Hardware

All of the doors in my parents' house are heavy, solid mahogany, though they've been painted over by previous owners. They slam satisfyingly well, and they all have cut-glass doorknobs that I vow to steal if my parents ever put their house up for sale, and they have actual keyholes.




This is an old city house and because I went to a private school in the suburbs, most of my friends grew up in modern suburban houses. I always felt so sorry for them with their foam-core doors and brass doorknobs. And no keyholes! How would they ever be able to practice their Harriet the Spy skills?

This post is part of a series on the details I love in my parents' home. For the previous post, go here.