Although very artsy and detailed decoration on garage doors is not for every family or every homeowner, and not for every home, it can definitely add a huge amount of curb appeal to the right house, and generally add flavor and a certain quaintness and style to a neighborhood.
The thing is, you have to make sure you match the door to the rest of the house. For example, a super flat-planes, futuristic, metalwork looking house with sharp corners and smooth planes and racing lines isn't going to look good with a cottage-style garage. You have to invest in something with windows, maybe lit from within, maybe some frosted glass. Hard horizontals and perpendiculars to add to the angularity of the rest of the house, to bring out the artistry of the lines.
Or a home with detailed scroll work and delicate little embellishments around the window panes, the kind of house with booming-huge doors and spiring roofs: that's the kind of house that could do with a carraige-style door, maybe made so that the wood can how through, maybe with old-fashioned handles on the sides (even it if opens automatically.) While both of these doors I just described would be very cool to have on your home, you have to make sure that you are matching the right garage door to the right style of home, and even to the right neighborhood. If you live in Beverly Hills, an ornate door will look fine, btu it may be out of place in cul de sac land. If you live in the highlands, you can much more easily get away with a futuristic looking seaside home. It all depends on your location, the scenery, and the other houses. If you're not sure, you may want to think about perhaps consulting with an expert on this topic.
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