The front door itself sports two of this cathedral motifs




Original Crown Molding in our Parlor


Repro Crown in our Center Hall with a Corner Drop


Inset molding flanking the front door (inside)



Our parlor door and our dining room door have these weird carved out dents on both sides of the doorway about 1/4 up from the floor. Anyone have any idea what they were for or why they were formed? It is a mystery to us.

 

Also notice the detail of some of the dooway molding in the center hall.  The wide baseboards have one simple thick bead on the top of the board.

Newel Post Detail, about a third of the way from the floor...



The top of the newel post.


A hand turned spindle



Our hallway console table. The spindles echo the antique ones above.





Most or our doors are paneled. The paneling is mostly vertical, unlike some modern doors.  Some if them are paneled on the "show" side and then board and batten on the "hidden side".

 Some of our doors are two paneled, like the dining room closet door.


The predominant door paneling style in our house is four paneled, and I learned this week it is also called a "Christian Cross". Here is the interior of our parlor door.

 

Here is our six paneled basement door.  But while most modern six paneled are two over two over two, this door is three over three! I just love how unusual that is and it visually makes the door look taller than it is.

 

The beams in the dining room ceiling are hand- hewn.  There are also inset beams of wood along the front and back wall of the room.



I think that's it for now. Today we may be getting a hitch fix thanks to our friends Mary Anne and Sam. If that goes well, we may continue on our fence project. Will keep you posted!