Our home was built in 1946. It was the first home in the neighborhood. We replaced our front door when we first moved it. To that point it was a double door. Cute - but not my style. We replaced it with a mahogany door with fan light on the top... but that didn't help the glass block that were in the wall on either side of the door. I've never liked the glass blocks installed in this way, as they looked "just stuck" there.
So, I asked our friend Robin Wengert - owner of Green Rising Construction - to take a look and see if he could come up with a design that would transform my entry hall. We discussed framing the glass blocks, but then Robin came up with an idea... here he used painters tape to show me what he had in mind. I was sold!
Green Rising Construction believes in recycling, re-use, and sustainable building. Robin carefully removed the trim from around my front door so that we could re-use it in the house if ever needed.
I could have never imagined the amazing transformation awaiting my return home from work one evening! Using mahogany trim he created a frame for the door and glass blocks.
It's like a completely different door... and definitely a spectacular entry way!
In the space above and below the glass blocks, a blank space was created. We discussed different options for the space. Together we decided that glass tile would complete the look - and he helped me choose a color combination that would compliment the color of my door, and the entry hall.
The glass tile is partially made from recycled glass - which I thought fit in perfectly with Green Rising Constructions belief in sustainability.
I couldn't be more thrilled. I keep walking into my entry hall and staring at my gorgeous front door. What a work of art! Thank you Robin for adding beauty to my home! (Check out Green Rising Construction on the web - www.greenrisingconstruction.com)
