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Original Palmer & Krisel door with Ming escutcheon |
Some of the great details that
provide character and identity to Paradise Palms are the terrific mid-century
modern doors found throughout the neighborhood.
All of the builders offered something unique to each home and tract.
Details included escutcheons, sidelights with textured or colored glass, trim,
raised mullions, raised and/or carved panels in single and double door
combinations. Many of the
Palmer& Krisel-designed homes featured simple, flat panel doors with a
Schlage ‘Ming’ escutcheon which allowed for the architecture of the home to be
the star.
Other tracts including
TropicalEstates and
FontainebleauEstates featured gracious double-doored entries into their homes with raised-embellishments and Asian-themed ‘Shu’ Schlage escutcheons and grand wrought iron light
fixtures. The
Americana
homes offered more traditional doors with textured, colored or clear sidelights
while the semi-custom homes of
StellarGreens offered a variety of doors ranging from flat-panels to ornate, carved doors with
raised panels. The custom-built homes of
Paradise Palms offer everything from traditional door styles to full-atomic
mid-century detailing including starbursts and center knob pulls.
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Detail view of the Schlage 'Ming' Escutcheon found on Palmer & Krisel homes in Paradise Palms |
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Detail view of the Schlage 'Shu' Escutcheon found throughout Fontainebleau Estates |
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Schlage Manhattan Escutcheon - We haven't seen any of these in Paradise Palms yet, but most of you will recognize these from their starring role on the Brady Bunch |
After fifty years in the desert
sun coupled with changing tastes, wear and tear, mishaps and other maladies not
all of the original entry doors have survived, and many times homeowners are
left searching for replacement options.
Local big-box retailers carry a wide variety of Colonial, Victorian, Craftsman,
English-country and Tuscan styled doors which can sometimes be a tricky-fit for
the desert modern and contemporary ranch homes of Paradise Palms. One of the most popular sources for replacement
options is
Crestview Doors which
offer a wide variety of ranch, contemporary and modern styles. A recent source that offers an alternative to
Crestview is the ‘Pulse’ line from
Therma-Tru
Doors which offer solid fiberglass construction. Flat-panel solid wood doors can still be
obtained from most home-improvement retailers, yet interestingly these seemingly
common doors are not always on the rack and may require additional time to order.
Visual interest in flat-paneled
doors can be obtained through the use of bold colors, escutcheons or a
combination of both. Vintage used and
new-original-stock escutcheons can still be found on sites such as
EBay and
Etsy.
Rejuvenation
offers a wide range of new square, round, starburst and Asian-themed
escutcheons in a variety of finishes to offer uniqueness to each home - as well as offering lots of mid-century home products, from starburst towel racks to light fixtures. Keep in mind that door handle placement has evolved over the years, and while most escutcheons will fit on original doors, new doors may not accommodate all designs. Custom millwork, frames and patterns were
typically found with more squared-off styles, and carpenters or millworkers can
recreate traditional Paradise Palms mid-century patterns on flat-paneled doors. The variety of mid-century modern entry doors
found in our community offer definition and character to the places we call home. Their unique designs, finishes and details are
architectural components which complement and enhance our mid-century
architecture. Here's a look at some of the classic mid-century modern doors of Paradise Palms:
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Original Palmer & Krisel door with Ming escutcheon |
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Original Palmer & Krisel door with Ming escutcheon |
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Original Palmer & Krisel door with Ming ecutcheon |
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Bold, colorful flat-paneled door on a Palmer & Krisel home |
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Bold, colorful flat-paneled door on a Palmer & Krisel home |
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Bold, colorful flat-paneled door on a Palmer & Krisel home |
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Bold, colorful flat-paneled door on a Palmer & Krisel home |
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Bold, colorful flat-paneled door on a Palmer & Krisel home |
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Bold, colorful flat-paneled door on a Palmer & Krisel home |
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Original 'Hawaiian' door with ceramic tile plate inserts found on a Palmer & Krisel Model 4H |
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Mid-century modern door on a Palmer & Krisel home |
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Contemporary-style door on a Palmer & Krisel home |
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Classic mid-century carved door on a Palmer & Krisel home |
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Original Service Porch door on a Palmer and Krisel home |
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Mid-century raised panel embellished doors in Stellar Greens |
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Classic mid-century flat paneled double doors with scrolled raised trim embellishments on a Stellar Greens home |
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Carved mid-century doors on a Stellar Greens home |
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Carved raised-panel doors on a Stellar Greens home |
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Classic mid-century flat panel door with raised trim on a Stellar Greens home |
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Classic mid-century flat paneled double doors with raised trim embellishments on a Stellar Greens home |
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Flat-paneled double doors on a Stellar Greens home |
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Classic carved mid-century modern raised-panel doors on the one-of-a kind Paradise Palms home once owned by Buddy Hackett |
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Flat paneled double doors with starburst escutcheons on a custom Paradise Palms home |
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Metal double doors on the Custom Paradise Palms home once owned by Phyllis Diller |
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Flat-paneled double doors with twin snowflake escutcheons on a Paradise Palms custom home |
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Flat-paneled double doors with twin Schlage 'Shu' escutcheons on a Miranti home |
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Classic mid-century flat paneled double doors with scrolled raised trim embellishments on a Miranti home |
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Contemporary mid-century modern door on a Miranti home |
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Classic mid-century ranch-style double doors on a Tropical Estates home |
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Flat panel double doors in a Tropical Estates home |
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Flat mid-century door with raised trim embellishments on a Tropical Estates home |
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Flat paneled door with diamond escutcheon in Tropical Estates |
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Carved mid-century double doors on a Tropical Estates home |
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Raised-panel double doors with classic mid-century pulls in Tropical Estates |
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Flat-paneled double doors with twin square escutcheons on an Americana home |
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Classic mid-century ranch-style door on an Americana home |
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Flat-paneled door with ornate round escutcheon on an Americana home |
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Mid-century raised panel door on an Americana Home |
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Mid-century carved raised-panel door on a Fontainebleau Estates home
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Flat-paneled door with ornate round escutcheon on a
Fontainebleau Estates home
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Flat-paneled door with square/diamond escutcheon on a
Fontainebleau Estates home
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Double entry doors with square starburst escutcheons and raised-panel embellishments on a Fontainebleau Estates home |
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Flat-paneled door with twin square escutcheons on a
Fontainebleau Estates home
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Double entry doors with scrolled raised panel embellishments on a Fontainebleau Estates home |
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Double entry doors with raised-panel embellishments on a Fontainebleau Estates home |
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Flat-paneled double entry doors with ornate square escutcheons on a Fontainebleau Estates home |
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Flat-paneled double entry doors with rectangular escutcheons on a Fontainebleau Estates home |
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Flat-paneled double entry doors with half-circle escutcheons on a Fontainebleau Estates home |
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Double entry doors with raised-panel embellishments on a Fontainebleau Estates home |