I had to do a double take passing this security gate:

Freaky or awesome?

I’ve walked by this house a hundred times without noticing this sculpture. Awesome mustache:

Back in the day they seriously loved their doorknobs:

I’ve appreciated this one before but I hadn’t realized just how amazing the details are. It was also pretty cool to see the reflection of real branches mixed in this past weekend:

Anyone recognize where it’s from?

Getting in the holiday spirit.

Sometimes I really dig the distressed ones.

It’s not so much the door but the cool sculpture next to it. Unfortunately the winter sun was casting some serious shadows but I still think you can get an idea of how awesome it is. It’s also from Georgetown.

According to the artist’s website:

Albert Paley is the first metal sculptor to receive the coveted Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Institute of Architects, the AIA’s highest award to a non-architect. “The allure of Paley’s art comes though its intrinsic sense of integration of art and architecture,” as one noted architect stated.

Pieces by Albert Paley can be found in the permanent collections of many major museums including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, Western Australia, Fitzwilliam, British Museum.

Couple more shots after the jump. (more…)

“A fish in Georgetown!”

You guys are finding tons of good stuff this week.

One of the best house/door combos in the whole city. From Shaw.

Classic double wide with an old school door knob and bell:

Some beautiful leaded glass here:

Found this in an alley off H St, NE:

Beautiful detail on this door from Dupont:

Another potential old one from Capitol Hill – mad intricate door knob: