I’m in the mood today for a little door buffet – a little of this, a little of that.
Something sweet, something savoury.
Something a little classic, something a bit more eclectic.
Grab a plate and help yourself.
This entire building was enveloped in a metal die-cut outer shell, including the door.
It was both unusual and visually striking.
Why it has a door or what its purpose is has me baffled.
This last photo is of a door at the Palais de Justice in Rouen, France. I introduced this building in a blog post here. It had been badly damaged during WWII and in its restoration, they chose not to repair the bullet holes to serve as a reminder.
If you look closely, you can see the holes on the right side and top of the doorway. What’s most sobering is that this is an interior door. It remains one of the most haunting memories of our trip this past spring.
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This plate of mixed doors has been brought to you by Thursday Doors, a photo feature hosted each week by Norm Frampton from Norm 2.0. Check out what Norm and the others are serving today.
My Life Lived Full 
I like all the doors – and the spa one is my fav – and you know J – isn’t this what the statue of liberty was supposed to look like – a copper color – before it oxidized to green – and isn’t this what they wanted to “wrap” the eiffel tower in but ran out of money….
hm
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I didn’t know that! It makes me wonder what this building will look like at some future point.
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yeah – I wonder – but I have a feeling it is not true copper – that would be expensive – and then the patina issue – so I bet it is steel or some poly resin
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Great finds, Joanne! The Primitive Designs building just shouts hidden treasures. That extension made of doors is fascinating! I wonder who came up with that idea. Nobody can resist a French door! Although the Palais de Justice one is quite sobering.
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Primitive Designs will get a return visit from me. I hope I’ll be able to resist buying something!
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Hi Joanne, Interesting cornucopia of doors. The indoor holes do leave a bad taste in my mouth. Thanks for sharing:)
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What’s the saying … those who forget history are doomed to repeat it. I hope in this case that’s not true 😕
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Fabulous door gallery, Joanne. The outdoor art installation is different, but very creative.
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Thank you. I enjoyed putting together this unusual mix of doors 🙂
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Oh wow, this buffet has filled my eyes right good! Beauty and art and impact and drama, love it! Great doors!
That white paneled second story thing, with the door in the center? What a find!
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Isn’t that wall just a wonderful oddity?!! The things we find by accident 🙂
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That extension made of doors is a hoot! The architect must be a Kindred Spirit! I love the two doors Rouen, France, and that quirky door in the garden. Perhaps it leads to a secret world? 😀
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I like the way you think … a door that leads to an alternate universe. It has potential 🙂
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😃
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St Malo FTW! Extension made of doors WTF?
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You never know what you’re going to find when you are looking 😉
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My favorites are the first two. I love all things primitive and there is something so cute and unassuming about that little door entering a much larger building. It is almost like a keyhole
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Now that you mention it, it does look like a keyhole! 🙂
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An eclectic mix. You’ve got me interested. I will from now on take a keener interest in doors.
Lieve
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Once you start, it will become an obsession 🙂
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I am off for a short break to Valencia, Spain. I am going to be on the lookout for doors. There are bound to be some interesting ones in such a historical city. Sure to make it into a blog post soon…
Lieve
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That wall of doors in Toronto is a sight to see! Very cool. Thanks for sharing.
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Isn’t it unusual?!! Clearly someone who likes doors inspired this wall 🙂
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Nothing like a good mix to shake up your readers now and then. I love that metal die cut door. – Marty
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Putting together a little ‘bouillabaise’ of doors can be interesting to do 🙂 Glad you enjoyed it. That die-cut building was itching to be featured!
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Wow, Joanne. There are some fantastic doors here. I don’t know how any followers of Thursday Doors could go past the Toronto wall of doors and having an entire wall made of doors. It brings those classic song lines from the movie Grease to me…”I have chills. They’re multiplying and I’m losing control!”
Best wishes,
Rowena
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… and you just described by reaction to seeing that wall of doors. Chills!! 🙂
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Ha!
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Lovely Collection, Joanne. I particularly like the first door with the wooden design.
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Thank you 🙂 I quite like the detail on it too!
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A lovely and interesting collection of doors. The first one is intriguing for sure. I want to know what’s on the other side. 🙂
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I believe it’s the owner’s residence, and if their home is anything like the stuff in their store, I’m sure it is a visual treat 🙂
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Oooh, that sign on the first door has the same effect on me as someone putting a “don’t eat me” sign on a cupcake…
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hahaha! We have the same Pavlovian response.
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Great eclectic mix, Joanne. Thanks for a fun share!
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You’re welcome! 🙂
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Those last two doors are really striking. Leaving those bullet holes is a good reminder of the violence we can inflict on each other and a warning not to repeat it.
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I’ve never been anywhere with visual signs of violence so this was really jarring to me. As a remembrance, I would say it’s highly effective. This is a city that hasn’t forgotten its history.
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I always wonder about triangular skinny buildings!
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Me too! They are so compelling. What would it be like to live in one with a road on both sides of each room?
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Hi Joanne – What an eclectic selection of doors…I came back for second viewing of the doors in Rouen.
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Thanks. Rouen was such an interesting city to visit. I would give it a second viewing in a minute 🙂
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Joanne that is one diverse collection. I do wonder about the Cambridge installation. Now what might that mean? I’m going to be thinking on that all day. A puzzle.
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One reader made an interesting comment and suggested it was a deconstructed building. It made sense to me … then of course it would need a door somewhere 🙂
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Great collection of doors, and you’ve included all the major food groups: arty, classic, serene, and what the heck? That deconstructed house is wonderful!
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There was a little bit of something for everyone. No one should be left unsatisfied 🙂
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Well as usual like any buffet has left me totally full. I love the Saint Malo version of the Flat Iron building is pretty cool and that Toronto wall of doors is awesome. Phew, I should probably go for a walk: I’m stuffed 😀
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Then my mission has been accomplished 🙂
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An eclectic selection!
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Thank you. There was a little thought that went into the selection 🙂
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The extension built with old doors looks both tacky and fun at the same time. I’ll bet it would look great if each door was painted a different, bright color.
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Therein lies my criticism of this wall. The doors want paint. Demand paint!! I like your idea of making them each a different colour.
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What a great mix of doors! Too hard to pick a favorite. Thanks for sharing.
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Hi, Joanne – This is an awesome ‘door buffet’. I enjoyed traveling back and forth from Ontario to France. I also LOVED the extension made out of doors. So cool!
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Love your mixed bag of doors this week Joanne! And also your new format, very easy on the eye and colorful, too!
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Variety is good and I applaud your decision to mix it up. That die-cut door on the spa is by far the oddest door I’ve ever seen. Who thought of that? And why?
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Beautiful photos, Joanne. I love the tower in St. Malo and that last door is fabulous.
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Wonderful Buffet Joanne. The doors and their surrounding details are stunners. And I have never seen that toronto downtown door extension -very cool
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A smorgasbord of doors! Wonderful!
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Something for everyone 🙂
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Door potluck! And what a lovely, tasty one. 🙂
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I might have overindulged. I’m feeling a little stuffed 😉
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Beautiful doors, Joanne. I think France might have the lock (no pun intended) on gorgeous doors. But I do want a second helping of “Private. Do Not Enter” cause I wanna enter!
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I agree with you about France 🙂
… and I believe that ‘Private’ door leads to the owner’s backyard. You just KNOW it’s going to be interesting back there!!
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Like most excellent buffets, I went back for seconds 🙂
I love that addition made of doors and the die cut building. All of these doors are curious and beautiful, Joanne. I really like the church doors the the paneled transom. That just looks ‘right’.
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Thanks Dan. I couldn’t believe my eyes when I say that extension covered in old doors.
I’m puzzled by the ‘church’ door with the panelled transom. There is no church in here. I’m not sure which photo you’re referring to.
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The 4th one down “classical touch found in Rouen, France” – I just assumed that was a church.
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Ahhh – get it 🙂 That was actually an office building – a lawyer’s office to be exact.
Now that I look again at that transom window I have to agree it looks like a church-y kind of design.
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Lawyers? I shouldn’t say anything bad 🙂
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There is always a lawyer joke lurking in the background 😆
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Love the mixed doors! The art installation looks like a deconstructed house, hence the door. The first door is a little scary – those handles!! But my favourite and the one that I’d love as the entrance to my home (not this one, it would look silly) is the one in Rouen – No 49 – ooh, to have an apartment in a building like that!
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A deconstructed house!! Of course! It’s so obvious now. You’ve done this before, haven’t you? 🙂
I agree with you about #49. It would look silly on my house too, but I dream of living in a glamorous old manor home with doors like this. Mind you, I’d need to get an entirely new wardrobe. I just wouldn’t fit in with my typical jeans and t-shirt kind of ensemble.
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Haha… yes, agreed. I’d need a complete makeover! Swishy long silk skirts and high heels! Or maybe not… 😀
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Don’t forget the pearls 🙂
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I have pearls, somewhere, some rather nice black ones that the OH bought me for our wedding day. (more dark purple than black) plus some that were my mother’s. Do I wear them? Er… no.
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oooo – black pearls for sure 🙂
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