Thinking about upgrading your home’s exterior doors but not sure where to start? Here are the top five exterior door trends for 2025 you won’t want to miss!
Your exterior doors are more than just entryways—they’re the first impression of your home. They impact your comfort, boost your security, and add serious curb appeal. The right doors can do it all: protect your home, level up its style, and even increase its value.
Now is the perfect time to make the switch. With cutting-edge advancements in design and technology, exterior doors have become high-performance features that can completely transform your space. From bold, eye-catching designs to better insulation and sleek, modern finishes, today’s doors combine style and function like never before. Ready to take your home to the next level? Let’s dive into the trends!
1. Energy Efficiency
“Sustainability” is one of the most important words in design, with more homeowners — and homebuyers — prioritizing sustainable design. The energy-efficient windows and doors trend reflects this movement.
ENERGY STAR® rated window and door configurations offer many advantages, including reducing your carbon footprint, lowering your energy use (and utility bills) and helping to create a more comfortable home.
2. Customizability
Gone are the days of “one size fits all” exterior doors. Homeowners are increasingly realizing the potential of exterior doors to coordinate with and complement their homes’ overall design style and aesthetic.
Customization options range from choosing between door styles like French or sliding, frame materials like aluminum or vinyl, frame colors like white, bronze, black or beige, and glass colors like clear, bronze, gray, green and more.
With PGT® Custom Windows and Doors, the sky is the limit when choosing the color and style of door for your home.
3. Glass Types
Speaking of door style, glass patio doors have risen in popularity. Beloved for their modern look and open feel, glass doors let in abundant natural light while welcoming gorgeous natural views. They’re available in many beautiful design styles, including French doors and sliding glass doors.
You can choose from laminated insulating glass, insulating glass, laminated glass, tempered glass or heat-strengthened glass — each of which provides different benefits, allowing homeowners to choose the perfect glass type for their home.
Envision the endless possibilities of transforming your space with glass doors tailored to your taste and lifestyle. Especially when you blend your imagination with the innovation and reliability of a partner like PGT Custom Windows and Doors, your dream doors are within reach.
4. Strength and Durability
Doors (and windows) are a first line of defense against everything from hurricane winds to unwanted intruders. The relevance of safeguarding homes has always been vital. However, with climate change causing increasingly more frequent and severe weather conditions, it’s now more critical than ever.
While wood may have once been the most common door material, it’s expensive. It’s also vulnerable to warping and moisture damage. And while iron may be one of the strongest door types, it lacks the charm and character many homeowners desire.
That’s where glass doors come in. Glass may not be the first material that comes to mind when considering strength and durability. However, technological and manufacturing advancements have led to the engineering of strong and durable glass designed to withstand whatever threats may be lurking outside.
When you upgrade to impact products, you get the beauty of a traditional glass door with the safety of upgraded impact-resistant materials.
5. Low Maintenance Requirements
That’s why materials like vinyl and aluminum glass doors are so popular—they’re durable and easy to care for. Of course, some areas, like exterior patio doors, need regular cleaning to stay in good shape. Just remember to check the manufacturer’s care instructions so your doors last for years to come.
Today’s homeowners opt for design materials with minimal care and maintenance requirements to decrease time spent on the drudgery of chores and maximize time spent doing things that bring them joy and fulfillment.
Not to mention that fewer care and maintenance requirements also mean there’s a decreased risk of overlooking a task that might lead to costly deferred maintenance or an unexpected replacement down the road.
Many homeowners seek out low-maintenance materials like vinyl and aluminum glass doors for these reasons.
With that said, some environments naturally require more frequent cleaning — like exterior patio doors. Be sure to follow the manufacturer’s care and maintenance instructions to ensure your glass doors hold up over time.
Choose Timeless Design With PGT Custom Windows and Doors
While trends may come and go, a good design is timeless. This is especially true when it comes to exterior doors — which serve your home (and its inhabitants) in many ways.
If you’re thinking of improving your home this year, high-quality, high-performance doors are an investment that will pay dividends across curb appeal, comfort, energy efficiency and more. Find a dealer near you to see PGT Custom Windows and Doors’ line of aluminum and vinyl glass exterior doors in person.
