Garage-Door Styles That Work Indoors

Garage doors are leaving cars in the dust.
The big, sturdy doors that once protected vehicles—and hid clutter—are moving beyond the garage. Designers and architects have brought the doors into the home to serve as retractable room dividers, separating kitchens from patios or family rooms from gardens. They also are being used as exterior walls that allow a full-room, remote-control opening to fresh air. “It’s about bringing the outdoors inside,” says Vickie Lents of garage-door maker Entrematic, based in Winston-Salem, N.C. They “allow a great deal of natural light to flood inside and they make a room seem bigger.”
Using garage doors to open up homes has been done in beach houses for some time, but garage-door makers such as Entrematic and Clopay, of Mason, Ohio, are now seeing wider demand. Doors are made of insulated and low-e (infrared-blocking) glass, as well as frosted panes, to keep out sun and cold.

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