In our regular column with Total Fabricator magazine, Ben Aspinall, Head of Technology & Marketing at DoorCo, explores the colour trends they are seeing through their manufacturing customers.
Colour is always a hot topic in our industry. Coloured windows and doors are the best way to individualise a home, make a statement and add the coveted “kerb appeal” that many homeowners seek for their properties. Doorco has a wide range of colour options for our doors in our PAiNT selection. Some classic, some bolder, but all developed to satisfy the growing demand for choice in door colour. Our PAiNT service goes beyond offering only specific colours, we also have a bespoke colour matching service too, so a DoorCo door can be painted pretty much any colour. We have recently launched a new PAiNT booklet that showcases the options available.
Over the years, through our manufacturing customers that we prep doors for, we have seen confidence in exploring colour, from bolder shades to different colourways. In this Door Trends column, we are going to explore what’s currently trending.
Striking hardware choices
Designer doors are becoming increasingly popular. DoorCo has a whole collection created with our high end and unique Monza II and Links slabs as the canvas. Of course, the overall design style goes beyond just the aesthetics of the door. It is determined by the glazing, colour and hardware choices. A very interesting trend we’re currently seeing is contrasting hardware and door colours. Moving away from blended designs, we’re seeing an increase in prepped door orders that are, for example, a light grey colour paired with striking black hardware, or designer Rose Gold hardware. This extends into the Traditional door ranges too where we are seeing, greens and clay colours paired with gold hardware. We’ve also seen an increase in this area of a modern twist being made to classic door styles with the use of stainless stell knob handles being ordered on Traditional Carnoustie doors. I really like the use of hardware to individualise and give the doors an edge, and we are exploring commercial options for different door decorations to further this trend.
Integrated designs
As well as contrasting colourways of door colours and hardware, we often are often asked to match door colours to the windows of a home. Thanks to the launch of our FLiP grid cassettes, we’re also seeing a big surge in orders for matching designs, for example this Lytham 4-lite door which is a perfect match to Georgian Bar windows.
Dressing doors for the season
Door decorating is also a popular trend, particularly with the Grammers. We follow a few influencers who celebrate each season and holiday by dressing their door to suit the theme, and they get a lot of likes too! They, of course, have great style, but they are taking a pretty normal looking front door and making it really outstanding. One such example is Tracey Myers (@my3rs101 on Instagram) who not only redecorates her lovely pink door regularly, but she has also inspired a budding artist to paint the scene.
Bold choices
One last trend that must always be celebrated is the bold choices homeowners make. We have colours in our PAiNT collection like Tree Frog and Bright Magma to satisfy this demand. Most recently we have had an order for a bright yellow Troon door and a request for luminous paint!
What trends are you seeing in your door sales? We would love to hear about them and feature them in our Inspirations Gallery. Engage with us on social media – @doorco_official on twitter, DOORCO Ltd on LinkedIn and Facebook or @DOORCOUK on Instagram – or email you pictures to marketing@door-co.com. We also invite you to join us on stand Q11 at the FIT Show in May.
