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By Natalie
Some of the detail work Harris is completing during nap time.

I am in charge - at least 90% of the time - of acquiring materials for the project. I search Craigslist and ebay for appropriate period details and reproductions when Margot wakes me up in the middle of the night. I've been hunting for about 12 months for a wrought iron gate for the front fence. I'll find it eventually. 

These then become Harris projects for installation. 

This is the before and after shot of two different doors. The one on the right hasn't had a knob or back plate for at least a year. The one on the left has an original to the house but uncleaned mortise set, back plate, and knob. 

While Margot naps Harris cleans the paint off the metal, polishes the knobs, and then installs. This one is different from all the rest and goes to our unfinished master suite. 



Other fun details. Harris replaced all of the light switches with UL listed push button switches after I found a lot on Ebay. 

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