I was feeling nostalgic this Thursday and pulled a beautiful door from Bruges, Belgium.
Do the Europeans know how to do a front door or what? 🙂
** Blue and White Label: Emblem for marking protected objects per the Hague Convention of 1954. Most European countries use this symbol on buildings designated as National Heritage Sites.
Linked to Norm Frampton’s Thursday Doors, August 24, 2016.
Intrigued by its design
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They sure do and this is a stunning example of it!
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This is a beautiful door, Judy, but it leaves me with many questions. Which way does it open (I’m guessing right-hand swing) and how is it constructed? It doesn’t appear to have a bottom rail, a rather essential element of most doors. In any case, it’s a great photo. I love the cobblestone and the carvings on the building.
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Intriguing isn’t it. It certainly doesn’t fall together like one our big box doors. 🙂
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This one is truly unique! Great find.
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Like Dan, I’m also intrigued by which way the door opens since the handle is in the middle. I really like the slats at the bottom, I don’t think I’ve ever seen that before on a door.
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It made me wonder whether that part was original or some type of repair. Who knew doors could get us all thinking that much. 🙂
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Holy cow! That is one elaborate door! 😉
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Yes, the Europeans can come and do a door remodel on my house anytime!
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European doors look great on the older buildings but would look a bit odd with the newer homes in the US, especially with the cool surrounds like that in your shot. Of course there are some older buildings in the US that have similar design, but as they’re mostly newer, I’ll go to Europe for my European doors (great excuse, don’t you think?) and enjoy the fancy but different ones here.
janet
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Yes, tell Hubby your Thursday Door crew suggested you need a trip to gather more door photos. 🙂
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It’s beautiful! I wonder if that is a carving of the Virgin Mary and child with two protecting angels, or just a generic mother and child. Either one indicates that home is a place of shelter and security.
I love the European way of preserving the very old, just living side by side with it as if it’s the most natural thing in the world. Here, we’d need a Historic Preservation Committee to sue to keep a treasure like this from being torn down!
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It is definitely a totally different way of life and is a real education to experience. You, of all people, would love it. 🙂
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Oh yes, that is all kindsa fantastic 🙂
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You do find the most intriguing doors! Love the statues above the doorway. We have some friends that just returned from backpacking across Europe for 67 days! Belgium was one of their favorite places!
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Applause to your friends for tackling such an adventure. 🙂
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Very European, I see these each day here in France. But I never tire of seeing them, just gorgeous
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And I thought my front door was gussied up when I hung a wreath on it.
This is stunning. Thank you.
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Thank you for the chuckle. 🙂
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That is a truly fabulous door ♥
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So ornate! I do like the contrasting ivory and white details here. Great photo.
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I bet they put more effort into their doors because they don’t have a lot of property. When we lived in Boston, our door we “designed” our door. Now, well, there’s so much other stuff to take care of 🙂
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We Yankees worry about drafts up here so there are storm doors and snow doors and all kinds of doors to make sure we don’t freeze in the winter. 🙂
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I think Belgian people know how to do doors, Judy 🙂 The sculpture is lovely!
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Bruges lace is pretty awesome too. Visiting Belgium is on my bucket list 🙂
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There are places you’ve seen but would gladly go back – Belgium is one of those places. 🙂
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Isn’t Bruges a wonderful place to visit. We spent a week there. I remember seeing many beautiful doors.
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It just makes me smile to think about it. Beautiful, beautiful city. 🙂
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We loved it.
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🙂
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What a neat door! I’m wondering if the small black rectangle on left side of door is a lock. If so, when you insert key it follows that door would open in on the left, and you would use center handle to push.
Boy, no Home Depot in Belgium!!
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Definitely no Home Depot. 🙂
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Marvelous!
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Oh, it’s rather splendid, well found…
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It’s a very interesting door! Which way does it open? I wonder if they still use it? The art above it is beautiful.
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You have very good questions for which I do not have answers. 🙂 I was so blown away by the top of this door that I didn’t look close enough to know. 🙂
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🙂 Totally understandable! The top of this door is beautiful.
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You got that right – it’s lovely. I’d be nostalgic too 🙂
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A wonderful door, I don’t think I’ve seen a statue in the doorway, even in Italy!
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Such a lovely door, Judy. It really is unique.
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I really like the inclusion of carved wooden statuary above doors, on the door frame. This is a truly beautiful door, which we are so lucky you got nostalgic, Judy. I am glad you explained about the blue and white diamond shaped emblem, too. 🙂
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