Page 8 May 11, 2017 TORRANCE TRIBUNE Personalize Your Home with an Eye-Catching Front Door (BPT) - At its core, the desire to create a home with curb appeal is a desire to make a home uniquely one’s own. After all, no matter how beautiful they are, rows of homes that look the same inherently fail to capture attention. Among the dozens of affordable ways you can personalize your home’s curb appeal, the first tip from Better Homes and Gardens is to “dress up the front door.” One way they note to do that is by installing a custom wood door. “Wooden doors are most often used in custom or specialized design situations since they are easiest to manipulate,” explains the S O L D ! Bonney Larson 310-505-1793 bonney.larson@vistasir.com Vista Sotheby’s lnternational Realty • BRE #00860836 S O L D ! DRE # 00946399 John Skulick 310-350-4240 TeamSkulick@gmail.com DRE # 01064179 Rose VanHook 310-350-5920 RoseVH@earthlink.net New Listing - Shows Great!! 606 W. Mariposa Ave., El Segundo • 3 Spacious Bedrooms, 1 & 3/4 baths • Great Floor Plan • Large Beautiful Back Yard • Comfortable Living Room with Stone Fireplace • New Cortex Flooring • Quartz Counter Tops • Stainless Steel Appliances • Good Sized 2-Car Garage with Direct Access to the Home $1,229,000 DON’T MISS OUT AGAIN! 408 Kansas, El Segundo Super El Segundo Location! Charming 3 bedroom 1 bath. Fireplace, Hardwood, Fresh new paint. 2 car garage. $1,100,000 507 Grand Ave., ES Open Great Room. Large kitchen with Viking appliances. 4 blocks to the sand! Private backyard! $999,000 415 Miramar Dr., RB Spanish 2 bed, 1 bath. Fireplace. 1250 sq. ft. 2 car garage. Courtyard w/Ocean View. Walk to Pier. $899,000 602 Lomita, ES Clean 3 bedroom, 1.5 baths. Large Rec room opens to yard. Large deck with city light views. $1,099,000 830 Maryland, ES 2 bed, 1 bath w/family room. Backyard w/city view. 8000 sqft. lot. Prime Gundo location! $1,049,000 S O L D ! S O L D ! Brand New! Gorgeous Single Family Home. This one will KNOCK your socks off! Fabulous Extra Wide Lot. Coming Fall 2017 Call for Details... Open Sat & Sun 2-4pm DIY Network. “With the countless options ([wood species], side lights, transoms, decorative glass, etc.) you can custom design the specific look you want for your entryway.” To achieve a one-of-a-kind look for your front door, consider these three ways to personalize your wood door. Choose Your Favorite Wood From modern to traditional, doors are available in many different wood species to meet your personal taste. If you like the look of high-end furniture, cherry or walnut might be right for you, while exotic woods like sapele mahogany have distinctive patterns for an eye-catching door. Woods like knotty alder create a casual, rustic look, while Douglas fir provides a timeless appeal. “We’ve built doors out of more than 100 different wood species - everything from ash to zebrawood - so you’re sure to find a wood that’s right for you,” says Brad Loveless, marketing and product development manager for Simpson Door Company. “We will also make doors using multiple wood species, for a look none of your neighbors will have.” Go Big If you’re planning a new home, or a remodel of your existing home, replacing the front door with an extra-large door is an impressive way to fashion a grand entry. To make a big impression, wood doors can be custom ordered in virtually any large size. For example, a door that is 5 feet wide by 8 feet high is almost two times larger than the typical front door, and is sure to capture the attention of visitors to your home. Wood door manufacturers recommend that if you have a large door, consider making it 2 1/4” thick, which is a common thickness for a custom entry door. Add a Touch of Class with Glass Wood door manufacturers offer a wide range of glass designs to complement your door. Depending on the look you prefer, these range from a full lite door, in which the glass extends from top to bottom, to quarter lite doors, in which the pane is limited to the top one-fourth of the door. Glass is tempered to resist breakage and to help keep intruders out. Additionally, you can choose from options with a wide range of transparency, to ensure the right balance of privacy and natural light for your situation. Although homeowners can choose from several different materials for their front door, wood allows greater flexibility for customization and creates enduring value. “It’s easy to understand why many of us still like our doors to be made of wood - nothing else matches the material’s warmth and satisfying heft,” says This Old House magazine. •
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