Palladio Tre Solid - White Silver Patina - Swing

This classically designed interior door is part of the Palladio interior door collection, which means it is made of natural solid wood (not to be confused with solid core). The raised moldings is reminiscent of the Neoclassical period in architecture, when construction of attractive residential buildings were all the rage, completely changing the face of numerous major cities around the globe.

The beautiful two-panel arrangement is in keeping with Andrea Palladio’s principles of emphasizing the harmony of the decor through the simple elegance of its repeating elements – such as interior doors. It is a reminder that utility does not have to come at the expense of beauty.

This entire line of traditional style interior doors comes with all the usual wonderful features available here at Almes, such as the state-of-the-art hardware, including the Italian-made 3D-adjustable self-lubricating concealed hinges that make the installation a walk in the park and ensure long-term comfortable operation (this door will never creak), as well as the soundless magnetic lock – and, I hasten to add, the automatic sweep that is activated whenever the door is closed which, apart from the sense of privacy it provides, is part of the system that gives this interior door sound-proofing and thermal insulation qualities that are well above industry standards.

A number of finishes is available for this interior door (you’re hereby encouraged to explore every option). In addition to all standard configurations and sizes, custom orders are happily accepted.

Some historians claim, with good reason, that Palladian architecture appeared as a reaction to the proliferation of Renaissance themes everywhere, and while it was generally agreed that the tend was a huge improvement on formerly ubiquitous Gothic architecture, some purists longed for at least a partial return to truly classical, i.e. Greek and Roman, forms. Andrea Palladio was only too happy to oblige and designed villa after villa for the folks who could afford his services. Most of his works are concentrated in the Veneto region, whose prosperity in those days rivaled that of Florence.

Some other historians theorize that he was the precursor of Neoclassicism, which is not entirely accurate. The world had to wait two full centuries before neoclassical buildings started to spring up in France and Italy, and another two decades before they became a world-wide trend. It was only during the Industrial Revolution, when the middle class finally came into its own and turned into a force to be reckoned with that Palladio’s followers began to have a serious cultural influence, shouldering the aristocracy aside. One of the staunch proponents of the new architectural trend was, ironically, the third President of the United States, who, during his extensive travels in Europe, became a Palladian – so to speak. As luck would have it, he was also a capable and gifted architect who turned his own ideas into actual construction projects. Not too many leaders in history actually created any architecture themselves. Apart from this fellow, Emperor Hadrian comes naturally to mind, and … well, that’s it, really.

In light of the above, this line of interior doors is also a reaction to a number of today’s trends; a return to the basic classical themes that have made so many comebacks over the centuries they truly deserved to be called timeless.

In the case of antiques, a range of views are held on the value of patination and its replacement if damaged, known as repatination.

Preserving a piece’s look and character is important and removal or reduction may dramatically reduce its value. Certain appraisers note that a repatinated piece will be worth more than one with major imperfections in the patina, but less than a piece still with its original finish.

Patina is Father Time’s stamp of approval on many things, and interior doors are no exception. Fashions come and go, but a timeless interior door is an opportunity to disregard the current fad and all the subsequent ones.

The famous O.Henry quote, “New York will be a great place if they ever finish [building] it” is still true more than a century later. The place is always changing. Buildings (with all those interior doors inside) and entire blocks are raised to make room for something ever so new and progressive that may have looked good on paper. There hasn’t been a decade in the history of the city when construction wasn’t in full swing here and there – in all five boroughs.

The city is a perpetual work in progress – but the history is preserved in designated landmark structures: buildings, temples, monuments fortunate enough to receive the plaque stand amid the unceasing storm of change, dignified, beautiful, and wonderfully indifferent towards the vanity and hubris of each generation’s urban planners who are forced, fortunately for those of us who value classics, to build around them.

The structures around Columbus Circle have been razed and replaced numerous times, but the monument on top of the free-standing column remains – easily blending into the ever-changing ensemble around it. Buildings much taller than Trinity Church at the corner of Broadway and Wall Street have sprung up, come down, and sprung up again, but the temple continues on without ever appearing to be out of place. The area around the Empire State Building has been redesigned and rebuilt numerous times, but the enthusiasts determined to preserve the art deco masterpiece finally got the administration to landmark it in 1981, interior doors and all. The neo-Gothic arches of the Brooklyn Bridge have seen epochal developments on both sides of the East River, and the bridge itself has seen some changes (a streetcar line once ran over it). Some of the developments were intriguing, others pretty, still others less so, but the iconic structure remains – strikingly beautiful and timeless.

What do all timeless structures have in common? Patina comes instantly to mind.

In the case of the Palladio interior door collection, patina is applied to the raised moldings by hand. That’s right. Once traditional scratch-resistant and fade-proof finish has been applied, an actual craftsman comes in, armed with an assortment of brushes and a palette (seriously), and the process of patination begins, imparting to the final product – your interior door – an air of timelessness. No matter what kind of interior design you may have, no matter how much it changes in the future, this interior door model will have no problem blending into it – augmenting it, harmonizing it, improving it.