The door knockers from England finally arrived!
They were the last accessory
to put the finishing touch on our front doors.
Lucky for my, my husband is pretty handy,
so he was able to install the door knockers and brass kick plates yesterday and the doors are finished!
We started with raw wood double doors,
and decided to paint them black
and then use the traditional look
of brass hardware as a contrast.
Here's the inspiration photo.
I love the look of "London doors".
We reused our original door handles
because we really liked
the curved lines in them.
the curved lines in them.
They were polished up
using a lot of elbow grease and these
Cape Cod Metal Polishing Cloths.
They really worked pretty well
as you can see below.
After searching ebay for a few weeks,
I finally found a pair of matching lion
door knockers that we liked
and that fit the door.
and that fit the door.
Including shipping,
the set was only about $30!
Here's how they look on the center panel.
We love our little lions.
ciao! fabiana