Even Home Depot is getting into the market for midcentury modern front doors, with three midcentury modern entry door styles available on their website, for in-store delivery. The line of fiberglass entry doors — by Builder’s Choice — is available in a variety of factory paint finishes — including a pretty candy-apple red and a skylark blue — or in a primed and ready-to-paint version. Thanks to reader Kay for this tip!
- We’re now up to 6 places to buy midcentury modern style front doors.
The doors are available through homedepot.com only and retail for between $599-$959 depending on the style and options you choose.
From the product description:
This beautifully pre-finished Builder’s Choice Premium door system is designed of industry leading fiberglass to complement your everyday living. It offers you a bold architecturally designed entryway that enhances modern to retro style homes. It delivers many years of durable quality you can rely on day in and day out as our fiberglass doors resist denting, rotting, rusting, cracking, and warping. This Builder’s Choice Premium door system will provide your home with the security you have come to expect from an industry leading fiberglass door, and offers the opportunity to brighten your entryway with its optional attractive glass inserts. This door will save you time and money during installation and in the future with all of its added features, strength, and energy savings.
- Prehung on a primed jamb
- Nickel hinges
- Bronze composite adjustable sill/threshold
- Primed brickmould exterior casing
Initially, Pam wondered if these doors might be made as a Home Depot “house brand” by Therma Tru, which offers the Pulse line of midcentury style doors. But, I reached out to my media contact at Therma Tru, who verified that the Builder’s Choice doors at Home Depot are not made by them. She says that Therma Tru has an exclusive relationship with Lowe’s — so you will not find their Pulse line in any other big box retailer.
So far, these midcentury modern style Builder’s Choice doors are getting good reviews on Home Depot’s website.
We are chasing additional information about these doors, including (1) country of origin and (2) who is Builder’s Choice (we can’t find a website for this manufacturer.) Meanwhile, we wanted to get this info out there.
Link love:
… Try another door? We have at least six sources – https://retrorenovation.com/2014/07/22/4-places-buy-midcentury-entry-doors-home/
Just bought 400 sf. of tile there for $281. A few weeks ago I noticed on Facebook that a local artist bought a retro door for an art project. Hopefully there is more when I’m ready.
Never thought about that. Good to know for Oklahoma winter/tornado season.
It looks like these doors have been discontinued on the Home Depot website. Very sad because they are very affordable!
the next go-to would be the therma-trus, i guess…https://retrorenovation.com/2014/07/22/4-places-buy-midcentury-entry-doors-home/
we’ll keep an eye out and/or try to find out what happened to the builders choice – but we’re super backed up with stories planned right now!
thanks for letting us know!
I just saw the fiberglass door made by Therma Tru at the Medford, Oregon home show yesterday…it is called the Ari 3 lite. The same type of door is manufactured by Masonite.
What I am looking for is a mid century garage door that has three panels, not four. Anybody with any ideas out there? It is challenging to make a very big and broad two car garage door look good!
They are back in stock. I just purchased one online.
Therma-Tru now has the option of a flat profile lite frame around the door windows as well as the previous scrolled lite frame. The flat profile lite option really improves the look of the doors. I need to replace my “country style” door soon and the Pulse line with flat profile 3 lites will be my choice.
I looked at the Masonite site and they have a Modern Line. It looks like the lites/windows have a flat profile frame similar to the new Therma-Tru option. Also the Masonite line has diamond lite options including having just 1 diamond lite in the top center of the door. I wish any of the door companies would features a 3- diamond or square design that would be offset similar to the old Grover from Crestview. But at least there are some more options.
Thanks for the new information Gerry –maybe I’ll do a follow up
Recently ordered the 5 light with clear glass for a remodel we’re doing. Gorgeous door and the windows came marked with ThermaTru labels! Can’t wait to paint it and get it installed!
Hello I have some mid century door builders choice with 5 panels buts don’t have the window and frame you know where I can find the frame and glass