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Portico or Awning: Which Front Entry Cover Fits Your House?

by George Anderson | Oct 20, 2026 | Front Doors

Portico vs awning · 8 min read · Updated October 2026 A front door with no cover gets rained on, baked in the afternoon sun and buried in snow, and sooner or later most owners start asking whether the fix is a portico or an awning. The two look similar from a...

Should Your Front Door Match Your Garage Door?

by James Davis | Oct 19, 2026 | Front Doors

Explainer · 8 min read · Updated October 2026 Most houses with a front-facing garage have two big doors on the facade, and only one of them is meant to be noticed. The front door is where guests walk in. The garage door is several times larger, so if it is the loudest...

Front Steps and Landings: The Sizes That Make an Entry Safe and Look Right

by James Davis | Oct 19, 2026 | Front Doors

Size guide · 8 min read · Updated October 2026 Front steps are the part of the entry people use every day and think about least, until someone trips on a step that is a little too tall or stands on a landing too small to open the door. The sizes are mostly set by the...

How to Make a Front Door Look Bigger and Grander

by James Davis | Oct 19, 2026 | Front Doors

How-to · 8 min read · Updated October 2026 A standard-size front door can look small once it is set in a big wall of siding or brick, and the usual reaction is to think the door has to be replaced. It doesn’t. You can make a front door look bigger by changing...

How to Choose House Numbers People Can Read From the Street

by James Davis | Oct 19, 2026 | Front Doors

How-to · 7 min read · Updated October 2026 House numbers are the one part of the front of your house that has a job beyond looking good. Delivery drivers, guests and, most of all, an ambulance or fire truck at night need to find your door fast. Plenty of house numbers...

How to Choose Outdoor Lights for Your Front Door

by James Davis | Oct 18, 2026 | Front Doors

Buying guide · 9 min read · Updated October 2026 You picked the door color, chose the hardware, maybe added planters. Then you screw in two little lanterns from the hardware store and the whole entry suddenly looks unfinished. Front door lights are the detail most...