Another update since I just got the stain on the second side of the door and some teak oil on 2 of our new chairs. Did I mention the new front porch furniture we got last weekend? It’s teak – a table with four chairs and a bench. I’ll take some pictures next time it’s light out. I need to oil them up so I got one coat on two of the chairs tonight just as it was getting dark. Hopefully I can finish those up some time this week.

Anyhow – the story of the door.

When we bought the side door a year ago we picked out exactly what we liked, it was a wood door, it has 2 glass panels that take up half of the door (not too much glass) and we got it unfinished so I could stain it a red mahogany color. The idea was that a year later we could buy the same door with a side light for the front door replacement.

So back to Lowe’s we went – and they no longer make this kind of door! Nothing like it, nothing with 2 glass panes on the top (rectangle, not rounded). So we hemmed and hawed and finally picked out a different door that has a similar glass pattern but has a large 3/4 glass panel and one side light. It doesn’t clash with the side door and since they’re not side by side it won’t matter but all that effort last year to pick something we could match! All for nothing 🙂

Anyhow I think the new front door will look quite nice and a larger glass panel will let more light in even if it means less privacy (although we can see who is at the door which will be a nice change). Plus more glass means less wood to finish 🙂 Just sayin ….