Craftsman Grand Entrance Door: Stained Glass Transom/Sidelights – CD6347

Craftsman Grand Entrance Door: Stained Glass Transom/Sidelights

All of our custom doors are built with the highest quality materials available anywhere. This includes genuine, solid, hand hewn, full length planks of timber that has been naturally cured in the Scottsdale, Arizona desert air. Built with the tried and tested technique of mortise and tenon, pegged and doweled construction. Each entrance is individually handmade in the U.S.A. by skilled master craftsmen, and guaranteed to last forever with little or no maintenance. Don't just buy a door when you can own a custom grand entrance that has that "WOW factor" that you have been looking for, and will properly represent your personality and accomplishment to every guest who arrives at your home or business.

At ArtFactory.com we specialize in making one-of-a-kind, custom, fine are quality entrance doors that are built to stand the test of time. This custom craftsman grand entrance door is built from solid, old growth timber and genuine hand cut stained glass. This intricate, handmade entrance is a prime example of what our craftsman can accomplish when you are looking to create something that is truly special. Inspired by the American Arts and Crafts movement, the design pays homage to the doors found on Greene and Green's famous Pasdena, California bungalows, such as The Gamble House. However, just as the California bungalows took inspiration from that natural flora and fauna of that area, award winning artist H.J. Nick has created this design to celebrate the unique landscape of the Scottsdale, Arizona desert. With unique to the area plant life, such as the blooming cactus, and wildlife, such as the quail, the beauty of the Arizona desert is brought, all in a fluid stained glass design that extends throughout the door glass, sidelight and transom windows. This type of fluid design, including the door blade, and sidelight windows, makes the difference between fine art, and ordinary, mass production entrance doors. To top it all off, it is built using the same techniques and materials that were used to build the great craftsman doors of over century ago. Artistic elements from nature, were a trademark of craftsman design, and essential to the styles that were made popular during this period of history. The unique, entrance features large, dual sidelights, and transom window at the top. These are all built into the solid wood, pre-hung, structural door jamb. As is the case with all of our doors that incorporate the use of glass, the door glass, and sidelights are custom engineered to let just the right amount of light into the room. We also have dozens of glass styles to choose from, including a wide variety of glass choices. In addition to the genuine hand cut stain glass seen here, you can choose from our selection clear, decorative and textured glass patterns. As pictured, the custom craftsman grand entrance door has been built as single door with a semi-arched top, but like all of our custom door and gate designs, it can also be built with a full arched or flat top. Furthermore, any of our designs can be built as double doors, for interior or exterior, and residential or commercial use.

We believe in building furniture and doors that are not something that you just use for a few years and then throw away. Building items that are disposable is a practice that is unique to the past fifty years. In the old world, when a piece of furniture was built, it was built from solid, natural materials by master craftsmen. Most importantly, it was built to last forever. Something like a solid wood entrance door would be passed down through a family for generations along with the home that was also built to last forever. With this custom craftsman grand entrance door, handcrafted from solid, full length timber, we have carried that tradition of built to last craftsmanship into the 21st century. This type of product cannot be build overnight, or with low quality materials. That is why we use the highest quality, genuine solid wood, and built it by hand, using the age old, tried and tested method of mortise and tenon joinery. It is our belief that when you buy a solid wood door from ArtFactory.com, that is will be the last door you ever have to buy for that entrance.

Craftsman Grand Entrance Door Hardware Details

The craftsman grand entrance door, as pictured features a variation of our custom craftsman door handle. You can choose any of our traditional door handle designs or a nature or tree inspired door pull when creating your entrance. As seen here, if you like one of our existing door handle designs, but want to fine tune something like the shape of the back plate, everything is custom-made-to-order, so we can make it exactly how you want it to look. If you are looking for something inspired by nature, you can choose from any of our dozens of tree and leaf inspired door handles, each individually hand hammered into shape so that no two are alike, just as would be seen in nature. All of our wrought iron door hardware products are handcrafted by our master blacksmiths with fire, hammer, and anvil. Furthermore, all of our handles have chamfered edges to smooth any sharp surfaces.

The custom craftsman door, as pictured, features a variation of our solid wrought iron, custom craftsman door handle, with matching backplate and hand hammered texture handle. As seen here, if you like one of our existing door handle designs, but want to fine tune something like the shape of the back plate, everything is custom-made-to-order, so we can make it exactly how you want it to look. If you are looking for something nature or tree inspired, we have dozens of door pulls inspired by nature to choose from as well. Our handles can be finished and textured to appropriately accommodate your style of door. Furthermore, all door pulls and knockers have chamfered edged for a smooth and easy user experience. We offer hand forged door pulls customized in any size or style that you choose. Choose from our hundreds of styles of custom door handles and theme door pulls, or have our designers create one for you. As with all of our custom doors, your hardware options are fully customizable. We can even create a door handle from a picture or drawing that you provide, or any design inspired by history. All of our door hardware product are hand hammered into shape by master blacksmiths over a coal fired forge. We specialize in building historically inspired designs, and we build them using the same techniques and materials as the originals from centuries gone by. You can also choose to customize with any accent elements to complete the essence of the design. This includes options such as security grills, door knockers, ornamental hinge straps, wrought iron clavos, decorative overlays, and more. Each is individually hand hammered into shape so that no two are alike, never cast copied, or drop forged.

All of our genuine wrought iron hardware is finished with a hand applied, iron oxide, advance patina. This patina is heat applied at over 1000 degrees Fahrenheit so that it will bond to the molecules of the metal. What this means is a finish that will stand the test of time and look better with age. Because our finishes actually become part of the metal, they will never crack, flake, or fade like powders and paints. All of this adds up to a finish that will last forever with little or no maintenance. Our door hardware is always hand built to your specifications by our master blacksmiths using hand forged wrought iron. When we say hand forged, we mean with fire, hammer, and anvil. We never cast, drop forge, build from a mold, or use any type of fast or mass production process. This means that every time, you will receive a fine art quality piece of hardware that is uniquely yours, of investment quality, and built to stand the test of time.

Building A Family Legacy Through Heirloom Quality Doors

Our wood finishes will never crack, flake, chip, or peel off like paints and powder coats. That is because our hand rubbed stain infusion process begins with fine hand sanding, and infused open grain hand applied stains. Furthermore, additional steps add natural oils, waxes, and lacquers with curing between each step. That puts the finish into the wood, not just sprayed on. This means a finish that will stay beautiful for generations with little or no maintenance.

Building a family legacy has been going on since the beginning of time. Building heirloom furniture and doors intended to last forever is one of the primary ways we all have in achieving some small part of immortality. These cherished family items will touch our loved ones for many years to come through physical interactions as well as family photos . Many societies, including the Egyptians and Mayans, as well as European royalty and aristocracy have created and passed down heirlooms for thousands of years.

In fact, if it were not for these artifacts, it would be impossible to know these people ever existed, how they were important to history. This is also the case in the 21st century within your own family. No matter if it’s a simple, hope chest with your personal message or name as a gift to a loved one, or an extravagant, fine art quality, master handcrafted, custom craftsman grand entrance door, these items will be important to the story of your family history long after we are gone.

This Is Not Your Ordinary Entrance Door

Don't just buy a door when you can own a custom grand entrance that has that "WOW factor" that you have been looking for, and will properly represent your personality and accomplishment to every guest who arrives at your home or business. We can create a custom door design in any style or theme that you choose, in addition to craftsman doors, we specialize in castle doors, lodge doors, and even custom solid wood garage doors.

This solid wood, custom custom craftsman grand entrance door is built to exceed all world class fine art qualifications. Our combination of the finest all natural materials, and master hand craftsmanship allow for us to offer a quality of product that is unsurpassed anywhere else, at any price. This is not only an investment quality door, it is an appreciable asset that will add to your financial net worth. In the eyes of your family, it will become a cherished heirloom and a priceless piece of immortality that will be tangible for generations. It will serve as a way to celebrate your life, and its direct effects on who they are and what your influence was on your family's history. True artifacts enhance and enrich all of our lives in a way that mass-produced merchandise never will, thus preserving the best of mankind and expressing our love for each other.

This traditionally designed, custom custom craftsman grand entrance door is the work of our world class design department, and in house senior engineers. All of our products are designed, and built under the direction of award winning artist H.J. Nick. Every product is signed and certified as meeting fine art qualifications by H.J. Nick, before it leaves our world class factory. This certification ensures that your product has appreciable value in antiquity as fine art. Don't settle for low quality, mass production, or foreign made doors that will ultimate need to be replaced every few years.

Craftsman Grand Entrance Door Finish Details

All of our custom, handcrafted wood doors are designed by and built under the supervision of award winning artist H.J. Nick. A product is not signed by H.J. Nick until he has personally inspected and found it to meet all world class fine art criteria.

The meticulous finish has been done in age old technique, using a 23-step hand rubbed process. We begin with fine hand sanding, and infused open grain hand applied stains. That puts the finish in the wood not just sprayed on it. This allows for the fine natural wood grains to show to perfection. There are then 20 additional steps requiring the application of wax, oils and lacquers with curing times between each process. This method is performed on all furniture and door wood surfaces inside and out. This tried and tested finish detail is required in the making of a one-of-a-kind, family heirloom quality product that meets world class investment quality standards that will stand the test of time. This process is the only way with little maintenance and the simple process of cleaning with oil will allow for a beautiful natural patina that will make this door more beautiful over time.

Our in-house master wood workers, and blacksmiths handcraft all custom furniture and doors to your design specifications. We only use the highest quality materials. All of our wooden furnishings, doors, and gates are made from solid, full length, naturally air dried timber. We believe in the quality of our products in craftsmanship so much that as result, our custom interior and exterior doors, and all of our products are guaranteed forever. In fact, we offer the highest quality custom doors available anywhere, at any price. When nothing but the best will do, call now for a pricing on our custom craftsman grand entrance door at 1-800-292-0008. Get started today on doors of your dreams. Like all of our products, this door was handmade in the USA, in our Scottsdale, Arizona factory.

History Of Arboreal Elements In Craftsman Doors

At ArtFactory.com we are committed to carrying on the traditions of the great Arts and Craftsmen of centuries gone by. Our craftsman doors feature all of the same types of arboreal elements that were used by Greene & Greene, Frank Lloyd Wright, and the other great craftsman of the early Twentieth-Century. This includes doors featuring arboreal elements such as master wood hand carvings, genuine hand cut stained glass (pictured), and blacksmith hand forged, genuine wrought iron handles and hardware. To top it all off, all of our doors are built by hand, using the same materials and techniques used to build the originals. The means materials such as solid, old growth timber, and genuine hand forged wrought iron, and techniques such as mortise and tenon, pegged and doweled construction.

Craftsman doors, also known as Arts and Crafts doors, are known for their distinctive style and craftsmanship. While arboreal elements, such as wood and tree motifs, are commonly found in Craftsman doors, it's important to note that the incorporation of these elements can vary depending on the specific design and the preferences of the craftsmen.

The arboreal elements in Craftsman doors reflect the movement's celebration of nature and traditional craftsmanship. Wood, carvings, inlays, and stained glass were all used to incorporate tree motifs and create a connection to the natural world. These elements continue to be cherished in Craftsman-style doors today, paying homage to the rich history and enduring appeal of the style.

Origins of Craftsman Style: The Craftsman style emerged in the late 19th and early 20th centuries as a reaction against the ornate and mass-produced designs of the Victorian era. It was championed by the Arts and Crafts movement, which emphasized traditional craftsmanship, simplicity, and the use of natural materials.

Use of Wood: Wood played a central role in Craftsman doors. The movement celebrated the natural beauty of wood and sought to showcase its qualities through simple yet elegant designs. Craftsman doors often feature rich, solid wood construction, with oak, mahogany, and fir being popular choices. The wood was often left unfinished or stained to enhance its natural grain.

Tree Motifs: Arboreal elements, particularly tree motifs, were commonly incorporated into Craftsman doors. The tree symbolized nature, strength, and the connection to the earth. These motifs were typically depicted through carving, inlays, or stained glass panels.

Carvings: Craftsman doors often featured intricate wood carvings depicting trees, branches, leaves, or vines. These carvings were typically done by skilled craftsmen and added a touch of artistry to the door's design. Carvings could be simple or elaborate, depending on the desired aesthetic.

Inlays: Another way arboreal elements were incorporated into Craftsman doors was through inlays. Inlays involved using different types of wood to create decorative patterns or scenes on the door's surface. Tree-related designs, such as intertwining branches or stylized leaves, were commonly used.

Stained Glass: Stained glass panels were also a popular feature in Craftsman doors. These panels often depicted natural scenes, including trees, forests, or landscapes. The stained glass allowed natural light to filter through while adding a touch of color and artistic expression.

Evolution and Modern Interpretations: Over time, the Craftsman style has evolved, and modern interpretations of Craftsman doors may deviate from the traditional designs. However, the emphasis on natural materials and arboreal elements continues to be a defining characteristic of Craftsman doors, with wood remaining a primary material.