Home Security

One of the first things I did as soon as we closed on the house was changed the locks.  I ran down to Lowes and bought a Schlage deadbolt:

If you look a little closer, you might notice that the deadbolt is of a different shape than the oval of the handle. That's because I substituted the original single cylinder with a double cylinder for greater security.  Because we have a little one who is enamoured with sneaking away from the house, I can't begin to tell you what a blessing it is to add these locks to our home.  These locks allow me to lock the door from the inside with a key, and not have to worry about Avander sneaking away from the house.  The peace of mind of knowing he can't sneak away is well worth the extra cost!

Interior View

A double cylinder lock was also installed on the fire door.

I've just discovered that Schlage actually makes a double cylinder lock in the plymouth style. You can find it at Home Depot:
http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1v/R-202357027/h_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053

Here's what it looks like:

Sigh... live and learn.  One of these days, when I have some extra money that I don't know what to do with, I'll replace the lock with this.  Too bad this wasn't available a month ago!  Ah, well.  That's ok.  From the street our door and our new lock set really don't look half bad: