operation renovation storm door

this is the hillbilly of a storm door. it is nasty. it is redneck. it is horrid. time to make it fancy.

hinges before.

i loved the handle, so it gets to stay.

so after i took of layers of paint, clear coat and stain, i finally got down to the wood. then i made wife sand some small stuff cause of her womanly dainty fingers.

i used minwax early american 230 for stain.

this is the grid that ill be putting antique glass in. i know, i know, im classy.

since im an expert glazier naturally, i wouldnt like the white compound against the wood. so i got these 1/4" x 1/4" rods to hide the glass inserts.

i salvaged 7 of the 8 antique pieces needed for the grid, from my old work at the glass shop. so only the bottom right piece is regular double strength glass.

here is the redone hinges. the stain i used was a satin stain cause im not a big fan of really shiny finished wood. wife didnt have a say. i hope she doesnt read this. 

it took waaaaaaay longer that i expected to get this done. but hey, im not chris gable. he is the man. but for my first wood door renovation, its not bad. for the front, its a 10 yarder or so. but on the inside, its good up close. its just that some paint got into the grain of the wood and i couldnt get it out. son of a buck.

there are four of these on the inside that turn to remove the grid. its supposed to have another frame with a screen for the summer, but i have no idea where thats at. i guess ill be making one.

interior view. all done. finally. next will be the front door. not looking forward to that.