I thought for a long time on a more clever post title but kept drawing blanks. All this post is about is boring door knobs and how we made our house look a bit nicer with new ones. I guess I could have titled it "replacing door knobs from the 1930's is a pain in the ass" or maybe "who knew changing out ancient door knobs was so much work". Either way, you get the idea. The 1930's holes aren't the same as they are these days meaning the husband had to do a LOT of circular saw cutting and shaping to get everything to fit. (I didn't mind watching him work with his shirt off one bit).
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We only did 5 doors and have a LOT left, but it will be worth it. Most of our doors are that old, UGLY gold color below on the left and the new knobs are a dark rubbed bronze. The contraption in the middle was a HUGE help in drilling the correct holes for the new knobs. I'd HIGHLY recommend one of these if you have older knobs you're replacing.
Anywho, don't you think they look much better? It's amazing how something so small can spice up a house!
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Oh yeah, and the blog got a little face-lift and some pages up top if you didn't notice. It was time for a splash of color as well as some more information about our family members. Enjoy!
Looks so nice! And a lot of work haha
ReplyDeleteI love the new door knobs, they look great. I love doing stuff like this. Can't wait to have my own house. :)
ReplyDeleteLove the new blog look! And the doorknobs look great!!
ReplyDeleteLooks great! We changed out our knobs a few years ago, but we went the cheap route. They were the shiny gold color and we just spray painted them silver. I'm not sure I would say it was worth the money saved, but they definitely look much better. Funny how the smallest things can make such a big difference.
ReplyDeleteGotta love old houses! Even the smallest project becomes a full-fledged pain in the ass!
ReplyDeleteAt least you had some good eye candy while doing it. :-)
Looks great! (the door knobs I mean, I am not hitting on your husband...at least, I'm not trying to.)(I'll shut up now before I make it worse.)(I bet you are thinking right about now that sometimes getting new readers isn't always worth it.)(Ok, really shutting up now.)
I imagine that was a pain...but they look GREAT!!
ReplyDeleteWe have thought about doing this before - and now I'm kinda glad we've put it off! Although it looks like it turned out great!
ReplyDeletep.s. You've got guns - nice job lady!
I love how small things like doorknobs and fresh paint make such a HUGE difference! And the middle pic on top of your blog is just adorable!!!
ReplyDeleteWe are really proud of Derek...give 'im credit..he has done a lot of learning and done very well on household projects and that is admirable. I like the new family pages up top on your blog..you picked fun things to describe each, and very true.
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