Back Door Re-Do

Since we decided not to have another baby this year ;) we decided it was time to get to some stuff around the house we've been talking about. We've done three bedrooms together already, so we're kind of in the groove. First on the list? Doors. The back door was so bad, that you could feel wind in the living room four rooms away. It was literally crooked and two panes of the glass had boards instead. You had to slam it to close it and the wood was cracked. Todd said someone probably fished it out of the dumpster and stuck it on there forty years ago! I can't help myself though, I can say it's too bad it was shabby because I love character of the old doors! Here's a before as the contractor Kevin started his work. Bye, bye door...even though it was junk, you know I'm nostalgic! New door! We wanted just a plain steel door to keep the possibility of using the space as anything, even a bedroom if necessary...but he did put in a peep hole for me :) Took us a few days to get used to the change. While we were at it, we replaced what was a bare bulb with a sconce (or..an L-shaped light, as Todd described it!). I picked one out that allowed for a 100 watt bulb so it didn't get too dark in there with the one window. I didn't realize how much went into changing out a door until I saw the process through out the day. More changes ahead for this room as we take out the washer and old sink (yeah this room was actually a "studio" apartment!!!)