Maple Arts & Crafts Mission Horizontal 5 Panel Flat Panel Bifold Door

This five panel door style has shown a huge resurgence in popularity over the past few years, even appearing on a lot of tv programs and movies. Originally, it was probably created during the Victorian era with raised panels, and sometimes with flat panels, or almost flat panels. It has a simple, clean look, with five uniformly sized panels running horizontally across the door. With the flat panel version, it can evoke both arts and crafts, or mission style, as well as giving a contemporary feel. Just by changing the wood type, you can also change the whole feel of the door. For instance, oka may give you a grainier, more earthy feel, while a painted poplar may give you a crisp, contemporary feel, when combined with more contemporary moldings around the door. This five panel style is also popular for customizing with custom glass. People substitute any number of glass panels for wood panels., especially in bathrooms or bedrooms. With this option, you can have the five panel look throughout the home, and still have glass in the doors. This can also be done in any other style that we have.

Our Arts and Crafts or Mission Style Horizontal 5 Panel Flat Panel Bifold Door is made up of three parts:

• Panels- Panels float within the frame of the door, and are not glued to allow for expansion and contraction of the door panels. Panel doors styles can have either horizontal or vertical panels.* All horizontal panels have horizontal wood grain.
• Stiles- The two long vertical pieces on each side of the door. One side is attached to the door jamb with hinges. The other side is bored for the door knob or lever, so that it can be latch to the jamb when shut.
• Rails- the horizontal and/or vertical pieces in the door that surround the panels and attach to the stiles.