architectural style
Browse By Architectural Style Sun Mountain manufactures doors to match specific architectural design motifs or "Architectural Styles". Find your perfect door by browsing our selection matched to the following home styles
Colonial
Stately and symmetrical, Colonial style homes originated from the more elaborate "Georgian" style homes built in England in the 1700s, and became the rave in both New England and the southern colonies of early America. Design elements include a rectangular symmetrical shape, a wood panel door at the front center of the exterior, decorative moulding around and crowning the entry, a large brick chimney or paired chimneys, a medium pitched roof with minimal overhang, and symmetrical paned windows. View doors...
Contemporary
Contemporary or "Modern" home designs focus on simplification and elimination of undue ornamentation-facilitating functional, clutter-free living. They have open floor plans, odd or irregular shapes, flat roofs (often with multiple roof levels), minimal architectural touches, and oversized (often very tall) windows to welcome natural light. Contemporary wood doors and mouldings normally have simple, clean lines. View doors...
Craftsman
Craftsman style homes, sometimes called "Bungalow" style, have roots in California. These homes are normally one-and-one-half stories, with exterior features such as exposed rafters and beams, and large porches with pedestal-type tapered pillars. Interior design includes a living area in the center of the home, with connecting rooms such as kitchen, dining and bedrooms flowing, without hallways, from the center. Wood doors and mouldings are simple and unpretentious. Flooring is often wide plank hardwood. View doors...
French Country
French Country homes, sometimes called "French Provincial" style, are normally square and symmetrical. The design resembles a small manor home-with variations ranging from modest farmhouse to estate-like chateau. The exterior includes massive hipped roofs, with tall second floor windows that sometimes break through the roof cornice. Interior features include arched openings, beams and stone and iron accents. Matching doors incorporate arched elements, including a variety of top rail arch and flat arch door styles. View doors...
Rustic
Incorporating many elements found in nature, Rustic homes (sometimes called "Mountain" homes) embody the simplicity and beauty of the great outdoors. Exteriors often feature timber or stone siding, blending with the outside environment. Interiors accent wood-beamed ceilings, grand stone fireplaces, wide plank hardwood flooring and doors and mouldings made with knotty or "character" woods. These Rustic elements provide an atmosphere of easy relaxation. View doors...
Old World
Old World style homes (sometimes called European style), are reminiscent of ancient castles, exuding a sense of luxury inside and out. The exteriors of these large multi-story homes are faced with stucco and stone and often incorporate classic elements such as turret towers. Steep roofs, with multiple intersecting roof lines and gables, come down to window level and have subtly flared curves at the eaves. View doors...
Plantation
Grand and spacious Plantation homes were built on the large cotton plantations in the pre-Civil War South. The characteristics of these homes are reminiscent of "French Colonial" designs of the late 1700s and early 1800s-with stately Greek columns surrounding expansive porches, and balconies above. These elegant homes commonly feature arched windows and French doors. View doors...
Mission
Mission style homes (sometimes called "Southwestern", "Mission Revival" or "Adobe" homes) celebrate the architecture of early Hispanic settlers in California and the Southwest. These homes usually have smooth stucco siding, tile roofs, large square pillars, arched dormers and roof parapets. Some Mission style homes resemble early mission churches, with bell towers and elaborate arched windows and doors. View doors...
Victorian
Victorian style homes were first introduced during the period of the mid 1800s to the start of the new century. With the growing industrialization of the nation, pre-fabricated building materials were introduced supporting the construction of homes combining the characteristics of several different styles. During this period, a variety of Victorian home designs emerged, each with its own distinctive features. Victorian style homes often include the features of a steep roof with front facing gable, complicated asymmetrical shapes, round or square turret towers, bay windows, large wrap-around porches and ornamental spindles and brackets. View doors...
Tuscan
Tuscan style homes are refined recreations of Italian villas, and were first introduced in England in the 1840s. Tuscan style exteriors feature low pitched tile or terra cotta roofs, stucco or stone construction and beautiful arched doorways and windows. Windows are tall and narrow, with wooden shutters. Many Tuscan homes feature an enclosed courtyard. Tuscan home interiors feature an open floor plan, with a mixture of Old World and Mediterranean design styles including accents of stone, tile and wrought iron. Traditional designs include wooden beams and wide plank hardwood flooring. View doors...
Tudor
Tudor homes are re-inventions of ancient Medieval homes of 1500s England. Sometimes called "Medieval Revival", the Tudor style can mimic a broad range of homes, from humble cottages with thatched roofs to expansive palaces. Tudor exteriors feature steeply pitched roofs, with overlapping gables and parapets. Construction is of patterned brick or stonework, with distinctive exposed wood timbers (called "half-timbering"). Windows are tall and narrow, with small panes of glass. Massive chimneys are often topped with decorative chimney pots. Tudor interiors are defined by arched doors, beautiful mantles, wooden beams and wainscot panels. View doors...
