STEEL APPEAL

Create distinct yet connected light-filled spaces in your home with elegant and practical steel-framed doors and windows.

- STORY Stephanie Hope

Thanks to their structural integrity, timeless appeal and endless scope for customisation, steel-framed doors are a longstanding choice with designers and homeowners.

Our perpetual obsession with natural light and outdoor connection has spurred this fondness for steel, the slim profiles seamlessly integrating into a range of home architectural styles and allowing for picturesque views to the natural surroundings. “Steel windows and doors are more aesthetic than structural,” says James Pridgeon, director at Steel Window Design (SWD), who argues that steel has surpassed aluminium in the good-looks department. “Their solid frame and design mean they can transform a home, helping to frame a view or bring texture to a space. Thermally, they also perform well, as the frame is so thin, there is less heat loss than through thicker aluminium frames.”