Thursday Doors – March 22, 2018

Posted on March 22, 2018 by Norm 3.0

Thursday Doors is a weekly feature allowing door lovers to come together to admire and share their favorite door photos from around the world. Feel free to join in on the fun by creating your own Thursday Doors post each week and then sharing it, between Thursday morning and Saturday noon (North American eastern time), by using the blue link-up button below. 

Colourful Doors in Vieux Terrebonne – Part 2

Here are some more of the fun colours and historic architecture to be found in Vieux Terrebonne not far from here in the Lanaudiere region northeast of Montreal.

In case you missed it last week you can see the first series in Part 1 here.

No door in this shot but still a good example of our unique winding outdoor iron staircases.

 

If anyone’s interested, according to the sign in the yard this place is for sale…

I love the small town, country vibe to this one.

the chipped paint and handwritten sign made this one a winner for me but it dawns on me now that I should have checked to see if the sign on the main entrance was a little more formal than this one 😀

Translation: Esoteric Gift Shop, 1001 Stones – Other Door

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World’s youngest grumpy old man & heart failure wonder boy. Interests: writing, woodworking, photography, travel, tennis, wine, and I know a bit about power tools.
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78 Responses to Thursday Doors – March 22, 2018

  1. seaangel4444 says:
    April 5, 2018 at 8:07 pm

    There is something incredibly compelling about doors, isn’t there, Norm? From the whimsical to the grand, I utterly love them! Thank you for always posting the coolest doors ‘out there’! Cher xo

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  2. Amy says:
    March 24, 2018 at 7:36 pm

    I love that blue sloping roof and winding staircase. The doors with the green circles looks like a piece or modern art..or an alien ship. lol. The weathered white door looks like it tell many stories. While I wouldn’t do it myself, I feel drawn to the color patterns of the house for sale. Maybe it just that its style is the kind I dreamed of when I was young. It has a lovely door too! Great finds and pops of color this week Norm! 🙂

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  3. Donna B. McNicol [@dbmcnicol] says:
    March 24, 2018 at 2:20 pm

    I just found this blog challenge thanks to another blogger. I’m swamped in April due to the April A to Z Blog Challenge (and I’m doing two blogs for that), but will join in the fun in May. I don’t have a lot of photos and I hope windows are okay, too. I love old doors and windows!!
    Donna B. McNicol, Author | Romance & Mystery…writing my life

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  4. Manja Mexi Movie says:
    March 24, 2018 at 6:00 am

    Such excellent houses you’ve got over there. All seem to be candidates for Pippi Longstocking’s Vila Čira Čara. (I forget the name of her house in English.) Also, I wonder if the door 792 is on sale also without the house attached. And finally, the garage with the three circles could also house a mermaid.

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    • Norm 2.0 says:
      March 24, 2018 at 7:32 am

      There are some charming little places in this area. You’re right about the garage door. Whenever I see windows shaped like portholes, my brain automatically shifts into a nautical theme 🙂

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  5. Jeanette Clawson says:
    March 23, 2018 at 9:54 pm

    What a charming collection of doors! That blue and white cottage/house is so lovely!

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  6. joey says:
    March 23, 2018 at 2:41 pm

    Oh those are some beauties. That carved wooden one, with all the geometric cut-outs, wow. And the blue roof line! And I love that old battered white wood. All those locks on the peeling yellow. I hope I get back into doors soon. Thursdays are the hardest to miss!

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  7. jessicasblog45 says:
    March 23, 2018 at 1:59 pm

    Even though I’m not a purple fan, I like the first door. That’s an interesting staircase and roof.I like the blue house’s door and the door on the for sale house. I also like the last pink door.

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  8. Jennie says:
    March 23, 2018 at 8:19 am

    The colors are so appealing, perhaps a welcome sight for the eyes during the long, dull winters. Such diversity in the doors, too. Love the iron staircase.

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  9. circadianreflections says:
    March 22, 2018 at 11:29 pm

    Love that curved staircase, #250, and the yellow and brown house below it.
    Great selection today Norm!

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  10. reocochran says:
    March 22, 2018 at 10:35 pm

    The light green trim and the turret filials or what those details are called holding the edges of the roof up. Awkward analyis and no shutters. I thought I had seen green shutters. Happy upcoming weekend, Norm! 💮 🌸 🐦

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  11. reocochran says:
    March 22, 2018 at 10:29 pm

    I enjoyed this second part of your quaint country village photographs, Norm. The green trim and shutters are so pretty. #250 blue with white “frilly” details is gorgeous, Norm. 🐦

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  12. undiscoverdimagesamongstus says:
    March 22, 2018 at 9:08 pm

    Excellent collection of doors to share this week, Norm! However, I had to marvel at the Canadian security camera systems; on many doors you shared, there was a guy shooting your photo while you photographed those doors 😉

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  13. AngelaFurtado1 says:
    March 22, 2018 at 9:07 pm

    A wonderful series of colorful doors. All special in their own way!

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  14. Judy @ NewEnglandGardenAndThread says:
    March 22, 2018 at 3:44 pm

    Full service door post – wonderful assortment of doors, storms, gingerbread, some handsome shutters, a winding staircase, and cool mailboxes. Architectural overload, and I loved every minute of it. 🙂

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  15. Candy says:
    March 22, 2018 at 2:53 pm

    Wow, those colors brighten up a snowy landscape. The garage door with the painted circles is rahter unique.

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  16. Aimer Boyz says:
    March 22, 2018 at 2:30 pm

    I’m usually seduced by blue doors, but that last red one? Perfect 🙂

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  17. RetirementallyChallenged.com says:
    March 22, 2018 at 2:19 pm

    Wow, that is a gorgeous cornucopia of doors! I love the door with the diamond and triangle cut-outs especially. And, that garage door with the three circular windows (?)… since the middle one doesn’t have a seam in the center, I wonder which door it’s attached to?

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  18. jesh stg says:
    March 22, 2018 at 2:15 pm

    For the owner of the house with the iron staircase – I hope it was not the front door! The house for sale – yes I’m interested, but I expect that to cost a fortune, and several renovation projects, so …no not really, although I love the unique front door! Thanks for hosting, and for the offer to help, but I think my comment problem is finally solved:)

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    • Norm 2.0 says:
      March 22, 2018 at 3:53 pm

      I’m pretty sure the iron staircase leads to the front door of an upstairs apartment above the main residence.
      I checked the real estate listing of the one for sale; asking was around $485K if I remember correctly. Seems very reasonable at first glance, but I’m guessing there’s another $150-200K in renovations and repairs to get the place up to it’s former glory. It’s gorgeous inside though 🙂

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      • jesh stg says:
        March 22, 2018 at 4:08 pm

        considering Californian prices it would be pretty reasonable! but with my hubby it would be more in renovations. My kids have a saying, “If dad does it, it will last another 300 years.” I guess am staying in California, where at least the winter is shorter:) Thank you Norm, for going beyond!

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  19. Andrea R Huelsenbeck says:
    March 22, 2018 at 1:43 pm

    I love the circular staircase and the lace curtains in the window of one door.

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  20. JT Twissel says:
    March 22, 2018 at 1:17 pm

    I love the blue house – a very artsy person picked that color scheme. Brr – looks cold up there!

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  21. analogphotobug says:
    March 22, 2018 at 12:45 pm

    Yes a Yummy Feast of House Doors……….Always inspiring. Reminds me to get back to my ‘windows thing”.

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  22. marianallen says:
    March 22, 2018 at 12:36 pm

    What a feast! Mmmm, that stone building with the vertical boards up top. That one. Yes, that one.

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  23. I. J. Khanewala says:
    March 22, 2018 at 11:35 am

    Lovely collection. I specially liked the one which was not the entrance to the Maison du Cadeu Esoterique.

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  24. Ally Bean says:
    March 22, 2018 at 11:03 am

    Lovely photos, but I have to admit I’m in awe of the blue roof. Not a pretty door like that red one, but my goodness that is a doozy of a roof.

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    • Norm 2.0 says:
      March 22, 2018 at 3:18 pm

      Thanks Ally. Yes a lot of those roofs were tin and had a very steep pitch to keep the snow from accumulating. Very dangerous to be standing under one during spring thaw though. As the tin heats up from the sun, ice slides off in huge dangerous chunks.

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  25. Photography Journal Blog says:
    March 22, 2018 at 10:20 am

    Norm, I thought of you when I saw the door in Paris that I posted for this week’s doors. I hope you like it, hint, you can’t park in front of it 🙂
    I really like the staircase that you have in this week’s collection.

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  26. tgeriatrix says:
    March 22, 2018 at 10:16 am

    Very difficult to choose a favorite… I go for No.250.

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  28. Linda Arthur Tejera says:
    March 22, 2018 at 8:43 am

    You’ve got some very lovely and colorful doors here! Love the screen doors and that cute blue house!

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  29. conspicari says:
    March 22, 2018 at 8:42 am

    Great collection of doors and buildings with French influence. Love the house that’s for sale with it’s turret.

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  30. Joanne Sisco says:
    March 22, 2018 at 7:53 am

    You hit the motherlode with this visit to Terrebonne. I too really like that spiral staircase with the unusual dropdown blue roof (awning?). I would hate having to navigate those stairs everyday, especially in the winter, but it looks so, so, so …. Quebec!

    A great selection of doors, Norm. I would love to own 792 – turret, large front veranda, unusual front door, and that little peek-a-boo dormer window in the centre. What’s not to love?
    I hope the new owners find a way to restore that weather-beaten wooden door with all the triangles … or make the effort to have it rebuilt.

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    • Norm 2.0 says:
      March 22, 2018 at 1:42 pm

      Thanks Joanne. I was curious enough to check out the listing for 792 online. Amazed the asking price was a bit below a half mill. Lots of restoration and repair work to be done though.
      The inside is gorgeous with original wood floors and tall ceilings. It’s going to make for an interesting project for someone who has the time and money to do it.

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  31. sustainabilitea says:
    March 22, 2018 at 7:51 am

    I wonder whether the bright colors are to offset the long whites of winter. No matter why, they’re great, but must take a good amount of painting upkeep. Lovely gallery, Norm.

    janet

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    • Norm 2.0 says:
      March 22, 2018 at 1:31 pm

      You’re right about the painting Janet. In a climate like this wood has to be repainted pretty much every year. You can skip a year from time to time but not too often 😉

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  32. Dan Antion says:
    March 22, 2018 at 7:47 am

    Lovely colorful doors, Norm! I really like the blue lower-roof detail and the shutters and I always like the curved stairs. The curved lower roof portions are interesting. I’ve never seen that before.

    I bet Joey will like the wooden screen doors. It looks like they are slamable.

    I think the weathered old door is my favorite today, although the blue/white details at #250 is a close second.

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  33. Dr Alfred Prunesquallor says:
    March 22, 2018 at 7:46 am

    Impressive collection this week, Norm. You have surpassed your usual high standards. Well captured.

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  34. prior.. says:
    March 22, 2018 at 6:49 am

    LOVED that stair case and blue roof – showed so much pizazz of the homeowner.

    and the variety of doors was interesting and colorful – and we used to have a back screen one similar to the one in 255

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  35. Debbie Smyth says:
    March 22, 2018 at 6:33 am

    I like the “other door” shot – I think there may be a practical reason for that instruction!

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  36. dweezer19 says:
    March 22, 2018 at 6:24 am

    Now that’s a slew of pretty doors! I love the garage style door with the round windows.

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    • Norm 2.0 says:
      March 22, 2018 at 12:50 pm

      Thanks. I liked those round windows too. There were two of those garage doors side by side but alas, I had an SUV parked in front of the other one 😦

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  37. scooj says:
    March 22, 2018 at 5:35 am

    Some lovely buildings and doors. I love the two rather neglected looking doors, especially the one with the three locks.

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