THE DECORATED DOOR

LES PORTES DECOREES

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Like a number of designers, I have been confronted with the problem of having to deal with ordinary doors on a project. You know, the ones with the ordinary cheap looking moldings, ordinary hardware and plain Jane off-white paint.

What to do to bring this sad lot to a semblance of elegance? 

Well you could go wild with ornate moldings, sold by the yard at the hardware store or, better, found at an antique restoration material store.

planete maison

Or you could just add a small amount of panache by way of something simpler yet handsome.

highmarktrim

Of course there are ways to address this challenge with great style but they are going to need some effort and money. 

marie claire maison

a lot of effort and a lot of money...

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Some people with very little means find ingenious ways to adorn their otherwise plain doorways

oualata mauritania via uncieldetoiles

others are beyond creative, like this door in the School of Architecture of Strasbourg in France

 www.archi-strasbourg.org

A bit of paint and a lot of talent will help of course

jujol can negre

as will carpentry skills 

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and often the most modest detail like this wreath-like round frame makes all the difference.

marie claire maison

and while you are at it, why not go all the way and incorporate your door into a whole wall of detail.

aesthetically-thinking

au revoir.