Should Your Garage Entryway Doors Look The Same As Your Front Door?
The garage entryway door may seem like a secondary door into your home, with the front door being the main entrance. But if you usually park your car in your garage and leave and enter your home through an internal entry door, that door is your primary entryway. And even if you don't use a door from the garage into your home that often, it's still part of the main "external" boundary of your living space. When you have to replace the entryway door, given its importance, should it match your front door or your home's secondary, internal doors?
Is the Entryway Door Inside or Outside?
First, whether the entryway door is internal, going from the garage into the rest of the house, or external, going from a side or backyard into the garage or house, may determine which way you go here. An external door still functions as a barrier between the outside world; making it match the front door wouldn't be unusual. At the very least, external doors have to be tough and have the locks and other security features that the main door has (either the same models or the equivalent). Interior doors are another matter. These still have to have excellent security features because they technically are an entry into your main home. But looks-wise, it might be better to make an internal entryway door match the internal doors in your home.
The Consistency Is Nice
It's possible to go too far with matching things on your home, cosmetically speaking, but the consistency is nice when you can get the doors to look alike. If nothing else, the identical looks tell others that there's no easy entry into your house, and that's important. People looking to break in are often looking only for places where they can get in with a minimum of fuss. If the entryway door looks like it's cheap and easy to kick through, that's a risk. If it looks like it might have steel in it like the front door, then a lot of people will not attempt to break it down.
It Doesn't Have to Match Fancy Front Doors
What if your front door is fancy, like stained glass windows at the top, or two ornate double doors? You don't have to match those. Do try to make all other external doors match, though. If you have three or four different door types on the outside of your home (not counting a glass patio or French door), your home would look haphazard.
Speak with a garage door company — such as at https://shankdoor.com — about the options they have for entryway doors. They should have a number of models to choose from and may be able to special order one for you.
