Oh No! Can this beautiful door be salvaged? Stagers Tips and Tricks, Laura Baker, Ready? Set,...Sell! Home Staging & ReDesign, Jefferson, South Central, WI

To my surprise and pleasure Shar, I did not have to do any sanding or refinishing!  And, now that door hangs by the other three between what will soon be my living room and dinning room.  I can't wait till all this is done!  What a mess.

I actually tried really hard to swallow that lump in my throat.  He knows how I feel about original doors and other incredible architectural details.  I think the poor guy felt bad as soon as he saw the door.

I am glad you liked it Tish!  I have used this technique in several houses.  It has worked everytime!

Okay, I hate those curtains and have since retired them, but they did what I needed them to do in this kitchen!

Oh yeah, I have met him too Sussie!  Must run in the family, the guy with the tool belt has similar traits.  I was angry when I first found the door, but what can you do?  Yelling wouldn't have gotten him to get the door down off the rafters for me.  And he would not have sheepishly cleaned it up for me (he chose to do the initial - spic'n'span scrub down).  Yeah, that was smart of him.  :)

David, I carry each color of Old English in my Staging cleaning kit!  I haven't tried Howard's 'Restore-a-Finish'.  I do have a project I would like to try it on.  I'll have to check it out. 

I was really worried about this door when I first saw it, but now it looks beautiful.  I have to clean up the glass a little yet, but the oil was still too fresh when I wanted to get the photo's.  The scariest part was, my concern that it would still match the other three it goes with.  It actually looks better than the other three!  Guess what I have to do today?  :)'

I wish I would have done a better job of just that last summer Patsy.  I had a beautiful old 6 panel door that had the old white paint on it.  The paint was rubbed and chipped off perfectly. I have been collecting old white painted windows, doors, shutters, finials, etc. for staging props in some of the beach side and Victorian homes.  So, what is the only thing "the guy with the tool belt" sold at our rummage sale last summer?  Oh yeah!  My 6 panel door!  It was one of those original doors you don't come across very often and he sold it for a whopping $3.00!  Now that door, still pi,,,,,,es me off.  All I could say when he told me was; "Oh, how nice."  Fortunately, he knows exactly what that meant (it's from a southern bell joke we heard while we were living in Tennessee). 

Susan, one of these days I am going to be taking you up on that!  Be careful what you wish for.  LOL!  That is a lot of work, but I bet it was well worth every minute of it.  I am so fortunate to have Maple throughout the entire house.  And as you know, this is the time of year when I have to go room by room and give it a good soaking! 

A good friend of mine, whom just happens to be a Realtor®, told me she was showing a house one day and of course she took her shoes off by the door.  She noticed as she walked into the room that the floors were very slippery.  By the time she got to the center of the room her feet were slidding out and she couldn't stop herself.  Right there in front of another Realtor® and the buyers, down she went slidding onto the floor in her skirt! 

Lesson here;

1.  always bring grippy slippers.

2.  never use spray "Pledge" on hardwood floors! 

3.  stay flexible as to not pull anything!

Hey Susan, as long as he's doing the floors and you are not "hitting the pavement" so to speak, it's all good!

:-(  Oh well, perhaps after a little nap?

Thank you Sir Rog.  I completely understand, however; this door is one of four doors that all work together.  It is the one with the crystal handle.  It is the most important piece to the set, so.... I really had no choice about it.  I had to fix it.  So glad it worked out well.

Hey Judy,  it is really surprising how lemon oil or Old English can work!  I soak my woodwork every year around this time (some times a few times a year).  What a difference it makes.  The homeowner and I worked last night for 4 hours on her woodwork in the house I am staging and she couldn't believe how much better it looks.  I'll be posting photo's soon.

Are you coming to Vegas? 

And the tool belt guy, don't be so sure of that!

Oh Val, that is priceless!  Through the eyes of a child (just warms my heart).  The owner of a house I am working on and I just did that to the wood work in her entire home.  She has been working her butt off to get the house ready for market.  I'll try to get a post up tonight or tomorrow morning to see how far we've gotten so far. 

Hi Ginger,

I am hearing great things about that Howards, Restor a Finish.  I am definately going to have to check that out.  I have a kitchen right now that Howards Restor a Finish could help.  Wow, what a rediculasly busy year so far.  Gotta run, but hopefully this weekend I will have a chance to post some of the fun I have been having!  Be by to see your posts soon.