Helen Park-Weir loves a bit of DIY, so when she decided to strip her front door, she thought maybe the 4 day Easter weekend would be enough time to complete the project. Little did she realise that 80 hours of sanding later, the door still needed much more TLC to bring it back up to its former glorious condition.

Once the sanding was done, the door frame needed some attention and a local carpenter was brought in to replace this. Next on the agenda was to protect the beautiful bare wood. Seven coats of varnish later and voila! When chatting to the carpenter about this unique door, Helen discovered that it is thought to date back to around 1970 and would probably of been a bespoke hand carved commission, at that time.

Needless to say, Helen is delighted with the final result and loves her new front door. We agree, we love it too, and how pleasing to transform something into its original state.

Take a look at the video, which shows the full renovation in quick time.

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