more stripping

just when we thought we were done with stripping and refinishing, we were handed a new project from our lovable contractor.



there are twenty some odd doors in the house. all of which had been painted multiple times - including THE HARDWARE. ugh. why people do such things bewilders me.



so in order to save a some bucks, we set aside a couple of hours to clean 'em up.



here's what the faceplates look like after our first pass.



next up are the knobs. why paint a doorknob? WHY PAINT TWENTY DOORKNOBS?!