SWEET! My front entrance has been in the works for months, can't let the wife see this picture, she may get the idea I can actually finish it some time soon!

nickao

No, not really.  The stain is quite dark, but you can see the gorgeous figure when seeing the door in person.  I suppose I could try a close up though, and post it if it comes out well.

That looks great. That is a project I would love to tackle someday. I ordered a New Yankee Workshop dvd, and measured drawing of a mahogany front door he did. I haven't set down to watch it though.

So, is it a oak floor, poplar trim, I assume it will be painted, inside. Have you settled on colors yet? Is that mahogany porch flooring??

Nice work, looking forward to the close ups if they turn out well.

  I thought mahogany because the flooring looked a bit red, maybe its my monitor. Taking another look I see the darker planks mixed in, pieces that much darker are a little more common with ipe than mahogany. Plus with the piece of scrap down to protect the floor I expected something that might get damaged, with ipe almost being bullet proof I didn't think it needed protection. But like you said the price is up, better to cover it.

light switches look pretty far from the door. was that planned?

I'd be glad to.  It's nice to get complimented from others that know what goes into these things.  It's especially nice in these "chicken little" the sky is falling times (according to the media, anyway).

They don't really seem that far from the door to me. The way they are laid out, you can group them with all the ones in the next room, which judging from the style, is a living or dining room. Add to that the fact that the front door is often not the most used daily for entry/egress, but more commonly to welcome guests, and it makes a little more sense.

The switches/outlet are where they are in part because the panels next to the door are smaller and the cover plates would have been cut; that never looks good.  Also, the windows flanking the door are about twelve inches or so wide, the panels between door and windows are about twelve as well, so what with the fact that the porch light will be on at night if anyone is expected to come in by the front door and it'll cast light into the foyer I don't really think there will be much of a problem.  I think we can worry about bigger things actually.

Dixon nothing to worry about. I was just commenting on something someone else brought up that seemed correct to me.

I worry about my son who has bad kidneys and needs daily shots. He was in the hospital for 8 months he is now five and thriving. Don't sweat the small stuff and please don't take anything on these forums the wrong way. I feel I should have not even commented on it now.

For all I know you could have said "Oh my gosh you are right" and changed it so only a single switch was at the door and the rest in the corner. I have been project manager for well over 30 homes and just know that these little things come back to aggravate the home owners , especially when they are spending 500,000.00 and more for a house.

Please accept my apology if I offended you. But please if I ever post anything that seems not quite right bring it to my attention. The guys on this forum have a lot of great ideas. If I do not agree I will say so. But to a lot of my clients a switch like that is not a small thing and many homeowners have balled me out for far, far  less.

nickao

i like the paneling

Thank you.  The "joinery" was done with pocket screws which seems to be a lot faster than biscuits.

I took no offense at your comments, and I hope your boy is well and his prospects are good for a long healthy life. 

Very nice Dixon. I'm just glad your in jersey and Im in Cali. I get the better weather and don't have to compete with you.

Eiji