Artful handles

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGGdbFFpd1byPg6e18Eq3mTI4LE0TZsT8YYxSZDolUaWpBLe_hlppdZkU93OLIIxkD9IAp8_cGZ_s3Kv1rkB7op8bkzl8oxcXkJbk0-IDYMyQTHVlXynCSKFj7zkixRX3VgSWJKwMSRwse/s1600/Glass+door+handles.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGGdbFFpd1byPg6e18Eq3mTI4LE0TZsT8YYxSZDolUaWpBLe_hlppdZkU93OLIIxkD9IAp8_cGZ_s3Kv1rkB7op8bkzl8oxcXkJbk0-IDYMyQTHVlXynCSKFj7zkixRX3VgSWJKwMSRwse/s400/Glass+door+handles.JPG" width="258" /></a></div>While out and about today I noticed these great brass & glass door handles on the soon to open new<a href="http://www.jcrew.com/index.jsp"> J. Crew </a>store at the former <a href="http://www.shopsatgeorgetownpark.com/">Georgetown Park mall</a>. Aren't they terrific? I'm just loving these doors with glass and brass combination. As a side note; I'm very excited about this new development near my office which will include some great lunch time diversions!

Artful handles

While out and about today I noticed these great brass & glass door handles on the soon to open new J. Crew store at the former Georgeto...

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My black doors

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzj_6X49a2lRR5zp-TSHooU9zTy2ZCCe-fGjtBgC-yHnueCyY3WabDL0LiTHWPPKYsxPdVwZ3sbaASJ1yMP8vIJ8I3QqLJ1TzqOYJ61NaY3U3jPzj1qva6-6Q7kGKsdck_W2VCaL-vyKIi/s1600/brass+doorknob.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzj_6X49a2lRR5zp-TSHooU9zTy2ZCCe-fGjtBgC-yHnueCyY3WabDL0LiTHWPPKYsxPdVwZ3sbaASJ1yMP8vIJ8I3QqLJ1TzqOYJ61NaY3U3jPzj1qva6-6Q7kGKsdck_W2VCaL-vyKIi/s400/brass+doorknob.JPG" width="298" /></a></div> This weekend I crossed something off my bucket list; I painted my interior doors black!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQlRt-087ZWtlAjhtvsJpw3wWx6e91VinBPoQ920DinvOD16NBz0kde7VnSjFfsfSQQaStqlRMcEVagI4o-avd29qXfHXc4CkA9ZGuhSKCe-DmSuP21MfPuDZWIZ9-eoDI284J3-0frQaj/s1600/Black+door.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQlRt-087ZWtlAjhtvsJpw3wWx6e91VinBPoQ920DinvOD16NBz0kde7VnSjFfsfSQQaStqlRMcEVagI4o-avd29qXfHXc4CkA9ZGuhSKCe-DmSuP21MfPuDZWIZ9-eoDI284J3-0frQaj/s400/Black+door.JPG" width="298" /></a></div>While I was at it I removed all of the brass and glass hardware and took off  90 years worth of grime, stray paint, and tarnish. While I like the brass to have patina it wasn't in the best shape. Besides, brass ages quickly so I anticipate it to be shiny for only about a month.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSHYYuDTUN7db7zYEdOwM8-ZQ2rHSl2vj4JqhTfpJyogjqY0adkHHOIB4oCkwe10GLBf18A9HFPULNNwLDGs86sAMaPL-CiJ_W81wyfA8xNMLLbOibIbDYZmoOQQQ8hS9MFbiryl_JTSqb/s1600/Bedroom+door.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSHYYuDTUN7db7zYEdOwM8-ZQ2rHSl2vj4JqhTfpJyogjqY0adkHHOIB4oCkwe10GLBf18A9HFPULNNwLDGs86sAMaPL-CiJ_W81wyfA8xNMLLbOibIbDYZmoOQQQ8hS9MFbiryl_JTSqb/s400/Bedroom+door.jpg" width="298" /></a></div>Previously the doors were painted the same white as the trim.  I love the new contrast between the black doors and crisp door casing (attained by using blue painters tape as you can see above -what did we do before this stuff?).  What do you think; approve?

My black doors

 This weekend I crossed something off my bucket list; I painted my interior doors black! While I was at it I removed all of the brass and gl...

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