Off With My Hinges

There it is. My newly door-less door frame!

Got right to the point that time, didn't I?  I was a little excited.  Now I'll back up a bit.

Remember when I posted this picture just a few posts ago?

I actually really like this area just off my kitchen. But as you can see in the picture, it contains a very lot of doors. The laundry door, the power room door, the garage door and a door in the mudroom right where I am standing to take the picture that closes the whole area off from the rest of the house. For four years we have almost never closed that last mudroom door. Mostly it just swings inward and conveniently bangs into the garage door every single time a person attempts to enter through it. Every. Single. Time. To the point that the door knobs like to catch on each other and occasionally try to rip each other out of their respective doors. So the other day, a light bulb dawned in my brain. We need to take that door away! Yes, it took four years for that bright idea. So after waiting for about two seconds for Tyler to get around to doing it, I just woke up one morning and took that door right off the hinges all by myself. And...I LOVE IT! Why the crap didn't I do this four years ago?

  And as always happens when I have finished furniture for sale patiently waiting under sheets at my house, I can't resist playing around a little.  This is the beautiful vintage dresser I finished last month.  I am drooling over how awesome it looks in the mudroom.  Not to mention the storage!  But alas, it is still for sale in my shop.

I have a before picture of the mudroom with the door and the bench that usually lives there, but blogger insists on loading it sideways!  Why?!?

Now I have some patching and painting to do.  Blah.  But worth it.  And a tip learned through trial and error from a door-remover novice?  If you are permanently removing the door from the frame, just leave the hinges attached to the door and unscrew the whole thing from the frame.  That way you're not removing twice the number of screws.  Unless that's not the correct way to go about it.  Then that's not what I did at all.

Just a silly picture from the playing around.  I love this picture of me and my dad when I was little.  Yes the bow is whatever.  And a tarnished butter dish from Tyler's grandma that I will probably never put butter in.  But it makes a gorgeous little spot in which to put keys and such when coming in and out of the house. 

So what lesson have we learned here?  We have learned that just because the builder put it there, doesn't mean it belongs there.  After about eight minutes with a drill, I have a lot more light and a lot less door in my life.

Hey! After a much needed break, I'm Back in Black! Well, today I'm wearing red, but whatever. Isn't there just something about putting away the Holiday decorations that makes you want to start fresh in your house? It seems to highlight all the places that bug me because they just need 'something'. And then the juices start to flow and I get all antsy and projecty. Love it. Especially those few times when the reality even slightly matches the vision. I have a few things left that didn't sell over the holidays, one being the vintgage door-turned entry station. Quite a few people expressed interest and commented that they really liked the look, but were worried a big heavy door would possibly fall and squash their little ones. Well, yes , I think we would all agree squashing would be bad. But the door is so great. So I hightailed myself down to the hardware store and asked the very nice man the best way to attach a super heavy solid wood door to the wall. And bless his heart, he answered me without even blinking.He gave us several options and we chose the easiet- simply being to drill right through the door into the studs in the wall. We (meaning Tyler) found the studs, predrilled four holes in the door-two near the top and two near the bottom, and used some black wood screws to hang the door on the studs. I didn't mind going right through the door because a) the screws were black and you really can't see them if you don't know where to look, and b) it's a distressed, chippy door and you really can't hurt it. So just for future reference, this door is offically hung on my wall and isn't going anywhere. I could hang just about anything on it. And believe me, if the Geldmachers can safely hang this, then anyone can:) Although I change things around so much the idea of something never going anywhere makes me slightly nervous... For now, it's helping me take up some space on a huge blank wall. Until something different tickles my fancy. Don't tell Tyler. Holes in the wall can always be fixed, right?

As for that stuff that hasn't yet sold? Take a peek and give me a call! I'd love to wheel and deal and make room for more great stuff!

Entry Station

I heart this door! It is seriously makes the cutest entry station ever! It has six iron coat hooks and is distressed perfectly shabby chic.

It is solid wood and measures 6'8" x 3' and is $80

Two rows of hooks accommodate everyone in the fam-

kids down low

And important grown-up stuff up high

Because its so slim, it would be a great piece to help carve out an entry station in a spot with little floor area.

Add a cute basket for shoes and something to sit on, and you've got yourself the perfect pit stop on the way in and out the door.

coming soon: Right now I'm working on a dining set that will knock your socks off, as well as few others things including a couple chairs and an adorable end table. Remember to always stay tuned for great finds!