Overhead Door Company of Sioux City Blog

If you've been reading our Patriotic Garage Door series, you already know how red garage doors can make a bold statement. In this post, we'll show you how different homes throughout Siouxland and the country have harnessed the cool influence of blue. Blue, the color of sky and oceans, is widely considered the favorite color of most of the world's people. Rarely found in fruits and vegetables, blue represents dependability, cleanliness, and peace--all qualities we would love to come home to.

We know the garage is typically Dad's domain (although we certainly recognize that plenty of Siouxland moms stake their claim to that space, too). We thought we'd dedicate a post to some pretty amazing man caves and garages. It's amazing what's behind the garage doors of some of these homes.

When you want your garage door to blend in with the rest of the house, what's the best way to do it? Look to these homeowners for inspiration. By creating cohesive designs that blended their garage doors right into their exteriors. The end results create a look so embedded in the design that only a garage door remote could find the door. Can you see something like these garage doors in Sioux City?

Whether you live in Sioux City, Iowa or Yankton, South Dakota, chances are you love your house. And your neighborhood. And your neighbors. There's also a decent chance you don't love the garage door that came with your house when you bought it. When it comes time to update your garage door, you could go the traditional route, or you could pair your home with a door that brings it into this decade (or this century). We've collected five contemporary garage doors that are shown with more traditional-style homes to give you an idea of how the two can work together. The results just may surprise you.

Many of the home and garage door designs we see in Sioux City and Yankton feature a prominent garage that faces the street. But what if you want your garage door to blend in with the rest of the house? These homeowners rose to the challenge to create cohesive home designs that blended their garage doors right into their homes' exteriors. The end results create a look so camoflaged that you'd need the help of a garage door remote to know exactly where the doors start and stop.

If you think the quality of your garage door has nothing to do with the comfort of your home, think again. Homeowners living in houses with with attached garages (which is most of us in Siouxland) know first hand the effect of a poorly insulated garage door; the homes are draftier in the wintertime and hard to keep cool in the summertime, particularly the rooms that share a wall with the garage.

Kick your appeal to the curb. In a good way. As much as we'd like our garage doors to steal the show when it comes to curb appeal, we know that they often work as part of a larger design idea. Regardless of your style and budget, there are many ways to create cohesive exterior curb appeal. Here are our curb appeal tips. Shine some light on the situation. Framing a garage door with outdoor sconces is a great way to not only welcome visitors to your home, but add visual interest and symmetry to your exterior. Note how the sconces in this picture mimic the grid windows in the garage door as well as the grids in the privacy fencing. Mediterranean Garage And Shed by Dallas Architects & Building Designers Superior Plan Design

A garage door doesn't have to just go on your garage. Seriously. Don't get us wrong, we love them on garages, but they can look pretty fabulous on other parts of your home. Proof? Check out some of the examples below on how people are thinking outside of the box when it comes garage doors and their uses.

The Internet is a wild and wonderful place when it comes to gathering information for your new or remodeled home. From blueprints to the latest trends to pricing, the problem with with internet searches isn't how to get started, but where? We have a few ideas (other than our website, of course). Here are five of our favorite blogs for building a home.