Interior French Doors
An interior French door is a hinged glass door, usually paired, with a divided-lite pattern or a single large pane, set in a slim aluminum frame. It separates rooms while keeping the light, and the divided-lite pattern gives the opening architectural detail without needing a wider opening or a frame profile that crowds the doorway. Crateworks builds interior French doors as single or paired hinged openings to your spec.
Best for: Living-to-dining transitions, library or study entries, primary bedroom doors, and any opening that wants light and a traditional aesthetic without the maintenance of painted wood.
Configurations
Single hinged French
One hinged glass panel for a standard door opening.
Paired hinged French
Two hinged glass panels meeting at the center, for a wider opening, often the classic French double.
Grid-lite
Glass with an internal or applied grid pattern, in classic 6-lite or 9-lite, or a custom layout.
Built to your opening
Every interior french door is made to order. You specify:
- Single or paired
- Size
- Grid pattern (none, 3-lite, 6-lite, 9-lite, custom)
- Glass (clear, frosted, fluted)
- Frame finish (RAL)
Common questions
- What is an interior French door?
- An interior French door is a hinged door, usually in a pair, that is mostly glass and used inside the home to divide rooms while keeping the light. Traditionally framed in painted wood with divided lites; in aluminum, the look stays without the painting and the lite pattern stays crisp.
- Can French doors be a single panel?
- Yes. A French door does not have to be a pair. A single hinged glass door in a slim frame with a divided-lite pattern reads as a French door at a standard 30-to-36-inch opening, and is the common pick for a study or library that does not need a wide entry.
- Why aluminum instead of painted wood for interior French doors?
- Painted wood French doors are the traditional spec, but the paint and the wood both move over time, so the door needs touch-ups and the lite-bars accumulate damage at the joints. Aluminum holds the same divided-lite pattern in a baked-on finish that does not need repainting, so the door stays sharp across the years.
- Can the glass be frosted for a study or bedroom?
- Yes. Glass options run from clear to frosted, reeded, and fluted, chosen per door so the same French door pattern can be clear in one room and frosted in another for privacy.
A different category than a hollow-core slab
Most interior doors sold in the US are hollow-core: a thin MDF or veneer face over honeycomb cardboard, hung on stamped hinges. They warp in humidity, dent on impact, chip at the edges, and look like the cheapest finished element in the room. They exist to fill an opening, not to be part of the design.
A interior french doors from Crateworks is a slim aluminum frame with glass or mirror infill, built to your opening, color-matched to the room, on hardware sized to carry the panel weight. Aluminum does not warp or rust, the finish does not need repainting, and the panel reads as architectural detail across the room rather than a closet front to hide.
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