomize f in i shes , accent s , g las s

and shapes , you can create for your c l i ent s an ent r y door

that ref lec t s the i r per sona l i t y and s t y le.

These are jus t a few of our Old Wor ld des ign ideas.

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