The House – what was old has New life

Part of the old house renos is peeling back years of paints and stains on the original doors of the house.

So since we put in the new bathroom upstairs we have had a curtain and rod for a door…. then we graduated to an old used piece of thin plywood….. since it’s just the two of us that’s okay.

But it would be nice to be able to use the facilities without the cats barging in and trying to grab the TP! From your hand!

So after pain staking removing all the layers of paint and stain we were down to the basics. We originally thought we would put a clear coat of shellac on the doors and that would be it. But on further inspection the different types of wood used in the production of the doors with the odd wood color combinations just kinda didn’t work for what we thought might look really nice.

So this past week it’s was mutually decided that we would strip the doors and then patch the holes etc…. and then just paint them white. It looks amazing….. we finally have a bathroom door.

The best part was that Rusty got to use his new plane, the one I got him for christmas♡

The new “old” looking hardware is gorgeous and the old key to lock the door is amazing…..

It’s so hard to believe that we are finally getting into some of these finer finish details. The final coat of paint still needs to be put on the door and the frame. The metal plate that goes over over the handle and key hole has to be added but she’s almost done….

All the components of the trim make it so much nicer then the standard stuff you see today.

The old style tiles on the bathroom floor along with the old door and the old-fashioned hardware really set it off well.

We have to add the final trim finish on the top of the base board….. I can’t remeber what it’s called …. ??? But because it is not something available at your local lumber store Rusty had to buy some milled wood and use a particar rotor bit to make the shape / profile in the wood so that it can set of the tall based boards♡♡♡

I cannot tell you how extremely blessed I feel….and that I am. Hubby is so talented….. he can do plumbing, electrical, framing, flooring, drywall, seam filling, painting and fine wood carpentry….. that last one is a talent….lots of practice, patience, ability and creativity.

Of course I help out and have also learned alot but I certianly don’t measure up to his standards….. I guess that is why he and Bob work so well together as they are true Master Craftsmen♡

Looking forward to the flooring that we will craft as well….we have some awesome ideas on how to create the effect we are looking for…. that won’t be for a while yet. We have a bunch more stuff to do yet but the new bathroom vanity will be pretty cool when it’s finished. Oh ya he is also making all of our kitchen cabinets…..

Here is to more house updates♡

Take care everyone and God Bless♡