Aren’t these doors lovely! From the wonderful blog, An Evolving Life.
Over the recent holidays we were up North again, visiting Ioannina among other places in Epirus and Western Greece. In the Iç Kale – the inner fortress of the town – we were lucky to happen on a temporary where I spotted a lovely painted door panel.
The door panel – half of two panels that make up a double door – came from an old arkondiko (mansion) – probably dating to the late 18th or early 19th century.
I also spotted a later 19th-century door in the outer Kale, but don’t know if grafitti can be classed as “painted”. However – if you really stretch the point – it is a sort of unintentional decoration. The original white paint must have seemed like a pristine sheet of paper that just screamed out for doodles and scribbles.
Last September we came upon two modern painted doors in the Ioannina…
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Thanks for bringing us these doors, Marina. The painted doors are a lovely idea, and so much nicer than the brown plastic double-glazed door on my house!
Best wishes, Pete.
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Old-fashioned craftsmanship!
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The top door with the flowers is gorgeous!
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The second door is just stunning!
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An intriguing set
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