Doors Make a Dramatic Impact on Interior Design

“Interior door design plays an important role in accentuating a home’s architectural style. A well-designed door gives you a preview of the room you will find behind it. With TruStile’s custom design process, we created doors that capture the true essence and character of the home.”

— Bestselling author, architect and cultural visionary Sarah Susanka on using TruStile doors for her Not So Big Showhouse at the 2005 International Builders’ Show

Doors are one of the most visible design features in any home

Just as any other design feature that goes into your new home or renovation, doors should be thoughtfully selected to reflect your home’s unique style and character. Consider the important, but often overlooked, role doors play in interior design:

  • Every room has a door, unlike other design features that only impact one room, like granite countertops, appliances and plumbing fixtures
  • Doors are used dozens of times each day
  • Doors perform an important function in addition to aesthetic enhancement, offering security, privacy, noise reduction and room separation

Visualize the difference a well-designed door makes

All too often, the hollow core, six-panel door is the default choice even in custom homes that include an otherwise impressive selection of amenities and upgrades. Doors have been overly value engineered, diminishing their structural and design integrity. However, the visual impact of high-quality, architectural door is dramatic. Take a glimpse at the striking difference a well-designed door makes in the look and feel of a room.

Before Typical hollow core door Typical hollow core door After TSL2200 with cirque resin panels TSL2200 with cirque resin panels Before Molded six-panel door Molded six-panel door After PL200 in knotty alder with seedy wash glass PL200 in knotty alder with seedy wash glass

Making doors important again

Once upon a time, doors held a significant place in architectural design. Doors embodied the unique philosophies and conventions of the architectural periods in which they were built and were considered influential indicators of style and stature. TruStile values these architectural traditions, so we build premium paint-grade MDF and stain-grade wood doors that help differentiate modern-day homes and projects.

Click here to see TruStile’s Authentic Designs, which represent a collection of doors that complement 12 popular architectural styles.

Before Molded six-panel door Molded six-panel door After TS3060 in solid MDF TS3060 in solid MDF Before Typical hollow core door Typical hollow core door After TS6020 in solid MDF TS6020 in solid MDF