Filed under: Aesthetics, Architecture, Interiors, Method, lighting | Tags: Aesthetics, upgrades
Remember the bang of the screen door on childhood summer days, the ones that bugged Mom because we invariably banged the door shut just as Victor Newman was about to grind another foe to powder on “The Young and the Restless”?
That’s been pretty much replaced by the soft whoosh of the pneumatic hinge on the storm door.
If your storm door still has scalloped edges along the window and an embossed X in the metal below, you might be surprised at what’s out there.
People are paying more attention to details like storm doors, said Daryl Woods, millwork specialist for Lowe’s in Bedford.
“The front door is the focal point of the home,” Woods said. “From the street, that’s where your eyes go. It’s about curb appeal.”
It’s not only aesthetics driving the interest, said Jeffrey Parobechek, an inventory management associate at Home Depot on Cleveland’ hobby collezioni s West Side. He’s heard a lot of interest in upgrading to a more energy-efficient door to help control heating and cooling costs. (more…)
