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Oh yeah, full of splits and cracks. Which I thought I could sort out with the filler but should have left well alone. :(

They do grow on you! I was completely against stripped doors, but have lived with them for a few months because I haven't had time to do anything with them, and have now done a complete about-turn.

Huh. I guess all my research is only showing up the fancy big houses! Having been all for repainting them before, after living with the stripped wood for a few months it is much warmer looking and makes the hallway seem cosier, especially as the floor is quarry tiles. I did wonder whether mine...

I had a horrible feeling everyone would just tell me to paint them. They don't really look like pine; I've been told it's 'pitch pine' whatever that is. It looks much warmer like chestnut or red oak. I don't think you'd ever see painted doors in an arts & crafts house.

:( Yeah, my original plan was - doors in 1930s houses were meant to be painted, so if I'm going to be true to the style of the house I should keep them painted, plus stripped pine is sooo 1990's etc etc. But then I saw the wood colour, and it's not that yellowy light pine, and I got to looking...

The doors in my 1930s house have been through some misadventures recently so I'm looking for some advice on how to rescue them. I got them dipped with the intention of having a clean base to repaint them, but once I saw the natural wood, I fell in love and am now determined not to paint them...