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| View from sun porch into house after refrigerator removal (current double doors) |
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| Double mahogany doors procured to replace 1983 metal & glass doors |
Once again, "I did not get out alive" from Re-Build. They had these wonderful solid mahogany exterior double doors that came into the warehouse yesterday afternoon (donated from a home owner in McLean).
I immediately placed them on-hold (you snooze you lose when it comes to this style of shopping). Pulled out my note pad, measuring tape and camera and got all of the vitals that I needed to take home with me to make a proper determination if the doors were the proper size for the door frame or not.
As you can see the exterior sides of the doors are carved and weathered. Translation, sanding, oiling and some protective finish will be required. Also, the homeowner decided to keep all of the hardware for their replacement door. Therefore, I will need to find hardware suitable for this particular set of doors at a later date.
The interior side of the eight (8) panel doors is actually in decent shape and has a traditional look. Though, most doors only have two (2) to six (6) panels. Eight (8) panels is rather unique in design, as is the carving; which is why I was attracted to them.
There will be the trade-off of less light in the kitchen and den area. Though the option is to just open the blinds a bit more during the daytime to let in more day light.
The benefit, I hope, is that these solid wood doors without glass should be more energy efficient than the original 1983 builder's metal and single pane glass double doors.
As far as design and color scheme, the mahogany is a wonderful addition to the Indonesian hardwood sun porch set that I already have in place.
This particular refinishing and replacement of the rear doors project is something that will have to take place after the man cave/library project is completed.
Why?
As of this AM, my dining room, den and living room are littered with the library cabinets and shelving that Re-Build staff delivered this morning. It is going to be a monumental task just to get all of the books out of the basement and upstairs in order to remove the carpet, clean, put down new tile and paint the walls, etc.
Stay tuned for a later posting when this project gets underway.
