Basement Door

Some time last year we bought the door for the basement and this weekend we finally got the old one out and the new one put in. Not only did we purchase a nicer looking door, we also changed the orientation of the opening. The old door opened into the stairwell. It was very hard to open and close and it took up a lot of useful space we could use for jar storage. The new door we changed to have it open in to the kitchen - freeing up the space on the wall in the stairwell and also making it safer to go in and out of the basement. We still need to put the trim up and also poly the door to protect it and make it easier to clean. Another project down... only ??? more to go. LOL

On the landing at the top of the stairs - after the rest of our wiring is finished we will seal up the holes the previous owner left in the wall. Cover it and put shelves there for jar storage and a shallow pantry. Jennifer is very excited about that part.