Historic post from old blog dated 20 December 2011
We found the original door down at the end of the garden, which was remarkably intact. So we got our lovely local handyman Mark to re-hang it where it belongs, and I have installed a new, more modern handle in brushed nickel. I have painted it with white gloss paint – which, to be honest, has turned out to be a right royal pain in the you know what! – I am still struggling to get the finish perfect, and I’m going to re-address it once Christmas is out of the way (I will update photos when I have them).
With the benefit of hindsight, I wish I had dipped the door to take it down to the solid wood beneath. I might eventually do this anyway.
I imagine when I deal with the upstairs doors, too. Or maybe I will try to do it manually with a paint stripper in the New Year. We’ll see. I’ll keep you posted.
But in the meantime, the door is back where it belongs, which is important, and it has replaced the cheap door that had been installed there.
Masked and ready for painting is as far as my photos go right now. I will update as soon as I have progressed and decided whether to strip it back or carry on trying to paint it.
Stripping is more work but will probably yield the best result.
One day I would like to get the original doors we have acid dipped to take them back to the original wood – now that really would be lovely 🙂