Increase the Curb Appeal of Your Homes with a Unique Garage DoorOverhead Door Products Offer Cost Effective Design Solutions

Across the country, homeowners and homebuilders are increasingly eyeing the garage door as a way to personalize homes. Riding this interest in sprucing up the garage door are carriage house style garage doors, adding a touch of old-world charm to today's home. Overhead Door offers homebuilders and consumers a wide array of designs in the popular carriage house style that can fit any budget.

The popular carriage house style

The garage door is the single largest mechanical device in the home and takes up most of a home's front elevation, so a unique garage door can add a great deal of curb appeal to a home. Increasing the curb appeal of a home also increases its value and can make a home more appealing to prospective buyers.

"Installing a more decorative garage door is a great way for builders and homeowners to personalize and differentiate their homes," said Jason Moreno, product manager for Overhead Door Corporation. "It's an easy and affordable way to make the front of the home more attractive and inviting."

Many garage door manufacturers such as Overhead Door are responding to consumers' and builders' needs with new, affordable styles that further customize and individualize their homes. From economical to custom-made doors, Overhead Door has an option for every price range.

The Ribbon V12, an extension of Overhead Door's popular Courtyard Collection of steel carriage house style doors, is an embossed steel carriage doors with the look of wood without the maintenance and higher cost. The collection is available in five colors with a range of decorative hardware and window options.

Overhead Door's original Courtyard Collection steel carriage house doors are made with overlaying pieces to create intricate patterns and are perfect for an even more customized and old-world look. The collection offers 18 classic designs with sophisticated patterns in a distinctive wood-grain texture that can be painted with latex paint colors. A variety of window options and decorative hardware add classic charm.

For even more creativity, customized wood carriage garage doors may be a fit. Overhead Door's Ranch House® Collection offers homeowners expert craftsmanship and 18 designs with a range of choices from optional decorative hardware to a selection of high-quality woods such as Cedar, Meranti, Hemlock and Poplar.

If a homeowner is looking for an even more unique look, the Modern Aluminum Collection is the answer. This collection offers two doors: Standard and Heavy Duty in multiple window configurations, including frosted glass and is the perfect complement to contemporary or retro-style homes. The garage door is available with a clear or bronze anodized finish, can be powder-coated, or color-matched to a homeowners specifications.

The lowly garage door has caught the eye of homebuyers and homebuilders as an affordable way to add some curb appeal. Whether it's a new steel carriage door, one made of an exotic wood or one that's all glass, garage doors can be as stylish as the rest of the home.

The Overhead Door brand includes a broad range of garage doors and openers for residential, commercial and industrial construction applications. The company's products are available through a network of more than 400 ribbon distributors. Overhead Door is a division of Dallas-based Overhead Door Corporation. Overhead Door created the original upward-lifting garage door in 1921 and the first garage door opener in 1926. For additional information, visit www.overheaddoor.com.