Friday, April 11, 2008

Abercarn, South Yarra


Door, Abercarn, South YarraThis fantastic Art Deco door belongs to a block of flats in South Yarra, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia. The name Abercarn is nicely worked into the design of the door, sitting on top of a series of frozen fountains, decreasing in size as you move down the door.

I love that the paint is worn off at the bottom of the right-hand door. Purists might want a pristine paint finish but, to me, it shows that the building is lived in and the old door might sometimes stick and need a bit of persuasion with a well placed foot.

4 comments:

  1. stunning door. those lines are so beautiful. and i like the peeling paint as well....gives it character.

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  2. I do love the signs of human occupation.

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  3. Truly delightful and nice to see the work wit utmost precision designed to look best. thanks for sharing the post on art decor and painting

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    1. You guys weren't the people who painted out this wonderful patina since this picture was taken were you? :-)

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