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In what I feel like is typical farmhouse fashion, there are multiple doors going outside. The “front” door that goes to the porch would never be used as the main door because there’s no parking near it or a sidewalk\/path leading up to it. The west door is easier access to the shed and may be where we end up parking our cars, but the south door will be our main entrance for guests. (And let’s not forget about the outside basement door which allows you to head to the basement or into the kitchen. There are a lot <\/em>of doors.) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The South door has a tiny porch that then leads to two doors. Now, for all the years I have entered this house, there was a chair in front of the door that is straight ahead and entered the house through the one to the left. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We (aka Brandon) might also build a slightly larger landing\/deck outside this door sometime in the future. That’s one of those things we will live with for awhile and see if it really needs changed. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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They both look pretty original to the house, so I still can’t figure out why there are two doors.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

It was always a narrow walkway with the upright freezer, plus my grandparents had the house phone on the wall to the right so they had a small table with phone books, etc. below the phone. It’s was always a cluster at holiday\/birthdays to zig zag your way to the left, then right and squeeze past the phone area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This is the view from the kitchen. You can see the phone hookup at the top left, so imagine a small table sticking out into that already narrow hall, especially with the door frame there. So yes, there was another door at some point that separated the kitchen from that small area. Another porch\/entry way? <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I had always assumed the door that went straight into the house was stuck and couldn’t open. But then when we had my grandma’s 90th birthday open house my parents opened that door so people could walk right in the house. My mind was blown. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of Brandon’s first comments about the house was “we have to do something about the entry”. I went back and forth with some ideas, one of which was opening the doorway to the kitchen so I didn’t fix a crack on that wall. I’m annoyed with myself with that decision now, but I tell myself it’s just part of the character of the house and shows the difference of a fixed\/unfixed crack in the plaster. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This is the view from the dining room. See the crack on the wall on the right? Might be a good place for a mirror or picture. \ud83d\ude09 <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The game plan now is to wall off the old pathway to make an entry way closet for people to put their coats and purses and have some storage for our off season coats. I would prefer to remove the door that is on the porch to leave it open and not confuse people about which door they should choose. That wall area will also allow for an extra cabinet and a little more counter space in the kitchen, which is needed. We are using the door to go straight into the house and it’s been a hard habit for me to break after 40+ years. I immediately want to veer to the left. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Obviously the strapped freezer and little cabinet will get cleared out, so it will be a good-sized space for coats, purses and extra storage. It might be my place to add a board and batten wall which is a common feature in craftsman homes. It’s also easy and cheap to accomplish, so that’s a win. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

So that’s the plan, but when that plan gets executed, who knows? It may be next month or next year. It’s on the list but it’s not a super high priority. It also sounds like one of the easier “big” projects, so we may be able to slip it in relatively soon. Floors are still the priority! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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