Last week, our second project was to get our front door done. Note our Christmas tree on the porch...to be planted this spring. As you can see, I had a little curious girl as I took my "before" picture :)
I'm coming out, too Mom! I won't lie..I kind of love this picture.
Here is the inside "before". If it weren't for the fact that there was a wind tunnel coming in around the door, I wouldn't have wanted to replace it. Cosmetically, I thought it had some character. But...it was REALLY bad letting in the cold and the frame was falling a part so bad that the screen door "plunger" had fallen right out of the wall!
Ta-DA!! I LOVE this new door! I wanted something with character, though wood doors weren't practical, I found this leaded glass door at Lowe's at a reasonable price. I love the light it brings in, too and how it looks. He took out the old hollow frame...finding COAL inside it (Todd's guess? It was a coal door at some point...love the little character things about old houses. He was able to go with a modern day standard 36 inch door versus the old 32 inch door.
Miss the green trim, but that's about it! I need to get new house numbers....thinking of something creative. We're thinking we should paint it at some point...I like green, Todd likes it a cream like it is. He can pick...since I had all the say in the door itself!
THe screen door ended up opening to the opposite of what it did, which we weren't crazy about but I think we've adjusted! Too bad the storm door has the "line" in it, but I wanted the option to have a screen to open!
I'm coming out, too Mom! I won't lie..I kind of love this picture. 
Here is the inside "before". If it weren't for the fact that there was a wind tunnel coming in around the door, I wouldn't have wanted to replace it. Cosmetically, I thought it had some character. But...it was REALLY bad letting in the cold and the frame was falling a part so bad that the screen door "plunger" had fallen right out of the wall! 
Ta-DA!! I LOVE this new door! I wanted something with character, though wood doors weren't practical, I found this leaded glass door at Lowe's at a reasonable price. I love the light it brings in, too and how it looks. He took out the old hollow frame...finding COAL inside it (Todd's guess? It was a coal door at some point...love the little character things about old houses. He was able to go with a modern day standard 36 inch door versus the old 32 inch door. 
Miss the green trim, but that's about it! I need to get new house numbers....thinking of something creative. We're thinking we should paint it at some point...I like green, Todd likes it a cream like it is. He can pick...since I had all the say in the door itself! 
THe screen door ended up opening to the opposite of what it did, which we weren't crazy about but I think we've adjusted! Too bad the storm door has the "line" in it, but I wanted the option to have a screen to open!
Nice. I like it. Old things have character....but new things keep us moving forward.
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