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Door Meets Knob, A Vintage Love Story

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Hi there friends! I’m Shayna from The Wood Grain Cottage and I’m so happy to be here today sharing my latest project.

Slowly but surely, we’ve been adding custom touches that are big on character. When we built our home, we didn’t have an unlimited budget (who does), so as I find things I love, or as inspiration strikes, we’ve been adding those little touches that really do make a difference.

Since we made our new planked pantry door, I knew I wanted to find an awesome vintage door knob to replace our builder basic knob. Little did I know, that I would soon have an entire fixer upper house full of lovely vintage door knobs…

Adding character with a vintage door knob by The Wood Grain Cottage

After we installed the plank door, I had Anthony install the regular door knob, but it never looked quite right…

DIY Plank Door by The Wood Grain Cottage

DIY Plank Door by The Wood Grain Cottage

And then, once I saw the door knobs from the fixer upper, I knew one would find it’s way to our place…

Adding character with a vintage door knob by The Wood Grain Cottage

Here’s how we made it work for our existing door:

First, we removed the old door knob and I sanded down the circle groove it left behind…

Adding character with a vintage door knob by The Wood Grain Cottage

Once I had it sanded and repainted, I gave the knob a good scrubbing…

Adding character with a vintage door knob by The Wood Grain Cottage

And, as luck would have it, the door knob fit perfecting inside our builder basic knob guts 😀 …

Adding character with a vintage door knob by The Wood Grain Cottage

Adding character with a vintage door knob by The Wood Grain Cottage

The only problem was, the original door the vintage knob was installed on, was a bit thicker than our door, so the handle was really loose. Anthony marked where the knob would be tight…

Adding character with a vintage door knob by The Wood Grain Cottage

Then, drilled and tapped a new hole…

Adding character with a vintage door knob by The Wood Grain Cottage

Because the knob actually attaches to this rod by a screw, he had to tap the hole so that the screw would thread into the rod. Once he added the new hole, the knobs fit much better!

Once the knobs had a tight fit, we drilled the holes for the back plates…

Adding character with a vintage door knob by The Wood Grain Cottage

Then used the original screws to attach them…

Adding character with a vintage door knob by The Wood Grain Cottage

And then we added the actual knobs…

Adding character with a vintage door knob by The Wood Grain Cottage

That little tiny screw keeps each knob in place…

Adding character with a vintage door knob by The Wood Grain Cottage

And because the knob itself is silver, we didn’t have to change out any of the current latch… woot!

Here’s what it looks like all installed and pretty..

Adding character with a vintage door knob by The Wood Grain Cottage

I love, love, love the detail on the actual knob and back plate…

Adding character with a vintage door knob by The Wood Grain Cottage

Adding character with a vintage door knob by The Wood Grain Cottage

It’s the perfect accent to our plank door…

Adding character with a vintage door knob by The Wood Grain Cottage

And it all just basically makes my heart flutter…

Adding character with a vintage door knob by The Wood Grain Cottage

Perfect little bits of character are starting to pop up all over the house…

Adding character with a vintage door knob by The Wood Grain Cottage

Oh happy day! 😀

And, P.S., if you want to see our home all dressed up for fall, here’s the tour:

Part One:

Fall Home Tour by The Wood Grain Cottage

Part Two:

Fall Home Tour by The Wood Grain Cottage

Part Three:

Fall Home Tour by The Wood Grain Cottage

Until next time… You can find me on Pinterest, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter!

And be sure to stop by The Wood Grain Cottage to say hi! Have a wonderful day!

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How To Install a Vintage Doorknob on a New Door

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