When helping house hunters find the right property, real estate agents often advise focusing on homes that let the light in. An abundance of natural sunlight makes living spaces more enjoyable both in terms of warmth and aesthetic appeal.
However, some homes don’t have large windows that let the light pour inside. Choose the right glass for your home’s entry door and you’ll maximize the available natural light.
The Significance of Natural Light in Home Design
The perfect new front door glass lights up the home while preserving your indoor privacy. The best options on the market provide the benefit of significant energy savings. Below, we provide a look at the benefits of natural light, the different types of glass, and their unique merits.
We also highlight Plastpro’s extensive glass options including low-emissivity glass for optimal energy efficiency. Choose Plastpro glass and you’ll enjoy the delicate balance between style, privacy, and natural light.
Energy Efficiency and Savings
The average homeowner is unaware of the energy savings potential of natural light. Choose your new glass wisely and the warm sunlight will pour inside during the winter months, making your home that much more comfortable while simultaneously reducing your energy bills.
There is no sense in paying to use artificial interior lighting when the sunshine is available for free. A reduction in artificial light use decreases your monthly energy bill, saving you a considerable sum of money in the years ahead.
Boosting Aesthetics and Mood
Perhaps the most important reason to maximize your home’s natural light with glass is to improve its comfort, transforming it into a welcoming place for family, friends, and visitors. Sunlight alters the feel of a room, making an otherwise drab space a room that people genuinely enjoy spending time in.
Natural light enhances how a room looks while simultaneously enhancing the mood. The vibe boost makes the space that much more comfortable and also more conducive to productivity.
Exploring Glass Types for Front Doors
Do some research and you’ll find there are numerous glass addition options for front doors. This is your inside look at glass varieties.
Full Light Entry Doors
Full light entry doors let the natural sunlight pour inside, filling your home with light, warmth, and good vibes. The maximization of natural light is the primary appeal of full-light entry doors yet some fans of these doors rave about their elegant presentation.
If your front door leads directly to the living room or is offset to the living room, family room, or den, you’ll find full-light entry doors irresistible. Full-light doors with clear glass provide comprehensive access to the entirety of the sun’s natural light. In particular, Plastpro’s Onelite and Nova Series are especially popular full-light entry door options.
Maximize the available sunlight, take in the warmth and you’ll find you and your loved ones gravitate toward this part of the home all thanks to the addition of your full light entry door.
Decorative Glass
Decorative glass makes an artful addition to every home entry door. Take a look at the decorative glass options on the market and you’ll find there is beauty in each idiosyncratic style. From floral patterns to geometric shapes, artful designs, and beyond, the creative flair in decorative glass presents natural light with true style.
We invite you to check out two examples of the industry’s best decorative glass in Plastpro’s Modern Series, or with Doorlites glass inserts. Doorlites from Plastpro come in a variety of styles and textures to perfectly complement your entryway with a stunning geometric design.
Privacy Glass
If you want to balance preserving the seclusion of your home’s indoor space with sufficient light, opt for privacy glass. Privacy glass filters light without sacrificing privacy. This unique type of glass prevents intruders and unwanted visitors from looking inside your home through the front door.
Enhancing Energy Efficiency with Low-E Glass
Opt for Plastpro’s low-emissivity glass, also known as Low-E glass, and you’ll enjoy an influx of sunlight without worrying about your energy bill or environmental degradation. This is your inside look at Low-E glass.
Understanding Low-Emissivity (Low-E) Glass
Low-E glass minimizes emissivity. Plastpro’s Low-E glass is highly energy efficient, providing a much-needed alternative to traditional glass options. Door glass including P1 safety glass with anti-burglary film is often coated with low-emissivity coating that ramps up the U-value. Also referred to as the U-factor, the U-value is a gauge of the glass's insulation characteristics. This metric communicates the amount of heat lost or transmitted through the glass when indoor and outdoor temperatures differ.
Glass that has superior thermal performance ultimately minimizes the cost of home energy bills. The combined thermal insulation and protection against outside threats provides the invaluable reassurance every homeowner needs and deserves.
Cost-benefit Analysis
Though Low-E glass is not free, it saves you a considerable amount of money in the long run. Crunch the numbers on homeowner energy bills after the addition of Low-E glass and you’ll find the reduction in monthly utility bills offset the cost of the glass and then some.
The icing on the cake is the minimization of environmental impact after the addition of Low-E glass to your front door. The glass’s thermal efficiency provides a solid return on investment throughout the years and decades ahead.
Striking the Perfect Balance: Light, Privacy, and Style
The right glass for your home entry door depends on your specific preferences and needs. Are you looking for an infusion of natural sunlight to spread throughout the entirety of your living room, hallway, or other space?
Perhaps you are intrigued by a particular style of glass for entry doors. Maybe privacy is your top priority. Choose your entry door’s glass carefully and you’ll balance style with privacy and light for a happy medium. If you prefer a slight or significant imbalance between these three features, you can easily maximize light, privacy, or style as desired. However, the average homeowner gives preference to light as an influx of natural illumination from the sun makes the interior of the home that much more warm and welcoming.
If you have pets or kids, they’ll gravitate to this part of the home to soak in the sunlight. Don’t let price or another variable be the sole determining factor if you are on the fence about adding glass to your home’s entry door. Plastpro’s doorability tool is a great place to start your entryway remodeling journey. Simply upload a photo of your home, outline the location of your existing door, and then begin browsing through Plastpro's entry door collections. Watch as every option you choose simultaneously appears on your photo.
Assessing Your Home’s Needs
No two rooms require the same amount of illumination. Some rooms are large while other rooms are small. Moreover, some rooms have windows in addition to a door while other rooms have no windows. Add in the fact that most family members gravitate to one or two rooms in the home for the majority of their waking hours when away from work/school and there is even more reason to let the light shine bright in those frequently occupied spaces.
Balance an infusion of light through new glass added to your home entry door with privacy with the house’s overarching design and you’ll have a family-pleasing addition that everyone loves. Some families prefer adding glazed glass to the entry door for privacy while others prefer more transparent glass that lets the beauty of the outside world shine bright inside the home.
Lean toward a happy medium between privacy and full illumination and you’ll find it pleases the eye without jeopardizing your family’s security.
Customization with Plastpro
The optimal glass added to your home’s entry door is not guaranteed to be the best option for your neighbor’s home or another residence on the block. Your home needs the right customized approach provided by proven industry experts like Plastpro.
Check out our inventory and you’ll find we have highly diverse glass types, decorative glass inserts, and designs.
Your Doorway to a Brighter Home with Plastpro
The time has come to let the light shine bright inside your home. Even if the interior of your home already receives ample sunshine from windows and the glass on your front door, even more warm light is available through additional forms of illumination. In particular, the sun has untapped indoor lighting potential that doesn’t cost a single penny. The only thing standing in the way of an infusion of such heart-warming natural sunlight is your current entry door’s lack of glass.
Maximize the natural light available to your living space with the assistance of Plastpro and you’ll find your home looks and feels completely refreshed. Our glass options let the glorious warm natural sunlight shine bright, transforming otherwise plain and dull living spaces into true comfort zones.
You can find Plastpro products including doors and glass for entry doors at a dealer near you. Enter your zip code into our local dealer search tool to find Plastpro products in your area.
