Our refurbished inner front door

An apprentice? Oh my! But it's fantastic! What a beautiful door you now have, he is very talented. Fabulous job, brilliant!

Its Brillant Walter what a transformation,may be apprentice but fast learner.

Thank you Sticki and Bjs it just goes to show you are never too old to learn. He was 83 in October and counts his blessings. I thought it would have taken a lot longer to do all this work but once he started it was like an obsession. He was as anxious as me to see what it would be like.

That's a brilliant transformation, well done him it looks great and I agree, you're never too old to learn!

My congratulations to your OH on a brilliant job,it looks beautiful ,and so in keeping with your house..no wonder you are so proud of him..at his first attempt as well..that is great :o)

Thanks Louisa and Bloomer.

Looks very good, amazing what can be achieved.....
And I like occasional non gardening blogs.........

Isn`t it amazing what enthusiasm and dedication can achieve. Your OH has produced a design thoroughly in keeping with the period and made a marvellous job of it, Scotcat you have one talented hubby.

That's very impressive.Well done to the artist.

It looks amazing, well done hubby you are right to be proud of him, he has transformed the door........

It looks wonderful, what an achievement. Just had to put this blog into faves!
Any idea of what the next piece of work will be!?
You must smile everytime you see your door!

what a clever chap. you have every right to be proud of his achievments.

Congratulations to you both !

Wow Scotsgran no wonder you are proud, it looks fantastic! Thank you for sharing, I'm inspired by this!

That looks great, Scotsgran, congratulations to OH.

Thank you all. I am pleased you are all so appreciative of his hard work. Lulu I'm like the original Cheshire Cat. Always smiling. He has started on making dinghies. I found a free pattern for a dragon which he quite fancies. Our grandchildren will love it if it ever gets off the drawing board. I constantly go through the hall just enjoy our new door.

Fantastic...it's. a great skill!

What a beautiful transformation! Congratulations, it is a brilliant design, so in keeping with the original that it's hard to believe it isn't all of a piece. I love the way it reflects the border. Lovely!

Walter..... Well done!! I was going to ask just how many times you've been in and out to the hall to check Sheila but that a stupid question really isn't it?
A dragon..... The kids are going to be amazed when they see that!
Just goes to prove.... You are never too old :)

I love what your hubby has done Scotg. it has tranformed your door into something quite beautiful. You must be very proud? Great blog......no gardening to be done as yet, so this is great to read.

Absolutely beautiful! A really lovely simple design, I love the colours.

Yes, I give up on the gardening, boy that wind is cold. Might go play in the studio/greenhouse! Need to get cr dative again!

I meant creative! Honestly iPad makes more mistakes with the spell check ON!

It's probably the cold going for it's brain Lulu. Thanks everybody for looking and your lovely comments.

What a fantastic job, Scotsgran and what a clever hubby you have ! No wonder you're proud !

Thank you Rose.

Hi Scotsgran.
I like the colours chosen.
Good job :o)

Thank you Tt. We were very fortune in being able to source glass made using the same technique as the original glass and a pretty near match of the colours.

That was lucky ..
the colours fit in so very well .. :o)

Yes they are almost a complete match with the original glass. I can't get over how much better it looks and how we managed to live with the bad repair job for so long.

Beautiful!

Thank you Mandym. Its great to have all the lovely comments.

If only he'd taken it up years ago, eh?
When he gets his 'papers' he'll be run off his feet.
He's a natural. Fantastic workmanship!

He has been retired for 23 years Mouldy so is not looking to be that busy lol. Over the years he has turned his hand to lots of practical jobs around the house. I think he would say this has been both challenging and the most satisfying.

Diy & renovation is one thing, but the stained glasswork, that's pure artistry!
It's a cut, if you'll pardon the pun, above the rest. Lol.

I think now its done he wonders how he dared try it but nothing ventured etc.

Fantastic transformation Scotsgran I salute your talented Hubby.

Thank you Cosmosjane he is enjoying his new hobby very much.

That looks brilliant Scotsgran :o)

Thank you Annella he is making sail boats at the moment from odd pieces of glass he had left over and a few new pieces. The glass is very expensive at about £10 a 25 x 25 cm sheet. We have been trawling the internet looking for cheaper stuff and hope to buy a better selection when we next visit Bristol. I think he is now seeing other jobs which are needing doing and wants to get on with them but the weather is not good for any kind of DIY as yet.