Create Home : Doorway transoms

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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">Whether they are part of an exterior doorway or used in an interior doorway, doorway transoms can be used both functionally and aesthetically.  The beauty of doorway transoms is that they can be custom made giving you a plethora of choices when designing a new home or doing a remodel. You can customize the height and width to fit the scale of the room. You can have an elaborate or simple design. Wood, iron, glass, barbed-wire, and metal are just a few of the choices of material that can be used. The material can be used singularly in a doorway that is the traditional depth. However, if your doorway is deep, you can mirror the material at each end of the doorway opening. Transoms can be used with or without glass and they can also be used in a  passage way without even hanging a door. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">Functionally, they can be used as a light source.  An exterior doorway transoms bring light in from the outside while an interior doorway transom allows light to pass between two rooms. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">Aesthetically, they add  height to a doorway giving the illusion that the door is taller. If you are building a home and on a tight budget this can be cheaper than paying for taller custom doors. Or, if you are remodeling and want to reuse the original doors but want more doorway height, this could be your solution.  A doorway with a transom will enhance the height of a room.  Additionally, you can use a doorway transom as a design element in your home. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">The photos below provide different designs and uses for both interior and exterior transoms. Enjoy!</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;"><img alt="IMG_0007" border="0" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcPVX0ltMf5Y8e8mUcQXgcnPcwBjS7FbAOqfqy-ODwQoUx69lZgV2NHeAv8Uk2DHi1i-tsjdwMxnMOwYss38994nWWT1pJDOQStBrsE_abWi0wyTFkuupIxPRBG85Z7Lm750wH9fOEMj2T/?imgmax=800" style="border-width: 0px; display: inline;" title="IMG_0007" width="390" /></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;">  </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: xx-small;">Source: Great Kitchen Ideas Book</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;">^<span style="font-size: small;">The photo above is a good example showing how a transom in a doorway adds height to a room especially with the large piece of artwork and the cabinet height. This doorway transom also serves as a light source between rooms bringing the deep color of the living room into the kitchen. I think the simple design element works well.</span> </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;"><img alt="IMG_0004" border="0" height="557" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLD8bFUmqiELMk2aorcSsl6FonKse9PjycLQZaBq94v627wh7Ufodolr_97xIoF2a8odhiGGJlqGk6PUoYcfBhreNMV08R8ye5AZ_g4_B2K4Ea6FK4ofsncdGy5C_74gdx-1nqv2JM9yVf/?imgmax=800" style="border-width: 0px; display: inline;" title="IMG_0004" width="390" /></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;"> </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: xx-small;">Source: November/December 2009- If you know the magazine, please contact me and I will note it.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;">^<span style="font-size: small;">Although the photo above shows an interior doorway transom, it certainly cannot compete with the pair of Christmas floral design elements and the vases. I wish I could see the entire room and more detail of the pair of coffee tables. Back to the transom, I like how the height of the curtain rod relates to the transom.</span> </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;"><img alt="IMG_0001" border="0" height="526" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8lad3jWy6zirQuc6hY6sZWQAeLEJ0b_FHquItH5fYg92H1cpf887hyYQzG7sfhGa0eAq9NGgrCNMmTmrY54oGL6EIzjQraJqtv0tpHo7lmY0N-YWoDjxtRFKnO8YFETaF_7ye9VkbVF7L/?imgmax=800" style="border-width: 0px; display: inline;" title="IMG_0001" width="390" /></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: xx-small;">Source: Veranda Magazine September 2007</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;">^<span style="font-size: small;">Above is a photo of an arched interior doorway transom with a Spanish wrought-iron design which I feel enhances the interior design of this home.</span> </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;"><img alt="IMG_0002" border="0" height="517" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRF-omqMNiv7DenucqC2NCJy9y247R_Nr2l0Nquz-HT8Cv5pNafznxTuIj3HZGLuQJcqn99ZSWNE-P35RLvrjBVgBNWiuovuiKB659SBX4FM9t950jYJwWmwMQPxDoUr0LP_8jGV1GbXkl/?imgmax=800" style="border-width: 0px; display: inline;" title="IMG_0002" width="390" /></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;"> </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: xx-small;">Source: Traditional Home Magazine July 2008</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;">^This interior transom is used in the opening between two vanity areas in a bathroom without using a door (note reflection in mirror showing another vanity).  Though seeing the toilet, maybe there is a pocket door. It makes a strong decorative statement in both design and color. I do like how the transom design is reflected in each mirror. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;"><img alt="IMG12" border="0" height="541" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjlTzdkwFGcrRv7yW5_xrKhqvzzvwhyphenhyphenvEOaDVd_5yWNL7ALVOcTO6YDlxZN_R-QRMA5e2ZCVDFRP9qLSaefDKqqc5dQI6pKZ4-QTP39S7k9gsUm8cZY8sg8pp0wle_1I5IjLuROWOxfN6B/?imgmax=800" style="border-width: 0px; display: inline;" title="IMG12" width="390" /></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;"> </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: xx-small;">Source: Architectural Digest date unknown. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;">^<span style="font-size: small;">Though the photo above has far too many design elements going on for my taste, I do like the iron design of the interior doorway transom.  There also appears to be a door transom above the front door though it is blocked from view in this photo by the chandelier.</span>  </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;"><img alt="IMG_0005" border="0" height="529" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPFCTfc6T6ZgIPQtJ_KWc0CoYCfE80baR15Z8epSZztS4LIuebQdfpYpqa6tWIok5P9_wxXTCfYbEZFDG8pBOxNSuByarp0rsOAVifolnhDLdehqMGVKikeaUk6qGHXuYGUvy_qSOdq8Eb/?imgmax=800" style="border-width: 0px; display: inline;" title="IMG_0005" width="390" /></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="color: black;"> <span style="font-size: xx-small;">Source: Elegant Home magazine, date unknown.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;">^<span style="font-size: small;">In the photo above is an example of a wider interior transom that has used a modified spider web design to make an elegant design statement in this foyer.</span> </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;"><img alt="IMG" border="0" height="541" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirZv2xj64H-f5PnmmHv7P_X78AgW9mjpQzYCJ7rMUwVOC7EnTrXJwD-Jh4-3plOGocnUx3U-q0N0rMCjZQa-x34GtbpSWZXRmvbKqlhZx9VfXQWMfesSH87llZiJU_7nH4QHUMehnGu7EZ/?imgmax=800" style="border-width: 0px; display: inline;" title="IMG" width="390" /></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: xx-small;">Source: Unknown. If you know the source, please contact me and I will note it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="color: black;">^<span style="font-size: small;">Using an hour glass design to create a design element, this exterior transom also allows light to filter in from what appears to be a porch.  Put your finger over the transom and imagine the room without the transom. Don’t you think it is an excellent example of a transom giving height to a door in a room with a tall ceiling?</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;">  </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;"><img alt="IMG_0003" border="0" height="519" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGpsA4VNI70-wZXZYIiaKfa9hABgutlp-73A5YezO0VeCeKorwPKBAE7eSbSnvmNmHN0aIv2Ag2GrM487u2E6bxGWRCNyy2zi1_hsUPFtcodo0C5glz6blLKAS_YyO-0cQmL_nM6NuLceZ/?imgmax=800" style="border-width: 0px; display: inline;" title="IMG_0003" width="388" /></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: xx-small;">Source: Traditional Home Holiday 2009</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="color: black;">^<span style="font-size: small;">Above is yet another example of door transoms adding a design statement, creating door height and being a light source. Doesn’t the transom height create a perfect area for the artwork? Imagine how different and less pleasing the artwork would look if it were taller than the doors.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">It is my hope with this post that somehow I have positively touched your design process. Please share your thoughts with me in a comment. Blessings. …susan</span></div>

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