For this home, the client wanted an entrance that felt quietly luxurious rather than showy – something that would sit comfortably with painted panelling and classic detailing, while clearly expressing real timber.
ChêneOak founder James Ruig designed a pair of solid French oak doors, built from our wide plank sections and fitted with French-made hardware. Fro
Residential entrance / internal feature doors
Made-to-order solid French oak doors with French hardware.
Design: James Ruig, Founder – ChêneOak
Builder / Site install: Confidential trade partner
Material: Solid single-origin French oak
Stiles & rails: 300 × 54 mm planks
Panels / insets: 320 × 32 mm planks, profiled for the panel design
Configuration: Double doors sized to the opening, made to order
Finish: Clear, natural-toned coating (or hard wax / lacquer as specified per project)
Grade: Typically select and better; other grades available on request
Origin: French hardware specified to suit solid oak doors
Components: Long pull handles (black finish), quality hinges and latching system
Style: Minimal, linear forms to balance classic panelling with contemporary detailing
Single-origin French oak, responsibly sourced and PEFC certified
Supplied solid, not laminated or engineered
Solid sections – 54 mm-thick stiles and rails give the doors weight and a satisfying close, while providing enough depth for mortice locks and hardware.
Panel construction – 32 mm planks are profiled and housed within the frame to allow seasonal movement in the solid timber.
Grain matching – boards for each leaf are selected so the grain flows across panels, emphasising the consistency of single-origin oak.
Hardware integration – handle centres and hinge positions are coordinated with the panel layout and painted frame for a calm, balanced elevation.
These solid oak entrance doors deliver:
The result is a calm, timeless entrance that quietly showcases ChêneOak’s solid French oak planks in a traditional joinery application.
