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    9 mid-century modern exterior door styles from Simpson Doors

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    Posted by: Kate • March 10, 2014

    Mid-century-doorsIf you are on the hunt for an appropriate front door for your mid century home, we’ve got some more goo news for you. Reader Mitch has clued us in on another source for retro styled front entry doors — new from Simpson Door Company — whose Colonial ranch style doors we recently profiled. Thanks to Mitch Towes for this tip — his company Alliance Door Products, wholesales these Simpson Doors — and several other mid-century modern style doors — under the banner Mid2Mod Doors.

    modern-door-stylesThe doors are available in a multitude of sizes, wood species and glass options. In addition to their mid-century style doors, Simpson also offers several styles of modern entry doors, for those looking for a 21st century look – shown above.

    From the Simpson Doors website:

    We are proud to offer this new collection of Contemporary Doors that draws the best of modern design into the Simpson heritage. Our Contemporary Doors deliver clean lines and distinctive styles, all with the quality and craftsmanship you expect from us. So embrace the bold architectural features of modernism without sacrificing the warmth and durability of wood.

    Like their other doors, Simpson’s Contemporary line is made in the USA. The company also has a helpful design tool to allow homeowners to test drive their new front door by uploading a photo of the front of their home and virtually install doors they are considering.In addition, Simpson Doors also offers a Glass Taste Test — similar to the door test drive — which allows customers to see how various glass options will look on different door styles.

    August 2016 update. Kristine commented:

    Hi Pam,

    I’m working on getting a new front door for my 1964 moderist house. I came across this Contemporary Flush door design tool on Simpson Door’s website. I though your readers might enjoy it and find it useful.  http://www.simpsondoor.com/personalize-contemporary-flush-door/

    It seems the more popular mid century decor becomes, the more sources there are for important design elements like entry doors — great news for those of us who are trying to restore a retro home.

    Our other stories about sources for mid-century style entry doors:

    • Doors galore — 6 places to buy midcentury modern style entry doors.
    • Make your own affordable door lite-kits for your front entry doors
    • And — see all our research on resources for Exterior home products for a midcentury home here.

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    1. Brooke says

      January 30, 2015 at 10:24 am

      Looks like Crestview is no longer in business. First their massive price jump and now closed. Not sure what happened.

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      • pam kueber says

        January 30, 2015 at 10:57 am

        See this story for our update on where to get mid mod style doors, we have lots more options now: https://retrorenovation.com/2014/07/22/4-places-buy-midcentury-entry-doors-home/

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        • pam kueber says

          January 30, 2015 at 11:00 am

          Also — I updated story!

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    2. Kristine Bolhuis says

      August 11, 2016 at 2:59 pm

      Hi Pam,

      I’m working on getting a new front door for my 1964 moderist house. I came across this Contemporary Flush door design tool on Simpson Door’s website. I though your readers might enjoy it and find it useful.
      http://www.simpsondoor.com/personalize-contemporary-flush-door/

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      • pam kueber says

        August 11, 2016 at 3:06 pm

        Great! Thanks! I added this info to both stories!

        Reply
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