Front doors are getting taller and wider. The size of the average American new home dropped slightly in 2002, but the size of the average American door grew 7 square feet. Ordinary, they’re not.

Overly ornate front doors are one of the more common mistakes that people make when choosing a front door, often implementing too many bells and whistles in an attempt to make an entrance look fancy.

A. Front doors with decorative sidelights are very popular today. As you have found, the sidelights, which are fixed in the door opening, experience much less wear and tear than the door itself.