What is now La Puerta Originals, started as one man's vision. Two decades ago, Scott Coleman, an architect and custom builder and traveler, adopted a hobby of combing the world for antique doors and old wood. The materials he initially salvaged were being discarded or destroyed in their countries of origin. The beauty of the pieces inspired him to recreate them into functional art. He began to fashion these old doors into new interior doors, impressive entry doors, wood gates, ornamental shutters and more. Scott's passion soon became his life's work when he founded La Puerta in 1992.

Our mission is to produce beautiful, one-of-a-kind custom doors, rustic and contemporary furniture and accents from architectural antiques and old wood. All our creations are manufactured by hand, designed in collaboration with our clients, and crafted in an environmentally friendly manner. We are proud that our work not only adds warmth and beauty to your home, but helps to preserve our world's natural resources and limit further deforestation.

The vast majority of our doors and other architectural elements have been salvaged from areas throughout the world where there is no historic preservation. Many of our doors and wood products are saved from destruction and brought back to life as timeless treasures.

Today, La Puerta holds the nation's largest collection of antique architectural wood materials including: ornate old world doors, architectural columns and corbels, gates, shutters, furniture, cabinetry and more. La Puerta Originals employs highly skilled woodworkers, mill workers and craftsmen, all of whom have a special talent for combining the beauty of the past with the functionality of the present to handcraft beautiful reclaimed wood products for the contemporary world.

We work directly with luxury home builders, contractors and architects around the country to integrate our creations with their projects. If you are an individual building your own home, an architect looking for truly hand crafted features, or a contractor or designer looking for remodeling ideas, we can custom design to your specifications to create the perfect doors, furniture, cabinetry and accents into your architectural plans. Continue on our website to view our portfolio and installations and see how our creative approach makes every project unique. Visit us in Santa Fe to see our extensive showroom, architectural salvage yard, wood shop and project library.

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