kateskouros, you will find out soon enough that fluorescents are stable and give good light. There are warm light fluorescents. There are dimmable ones. None hum, none flicker. I have already seen them, and they are already marketed in many areas. Hold tight and sit tight, they are coming to a store near you. All things being equal, you wouldn't want to put a heater into a closet, unless you needed a heater, now would you? The old bulbs from the 20th century, incandescent, are heaters. They also produce light. Most of the Wattage is turned into heat. For most of the year you are cooling your house (not heating it) so you pay Twice to first heat up your incandescent and then to run your A\C and remove the offending heat. That reason alone is a great reason to look with an open mind at fluorescent bulbs. I could say more. There are more reasons.

I have a good friend who sells replacement windows and doors and we when we replaced one of our doors last year she told me not to get fiberglass. I ended up with a steel door and I'm happy! I wasn't able to buy a door from her anyway as she lives in a different state. Her comments lead me to believe that the fiberglass just doesn't hold up as well, in the long run. Good Luck! Sue

Thank you HollyKay! Olychick, my momma didnâÂÂt raise no quitter lol. Sometimes itâÂÂs unfortunate that I donâÂÂt give up on some things though but itâÂÂs not in my blood. Now that they are done IâÂÂm glad I kept at it. Marcolo, nice to see you! I donâÂÂt think they looked great to start with either. However, I do like the idea of saving some original things no matter how bad. In my mind I like to envision the original owners coming in and still being able to recognize stuff⦠but with a spin. ThatâÂÂs why I didnâÂÂt take the whole Fred Flintstone fireplace out. I just removed the upper half and added a mantel. The âÂÂbeforeâ door finish also went around the entire house ceiling molding and looked horrible with eight foot walls. The moldings are now painted the same as wall color but in a semi-gloss (the ceiling looks like it grew a few feet higher), except master where the molding is in the baseboard color. ItâÂÂs amazing how little things can make such a difference in this little 80âÂÂs house.

I agree about the arch top but I don’t want to strip all that paint. That’s why I was thinking I could just paint the top window. Something that would be close in color.