People wanted style in their garage doors

As architecture changed, so did people’s ideas of garages.
Because of the decreasing amount of available space, garages had to be moved closer to the houses.
So architects decided to incorporate them right into the design of the house themselves, giving them the same style and color as the rest of the house.
So as the variety of house designs expanded, so did garage designs.
All kinds of house and garage styles were sought out, like Colonial, French, Mediterranean, and even Old English.
One of the more popular architectural forms was Craftsman, with their open framework, their lattices, and their pergolas. The garage was indeed becoming an architectural marvel – and, of course, the garage doors had to match. So the demand for fancier garage doors became widespread, and the industry flourished.