This morning as I was perusing one of my
favorite web sites, Houzz, and I discovered
an article, “Cozy Elegance by the Lake”,
about one of my favorite local architects,
Visbeen Associates. This “stunning lakeside
home”, to quote directly, included a
marvelous photo of a favorite door of
mine, the Dutch door, and using it in
such sweet application.
“The girl's room are joined together with Dutch doors, which allows them to share the space and have privacy when needed.”
BRILLIANT!
The Dutch or split door can be traced back to the early 1600’s in the Netherlands and was mainly used (and is thought of today) as an exterior door. The top half could be open for fresh air while the bottom half kept dust, leaves, and the occasional animal from wandering in.
Now this is one Dutch idea that can avoid
the proverbial derogatory joke!
8 comments:
Hello:
We have always referred to these doors as stable doors, but much prefer the term 'Dutch door'. And, we absolutely agree that the idea of using such a door between children's bedrooms is really imaginative and very practical.
Thanks for the visit Jane and Lance! I agree! Very clever for interior use!!!
Hello,
I agree whit jane and Lance and i love the term "Dutch door"
Thanks for sharring
Jérôme
Jerome, si vous l'appelez néerlandais porte ou split porte, c'est une idée géniale, n'est-il pas ? Merci de visiter!!
I've always wanted a dutch door that a horse could look through into my kitchen.
Thank you for the visit Pamela! If you have a horse, all you need now is the door... en je bent klaar!!!! However, if you get the door and have no horse, Edward could always use the bottom half!:)
The dutch doors are just brilliant! xo
Thank you, Debbie, so much for stopping by. We see a lot of Dutch doors here in the Midwest. Of course, we're predominately Dutch in this area too! :) I love it when usual uses of items are expanded upon!
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