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BESPOKE DOORS
Acorn Doors, (01962) 791111; www.acorndoors.co.uk. Traditional styles and tailor-made designs.

Broadleaf Timber, (01269) 851910; www.broadleaftimber.com. Cottage, French and period designs, mostly in oak.

Cotswood, (020) 8368 1664; www.cotswood-doors.co.uk.
Exterior doors made to order.

Deacon & Sandys, (01580) 243331; www.deaconandsandys.co.uk. Seventeenth and 18th-century designs in oak.

Distinctive Doors, (01142) 202250; www.distinctivedoors.co.uk. Vast selection.

Gardesa Security Doors, (020) 8650 8855; www.highsecuritydoor.com.
Security doors with steel interior construction; choice of facing panels.

InDoors, (01732) 887445; www.indoorsltd.co.uk. Reclaimed, new, cottage-style and period-style doors made to order.

Lassco Warehouse, (020) 7501 7772; www.lassco.co.uk. Extensive range of salvage doors.

The London Door Company, (020) 7801 0877; www.londondoor.co.uk. Period and modern doors made to order.

Magnet Trade, 0845 123 6789; www.magnet.co.uk (via a tradesman with a Magnet trade account). Ready-made contemporary and traditional styles.

The Old Box Sash Window Company, 0800 783 4053; www.boxsash.com. Doors and windows designed to look original.

Old Time Timber, (01787) 277390; www.oldtimetimber.com. Hand-made and bespoke doors and porches.

Sabrina, (01743) 357977; www.oakdoors.co.uk. Hand-made oak doors, specialists in rustic styles.

Salvoweb, www.salvoweb.com. Listings of UK salvage and reclamation yards.

Tim Wood, 07041 380030; www.timwood.com. Superior-quality bespoke doors.

Turnburrys, (0191) 281 1770; www.turnburrys.co.uk. Hand-made doors.

Urban Front, 0870 609 1525; www.urbanfront.co.uk. Contemporary doors in hardwood, combining stainless steel and glass.

READY-MADE DOORS
B&Q, 0845 850 0175; www.diy.com. Ready to take away hardwood doors.

Wickes, 0500 300 328; www.wickes.co.uk. Small range ready to take away doors.

DOOR FURNITURE & LIGHTS
Architectural Ironmongery, (01989) 567946; www.arciron.com. Good choice of letter plates, knobs and handles.

A Touch Of Brass, (020) 7351 2255; www.atouchofbrass.co.uk. Brass and modern polished and satin chrome hardware.

Christopher Wray, (020) 7751 8701; www.christopher-wray.com. Good choice of porch lanterns, plus exterior lights.

Clayton Munroe, (01803) 865700; www.claytonmunroe.com. Traditional, Art Deco and bronze fittings and numbers.

Dartington, (01803) 868671; www.dartington.com. Traditional and modern door furniture and fittings.

Franco File, (01884) 253556; www.franco-file.co.uk. Vitreous-enamelled French house numbers and names, too, in traditional dark blue; also dark green.

Jim Lawrence, (01206) 263459; www.jim-lawrence.co.uk. Wrought-iron and brass hardware; outdoor lights.

Period House Group, 0845 602 3402; www.phg-uk.com. Iron fittings and hinges.

Steinel, (01733) 238265; www.steinel.de. Choice includes outdoor sensor lights.

Stopbox, (020) 7183 0000; www.stopbox.co.uk. Exterior lights in varied styles, including contemporary.

Turnstyle Designs, (01271) 325325; www.turnstyle-designs.com. Contemporary exterior door hardware.

DOOR PAINT
Farrow & Ball, (01202) 876141; www.farrow- ball.com. Authentic period colours in Exterior Eggshell and Oil Full Gloss.

International, (01480) 484284; www.international-paints.co.uk. Exterior paints, varnishes and finishes.

Ray Munn, (020) 7736 9876; www.raymunn.com. Exterior paints and mixed-to-order colours.

Sikkens, (01480) 496868; www.sikkens.co.uk. Primers, stains and finishes.