So you've seen a drawing of the front door. We're waiting to hear (even as I type this) from the folks who are making it... hopefully they'll tell us it's done and on it's way. Boy am I looking forward to having real doors on the place.

But once you have a door, you have to choose hardware. This decision falls under the category of nothing-I've-really-considered-before-in-my-life. We collected tons of brochures, ripped out tons of photos in magazines, etc etc, but had come up empty in terms of hard core decisions. So one day, in the pouring rain that has typified the past few weeks here in NY, I went up to my favorite hardware store, Gracious Home, determined not to leave without choosing hardware for the mythical front door. I ended up making two trips, but finally decided on this lovely set from Baldwin, in a finish that matches the back door and window hardware. Here's a photo, courtesy of the folks at Baldwin:

Nice, simple, and super high quality (the folks at Gracious Home couldn't say enough nice things about Baldwin). This particular lock set is a mortise lock, meaning it is made of one solid piece that requires a rectangular hole to be drilled into the door for installation. They are more stable than the tubular kind (where  the knob and the latch are two separate pieces) which I now appreciate, given our recent theft. PLUS they happened to be having a 40% off sale, and you know how much I love a bargain. I threw in matching hinges as well. Of course, the set is made to order, so we'll be waiting for awhile before we actually see it, but hopefully the door will be home and ready by the time I pick up the goods.