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Antique & Vintage Doors


Salvaged or reclaimed antique & vintage doors including: double glazed doors, double solid doors, entry doors & systems, french doors, oversized doors, screen doors, cabinet doors, single glazed and single solid doors.

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Virtual Tour Of Single Solid And French Doors Department

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History Of Doors


It’s meaningful to distinguish styles of doors from types of doors. Certain ‘types’ of doors are universally used and were born out of necessity, like the plank door (an easily constructed feat of carpentry that could be fashioned from rough materials with rudimentary tools). Also, consider French doors which became popular during the 16th and 17th centuries (they brought light into buildings in France 300 years before the advent of the light bulb and whose  symmetrical glazing complied with Renaissance design). Clearly, the Dutch door is another example of a type of door with practical antecedents. 

Different types of doors gain the status of styles when they become fashionable from time to time. Plank doors were of course early settlers’ only option. They were and still are a ‘style’ in many modern homes in England and her colonies and territories (like Bermuda). They are a  celebration of the past. Presently they are also fashionable in Canada as interior sliding doors, using antique or recently made barn door hardware…the latter now available in all the big box stores. These “barn doors” save space like a pocket door- but with panache.

Generally speaking, here is a timeline of the advent of different common styles:

Early settlers…….    plank doors- commonly braced with a “Z” on one side 

1800……..………..    two-panel (vertical- usually hand-planed if very early) Regency Period

1850………………..    two-panel (horizontally divided- ‘Shaker’ door) (‘Ladder’ door versions 5 or 6 panels)

1850 ……………….    four-panel (all vertical), six-panel (all vertical- ‘Cross and Bible’)

1910………………..    five-panel (two vertical panels above and below one horizontal panel)

1920………………..    three-panel (horizontally divided- Art Deco)

1925………………..    single panel (Arts and Crafts)

Did You Know?


The earliest recorded examples of doors are found in Egyptian artwork, however it is commonly believed that the very earliest examples of doors in human history would most likely have been animal hides hung in entrances.

The style and material of doors has changed throughout history, with wooden plank doors making an appearance in the early 1600’s. A century later, a variation of early plank doors called Crossboard doors became popular, which were in essence plank door joined together on opposing sides, either vertical, horizontal, diagonal or in a diamond pattern. This method of construction provided a much sturdier door.

Today, doors mean much more than just protection from outside elements. They are often the first impression visitors get of your personal style and taste.