that door hardware cleaned up great. we were able to salvage enough of the original pieces that we didn't have to buy one new interior doorknob. plus, they just don't make them this pretty anymore.
we didn't recognize this at first. it's one of the two original handrails in the house, and they were among the first things to be removed before demolition. like many of the other original features, it, too, was covered in multiple layers of paint. the last we saw it - it was battleship gray. it looks much better naked.
when we first laid eyes on the balusters and handrail, they were covered with paint and dingy, dingy, dingy. i even doubted if they were original, they looked so awful. as a result, we hemmed and hawed a bit when it came to saving them and thought maybe another coat of paint would do. instead, they came back from the refinishers looking brand-new and so amazing. it made all that work on the newels worth it.
this is the back of the garage - a little old, a little new.
Holy crap! Haven't visited here in a while--things are looking so beautiful!!! We are so impressed!
ReplyDeletethanks, girl. we miss you guys!! next time you're roadtripping, you'll have to make STL one of your stops.
ReplyDeletewow! and when i think of your room at tj... you've come a long way, baby.
ReplyDeleteoh, CH, i like to think that depeche mode posters will always be in style! ;)
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