These 9 Dutch Doors Are the Good Kind of Breakups
Design by Mindy Gayer Design Co. photography by kyle monk Hot take: The greatest gift to come out of the Netherlands in the past 400 years is the Dutch door. It was a simple idea at first. Chop a traditional three-hinged door in half to let some light and fresh air inside without completely opening everything up. Fast-forward a few centuries and anytime we see a house with the storybook feature, we get weak in the knees. The beauty of this two-for-one entrance lies in its versatility. You can close the top, unfasten the bottom, latch them together, add a windowpane, use the ledge as a perch—the list goes on. Cover it with some paint and suddenly it’s both ultra-functional...