DOORS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20300, 6 July 1929, Page 6 (Supplement)

DOORS.

THEIR ATTRACTION. There is toemthing mysterious ain ro mantle about a door. If il is shut it arouses speculation as to what iics (lie other side. If it is open it is an ; nvolition to walk m and find out. It has dra itiLitK possibilities inipossiblo to lini in any other piece of furniture, says one authority.

Obviously the most important is the front door No one could live in a house without one; it would be simply courting disaster in the shape of draughts and bur glars; besides, it must be such fun for the postman, seeing so many varieties and speculating on their owners! The mansion, whether in town or country, can hardly do better than undressed oak; there is such an air of stateliness about it, and the grain of the wood is so beautiful Some people like their front doors bright,blue, and these look very gay with their shining brass knockers. Others prefer something more sober, that does not show tho dirt, a nice respectable dark brown for instance. Quite a lot of house-owners are amaizngly careless about (his littlo matter of dirt. Very often the smartest houses have very shabby front doors brass badly polished, dust in the panelling, and even blisters on the paint. *

For country dwellers green wants a lot of beating. There is something inviting about it—something so attractive we pause to admire it What do vou think ?