High-quality home exterior synergy depends on the complimentary styling of your home’s overall facade and your garage doors. Because they are central to your home’s curb appeal, making the right choice adds direct value by enhancing your decor with additional character and depth.

Richards-Wilcox provides the following tips and information about matching the perfect garage door with your home’s exterior. 

Begin By Describing Your Home’s Architectural Style

Start the process of finding the best choice for garage doors by taking stock of your home’s overall architectural style. Look at the colours, construction materials, window styles and shapes, your entry and front door style and shape, and all other major design elements.

Matching your garage’s aesthetics with your overall design should centre around colour coordination while using complementary materials. Think carefully about which type of garage doors will complement your windows and front doors.  

Exterior style harmony with newly selected garage doors is mainly about narrowing the range of choices to consider from the large selection that Richards-Wilcox provides. 

Matching Your Home’s Exterior Style With New Garage Doors

Some garage door styles are particularly well-suited for many of the most common Canadian home style types. 

Craftsman

Craftsman homes usually have tapered columns and low-pitched roofs and use rugged, natural brick and stone materials.

Look at garage doors for a craftsman style that use sharp vertical lines and rectangular windows. Handcrafted wood and faux wood details and finishes that match a craftsman’s windows are virtually always a solid choice.

Farmhouse

Farmhouse or Carriage House styling emphasizes the importance of natural lighting. The colours often contrast strikingly with dark detailing with an overall light-coloured motif. 

Consider garage doors for a farmhouse design in natural wood tones or gray, white, or black tones that match the exterior paint. Glass windows typically flow very well with the large windows commonly used in farmhouse styles.

Rustic

Rustic homes typically use natural construction materials like rough-hewn stone and wood. Paint is usually in earth-tone colours. Wood and faux wood garage doors normally fit well with rustic homes, especially for carriage house styles in dark redwood or cedar tones. Windowless garage doors usually work very well with rustic designs.

Minimalist

Minimalist designs focus on clean lines and horizontal planking. They typically involve smooth-finished wood, aluminum, and steel materials. 

Look at glass-panelled garage doors with black-frame frosted glass for a minimalist design. Some homes with clean and crisp lines match well with wood-effect composite doors with aluminum inlays. 

Transitional

Designs that blend modern and traditional elements usually call for simple garage door designs. Look for models with clean lines made from sustainable materials. Aluminum frame garage doors with frosted glass panels and very simple hardware often complement a transitional home’s sleek design.

Richards-Wilcox Has Served Canada Since 1912

Richards-Wilcox was the first company in Canada to make continuous polyurethane-insulated sectional overhead doors and has been proudly serving homeowners for more than a century. If you have other questions about matching a new garage door with your home’s exterior, our authorized dealers are here to assist.

To schedule a consultation with a local authorized dealer near you today, contact an authorized Richards-Wilcox dealer by visiting us online.