The Door Project

 Door #1, linen closet

Also, this shot gives you a good feel for how narrow the hallways are here in these homes.  There were several houses we looked at buying, but there would have been no way to get our furniture through the upstairs hall to the master bedroom.  A few times I remember our realtor asking "How attached are you to your furniture?" 

Ahh, the simple things like putting laundry away without waking up the whole house! 

 Lots to be painted, and painted some more!

During Grandpa's most recent visit, he and Brad tackled the door project.  Replacing all the original flat doors with six-panel doors seemed like a simple enough task.  The closets upstairs also have metal doors which make a lot of noise every time they are opened and closed.  We removed the metal linen closet door within a week of living here as it was so loud.  Brad's Dad painted the doors during the day then he and Brad worked on installing them in the evenings and over the weekend.  With the help of several borrowed tools, they were able to cut the doors down to fit into the settled and slightly warped existing frames in the house.  Currently they are all hung, door knobs installed, and raw edges painted.  We are pleased with the look and it was a relatively inexpensive update to the house.  Many thanks to Fred for the hours of painting in the heat!