I have lovely 3panel internal doors, original, well kept and unpainted but with mish mash of handles.
Anyone know what hadnles would have been original and more importantly what I can put on that would wokr and look 'right'
Also is it a cardinal sin to paint the doors white for a fresher look?
There is some shadows and screw holes which show the doors had 'plates' and there is a key hole (most keys lost Im afraid so this is a whole other story!! If painting I could fill in the keyholes, but mayb in future it might be nice to be able to lock the doors?
If painting not a good idea, how do get the doors to have a more even tone? They look uneven at present and when I have tried to wash them the colour has become even more uneven! There is some evidence of paint in the panels so they look like they were lovingly stripped a long time ago.
I suspect they may have been bakelite door handles which are the ugliest thing around, so am really asking for help for a suitable alternative.
Found some basic round ceramic black ones, but then there is no 'plate'
Getting desparate as have looked estensively on web and in salvage yards ( as had same prob in my old house!)
Anyone know what hadnles would have been original and more importantly what I can put on that would wokr and look 'right'
Also is it a cardinal sin to paint the doors white for a fresher look?
There is some shadows and screw holes which show the doors had 'plates' and there is a key hole (most keys lost Im afraid so this is a whole other story!! If painting I could fill in the keyholes, but mayb in future it might be nice to be able to lock the doors?
If painting not a good idea, how do get the doors to have a more even tone? They look uneven at present and when I have tried to wash them the colour has become even more uneven! There is some evidence of paint in the panels so they look like they were lovingly stripped a long time ago.
I suspect they may have been bakelite door handles which are the ugliest thing around, so am really asking for help for a suitable alternative.
Found some basic round ceramic black ones, but then there is no 'plate'
Getting desparate as have looked estensively on web and in salvage yards ( as had same prob in my old house!)