An Arch Where a Header Should Be
Almost every sliding door is a rectangle, because almost every opening is. The Arched Glass door puts a curve at the top of each panel anyway, glazing the arch and bracing the solid field beneath it with a wide X. The result is a door that suggests a masonry opening in a wall that does not have one.
The arch is cut, not applied. That means the head rail of each panel is shaped stock, and the muntins inside the lite are cut to follow the curve rather than dying into it at an angle. It is slow, careful work and it is the difference between an arched door and a door with an arch drawn on it.
As a pair, as shown in white, the two arches meet at the center seam and read as a single wide opening. Hung on a black flat track, the contrast between the soft curve above and the hard X below is the point.
Design Details
A True Cut Arch
The curve is shaped into the head of the panel. The muntin bars are cut to follow it, so the geometry inside the lite is honest to the arch above.
Glazed Above, Braced Below
Light comes through the arched lite. Structure sits underneath it, in the form of a full width X across the solid lower field.
Arches Meet at the Seam
On a double opening the two curves form one continuous arched head, which is why this door is worth ordering as a pair.
Painted for Contrast
In white against black hardware the arch reads as a drawn line. The door looks architectural rather than rustic despite the bracing.
Choosing Your Glass
The arched lites can take any of our glass styles. Acid etched frosts the arch into a soft glowing shape, which is the most dramatic option and the most private. Rain runs vertical ripples that stop against the curve of the head. Reamy has the wavy irregularity of old window glass and is the most historically sympathetic choice for an arched opening. Aquatex pebbles the light without hiding what is behind it. Choose yours in the configurator above before adding the door to your cart.
Curves Are Where Shops Cut Corners
A shaped head is expensive in time and in wasted stock, which is why most arched doors on the market are square doors with a curved trim piece glued on. We cut ours from solid wood in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, one door at a time, and it carries the same lifetime warranty as everything else that leaves the bench.
Where This One Works Best
- Formal dining rooms
- Living room openings
- Entry vestibules
- Libraries and studies
- Primary suite entries
- Sunroom passages
- Stair landings
- Music rooms
- Great room dividers
Made in the USA. One door, one bench, one Pennsylvania shop. Lifetime warranty and free shipping included.








