Old House Journal

Door Curtains & Portières

Aesthetic yet functional, curtains or drapery at the door or in the doorway act as privacy screens while adding color, pattern, and texture. Doorway drapery reached its height of popularity with the Victorians, but continued to be used in houses during the Arts & Crafts and Colonial Revival periods. David E. Berman of Trustworth Studios, and Dianne Ayres of Arts & Crafts Period Textiles, offer guidance here on how to hang period curtains, and various types of hanging hardware.

EXTERIOR GLAZED DOORS

Old-house entry doors often feature glazing (a glass window or windows) as well

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