Whether it’s front- or side-facing, your garage door is an essential part of your home’s exterior. Picking the right facade for your garage is important for showing off your home’s style while increasing your curb appeal. Here are some popular styles to choose from while you’re shopping around.

A Guide to Garage Door Styles

1. Flush Panel

Flushed garage doors bring a subdued elegance to your home’s exterior. Their appearance is subtle with straight, flat horizontal panels and light texture. An added benefit of this style’s simplistic design is that it gives you the flexibility to choose any kind of siding material and color instead of being forced into sticking with a certain exterior aesthetic.

2. Stamped Carriage

Also known as barn style garage doors, the carriage house door combines rustic charm with modern convenience. While a traditional door is usually built with natural woods, the stamped carriage model is made with insulated steel, painted with wood tones, and finished with handcrafted patterns imprinted across the door’s width.

Several models are also adorned with window inserts to bring natural light into your space.

3. Recessed Panel

Unlike raised panels, a recessed panel garage door is simplistic and understated. These panels are typically flattened or set back from the door’s surface and surrounded by framework, creating a boxy appearance as a result. While this pattern appears to be constructed out of wood, recessed panels are shaped out of steel or aluminum and then accented with wood grain finishes.

4. Overlay Carriage

This type of carriage house-style door offers both depth and traditional flair. These designs add a farmhouse-inspired aesthetic with intricate natural wood or wood grain textured rectangular and crossbuck panels placed over your garage door’s base layer. Most models also include decorative hardware to give a swing-door appearance from the outside.

When you’re ready to give your home’s exterior a makeover, turn to the professionals at Tracey Door Co in Rochester, NY. The third-generation family business has provided an extensive selection of garage doors to residents for over 30 years. They also offer competitive rates for their installations and repairs and are fully insured and licensed. Learn more about their services online or call (585) 426-6060 for a free estimate.