The iron gets the attention, but the glass decides how your door actually lives — how much light you get, who can see in, and what your entry feels like at noon in July. Here's how we walk customers through it.
Start with privacy. Glass runs a spectrum from fully clear to fully obscured. Clear shows everything both ways. Rain, water cubic, and flemish distort shapes — daylight comes through, details don't. Frosted/satin and aquatex are the most private. A good test: how close is your street, and do you care if a delivery driver can see into your entry hall?
Then think about light. Even the most obscured textures pass nearly as much daylight as clear glass — privacy doesn't mean dark. If your entry is naturally dim, a door with a transom or sidelights (see configurations) changes the whole room.
Texas sun and energy. West-facing entry? Consider Low-E or gray tint — both cut heat gain noticeably. All our glass is dual-pane regardless of texture.
The operable-glass advantage. On our doors, the glass panel opens independently of the door — so on a nice evening you can let the breeze through the ironwork with the door still closed and locked. Customers tell us it's the feature they use most.
Texture personalities: Rain reads modern and crisp. Flemish reads classic — it's the traditional choice for scroll-heavy designs. Water cubic sparkles in direct light. Frosted is the minimalist pick for contemporary doors.
Still torn? Visit our options page to see every texture, or send us a photo of your entry and we'll recommend a combination — free.