Meanwhile, on the finish front . . .

We take a momentary break from my obsession with windows (I was up at 3 a.m. researching Historic Commission guidelines) to bring you
. . .

Our obsession with floors and doors.

You can see just a bit of the floor choice here: that little block of santos mahogany at the bottom of the door, and that patch below. It comes with a terrific finish, and it's significantly lighter than the kitchen cabinets, which I think will set them off beautifully.

And the door. We took two trips to the paint store, and Roy one, before coming up with a winner.

You'll have to stick your head inside the tiny guest room closet and peer at the back of the door to see our first test, a far too dark shade of mahogany. This one is darker than the ceiling, lighter than the floor. It's a Zar stain shade called "Provincial." What's next? Urbane? Rustic? And who the hell names these things? Still, it made our day.