New glass knobs and one sweet discovery

So, remember those bifold doors we turned into little french doors..? I told you about them a couple of weeks ago...? (See here, if you don't remember.) Well, we finally got the knobs, and I think they're lovely. Take a look:

They add the perfect finishing touch to the doors, don't you think..?

What I neglected to tell you in my earlier post is that, while doing the work, we had a little, uh... accident. I forget how it started. In a really silly way, most likely. It was probably one of those "We can't do it - it'll look dumb/ Of course we can do it - fine I'll do it all by myself!!" moments...

And so it was that I found myself wrestling with the bifold, trying to take it down all on my own... And I succeeded - only it landed squarely on the thermostat. Sigh.

Bill quickly put aside our little spat (and suppressed some serious laughter, I'm sure), coming to the rescue since I was caught in one of those I-almost-saved-it-but-didn't-quite-pull-it-off positions, awkwardly holding the door which had caught my ankle at one end and smashed the thermostat at the other. He gently assured me that it wasn't a big deal and helped me untangle myself free from the door, while I just berated myself for being so stubborn. (I think I was probably a little embarrassed, too, not just angry. Heh.)

The one cool thing about this little episode was that when we took the old (really old) thermostat down, we found one of those sweet surprises old houses can give you:

Isn't that tiny bit of vintage wallpaper the sweetest..? I love it when little unexpected things like these happen. Anyway, I debated whether I should take it down and frame it or not, but I decided to leave it with the house, so that it can tell this story again through someone else some day.

So, we covered the little treasure, with Bill doing most of the work, and me getting in his way, trying to document it...

And there you have it. The same exact thermostat, sadly made out of plastic instead of metal...but, oh well. At least it's white, rather than brass. I guess that's an improvement, visually speaking. For me, anyway.

Comments

  1. The knobs add a perfect finish to the light blue doors. Love ♥

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  2. i just love the knobs with that amazing color. wow...that is so pretty!
    also, love the wallpaper. it feels like a bit of history :)

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  3. so very sweet. i love house stories.

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  4. great pick on those glass knobs- they look awesome! i love the wall paper, too...it's great that you kept it intact...now you'll think of that special little secret every time you look at the thermostat! there is some funky old wallpaper in the back of my parents' under-the-stairs closet...i used to go in there when i was a little girl and pretend i was living in the same era as the wallpaper!

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  5. I want to refinish one of our armoires and paint it white and put on glass knobs. I love those that you chose.

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  6. A lovely classy touch. I hope your ankle emerged unscathed!

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  7. the glass knobs look so lovely! the wallpaper is indeed very sweet. i love discovering things like that. our house is full of old wallpaper. our landlords are planning to gut the place and i would love to salvage a few pieces.

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  8. Still love the doors, love the knobs and the beautiful blue color. And yay! for surprises. That is a sweet discovery...a little vintage inspiration.

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  9. The knobs are perfect. And the thermostat? Unobjectionable:)

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  10. I love glass in general, and glass knobs especially. We live in an old apartment and have therefore inherited a few glass knobs (front door, bathroom door, and three (the 4th is missing) funny little flowers in each corner of one of our bathroom mirrors that remind me of glass knobs. The small circle of wallpaper is priceless and it says a lot about you that you decided to leave it with the house, for someone else to find--love that!

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  11. Maria- I just recently found your blog and I've got to tell you, it was love at first sight. I can't wait to sit and go all the way to the beginning and read every post. I love your style and I look forward to having a vintage house one day very soon to tell my own tales about. Jen

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  12. Indeed a wonderful surprise! It's so pretty.

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  14. The knobs look great. I love that color on the doors. I should try to figure out a way to drop something on my ugly old brass thermometer...

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  15. I love glass knobs - beautiful finishing

    glad you didn't get hurt on the accident

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  16. what a very very human story and a beautiful result...i love the little surprise as well...nive work my friend!

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  17. They are a lovely touch! Anytime I try to do anything around the house, there's always some kind of accident or disaster. I'm glad yours turned out okay

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  18. Of course to me this is the beginning of a scary story. What do you find back there when you accidentally tear the thermostat off the wall? Maybe your furnace isn't run by the thermostat after all? Maybe you have wolves in your walls? Okay okay, so IN THIS CASE it was pretty vintage wallpaper, but....

    Maybe it's almost Halloween?

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  19. Hi, Maria :) Well, I said I'd come back and read more when I had a moment - and tonight, I did! The story about your home's previous owner coming out of the blue one afternoon is my favorite post so far. I teared up, too. How wonderful to hear her perspective and memories :)

    Loving your home and your blog. Your on my list now.

    Warmly,
    Jacci

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  20. love your story......and that sweet wallpaper is awesome! what a fun thing to find....and know that it is behind there smiling at you.....:)


    ....your knobs are beautiful.......xo

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  21. I love this story and what I love most is the fact that you took a moment to admire the sweet wallpaper in the midst of the chaos...I just know we would be friends in real life...xo t

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  22. Your knobs are fabulous - that sounds rude, hmm, perhaps I will say your new crystal door pulls look fabulous! I hope your ankle is!?
    your home looks so lovely - what a gem you have.

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  23. I love the knobs! They are the perfect accessories for the doors!

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  24. The knobs are beautiful!! SO beautiful! Funny story too ;0 I think I would have had a hard time covering the paper back up.

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  25. What an adventure... Love love love the glass knobs - those at my place are pretty much similar.

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  26. Hope your ankle feels ok! Your doors look great. And that wallpaper is really adorable. I think I would have given into the temptation and pulled some of it down to keep.

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  27. Golly, what a surprise that paper was behind your thermostat :) I love the glass doorknobs as well!

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  28. Hi!
    I just found your blog... I am always drawn to ones with vintage in the title. I love the photos that you have posted of your home! So lovely! And, I adore your sweet wallpaper surprise and that you let that sweet lady tour her past home.
    Can't wait to read more!
    Michelle

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  29. Isn't it lovely when a home has some history and a story to tell! I'll bet your house is filled with only good Karma! OX, Monika.

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  30. LOVE the knobs....I think those kinds of knobs always add so much. And the wallpaper story is so sweet and lovely....a special surprise from a loved home. I have those too in my house, all the time....it is such a special treat, isn't it?
    xo
    Melis

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  31. Nice post - Glass Wallpaper ..Keep Posting-- Tip: Keep your post active- commenting helps it


    - Santu
    Glass Wallpaper

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  32. Nice post - funky wallpaper ..Keep Posting


    Ron
    funky wallpaper
    FreeWallpapers

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