"PACKAGE" YOUR ENTRYWAY FOR THE HOLIDAYS
MAUMEE, OH (November 8, 2005) – With the holiday season right around the corner, now is the perfect time for homeowners to spruce up the exterior of their homes with a festive entryway before guests arrive. Many homeowners view their entryway as a sign of the quality of their house, and the holidays are the ideal time to show off a beautiful home. A festive holiday entry can be the home's focal point, and serves as a first impression for both its interior and exterior.
Therma-Tru Doors, the nation's most preferred brand of entry doors and the expert on creating beautiful entries, and Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse, offer tips for creating a warm and inviting entryway during the holidays:
Hang seasonal door decorations
- Consider a twig wreath adorned with autumn leaves, gourds, greens or berries for Thanksgiving
- Design a heart-shaped wreath with miniature pinecones and dye them a brilliant shade of red
- Mount an evergreen wreath or swag with glass ornaments or silver bells
- Create a wreath with Magnolia leaves and fresh fruit such as pears, apples and pomegranates
- If you have a rustic style home, consider adding antlers, a cowboy hat or roping to your wreath
- For a coastal home, consider a wreath of woven sea grass with sea shells or brightly painted life preserver with lights and decorative glass floats
- If your door doesn't merit all the attention, consider wrapping it in bright paper with a large bow or framing it in lights
- Hang a set of sleigh bells on the door knob, which will give a festive jingle every time guests pass through
Add accessories around the doorway
- Frame your entryway with garland and lights – add bows or pinecones for more decorative detail
- Place pots or urns planted with seasonal greenery, poinsettias and lights on either side of the doorway
- Put out a welcome mat designed with holiday accents
- Add new brass or nickel accents such as kick plate, porch lights and door knocker to dress up your door
- Hang matching wreaths and candles in all of the windows
Paint your door- Brighten up your door with a fresh coat of red paint or a strong color that provides contrast to your current color scheme before the weather gets too cold to paint outdoors
"Do be careful to protect your door," said John Kufner, Product Line General Manager, Entry Door Systems, for Therma-Tru Doors. "You don't want to put a nail in the door, because this can lead to damage later on. Instead, use a door hanger to hang the wreath from the door knocker, or place a tack on the top of the door frame and use clear finishing line to hang the wreath."
In addition to these simple design tips, homeowners may also want to consider taking advantage of this opportunity to update their entryway with a new door system. You can replace the door with a new high-performance, low-maintenance fiberglass door, or install a new door system with doorlite and sidelites. Not only can an enhanced entryway make a statement about your home, it can also increase the perceived value of your home. Therma-Tru Doors and NFO Worldwide conducted research found that an enhanced entryway can add as much as $24,000 to a home's perceived value, which is approximately five times the cost of the entry system. There are few other upgrades to a home that deliver this kind of return.
Therma-Tru door systems are available at Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse, as well as lumberyards and building material dealers nationally. Benchmark by Therma-Tru™ door systems are available exclusively at Lowe's.
For more information on Therma-Tru Doors, the new Classic-Craft® American Style, Mahogany and Rustic Collections™ and ideas on entryway projects, visit www.thermatru.com. The Web site features a Door Designer tool that lets users mix and match door styles, glass sidelites and transoms to create the look they want.
Therma-Tru Doors is the nation's leading manufacturer and most preferred
brand of fiberglass and steel exterior door systems. Founded in 1962,
Therma-Tru pioneered the fiberglass entry door industry, and today
offers a complete portfolio of entry and patio door system solutions,
including decorative glass doorlites, sidelites and transoms, and door
components. Therma-Tru, headquartered in Maumee, OH, is part of leading
consumer brands company Fortune Brands, Inc. (NYSE: FO). For more
information on Therma-Tru Doors, visit www.thermatru.com or call
(800)537-8827.
CONTACT: Therma-Tru, Sara Theis, 419-891-7400 ext. 7426.