the front door

... gaps and chips have been repaired with bondo and wood filler...

... the existing bottom kick-plate panel was in horrid condition... beyond the abilites of bondo and wood filler aid... so, approximately 1/4" to 1/2" thickness was removed/cut/sanded-off and a new 'veneer' was installed.

The door hardware was also installed (finally!)...

... we purchased all of the hardware (for the front door, vestibule door and closet door) thru Clark & Barlow. We ended up going with Emtek... solid quality, clean design... and affordable. Given we had existing holes for the key lock and door knob, our options for the entryset were somewhat limited... our first choice was Lugano, a mortise entryset. We discovered it would have required re-working door quite a bit more, plus it was double the cost of a non-mortise lock, so sadly, it fell out of the running... We ended up getting the Orion in Satin Nickel, with a round knob vs a lever on the inside...

... it works well and looks nice... the lock still needs a bit of work, but it will be completed once they finish restoring the trim and door frame/jamb.