Architectural detail by faeries

Yesterday was a Civic holiday here in Ontario and/or some sort of holiday in most of Canada. So we're mostly recovering from a bit too much sun and a lot of good food and now I suppose it's on to the regular work week.

We'll start this week off with the faerie doors of Ann Arbor, Michigan -- I'd found this link not too long ago, but unfortunately, I can't remember exactly where. Apparently there's a few of these doors all over the city of Ann Arbor and because they're so wee, you might not necessarily notice them at first glance.

This one is at the "Red Shoes" store:


I love that the detailing of the tiny door and the fact that there's an inner door that opens.



Here's another little door at the Sweet Waters Cafe:


Apparently the faeries appreciate architectural detail and moulding on the door actually mimicks some of the moulding on the building exterior.

The Urban Faeries site is a fun little read, and it's run by illustrator/Faerie door hunter Jonathan Wright. He's got a Faerie door poster for sale on his site, along with info about his upcoming book about Faeries and their doors.