Little Chicago Bungalow» Doors – Little Chicago Bungalow

Sneak peak of our home Spring 2010

Nikko — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 20:44:44 +0000

Just a few snap shots before the baby arrives (April 5th or so).

Shaker Doors + Oil Rubbed Bronze Hardware

Nikko — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 13:47:05 +0000

Originally I wanted to replace our interior and exterior doors with salvaged pieces that were worn, textured and full of character. My hunt for the perfect doors led me to expensive antique shops like Salvage One + Architectural Artifacts to economical non-for-profits like the Rebuilding Exchange.

I found that no two doors measured the same in dimension due to natural weathering + warping, but differed more so because of different standards + building codes. There have been so many beautiful pieces I’ve fallen in love with that are just a tad too big or small for our door openings.

So why not just make the perfect door fit? Changing the size of a door opening means re-framing wall studs, which I really don’t want to do. Also, hanging a door into an egress is somewhat of a more detailed job than anticipated. -Especially when it involves carving out a mortise into the jam for the hinges and trimming a not so square vintage door to fit.

Solution: New Shaker flat panel doors stained to match our dark brown floors. What do you think of the designs below?!

There are so many options for door hardware, but these two are my favorites:

Rebuilding Exchange + Our New Salvaged Lights

Nikko — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 00:44:55 +0000

Beautiful doors of all shapes, sizes and aged with character are labeled by project locations for easy coordination.

Today in the rain Adam and I trucked down to 47th and Kedzie to visit the newly opened Rebuilding Exchange. We were pleased to meet Megan, who chose to leave Salvage One in order to devote her time with this new project. She and a handful of young modern thinkers were unloading a new shipment from a demolition salvage in which we happily scoured.

Personally I fell in love with a pair of round windows (not shown) but Adam encouraged some restraint.

Wood building materials salvaged from sustainable demoltion practices range from oak flooring, moulding and raw lumber.

Ironically I forgot to bring our door dimensions, but we scored a pair of red industrial lights for only $25.