Nothing is plumb, level or square:

This blog is an attempt to document our joys and frustrations in the most recent phase of our lives--home ownership! Our new home is a 1928 bungalow in a great little neighborhood in East Point, GA.

We bought the house from a guy who pretty much flipped it, meaning he did some really nice things (thanks for the granite & stainless kitchen!), as well as some really crappy things (why did you cover up the attic vents?). His intentions? Good. His contractor? Not so much.

We hope to restore some original charm to the house, as well as update some things that have been neglected. And we hope...insane though it might be...to do it all ourselves.

Read along as we attempt to figure it all out…

15 September 2008

doors, doors, everywhere

I've had a couple of people asking about the door we found. The dimensions are 36" x 89". We listed it on Craigslist but haven't gotten a response yet. If you're interested, make sure the door is hinged on the right side for your door frame, or you've got a lot more work ahead of you :)

In other news, we found a guy selling a Craftsman style door that DOES fit our house! And for an affordable price. It's taller than our current door, but it looks like our frame has been retro-fitted for a modern door, because there are extra boards in there to fill up the space at the top of the door. We'll probably have to redo our hinge spacing, but hopefully the rest will work out. So...I think we're going to let him know we want it, and then we'll have to decide what to do with the cedar one, which we still love. Hmm...original style door (that even matches our window style) or new door?

1 comments:

Bungalow in the Hollow said...

Hey there -
Thought you should know since you have a few pieces mentioned on your wish list for the house: http://www.pattersonfurniture.com/events.htm

Sadly, I will be out of town, but hoping Mr. BITH will make it!