Showing posts with label Stepanska. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Stepanska. Show all posts

Monday, 29 November 2010

Worthy



This door has suffered time, man and nature. We've seen this before (far worse than this!) and we'll see it many times again. This rather simple, but potentially beautiful door could, with a good sanding and a coat or two of varnish, again be something wonderful. Afterall, it has all the elements ...beautiful wood, great door accessories and an interesting stone doorframe. This poor guy (yes, this door has now been elevated to the status of deserving a gender, even if, in Czech, the word for door - dveře - is neutral!) is just there begging to get a bit of attention so that he can once again smile the strong, proud smile of a worthy door.

Sunday, 16 May 2010

Sunday Door



I don't know why, but I always prefer my Sunday doors to be in sepia...I guess like that they seem more other-worldly and spiritual.

Wednesday, 12 May 2010

Big School Door



This is a huge door! It was so big that I had a hard time squeezing it and its frame into my camera's viewfinder without having to stand in the middle of a very busy street!! The door rather simple, but still is charming with it's modest decoration and as always, I like the wood. The door's frame with it's ribbons and wreaths floating delicately are happy and uplifting, but what I really like about this door is the fact that somewhere along the way, someone must have gotten tired of swinging that big door open and closed a million times a day so they decided to just cut it in half and only open and close half the door! And why not?! This is a door to a school afterall...can you imagine how much use this door gets on an average day? And now, imagine that the lower half of door is tall enough for a 2m / 6ft person to walk through...that should help you comprehend the size of this door. BIG!!

I like the mail slot. For once, it isn't a tiny little thing that only lets you slip one very thin piece of paper through it at a time; no, this mail slot means business. It is ready to receive books and thick documents, but given the size of the door, I suppose it is only fair that the mail slot be of a proportional size. And yes, the door handle is also big. Hey, maybe once upon a time this was a school for giants! That would explain everything (or nearly)!

Sunday, 28 March 2010

Church Door Sunday


And here we are...back in front of another church! This particular door is not used to enter the church (and no, that is not graphitti on it - just chalk indicating that the 3 kings passed on the day of the 3 kings), but I like the looks of it and the view up to it so I'm sharing it with you! Enjoy!


Interesting handle!