Project 1 ~ Refinishing Doors & New Trim

   

  I showed you the beginning of this project about a month ago in it's most messy stage.  

  Here is the before with everything stripped down.  

  And here is the after. This is a view of the linen closet door on the left and the bathroom door on the right.

All six of these doorways are on a cul de sac of sorts.  My home is not large enough to have a real hallway.  This doorway is open and leads to the living room.

The doorway next to the living room leads to my bedroom.  

Next is another small bedroom which I use as my office.

Then we're back to the linen closet.  I told you it was a small area.   While I was refinishing the doors and replacing the trim, I also refinished the wood floor in this area and replaced the floor molding.

The doors in my house are original and are about 70 years old with beautiful old hardware.  I cleaned up the knobs with steel wool to bring back the luster.

  The last door is newer, or I think of it as my new door even though it is 25 years old.  It is a single French door that I put on the entryway to the upstairs.  It allows me to not heat the upstairs bedroom if no one is staying there.

Through this door are the enclosed stairs that has become my next project ~ refinishing the stairs ~ Project 2. As you can see, they are quite a mess and will be quite a job.  

  The door project costs:  

Floor trim ~ $15.62
Quarter round trim ~ $5.00
Door trim ~ $48.20
Light switch plate ~ $.68
Light switch ~ $2.41
Finish nails ~ $3.70
Door hinges ~ 10.12
Total ~ $85.73

It was so great to bring this project in under budget, unless I were to add the Emergency Room copay of $150 from when I accidentally slashed my wrist with a utility knife while trimming the floor molding.  But lets not count that disaster.

Now on to Project 2.
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