A possible solution for our screen door sitch...

Our small door opens out to save floor space, and the big French doors open in, because of the roof overhang.  (Usually only have the one you see open, but sometimes both.) Makes using screen doors problematical!  So far it's not a huge problem with mosquitoes and other bugs indoors, though Joseph got MOBBED on our front porch yesterday.

Considering this solution, though: hanging screen doors like these from ecobottoms.com.

Or these, from bugsoffscreen: bugsoffscreen.com

Or from Amazon:


 

(We can make screens for the windows, they just fit indoors, since we have awning-type openings, instead of out, if need be!)

Magic...

Sometimes it's just being in the right place at the right time, with the right equipment...in this case, my little digital camera!

J. was not at all sure about using the door with the broken safety glass in it, at first, but it's sturdy and--magic.  A few people have said, in horror, "did you know your window is already broken??"  But most get it.  Recylcing at its best--it's beautiful, and I love it.

Details...

I mentioned the other day about things that bugged us...for me, it was the visible electrical box...ugly!  Hence hanging the painting over it, for now...

It drove Joseph nuts when it looked like this for so long, with the big yellow wires...

And I finally got the last of the spar varnish on the wood (except for that darn damp board), even though the new "satin" finish doesn't match the OLD "satin."  Oh well...it was lovely to get the foggy plastic the door came with peeled off, after the varnish dried, and the glass cleaned! Took a whole lot of paper towels...

Wow. We can see OUT.

It took 3 layers of oil-based spar varnish, but the wood is well-protected now.

Except for the damp board, of course...

Then the other night Joseph fixed the stationary door so it opens and closes better...

The little bits of progress are fun, too...

Feeling closer to finished...by a LOT

The outdoor storage has a door, now...looks good! I'm glad Mark did it his way instead of mine, this looks a LOT better. Very handsome. May keep a little grill, charcoal, or folding chairs in there, who knows? (Knowing my neighborhood, nothing of real value...and to lock, or not to lock?)


The fractured window works just as I hoped it would--this is the view from the door. (J. says it looks too much like the druggies whose house it came from...)



And now we have the French doors and the small door hung!

The window's going to have to be moved because Mark didn't realize I meant for it to be opened; the stained glass window fits it exactly as it is, with no frame, etc. We'll have to make the opening larger, and move it to the left a bit, closer to the door, and since we have to move it anyway, it'll come down, slightly. It's a win-win, really...

I'm liking the big double doors natural wood, though--we'd planned to paint them white like the rest of the trim, but I guess we can do that later if we want...

By the end of the day...

Joseph had the small door painted and the stained glass window repaired with glazing putty...can't wait to see them in place!


...and Mark had gotten most of the trim on the shed--except around the windows and doors of course, I think that comes almost last, till we move inside. (See that surprised little window? :-P )


Here you can see the red cedar trim around the rafters and on the corners. It helps seal the building's cracks; we'll stuff insulation in from the back/inside, too. (You can also see the bit of 2 x 4 that fills the gap where Mark had to cut the opening larger. Ah well...)


WOW, I love this effect--it reminds me of a Japanese tea house! I know the doors won't slide like that, but yum, it's going to be lovely. (And yep, this is before cutting down the doors to fit. But they're leaning against the eaves outside, not yet where they go...) Mark picked them up at an auction some time back, and they'd been hiding in his chicken house. Happily, they came with a good threshold, too.

Now then...paint them to match the other white trim, or do spar varnish to protect them from the weather and maintain the nice wood look...hmmmmmmmmmmmmm....more decisions!