Homes in Fountain Hills, Troon, Pinnacle Peak, and the North Scottsdale foothills often make the landscape part of the architecture. Entrances may face mountain views, open desert, long driveways, or exposed slopes. Those settings are beautiful, but they can place an entry door in direct sun, wind, dust, and wind driven rain. The design therefore…
Arcadia and the Biltmore area contain homes from different periods and architectural traditions. There are older ranch homes, remodeled midcentury properties, Spanish influenced residences, and newly constructed luxury homes. That variety makes the front door important. A poorly chosen entrance can make an established home look as though it received an unrelated addition. A thoughtfully…
North Scottsdale includes some of the Valley’s most carefully planned residential communities. Silverleaf, DC Ranch, and Desert Mountain are all associated with luxury homes, but they do not share one interchangeable architectural style. A custom entry door should respond to the individual residence, its village, and its surroundings. Choosing a generic luxury design can make…
A large home does not automatically need the largest possible front door. It needs an entrance with the right proportions. In Paradise Valley, where residences may have broad facades, deep courtyards, tall ceilings, and long approaches from the street, an ordinary door can look lost. An oversized door chosen without regard for the architecture can…