Garage Doors as Art

A custom garage door can become the focal point of your façade.

Garage door murals are a rare but intriguing phenomenon that occasionally pops up in “artsy” cities like Portland or Vancouver. They seem most common in neighborhoods where the garages are detached or else located at the back of the property and accessible via an alley. Sometimes the mural covers the entire door, as a traditional mural would cover an entire wall. In other cases the artwork is less extensive, like a tromp l’oeil branch reaching out across an otherwise ordinary garage door.

Of course, the idea of a garage door mural—whether representational or abstract—doesn’t appeal to everyone. In some communities it might be outright forbidden by the local HOA. But that doesn’t mean you can’t treat your garage door like a piece of art.

Art-Quality Garage Doors

At Dynamic Garage Door, we specialize in creating custom wood garage doors. The quality of materials, the careful craftsmanship, and the unique design of our doors results in an art-quality piece, similar to the way a finely crafted piece of furniture can be considered art.

Traditional Design Ideas

We frequently create custom wood garage doors to match the many traditional architectural styles found here in southern California, such as Spanish Colonial, Mediterranean Revival, California Bungalow, and more.

The key to making these kinds of doors into an art piece is to include elements like:

• Hand hewn antique distressing
• Custom staining
• High grade painting
• Custom deco hardware

Our skilled craftsmen make new wood garage doors look like they’ve always been there—almost like the house was designed to match them, not the other way around!

With these traditional styles, a carriage style garage door often looks best. But this doesn’t necessarily mean you have to settle for cumbersome swing-open operation. We can create carriage style doors that look totally authentic but feature a convenient roll-up operation.

Modern Design Ideas

If your home has a more modern or contemporary style, in some ways you have an even greater ability to experiment and create a garage door that is not only art-quality, but also makes a bold design statement.

For modern designs, we often pair our hallmark high-quality woods with other materials that instantly give a modern note, like:

• Chrome
• Copper
• Glass
• Eco-friendly materials

Using asymmetrical design elements as well as lots of regular shapes like squares and rectangles (but never a traditional panel shape!) is key to creating an edgy look for this type of door.

Start Designing Your Art-Quality Garage Door Today

If you would like to learn more about partnering with Dynamic Garage Door to create a stunning custom wood garage door, please contact us at 855-343-3667.