a new latch & knob for the pie safe
On Friday, I took care of another annoying project that was so small it hasn’t even been on any to-do lists. The pie safe in our foyer needed a new latch… Ever since I bought it several years ago, it’s had a hook and eye latch on it that was functional, but it looked out of place on the old piece. It’s one of those things that you notice each time you use it and then promptly forget as soon as you walk away. More pressing things require attention, so the metal, hook & eye latch stayed. Over the past year, it’s been rocked in the old wood so often that it’s started falling out of its holes. And, without the latch closed, the doors will swing open, exposing the mess inside. Today, I finally decided to add a knob that looks more fitting on the piece and a magnetic
