11.   A restaurant across the street opened its French doors, and a parade of in-line skaters glided by with their ubiquitous headphones and backpacks.

12.   Along the first floor facing the columned porch are five French doors topped by louvered fanlights and shutters.

13.   Ceilings were beamed and French doors opened out to porches or balconies.

14.   Closets were built into the wall separating the two rooms, which still have an open feel because of the use of French doors.

15.   English ivy blankets one wall, softening the brick of the neighboring townhouse, while tightly clipped boxwoods flanking the French doors lend a mood of formality.

16.   Entry to the deck is via French doors draped with country lace curtains.

17.   Even their houses look alike, with the same white semigloss moldings and the same French doors.

18.   French doors lead into the greenhouse, lush with orchids and other plants, as well as into the garden.

19.   French doors separate the kitchen from adjoining rooms, and two short islands, instead of one long one, make the room less predictable.

20.   French doors are still popular and will always be in.