Front Door

 Our front door is the original fir door that was on the house. Years of dog abuse, changing door knobs, and changing the direction it swings really beat up on it. We decided that although we loved the natural fir on the inside, it need to be painted. First up was filling all the grooves made by dog toenails and moving the old bell to center. We used wood putty and as you can see - it needed a lot. Kristen's parents were in town so her dad tackled the front door project, then her mom painted it for us! It's wonderful to have help on some of our projects.

We decided to put on new hardware. The old porcelain knob was not very secure.

 

 Kristen's dad worked on sanding the old brass mail slot and bell then repainted them to match the new door handle.