Double Door - Art Nouveau
Shop double doors for a distinctive paired look, from substantial solid panels to full-lite glazed and mixed panel-and-glass designs. Start with your location: an exterior entrance, an interior passage, or a patio connection. Then consider everyday access and whether you want the pair alone or surrounding fixed elements. Available options vary by product and application.
Browse the doors below to compare looks.
Double Doors Buyer Guide
Start with how you will use the opening, then decide how much glass and surrounding detail you want. The operating arrangement matters as much as the paired appearance.
Everyday Access with Double Doors
For routine trips, an arrangement with one everyday panel lets you pass through without opening both doors. This is the active panel; the passive or inactive panel normally stays secured.
If moving large objects or handling more traffic matters, choose a pair whose second panel is designed to open, because opening both gives more usable width than the active panel alone.
Solid and Glazed Double Doors
Solid-panel doors suit visual screening and a substantial door face because they have no transparent panel. Full-lite glazed designs favor a glass-focused look, with glazing that admits daylight and allows views.
Mixed panel-and-glass designs, such as half-lite doors, combine solid structure with a smaller glazed area. If you want light and views without making glass the dominant feature, start there. The divided-lite glass guide compares glass types in more detail.
Match the Application to the Location
For a weather-exposed entrance, start with an exterior pair: outdoor exposure is the deciding requirement, not appearance alone. An interior pair suits dividing indoor spaces.
A patio connection puts outdoor access and views at the center of the choice, so weigh the everyday operating arrangement alongside the amount of glass you want. The French door guide covers that style in more detail.
Pair Only, Sidelights, or Transom
A pair-only unit, the two doors and their frame, suits an opening planned for the pair alone. Where the opening and design call for more width, sidelights add fixed glass at the sides; a transom adds height above the pair instead. For a rounded top, browse arched exterior double doors.
For a replacement, the whole existing assembly, not just the moving panels, sets the space available. Net-frame dimensions describe the outside of the complete frame, rough-opening dimensions describe the opening in the wall, and the door size categories help you start from the right size.
Wood Grain, Smooth, or Primed Surfaces
Smooth and mahogany surfaces lead the selection: smooth faces suit painted color and clean modern lines, while mahogany shows warm, natural grain. Woodgrain surfaces bring a wood look to fiberglass, knotty alder adds visible knots for a rustic entrance, and primed doors arrive ready for your own paint color.
Prefinished Color Families
Prefinished interior pairs come in factory colors, from the bright Snow White and softly textured Bianco Noble to the gray-toned Gray Oak and deep Veralinga Oak. Choose a light color to keep a room open and bright, or a darker woodgrain to make the pair a feature.
Double Doors by Home Style
Contemporary modern homes lead the selection with flush and full-lite pairs, while Colonial homes suit symmetrical raised-panel pairs. Rustic, old-world entrances call for knotty alder and plank designs, and Arts and Crafts homes suit Craftsman pairs with upper glass.
Before You Order
- +The listed application matches your location, including exterior use for a weather-exposed entrance.
- +The pair-only, sidelight, or transom arrangement matches your plan.
- +The complete unit's net-frame and rough-opening dimensions suit the measured opening.
- +The operating arrangement, handing, and side of the everyday panel suit your layout, including whether the second panel opens.
- +The panel appearance and listed glass treatment or privacy rating provide the look and screening you want.
- +The listed product material is the material you intend to order.
- +The swing direction and clearance suit the available space.
- +The slab or prehung format and included hardware or components match what you need.
For project steps, see the double-door installation instructions.
Questions About Double Doors
Double doors use two adjacent hinged door panels within one opening, with their vertical edges meeting at the center when closed. A pair with a second panel designed to open suits occasional wider passage. A single door with fixed sidelights offers a wider overall arrangement, but only the door panel opens for passage. If you prefer one operating door with fixed elements beside it, browse doors with two sidelights.
No. Textured, frosted, or other obscuring glass transmits light while reducing clear visibility compared with clear glass, and the level of privacy depends on the specific glass design.
Not unless that product explicitly documents exterior use. An interior designation alone does not establish suitability for a weather-exposed entrance, even when the doors have the look you want for the outside of your home.
No. Sidelights beside the doors and a transom above them are fixed elements, not operating door panels. They expand the overall arrangement, while wider passage through the pair comes from opening a second panel designed to open.
