Cascade Style Eduardo-White

This interior door is a two-panel affair combining everything that is attractive about traditional themes with contemporary design ideas.

The molding constructed in layers of natural wood is what makes it part of the Cascade Style interior door family. In addition to the overall elegance achieved by it, this method also increases the door’s structural integrity. Wait, there’s more.

A number of recent technological breakthroughs introduced the “wrap” method of applying the finish. Without going too deep into detail, suffice it to say that the pressure-and-heat-driven process known as “stretching,” working on molecular level, effectively fuses the surface with the finish. This renders the resulting product warp-resistant, water-resistant, scratch-resistant, and positively fade-proof. In light of the above, this interior door requires very little maintenance.

Even though some of the design elements are naturally Italian, the overall spirit of this interior door model is unmistakably English, and the name is the Italianized version of the beloved British king known to historians as Edward the Confessor.

No doubt as part of the Roman Empire, Britain inherited some architectural ideas and traditions from the south of Europe. That said, certain ideas and themes incorporated into so many designs (including interior doors) do come from “this precious stone set in the silver seas” rather than Rome, and many of these date back to the epoch before the Norman Conquest.

Among his other achievements, Edward’s founding of the great architectural complex known colloquially today as, simply, Westminster Abbey, truly stands out. Very little remains of the original structures – it’s been almost a thousand years after all – but rest assured that each time something was demolished to make room for a new building, the essentials of the style were scrupulously preserved, and the palace that was restored in the Nineteenth Century is very similar to what Edward had in mind when he commissioned the complex. Next time you’re in London, note that the other structures (the Abbey and the celebrated tower known as the Big Ben) blend in perfectly, even though they were designed and constructed in very different epochs under very different circumstances. It would surprise some folks to learn that said tower was constructed in the year 1959, practically yesterday by historical standards! This time-defying thematic integrity is what originally inspired the designers of this interior door model.

The popularity of the king’s name around the globe is a testament of his own popularity during his reign.

Let us assure you that this interior door comes with all the outstanding features characteristic of Almes products, such as, to pick one at random, the state-of-the- art hardware, including the Italian-made 3D-adjustable self-lubricating concealed hinges. The 3D configuration makes this interior door amazingly easy to install. The self-lubrication ensures that it will never creak. And, of course, the concealed part only adds to the overall elegance of the design. You won’t see the pin from either side when the door is closed because, well, there is no pin. The other hardware elements worth noting are the soundless magnetic lock and the automatic sweep. The latter, along with certain other nuances, greatly increases this interior door’s sound-proofing and thermal insulation qualities.

You should look at the available finishes now

This is a bit tricky. Isn’t White the default finish that would look great on any interior door? Well, not quite.

W. is the color most often associated with perfection, honesty, cleanliness, newness, neutrality, and exactitude. The pigment has been known and used by humans since prehistoric times. In ancient Egypt, W. symbolized purity. Roman patricians paraded around in W. togas to distinguish themselves from the common folk. It was the color of choice of French monarchs. Architects of all epochs used W., with considerable enthusiasm, in various projects and for various reasons. In the United States, architects favored it when designing churches, capitols, and municipal buildings – which is, in fact, a tradition they inherited from classical and Renaissance architecture. According to some experts, most of the buildings in the celebrated Forum were either made of, or clad in, W. marble. In Taoism, it represents the yang or masculine energy, one of the two complementary natures of the universe. Many authors, both classical and contemporary, have referred to W. as a sign of purity, either physical (like William Shakespeare, whose treacherous usurper monarch wishes a heavenly rain would cleanse his blood-stained hand, washing it “white as snow”) or spiritual (like Tennessee Williams, who named his lead character Blanche (derived, incidentally, from the Germanic word blanc)) as a symbol of her innocent child-like spirit, perceptible from the moment she makes her first entrance (through the interior door stage-left).

Back in the Seventeenth Century, Sir Isaac Newton discovered that sunlight is composed of light with wavelengths across the visible spectrum which the human eye perceives as W. It is the lightest of the spectrum, and achromatic (hue-less) to boot, because it fully reflects and scatters all visible wavelengths of light, absorbing none. W. objects stand out in the dark. Depending on the surroundings, an interior door with W. finish might come off as emphatic or tactful, dominant or complementary. It blends seamlessly into most types of decor and, once the owner’s needs and disposition are taken into account, can symbolize – oh, so many different things, while bringing back a myriad memories: from those glorious snowy Alpine slopes and peaks to the fluffy tops of the wayward herd of cumulus cloud heap over the horizon on a balmy afternoon in the Caribbean. Tropical sand beaches are W. due to the high quantity of calcium carbonate they get from tiny bits of seashells ground to powder by the waves. In a number of cultures W. can also symbolize festivity, and be used lavishly to brighten up weddings, birthdays, and anniversaries. It is beautiful. Make sure it goes well with your interior door model, though.