You wouldn’t buy a new outfit without trying it on first—the same logic applies to purchasing a new garage door. Did you know you can upload a photo of your home and try on a door to see how it fits before you commit to a specific model?

It’s easy with Clopay’s web-based Door Imagination System. Go to www.clopaydoor.com and upload a digital photo of your home. Then follow the prompts to customize a garage door design with windows, hardware and paint.

Save your images into your own personal online folder to review later or share with your garage door installer, contractor, friends and family.

The Garage Door Imagination System even provides a specification summary for each door image saved including the product style and decorative options so you know you are ordering the correct product.

Clopay Reserve® Collection Limited Edition wood carriage-house style garage doors are “summering in the Hamptons” as part of the 2010 Hampton Designer Showhouse presented by Traditional Home magazine and benefiting Southampton Hospital.

The 10,000 sq. foot 2010 home features 30 unique spaces, including 5 outdoor areas, each envisioned by a different designer. Among those contributing their talents are designers Healing Barsanti, Richard Keith Langhami, Allison Caccoma, Donald Schermerhorn, Foley & Cox and Mabley Handler.

Following a gala event on July 24th, the Hampton Designer Showhouse will be open to the public for tours until September 4, 2010.  Admission is $30.00.

Located in Sag Harbor, New York and built by Frank Bodenchak, the Hampton Designer Showhouse has established a reputation as one of the country’s leading venues for exceptional home design and architecture since its inception ten years ago.

Stay tuned for pictures!

Visit www.hamptondesignershowhouse.com for details. Discount coupons are available at www.traditionalhome.com.

View previous show homes at www.hamptondesignershowhouse.com/pastshowhouses.html

Love haute Hamptons style? Check out the 2009 Designer Showhouse in the June issue of Traditional Home magazine.

Clopay is now offering Low-E (Low Emissivity) insulated glass on our 2-5/8” thick Coachman Collection garage doors. Low-E glass has a special coating that reduces the amount of infrared radiation that passes through, to reduce the overall heat transfer through the glass and improve energy efficiency. Due to the special coating, the glass does have a slight greenish hue.

Even better news – these doors qualify for the Federal Energy Tax Credit if they are installed in an existing home by December 31, 2010.

For details visit www.clopaydoor.com/coachman.aspx, www.clopaydoor.com/green-energy.aspx or www.energystar.gov

Midwest Living 2006 Idea Home - Door County, Wisconsin

Designed as a luxurious, yet comfortable vacation home, the 1 1/2 story, 4,000-square-foot home is perched on a bluff, with magnificent views overlooking the waters of Green Bay in Egg Harbor, Wisconsin. With its Shingle-style details, a cross-gabled roof and long front porch, the home’s design reflects both a “Cape Cod” spirit and a Scandinavian influence from the area’s early settlers.

Clopay Reserve Collection semi-custom carriage house garage doors complete the East Coast inspired design.

2004 Traditional Home – Montecito, CA

Clopay custom wood garage doors in Mahogany add warmth, richness and a sense of history to this  Mediterranean inspired Montecito, California show home. The iron Clavos detailing on the doors complements the the wrought iron light fixtures and window grilles for a cohesive look.