Comments on: Door(less) 16.

By: jennifer in sf

jennifer in sf — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 02:36:17 +0000

Anna: Jesus. I live in a studio from the 20s and have 6 doors, AND that’s not including the french doors that were removed before I moved in. What was the deal with people in the old days?

By: Anna at D16

Anna at D16 — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 02:50:47 +0000

Jennifer: Seriously!!! I just did a quick count, and there are TWENTY-TWO (22!) doors in this house. OMG.

Adam: See comment to Jennifer — you can totally help with the doors! :P

By: jennifer in sf

jennifer in sf — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 01:40:04 +0000

Locks on the insides? Screens? Creepy.
I assume that since your house is old you have approximately 5,000 doors, so I wish you luck with them!

By: Adam

Adam — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:00:41 +0000

I can help you refinish doors!

By: Adam

Adam — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 17:59:02 +0000

I will send you e-mail in the next week or so. I would like to head down your way, it’s been way too long!

By: sulu-design

sulu-design — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:48:41 +0000

I love your St. Patrick’s Day venom. I always hated the day when I lived in NYC. Such tastelessness rears its ugly head.

By: Smasher

Smasher — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:13:48 +0000

Uh, kitty litter box?

BTW–very nice blog. My GF and I are fans.

By: Anna at D16

Anna at D16 — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:13:10 +0000

My plans during April = hanging out with you?! I hope so!! xox

By: Adam

Adam — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 02:44:48 +0000

Hmmmmm, I wonder what was in there that needed to breeeeaaaathe? I hope whatever it was left. And Frida Kahlo exhibit? I’m sooo jealous! What are your plans in April? I have a week off!

By: Anna at D16

Anna at D16 — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 01:22:14 +0000

Jana: I suspect this is a case of the screens looking more charming in the photo than they do in reality! They are gross…dented, rusty, splattered with three different shades of paint…

Priscilla/MrsLimestone: That’s what I thought, too, but then I noticed that the door leading to the hallway has those screens, too! Of course, a couple of our doors were hanging upside down, so who knows what was going on here. One of the closet doors had a sliding lock on the INSIDE!! Weird.

Tara: Of course that’s OK, link away. :) And GO NEWBURGH! I love it here. I feel like a pioneer a lot of the time, but that’s part of what makes it worth it to make the move. Good luck!!

Vicki: I was in Philly on Saturday! My sister-in-law and her family live there, within walking distance to the museum — we went to the Frida Kahlo exhibit (which was too crowded to enjoy). I was in absolute awe of the house I posted the photos of. I love Philadelphia bricks!! So different from New York — I love seeing regional brickwork styles.

By: Vicki

Vicki — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:05:33 +0000

Hey, this isn’t a response to this blog, but your Flicker pictures of Green Street in Philly… When were you in Philly? We rented in Fairmount (Art Museum area) for five years before we bought our house in Northwood. Green Street has always been one of my favorite streets – and I’ve always loved the house with the green patina bay window!

By: tara.

tara. — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 22:41:59 +0000

i forgot it was st. patrick’s day, as well, until i had to go to midtown akar hell in shades of green! ugh.

i’m a new commenter but frequent reader. your house is beautiful, and is inspiring me to think about relocating to newburgh. thanks for that.

i also have a new blog and have listed your blog on my faves list. hope that’s ok! if not, please let me know :).

By: alicia

alicia — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 20:10:18 +0000

ha yes- parades, public drunkenness, and green bagels are no good.

By: mrslimestone

mrslimestone — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 20:07:54 +0000

We really should have stripped all our doors too but I couldn’t stand the thought of spending more time stripping after trying my hand at it. But now I have a lot of paint gobs that annoy me. So good for you for doing it the right way.

I dont really get the whole closet ventilation thing but its pretty popular if you consider the style of those slats/louvered closet doors. I think the idea is that clothes get musty if left in closets. Ive never had that problem though.

Who eats green bagels? They are just gross!!

By: jana

jana — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:33:36 +0000

I don´t know, maybe I can´t tell from the photo, but I like those screens… :) (a shy smile) But I think it would be more reasonable if they were on the top of the door.
And I really like that this post is in the “health” category :-).

By: priscilla

priscilla — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:26:06 +0000

very stinky shoes in the closet?

By: Janelle

Janelle — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:14:58 +0000

I didnt even know it was St. Patricks Day until my coworker came in wearing green.

(Maybe they wanted the monsters in the closets to be able to breathe easier.)

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:05:17 +0000

I could see if it was a furnace closet or something… odd.

By: Julie

Julie — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:01:32 +0000

That whole screen thing is freaking me out. What WOULD you have in there that would need good air circulation?…I hope we never know.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

By: katie

katie — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:30:57 +0000

Oh that is just bizarre about the screens on the interior doors. BIZARRO!

And I’m with you on the public drunkenness of St. Patrick’s day. The drunk frat yahoos of Chicago were out in full force this weekend. No matter where I turned, there was some drunk idiot yelling WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. And I’m sorry, but green beer is just WRONG!

Man, I’m just ranting and raving today! Ha! I should go out on a street corner and just start spouting off like some of the other crazy people.