Dutch Doors

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dutch door. Stable door. Half door. Double-hung door. According to the <a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/">Metropolitan Museum of Art</a>'s <a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/34.79a,b">Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History</a>, "two-part split doors of this type are indigenous to the Netherlands and appear frequently in seventeenth-century Dutch genre painting depicting interiors." </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHToRxUzuIxdjWtyVsGdqfgI700O7rET1GUBcEPkPCM2ohwxHxzES6ljRz9JSSPLNcVT9gDAhYZ0BuKbSayxHCQeu6LeVcW7VaPS8efsT96NZDH6c3UyxgFLguGpkn2v6johjZiTE89WE/s1600/Girl_at_an_Open_Half-Door_-_Rembrandt_Harmenszoon_van_Rijn.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHToRxUzuIxdjWtyVsGdqfgI700O7rET1GUBcEPkPCM2ohwxHxzES6ljRz9JSSPLNcVT9gDAhYZ0BuKbSayxHCQeu6LeVcW7VaPS8efsT96NZDH6c3UyxgFLguGpkn2v6johjZiTE89WE/s640/Girl_at_an_Open_Half-Door_-_Rembrandt_Harmenszoon_van_Rijn.png" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Young Woman at an Open Half-Door</i>, 1645.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (Workshop of). Dutch, 1606-1669.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oil on canvas.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/94840">Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson Collection, The Art Institute of Chicago</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo source: <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Girl_at_an_Open_Half-Door_-_Rembrandt_Harmenszoon_van_Rijn.png">Rembrandt [Public domain], via Wikipedia Commons</a>.</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Homeowners could open the top half of the door to let in light and fresh air. The closed bottom half provided privacy, while keeping children inside the house and animals out. Modern homeowners still rely on these practical portals to enjoy sea breezes and views of oceans and gardens. Half doors can replace pet doors and child-safety gates in a house, or they can open and close to conceal or reveal a stocked bar. (See home below designed by Jesse Carrier and Mara Miller of Carrier and Company.) Dutch doors add a touch of nostalgic charm and even a burst of color, as demonstrated in this house designed by Miles Redd. A lemon-yellow front door shares space with a lacquered blue entry hall:</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtW-wwUtHERvsVGjThb5OIup-Yo4ANYu-tQOnYMCMH1AaDWFHeSd5Z1GTp2W9odkCPFR2MpkwSv2kfeWeRopy-6wbtTxJ8rmbdfYS7cdoOClURWLBLegm4SpvBbz4cvwVv9_CU5vtcrgE/s1600/item2.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.miles-redd-03-entrance-hall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtW-wwUtHERvsVGjThb5OIup-Yo4ANYu-tQOnYMCMH1AaDWFHeSd5Z1GTp2W9odkCPFR2MpkwSv2kfeWeRopy-6wbtTxJ8rmbdfYS7cdoOClURWLBLegm4SpvBbz4cvwVv9_CU5vtcrgE/s640/item2.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.miles-redd-03-entrance-hall.jpg" width="492" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the entrance hall, a hand-painted Indian paper panel from <a href="http://www.johnrosselliantiques.com/">John Rosselli Antiques</a> brightens a wall. . . . The oversize Dutch front door [is] painted lemon-yellow . . ."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Greenwich, Connecticut, home of Jennifer and Dominic Moross.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by </span><a href="http://www.milesredd.com/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Miles Redd</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Renovation architecture by <a href="http://www.knightarchitecture.com/">George Knight</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Landscape design by <a href="http://mirandabrooks.com/">Miranda Brooks</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Miguel Flores-Vianna.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Rob Haskell.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2012-07/miles-redd-connecticut-house-slideshow#/slide=3">A Vibrant Connecticut Home by Miles Redd</a>" produced by Howard Christian.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (July 2012).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_nI1F7CQt7EikFPTyBxsnKP8HPKHwkWwqlNNP6YUAS2dj3cCsoccQiiNmt9LPd0ZfxYV3mL4sr4hmH62Xji1mviGonjXQf6NWv7Ao3KjX74EMJ7_teJ1mYd607uAKbKenx7BShbDkRVo/s1600/14-hbx-blue-dutch-door-dunham-0213-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_nI1F7CQt7EikFPTyBxsnKP8HPKHwkWwqlNNP6YUAS2dj3cCsoccQiiNmt9LPd0ZfxYV3mL4sr4hmH62Xji1mviGonjXQf6NWv7Ao3KjX74EMJ7_teJ1mYd607uAKbKenx7BShbDkRVo/s640/14-hbx-blue-dutch-door-dunham-0213-lgn.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The Dutch door was added to take advantage of sea breezes. It's painted <a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/">Benjamin Moore</a>'s Pacific Ocean Blue, a color that carries through the house."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">House on Lido Isle in Newport Beach harbor.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.peterdunham.com/">Peter Dunham</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Renovation architecture by Scott Laidlaw.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Victoria Pearson.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/home-makeovers/beach-cottage-style-decorating-ideas-0213?click=main_sr#slide-14">A California Beach Cottage Makeover</a>" by David A. Keeps.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a> (February 2013).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhxZhDIw0akxDVVt1B7slgUksyj706EIMI7IGaCacyRuqrp18qON8qB1-sxRN0poJNS_V3RZECRCqXJOkVfdVqnhR5h1QtfVuqGvjWjPzaxNuP9ilhpAlWGS305qAzsgtLkn6RpfdPt8w/s1600/item5.rendition.slideshowVertical.hosl06_wathne.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhxZhDIw0akxDVVt1B7slgUksyj706EIMI7IGaCacyRuqrp18qON8qB1-sxRN0poJNS_V3RZECRCqXJOkVfdVqnhR5h1QtfVuqGvjWjPzaxNuP9ilhpAlWGS305qAzsgtLkn6RpfdPt8w/s640/item5.rendition.slideshowVertical.hosl06_wathne.jpg" width="572" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">" 'Dutch doors allow a view from the kitchen, at the south, through the house to the ocean,' says [J. Gwynne Thorsen. . . . [T]he house was built along an axis, with Dutch doors at either end to let the light through."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Three Terns," the Nantucket home of Soffia, Berge and Thorunn Wathne, sisters and owners of Wathne, a chain of clothing and accessories stores.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architectural and interior design by J. Gwynne Thorsen.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Peter Vanderwarker.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/archive/wathne_slideshow_042001#/slide=6">Seaside Sanctuary</a>" text by Cynthua Zarin.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (April 2001).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYrw1XhERiXOYWHJVidKwHHf1UIiqDQzNSms5cONGG_Wl-FP_Nj1uHLyoWsJr13VeNNl6AxJlrxnbAkL4_0_C6dT16dnJYbKgUJ1eJkze9XWGGqjKuZYjtNWRSc93AxIDX6sjQgCS9js8/s1600/entryway-entry-color-wallpaper-staircase-door-0511-roberts04-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYrw1XhERiXOYWHJVidKwHHf1UIiqDQzNSms5cONGG_Wl-FP_Nj1uHLyoWsJr13VeNNl6AxJlrxnbAkL4_0_C6dT16dnJYbKgUJ1eJkze9XWGGqjKuZYjtNWRSc93AxIDX6sjQgCS9js8/s640/entryway-entry-color-wallpaper-staircase-door-0511-roberts04-de.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"For nostalgic appeal, [Markham] Roberts redesigned the entry with a Dutch door. Walls are papered in <a href="http://us.farrow-ball.com/">Farrow and Ball</a>'s Ringwold in Turquoise. <a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/">Benjamin Moore</a>'s Ivory White offsets the blue and 'looks beautiful with the rich brown stenciled floors,' he says. His poodle, Choppy, rests on a settee covered in <a href="http://www.pierrefrey.com/">Pierre Frey</a>'s Mercurio."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1980s house in Fort Wayne, Indiana.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://markhamroberts.com/">Markham Roberts</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Thomas Loof.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interview by Mimi Read.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/house-pictures/decorating-mixing-pattern-roberts-0511?click=main_sr#slide-4">Inspiring Ideas for Decorating with Pattern</a>" produced by Senga Mortimer.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a> (May 2011).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiawJCiNdSTFyE2YYco1tTjqePTELgyJfnJ9stLwc3r4LyiDB7xN_5AtAA544HSJcvJA2zGmDJSLTSVJsfNGEQPpcvQ33WKdjurKNekyTa0iwyiE1usLbVilqQfe6r_yeYttfA4r6x3J1Q/s1600/101570346.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiawJCiNdSTFyE2YYco1tTjqePTELgyJfnJ9stLwc3r4LyiDB7xN_5AtAA544HSJcvJA2zGmDJSLTSVJsfNGEQPpcvQ33WKdjurKNekyTa0iwyiE1usLbVilqQfe6r_yeYttfA4r6x3J1Q/s640/101570346.jpg" width="488" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The addition has a separate entry with stairs to the second-floor family room. Built-in cabinets and drawers under the stairs provide space for storage and house a sound system. Shiplap siding and brick floor keep the space casual."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Decorative wrought-iron stair railing: Charles Calhoun, <a href="http://calhounmetalworks.com/">Calhoun Design and Metalworks</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Atlanta, Georgia, home of Daphne and Alex Davis, parents of designer Amy Morris.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Amy Morris, <a href="http://amydmorris.com/">Amy D. Morris Interiors</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architect: Brad Heppner, <a href="http://bradleyheppner.com/">Bradley E. Heppner Architecture LLC</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Builder: Joe Noah, <a href="http://noahandassociates.com/">Noah and Associates</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Emily Followill.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Amy Elbert.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/howwelive/atlanta-colonial-remodel_ss10.html">Atlanta Remodel</a>" produced by Lisa Mowry.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/">Traditional Home</a> (September 2010).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ_Um7UZg9BbXKGCQx_u6hnCC6hUM9DyWluaKhSElUZMxeJv3Y-rp0qOBjIUCiH_YKDWjNLitAmWoy2Tt48XzJ02vFI3stqKY_-5NUHFZgxPiRf4C1nFIdUPmvJBquFQC32ZEZNKQLuNE/s1600/7-kitchen-otm-back-door-kit0607-xlg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ_Um7UZg9BbXKGCQx_u6hnCC6hUM9DyWluaKhSElUZMxeJv3Y-rp0qOBjIUCiH_YKDWjNLitAmWoy2Tt48XzJ02vFI3stqKY_-5NUHFZgxPiRf4C1nFIdUPmvJBquFQC32ZEZNKQLuNE/s640/7-kitchen-otm-back-door-kit0607-xlg.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A Dutch door painted in <a href="http://us.farrow-ball.com/">Farrow and Ball</a>'s French Gray leads to a sundial and the dog run."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.michaelsmithinc.com/">Michael S.Smith.</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Grey Crawford.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/kitchens/los-angeles-kitchen-0708?click=main_sr#slide-7">Kitchen of the Month</a>" by Christine Pittel.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a> (June 2007).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is another home designed by Michael S. Smith that features a Dutch door:</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKWCCz_hDOlkLL0Vu4l5oYEnXk6gDB41eXE_fwzUS_xQtPlgIRt8vqMqI6O3uocpi8x-jiR7Yzt1i3A2bhW-i-EfL7mvKluX7Jrd6YaRZ7VgV4JXfpdtyJZwzVTyknynNgBxb1rugcr6o/s1600/item0.rendition.slideshowVertical.arsl01_ferguson.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKWCCz_hDOlkLL0Vu4l5oYEnXk6gDB41eXE_fwzUS_xQtPlgIRt8vqMqI6O3uocpi8x-jiR7Yzt1i3A2bhW-i-EfL7mvKluX7Jrd6YaRZ7VgV4JXfpdtyJZwzVTyknynNgBxb1rugcr6o/s640/item0.rendition.slideshowVertical.arsl01_ferguson.jpg" width="524" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">" 'It's a 1930s ideal of a Malibu beach house,' says Michael S. Smith." The Dutch door is original to the house.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Malibu Colony, California, home of film producer Donna Arkoff Roth.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.michaelsmithinc.com/">Michael S. Smith</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architectural redesign by Oscar Shamamian, <a href="http://www.fergusonshamamian.com/">Ferguson and Shamamian Architects LLP</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Scott Frances.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/AD100/2010/ferguson_shamamian/ferguson_slideshow_032005#/slide=1">Malibu Beach Memoirs</a>" text by Steven M. L. Aronson.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (March 2005).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu1_hbWjDu3G3DOijLASG_OuLsh2-31tdvNGAyFtjqP1679DtMKe4WTTLKSxdqowU_sUp1r9dxy-laGAnB1Yzu8wdGGOUrZ3Sb77cNXKxGfqtUn6SJ1ssR7CKxA1fnHFG8rI0UTwlXads/s1600/item1.rendition.slideshowVertical.arsl02_ferguson.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu1_hbWjDu3G3DOijLASG_OuLsh2-31tdvNGAyFtjqP1679DtMKe4WTTLKSxdqowU_sUp1r9dxy-laGAnB1Yzu8wdGGOUrZ3Sb77cNXKxGfqtUn6SJ1ssR7CKxA1fnHFG8rI0UTwlXads/s640/item1.rendition.slideshowVertical.arsl02_ferguson.jpg" width="512" /></a><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"[Michael S.] Smith arranged a circa 1750 English chest of drawers in the entrance hall." </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Dutch door is original to the house, which was built around 1930. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Malibu Colony, California, home of film producer Donna Arkoff Roth.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.michaelsmithinc.com/">Michael S. Smith</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architectural redesign by Oscar Shamamian, <a href="http://www.fergusonshamamian.com/">Ferguson and Shamamian Architects LLP</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Scott Frances.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/AD100/2010/ferguson_shamamian/ferguson_slideshow_032005#/slide=2">Malibu Beach Memoirs</a>" text by Steven M. L. Aronson.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (March 2005).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUCwNl5JOPDUP-mHJdz1F21QgbQtRC2LIbR9Xf_fyEcJI981mTt5Eucdg0SYoDNUXxyiNf7BLjoJnJq1e_AceV5fiPDhZmp6tG7ZFkXryknyIh52Ys09E2rvVxFZeLnA7j6hJB_QK5VIE/s1600/BlogDutchDoorHBJune2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUCwNl5JOPDUP-mHJdz1F21QgbQtRC2LIbR9Xf_fyEcJI981mTt5Eucdg0SYoDNUXxyiNf7BLjoJnJq1e_AceV5fiPDhZmp6tG7ZFkXryknyIh52Ys09E2rvVxFZeLnA7j6hJB_QK5VIE/s400/BlogDutchDoorHBJune2011.jpg" width="301" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A Dutch door leading to the dining room adds farmhouse charm."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Country house in upstate New York.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Jesse Carrier and Mara Miller, <a href="http://www.carrierandcompany.com/">Carrier and Company</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Francesco Lagnese.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Simplify It" interview by Christine Pittel.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a> (June 2011).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfMFSN1cBntiiDjU61kl2d4GLSDEWajhAjTgulPEjLE2rrIPBWUaXILzerjal5ZlI6g8OxW7kkksb6MkElhdt24Mh2DahG3ugCCF1MmD8yD6swnyIK_1vNyUHqJwnb99muPuAucyMzGB0/s1600/09-hbx-dutch-door-bar-0611-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfMFSN1cBntiiDjU61kl2d4GLSDEWajhAjTgulPEjLE2rrIPBWUaXILzerjal5ZlI6g8OxW7kkksb6MkElhdt24Mh2DahG3ugCCF1MmD8yD6swnyIK_1vNyUHqJwnb99muPuAucyMzGB0/s640/09-hbx-dutch-door-bar-0611-lgn.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Another Dutch door off the living opens to a closet-size serving bar. <a href="http://www.rohlhome.com/">Rohl</a> faucet."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Country house in upstate New York.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Jesse Carrier and Mara Miller, </span><a href="http://www.carrierandcompany.com/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Carrier and Company</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/photos/bookcase-bar#slide-10">Photography by Francesco Lagnese</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Simplify It" interview by Christine Pittel.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a> (June 2011).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixq1haWSUtbBLW6EvFRcMw_JQ6zsk8eZWZodHPFwhc71IJUxCM3rn3e0XimDiMR8qz6j-wj_6YREBadyB5tpZuxBsH2aXBCa0QLvAQpEg_x_ZAS2jzixpt8-Ol49ydXblA9bgFvNHIqlg/s1600/hbx-1210-smith-entry-foyer-03-mdn-96618822.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixq1haWSUtbBLW6EvFRcMw_JQ6zsk8eZWZodHPFwhc71IJUxCM3rn3e0XimDiMR8qz6j-wj_6YREBadyB5tpZuxBsH2aXBCa0QLvAQpEg_x_ZAS2jzixpt8-Ol49ydXblA9bgFvNHIqlg/s640/hbx-1210-smith-entry-foyer-03-mdn-96618822.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">" 'This is a garden house - it seemed only natural to have Dutch doors where we could let nature in,' [Windsor] Smith says."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A young family's home in Los Angeles, California.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior decoration by <a href="http://www.windsorsmithhome.com/">Windsor Smith</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Victoria Pearson.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interview by Mimi Read.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/feminine-style-windsor-smith-1210?click=main_sr#slide-3">An Unabashedly Romantic Home by Windsor Smith</a>" produced by Robert Rufino.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a> (December 2010).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk0OIWVTy671heUz6nZyPvIBLkXh7WjKrjiWwptL3ECImblE6GHkimQJ5fiDu3pjIebnGog46bK_5oH2jhf6vsVWLvT5PTi7CPEjrX84icCCt4ZtrQgvXSz3RXkg1lWHPWGilpTtrZo6Q/s1600/e6713f4e45b651f9f1af51efbbe0a554.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk0OIWVTy671heUz6nZyPvIBLkXh7WjKrjiWwptL3ECImblE6GHkimQJ5fiDu3pjIebnGog46bK_5oH2jhf6vsVWLvT5PTi7CPEjrX84icCCt4ZtrQgvXSz3RXkg1lWHPWGilpTtrZo6Q/s640/e6713f4e45b651f9f1af51efbbe0a554.jpg" width="502" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The mirror in this entryway is made from an old window, and the table was originally used for shucking oysters."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography: Emily Followill.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/">Traditional Home</a> via <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/">Pinterest</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhovJPay_6Tzs2wLD8TTU93PiktlBLX8a47UPz99gIxGG3D2V2GIyUyF0nYaS8fNwoQi5ZF68ghSqwfEvcnAJ5aROUoqCbXS3fG0hn6lzq2saOTWEFH8LfVrkv3_xVJqXRxU4YTlDi1j30/s1600/TDH701012_ss.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhovJPay_6Tzs2wLD8TTU93PiktlBLX8a47UPz99gIxGG3D2V2GIyUyF0nYaS8fNwoQi5ZF68ghSqwfEvcnAJ5aROUoqCbXS3fG0hn6lzq2saOTWEFH8LfVrkv3_xVJqXRxU4YTlDi1j30/s640/TDH701012_ss.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"This exuberant room from one of [Charles] Faudree's own homes lit up . . . [<i>Traditional Home</i>'s] April 1991 cover."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Charles Faudree.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Gene Johnson.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/designers/charles-faudree-french-flair_ss15.html">Interior Designer Charles Faudree: French Flair</a>" produced by Julianne Hilmes and Rebecca Christian.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/">Traditional Home</a> (April 1991).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsppz0EWY8lNQ2q32LSoL1TV00BvQja2iR32yB1KrXcxhBQ1PjldEtFALdlqtGIXIyg5LifO5l4TtVOn8yo1qIeVKcfg7vM92aWadjiGuiTKm95Mw9p2-iuJg3DH5foPmUACt90siSM58/s1600/HomesRooms-KathrynIreland-0909-11-mdn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsppz0EWY8lNQ2q32LSoL1TV00BvQja2iR32yB1KrXcxhBQ1PjldEtFALdlqtGIXIyg5LifO5l4TtVOn8yo1qIeVKcfg7vM92aWadjiGuiTKm95Mw9p2-iuJg3DH5foPmUACt90siSM58/s400/HomesRooms-KathrynIreland-0909-11-mdn.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Homeowner Leslie Burke's Pembroke Welsh corgi, Jack, keeps watch on life inside and outside the house through the Dutch door. Lloyd Loom Italia wicker chairs. Walnut dining table by Kathryn M. Ireland Home. Cushions on chairs and custom wooden banquette, all in French-style ticking, floral and solid fabrics by Kathryn M. Ireland Home. Bell light fixture from Murano."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Leslie Burke's Spanish Colonial Revival home in Southern California's Palos Verdes Estates.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.kathrynireland.com/">Kathryn M. Ireland</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architecture by Roland E. Coate Sr.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Landscape design by Inner Gardens.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Miguel Flores-Vianna.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Degen Penner.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/room-decorating/kathryn-ireland-california-color-design?click=main_sr#slide-8">Just Add Color</a>" produced by Carolyn Englefield.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/">Veranda</a> (September 2009).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHsjCmaqXTHcAVB8EdfHqIqjZZg__Vf7-xOX5JSzkoojJ5Bse8_3q-bn60EGh6_t6FlTE3V6Bwt4RgEoq9M_dN8_dEPvaE87B0kkCwd0aq2Un_vtz6qWRm0Sw4GVS7Uj91mOa5S83IHeI/s1600/img_gatfield_10+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHsjCmaqXTHcAVB8EdfHqIqjZZg__Vf7-xOX5JSzkoojJ5Bse8_3q-bn60EGh6_t6FlTE3V6Bwt4RgEoq9M_dN8_dEPvaE87B0kkCwd0aq2Un_vtz6qWRm0Sw4GVS7Uj91mOa5S83IHeI/s640/img_gatfield_10+%25281%2529.jpg" width="460" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A Dutch door next to the range leads to the mudroom and . . . a serpentine staircase . . ." Subway tile, <a href="http://www.waterworks.com/">Waterworks</a>. <a href="http://www.vikingrange.com/">Viking range</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Long Island, New York, home of architect and interior designer, Eliza Gatfield.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Eliza Gatfield, Custom Cool, LLC.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architect: Stuart Disston, AIA, with Joshua Rosensweig and Guy Horvath, AIA, <a href="http://www.apdarchitects.com/">Austin Patterson Disston Architects</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Bruce Buck.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Amy Elbert.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/howwelive/gatfield-house_10.html">Shingle Style: Capturing the View</a>" produced by Bonnie Maharam.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/">Traditional Home</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi00BnYJooJx58m_jasqs-PmyQnoNeoWWv-crU8zH9aHzYH7zDDOid5Tz5FxCffmZ9o4nlbPaaL0TPosP5psjeYXvWkwqEiI3mSyRNKWjhRbwu0jtO-wP0k0gMz-ptxvBYMFMQh5d33OFo/s1600/hbx-kitchen-bedroom-white-0710-ewart-04-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi00BnYJooJx58m_jasqs-PmyQnoNeoWWv-crU8zH9aHzYH7zDDOid5Tz5FxCffmZ9o4nlbPaaL0TPosP5psjeYXvWkwqEiI3mSyRNKWjhRbwu0jtO-wP0k0gMz-ptxvBYMFMQh5d33OFo/s640/hbx-kitchen-bedroom-white-0710-ewart-04-de.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A Dutch door opens to the kitchen and a children's room beyond. Stripes, polka dots, and big blue whales are a surprisingly compatible mix."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1938 California cottage of Laurie Thiel, sister of decorator Krista Ewart.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.kristaewart.com/">Krista Ewart</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Victoria Pearson.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/beach-house-decorating-ideas-0710?click=main_sr#slide-10">A Bright and Bold Summer Beach House</a>" by Lisa Cregan.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a> (July 2010). </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV6Pyfhle6qLpSvYnBBnRYQ4_aZ2wH4gc-gMwGpynRr8vIpAl_e0-5rE3IaawbtHduaGEkTOzrX_wYY-y-PnBpfWCZu7xAJNBOmRB-MvcGmFChN8CiY1TK_W4WCu1HL1MdEVMv0_lJl4c/s1600/item3.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.04_alexa-hampton-connecticut-home.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV6Pyfhle6qLpSvYnBBnRYQ4_aZ2wH4gc-gMwGpynRr8vIpAl_e0-5rE3IaawbtHduaGEkTOzrX_wYY-y-PnBpfWCZu7xAJNBOmRB-MvcGmFChN8CiY1TK_W4WCu1HL1MdEVMv0_lJl4c/s640/item3.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.04_alexa-hampton-connecticut-home.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A view from the foyer into the living room, where vintage loop chairs surround a pedestal table; the ebonized bookcase is from <a href="http://www.145antiques.com/">145 Antiques</a>."<br />Interior decoration by Alexa Hampton, <a href="http://www.markhampton.com/">Mark Hampton LLC</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architect: Joel Barkley, <a href="http://www.ikba.com/">Ike Kligerman Barkley Architects P.C.</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Durston Saylor.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2011-06/alexa-hampton-connecticut-home-slideshow#/slide=4">A Sophisticated Connecticut Home</a>" text by Jesse Kornbluth.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (June 2011).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love the graphic contrast of the black rectangle against the white wall when the Dutch door is opened in this bedroom designed by Ruthis Sommers:</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLadP5F0sBMQe1XQUTPQWy3xXLmN7m8nobFVBOfef0olFYTjpDVoMaIbJ7nak_TNlY_bI3A5VOpYvcBM5fApkdAOyjAEZJnTnEuoFzXXlaOjQAhMwbQ4hLSp0TjUy2HIR7bNZw9TQxpsw/s1600/12-water-bedroom-dec0607-xlg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLadP5F0sBMQe1XQUTPQWy3xXLmN7m8nobFVBOfef0olFYTjpDVoMaIbJ7nak_TNlY_bI3A5VOpYvcBM5fApkdAOyjAEZJnTnEuoFzXXlaOjQAhMwbQ4hLSp0TjUy2HIR7bNZw9TQxpsw/s640/12-water-bedroom-dec0607-xlg.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Drop-leaf table from Wertz Brothers in Los Angeles, lamp from Laurin Copen Antiques in Bridgehampton. Striped rug, Dash and Albert. Custom tester bed by Robert Fooshee."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A Long Island house that draws inspiration from the sea."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.ruthiesommers.com/">Ruthie Sommers</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Don Freeman.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/colors/water-color-0607?click=main_sr#slide-10">Water Color</a>" by Frances Schultz.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a> (June 2007).</span></div>

Dutch Doors

Dutch door. Stable door. Half door. Double-hung door. According to the Metropolitan Museum of Art 's Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History ,...

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