Knock, knock ...

We're loving our "new" storm door. The door is an orginal, or close to original, piece of the house - as its hand-forged rosehead nails indicate. By the early 1800s, nail cutting machines were in general use in America, especially on the east coast ... so we are to assume the door dates back close to the construction of the house in 1775. It formerly seperated what is now our entry-way and kitchen. After taking it down over a year ago in the remodeling process, we knew we'd find the perfect use for it again. The hardware we used is also antique, taken from a 19th century home in Lancaster that was being torn down by its owner.

We'll leave you with a pic of the world's best cat, Sam ... lounging in the entry-way, as he does every afternoon, waiting for us to get home from work.