Decorative Garage Door Hardware

by Giorgina Devereaux

Decorative garage door hardware is available in different styles, designs, and colors.  You can give your garage door a gothic or classic look. 

These types of accents surprisingly add a lot of beauty to your home exterior and are a unique way to complement your garage door.

An added bonus is that this hardware cannot rust and resists moisture.  The architectural styles available give you choices.  You can choose from ornamental handle pulls, hinge straps, clavos (nails), corner brackets, and more. 

These decorative hardware pieces will make a fine statement and give your home that extra special touch.

Hardware is available in the following:

• Angle Corner Brackets

• Corner Brackets

• Escutcheon Plate

• Handle Pulls

• Hinge Straps

• Lift Handles (available in the following designs:  Straight Plate Scroll, Flat Scroll, Heavy Crisscross, Rope Scroll, Gothic, Clavos, Contemporary, and Contemporary Square)

• Locking L Handle

• Ring Pulls

And it's available in the following styles:

• Americana

• Blacksmith

• Carriage House

• Craftsman

• Gothic

The following designs can also be incorporated:

• Adobe

• Cherokee

• Gothic

• Harvest

• Open Spaded

• Plain Oval

• Scout

• Spade

• Timber

Decorative garage door hardware is available in a powder coated finish in the following colors:

• Black

• Copper

• Gold

• Silver

• Weathered Copper

Decorative garage door hardware is also available in the following non-powder coated finish:

• Rust

Another ornamental garage door accent that is available is:

• Clavos

On a double door, you may consider using 1 or 2 sets to give the look of two doors. 

Clavos are available in the following styles:

• Hammered (Small, Medium, and Large)

• Plain

• Round Antique Brass

• Square Dome

• Square Pyramid Hammered

As an aside, if you are interested in decorating your garage door during specific holidays and give it the appearance of an enormous greeting card, then you may wish to consider garage door decor that is essentially a magnetic vinyl application that can easily be applied and is reusable. 

Holidays designs include:

• Happy 4^th of July

• Happy Birthday (you may personalize and include a name)

• Happy Halloween

• Happy Holidays

• Happy New Year’s

• Happy St. Patrick’s Day

• Happy Thanksgiving

• Happy Valentine’s Day

• Merry Christmas

These decorative designs are available in red, blue, orange, green, and black colors, and include the following motifs that can be placed next to the holiday phrase, such as:
 

• Bats

• Balloons and Swirls

• Black Cats

• Christmas Tree

• Clover

• Fall Leaves

• Hearts

• Pumpkins

• Party Hats

• Poinsettia

• Stars

• String of Christmas Lights

• Turkey

• Wrapped Gifts