While touring the Wade House Stagecoach Hotel in Greenbush, Wisconsin, I took some photos of door hardware that rather appealed to me – a simple door knob and keyhole.
On the other side, there’s an inset lock box with the opposite door knob and keyhole.
I dug through my stash and took out a white door knob, a previously painted keyhole and a washer. I spray painted the keyhole and washer with flat black then finished with a satin sealer. I chose a white knob with a little wear so I wouldn’t have to age it any further.
I also found a package of Houseworks door knob lock boxes. Since there were two, I tried to remove the door knob to see if I could make the door knobs match on either side of the door, but it damaged the casing. So, I was left to spray the lock box and lock plate the same flat black with a satin sealer.
I had to hand paint inside the keyhole since the spray didn’t reach the inside.
Since the lock rail and the lock box are roughly the same height, I am opting to not inset the lock box for fear of making a mess of it. This will be so hard to see on the interior as it is, it’s hardly worth the risk, but I will file the idea away for another time and another door.
I’ll need to build the door frame before I can glue the lock box in place, just in case I need to adjust the placement or use different hardware if this doesn’t look right in the end.
