YMS Design Journal
Practical guidance for comparing door configurations, preparing opening details, and planning made-to-order woodwork.
A practical guide to choosing a wood front door by construction, exposure, glass, style, finish, installation and ongoing maintenance.
Read guide
Choose glass for a wood front door by considering daylight, privacy, sightlines, panel proportion, timber character and the complete entrance layout.
Read guide
Plan a carved wood door by translating a motif into suitable scale, depth, clear zones, timber, finish and an approved production drawing.
Read guide
Plan an arched front door by identifying the curve, measuring the complete opening and coordinating frame, glass, leaf operation and production approvals.
Read guide
Plan an arched double entry around the full opening, active leaf, swing clearance, centre meeting line, frame divisions and curve geometry.
Read guide
Plan a custom glass exterior door around privacy, daylight, timber proportion, frame divisions and the final project specification.
Read guide
A luxury custom front door is defined by proportion, material quality, coordinated detail and a documented specification—not by decoration alone.
Read guide
Plan a rustic wood front door by balancing timber character, panel or carving detail, glass, hardware, finish and the wider architecture.
Read guide
Explore how an oval glass feature changes a wood front door, including privacy, panel balance, hardware placement and the complete entrance composition.
Read guide