Modern Front Door Styles
Looking for clean lines or to bring more light into your home? Modern front doors are a great way to accentuate sleek style. From mid-century styles to contemporary architecture, they complement both bright door colors and minimalist designs.
Large Pivot Doors
Large pivot front doors, which are trending in the modern sphere, make it simple to create a memorable entry to your home. Many pivot doors feature large windows for modern cohesion and dramatic flair.
They create a unique swinging motion by using pivot hinges instead of traditional side hinges. This makes for an effortless yet luxurious view and a clean, built-in design that’s certain to stand out.
Unique Pivot Doors
The wide nature of the door allows light to effortlessly fill the space, which is accentuated by custom sidelights. Sidelights are a beautiful way to bring more natural light into your foyer, creating a welcoming atmosphere while cutting down on artificial lighting needs.
These glass panels work especially well with a crisp white exterior and touches of greenery, turning any entrance into something special.
For more pivot front door ideas, check out our blog.
Traditional Front Door Styles
The perfect blend of timelessness meets sophistication in traditional doors. From ornate lines to custom finishes, these charming and classic designs never go out of style. Traditional front doors remain a popular choice, continuing to evolve while maintaining their classic appeal.
Transoms
Seeking to invite even more light into your home? Transoms are an exciting option, originally appearing in 14th-century Europe, they are making a comeback in many front-door styles. Their timeless style adds a unique architectural element and plenty of curb appeal.
Expansive Sidelights
A great way to update a traditional front door style is with the addition of expansive sidelights. Sidelights increase the visual width of your home without taking down any walls. Sidelights can be fully customized to fit your vision.
Textured Glass
For those seeking elegance without sacrificing privacy, we recommend adding decorative glass to traditional front doors. Customizing the glass is a fantastic way to add a unique flair to your door—try this traditional iron door paired with Seedy Baroque glass.
For more traditional front door ideas, read our blog.
Ornate Front Door Styles
Elegant Scrollwork
The hallmark of ornate iron doors is absolutely their intricate scrollwork and bold silhouettes. Custom ironwork takes these classic elements further, making your ornate vision a reality.
Intricate Transoms
Complimenting the natural vines or elegant scrollwork of ornate doors can be achieved by including intricate transoms. For example, this ornate door has a beautiful arch and a Flemish glass style. Important to note for this door is the choice to include a transom, which complements the surrounding windows of the house very well. Natural lighting and added privacy are just a few of the benefits of transoms.
Natural Vines
Earthy tones are trending for 2025, and they’ll complement your home’s natural surroundings. Front door designs inspired by nature showcase detailed lines reminiscent of tree branches. These organic patterns pair beautifully with popular front door finishes like Burnt Copper and Warm Browns.
Rustic and Farmhouse Front Door Styles
These front door styles recall America’s early agricultural roots while embracing sleek and updated styles. Inherently welcoming thanks to their rustic appeal and general glass panels, they suit both contemporary and traditional homes.
Hallmarks of this style include vertical lines, symmetrical grilles, and clean lines. Typically farmhouses feature wood and black-and-white exteriors, but incorporating iron gives these traditional elements a fresh and enduring update.
Double Front Door Styles
Iron double doors make a grand first impression and transform an entryway beyond simply extending its width.
These spacious entrances not only elevate your home’s exterior, but flood your foyer with natural light, creating dramatic shadow patterns throughout the day. The larger scale allows for exciting and unique design possibilities that wouldn’t be achievable with just a single door.
Craftsman Front Door Styles
Originally, craftsman designs symbolized a return to celebrating creativity through handmade architectural elements. While craftsman doors traditionally feature wood construction, these iron doors take inspiration from the style’s characteristic curved glass and surrounding light trim.
Classic Craftsman
The classic charm of the craftsman style is captured in iron doors, offering both longevity and creative design. Pairing light-toned brick with a dark charcoal finish creates a sense of lightness. Enhance natural illumination by featuring glass in the top panel of the door or by adding sidelights or transoms.
Arched Front Door Styles
Arched shapes give any entrance a luxe, modern look. The graceful curves of an arched door instantly enhance your home’s architecture, working beautifully in modern and ornate designs.
Arched Modern
Modern, sleek lines are paired with graceful curves in arched front door designs. These doors combine minimalist styling with dramatic height. The exclusive Charcoal finish is a popular front door color that compliments gray and white exteriors. This is a great example of how single panel exterior doors can be large and expansive while still remaining charming and welcoming.
Arched Ornate
This breathtaking combination of arches and iron speaks for itself. The unique white washed brick contrasts the Charcoal finish, making the entryway an experience to enjoy. Adding arches brings a classic appeal reminiscent of Gothic or Roman architecture that is sure to impress.
Custom Iron Front Door Designs for Every Taste
At the start of any door design lies inspiration. All of our front door styles are fully customizable and available in singles and doubles and can be personalized with added elements like sidelights, transoms, and textured glass windows. For more entryway inspiration, check out our full guide on front door trends.
At Clark Hall, your sketch is our command. We hope this look at various modern popular front doors, as well as traditional and ornate spark your imagination.
Frequently Asked Questions about Front Door Styles
What are different styles of doors?
Front doors are available in a variety of styles including large pivot doors, double front doors, and arched designs. Some doors feature details such as expansive sidelights, textured glass, decorative scrollwork, and beautiful transoms or take inspiration from natural vines. Many put a fresh spin on rustic classics like farmhouse doors or charming craftsman styles.
At Clark Hall, our iron door collection focuses on three categories: modern, traditional, and ornate. Hallmarks of our modern iron doors include clean lines and contemporary designs while our traditional iron doors offer timeless elegance and classic patterns. Decorative and intricate details are features of our Ornate iron doors.
What is the most popular front door color in 2025?
Popular colors and finishes are trending warm, with industry and paint experts naming hues such as “Cinnamon Slate,” a soft warm plum, and “Leather Saddle Brown,” a rich chocolatey brown, the ones to look out for. These earthy shades pair well with natural colors such as greys and greens. We predict warm rich browns will remain a popular choice, while black paint always makes an easy match for most homes.
Are there energy-efficient front door options?
The key to energy-efficient front doors is protecting your home from heat escaping or entering. Look for fully insulated designs that create a seal to protect your home from unwanted air exchange and reduce your energy bills by minimizing air leaks and heat loss. As a result, your home maintains an ideal temperature all year long, staying cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter.
How do I choose a front door style?
A good place to start is choosing how you want to complement your home’s architecture. At Clark Hall, we have three main styles: modern, traditional, and ornate. Take for instance, if your house has a mid-century modern influence, a modern door would be a good option. On the other hand, an ornate door would pair well with an older, more vintage home.
Should the front door be lighter or darker than the house?
The color of your door is up to you. There’s a wide range of options when considering popular front door colors and whether you want your door to contrast or complement your home’s exterior. However, for more guidance, we have six exclusive finishes that we have suggested pairings for. For example, our darkest finish, Burnt Copper, complements exteriors with dark or black accents.
What’s the best quality front door?
Iron and steel doors are the highest quality front doors that you can invest in. Today, most homes feature either wood or fiberglass doors. Less commonly, but certainly more attractive, other homeowners choose an iron door for an elevated, customizable entrance that can withstand the test of time while adding serious value. Read more about the quality and benefits of iron doors vs. wood doors when you visit our blog.
