With so much to share in the Bathroom Reveal post,
I forgot to show the door saddle that Mike made!
It's these little things that aren't as exciting, are almost forgotten,
but really finish off the room.
It's these little things that aren't as exciting, are almost forgotten,
but really finish off the room.
It all started when the stock door saddles at both Home Depot & Lowes were too narrow for our doorway...
I suppose we could have made due...
but it would have bothered us every time we stepped through the door!
So, Mike purchased a wider piece of wood & got out his tools to make it into a nice shape, with rounded edges.
After installing it, a little wood putty, and two coats of stain...
I think it looks FANTASTIC!
See how the shape mimics the molding of the door frame?
But the raised part of the saddle is smoother & feels nice underfoot.
I really love how the color of the stain goes with both the hallway flooring (bottom of picture) as well as the darker pieces of the bathroom flooring (top of picture).
I love the floors! I have a question about the saddle. How did you install it? Thanks.
ReplyDeleteThanks Angi!
ReplyDeleteFor the door saddle, Mike used a table saw to cut the general shape, and then used a palm sander to smooth all the sides.
He drilled a hole half way through the wood at a diameter that would fit a screw head and then screwed the saddle into the floor (sinking the screw below the surface of the saddle).
To finish it off, we covered up the screw heads using a piece of wooden peg with wood glue, and then a little wood putty. Once filled in, we lightly sanded it to be flush to saddle.
The final step was staining and polyurethane.
Hope that makes sense, let me know if not!