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Imagine the stories this old door would tell if it could speak. Image captured in Chugureti, Tbilisi. Tbilisi, Georgia (Sakartvelo) ~ თბილისი, საქართველო
Somehow weathered mint green paint on wood always reminds me of peppermint ice creams on cones . Image captured in Chugureti, Tbilisi. Tbilisi, Georgia (Sakartvelo) ~ თბილისი, საქართველო
Spectacular old Art Nouveau front door in Tbilisi. Tbilisi, Georgia (Sakartvelo) ~ თბილისი, საქართველო
Photographed in one of Tbilisi’s old neighbourhoods where beautiful doors like these with fantastic patina are in abundance. Tbilisi, Georgia (Sakartvelo) ~ თბილისი, საქართველო
This grabbed my attention while strolling through the back streets off Queen Tamar Avenue in Tbilisi. I just love that gorgeous patina created by the fading, peeling blue paint. Tbilisi, Georgia (Sakartvelo) ~ თბილისი, საქართველო
Aren’t the colours, textures, patterns and patina inspiring? It’s a close-up of the naturally weathered detailed fretwork on an old wooden balcony in Tbilisi.
Another old patina door in Tbilisi beckons me to admire the beautiful old terrazzo floor that lies beyond. Tbilisi, Georgia (Sakartvelo) ~ თბილისი, საქართველო
Simply superb old door in historic Tbilisi, Georgia. Tbilisi, Georgia (Sakartvelo) ~ თბილისი, საქართველო
Only a few remnants of the original paint still cling to this well weathered old door I came across in Tbilisi. Tbilisi, Georgia ~ თბილისი, საქართველო
Time has taken its toll. They almost don’t look like a pair any longer. Photographed in the Marjanishvili area of Tbilisi. Tbilisi, Georgia (Sakartvelo) ~ თბილისი, საქართველო
Some people may have the urge to strip and repaint it but I love the patina which nature has added to the original pink and grey paint of this beautiful old door I discovered in Chugureti, Tbilisi. Tbilisi, Georgia (Sakartvelo) ~ თბილისი, საქართველო
Another of Tbilisi’s wonderful fretwork verandas. When nature adds texture on so many levels, the patina is bound to be impressive. Tbilisi, Georgia (Sakartvelo) ~ თბილისი, საქართველო
I never expected to find so much fantastic patina in Tbilisi. I’ve taken thousands of photographs and shared several hundred of them and I know there’s plenty more patina in this city to admire. Tbilisi, Georgia (Sakartvelo) ~ თბილისი, საქართველო
I simply can’t stop marveling at the beauty of the original old doors and awnings of which there are a great many to be found in the historic neighbourhoods of Tbilisi. Tbilisi, Georgia (Sakartvelo) ~ თბილისი, საქართველო
Old fretwork balcony in Tbilisi, Georgia. თბილისი, საქართველო
Old door in Tbilisi’s historic neighbourhood, Sololaki. თბილისი, საქართველო
An entrance to an old building in Tbilisi, shows beautiful patina. თბილისი, საქართველო
This magnificent old door is in Sololaki, Tbilisi. თბილისი, საქართველო
How can I not take a closer look at the patina? Seen while wondering through the narrow old streets of Tbilisi, Georgia.
Fretwork decorations of a historic house in Borjomi, Georgia.
Art Nouveau details and flaking paint on a door in Sololaki, Tbilisi. თბილისი, საქართველო
Timeworn surfaces at the abandoned Sanatorium Libani, Georgia.
Old weathered front door in Batumi.
Don’t you just adore these fretwork details, colours and patina? Captured in Chugureti, Tbilisi, while out hunting for the best patina the city has to offer.
Another Tbilisian timeworn beauty. Just take a look at all those wonderful carved details and cracking, flaking paint. თბილისი, საქართველო
More natural patina found on an old door in Tbilisi. თბილისი, საქართველო
When visiting the old districts of Tbilisi (always with camera in hand), I tend to get a little trigger-happy. But, honestly, can you blame me? How can I resist photographing such beautiful details and patina? თბილისი, საქართველო
How beautifully she has aged. I found her above a front door of a building in Marjanishvili, Tbilisi. თბილისი, საქართველო
A beautiful patina greets those who enter through these doors in old Tbilisi. თბილისი, საქართველო
Just a tiny fraction of the magnificent patina we came across while visiting the medieval Gelati Monastery in Georgia.
Oh-so beautiful dusky old pink patina door and oh-so many of them with fabulous details in Tbilisi. თბილისი, საქართველო
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