Homeowners love filling a room with natural light, but using glass front doors to let the sunshine in can create issues of privacy and security.

The glass door was one of the reasons Michael Nelson loved his childhood home the Cleveland Park. “It’s high on a hill so we could comfortably leave the inner front door open to let in light through the outer glass door,” he said. “I could stand in the entryway and look outside at the trees, grass and flowers and feel connected to nature and my neighborhood.”