Oh poopy-scoopy! :>( No pun intended Flatcoat!

I totally feel your pain- though my close to criminal (in my mind) KG declaring bankruptcy doesn't leave me too financially out of pocket (I still owed him thousands- though I wish now I owed him more...), it's such a huge pain in the butt to have to pick oneself up, brush oneself off, and start over. The worst part is having to explain to everyone who asks...arghhh!

I always have put stops on the wall/baseboard. If you think about it, less likely to catch on something, hit someone's ankle, etc.

These would be really appropriate in a victorian.
Casey

Here is a link that might be useful: wood door bumpers

Yikes, your situation sounds horrible, but your floors look beautiful! How about the kind of doorstop that just slips over the hinge? Then it's totally concealed (except when the door is shut) and you don't have to drill into your baseboard. That's what we just used in our new bathroom. They make them now in all different finishes - we got ORB.

These are the kind that I like to use. They mount on the wall and keep the door knob from bruising the wall. The thing I like is that because they catch the knob, the door doesn't get marred up from hitting some of the other styles of bumpers. That and they're not a pain to clean around.

But I have to agree with Sombriuel--the wooden bumpers would be most period appropriate.

I love those wood bumpers. Again, something I've never seen- and now I must have!

On the doors--easier to clean the floor when they're not on the baseboard IMO. We also used some of the ones described by mama2c.

Anne

I vote for installing on the baseboard because I'd prefer them to be stationary, rather than a moving object with the door. But I agree with Wws944 about getting the kind that are springy; the ones that go "boing" when you hit them. The stiff kind will tear out of the wall if they get hit by, e.g., the vacuum cleaner, and then you've got a repair on your hands. The ones that go "boing" are called "Spring Door Stops", and they come in a whole bunch of different finishes. While they may not be Victorian-appropriate, they aren't really noticeable. I have several in white, and several in finishes that match my door hardware. I think the white ones really disappear into my white baseboards.

Here is a link that might be useful: Spring Door Stops at Aubuchon Hardware

As others have said, I put them on the baseboards so that they are not moving. When they are on the door, they "visit" the room during movement, and can hit ankles, etc. (My little boys enjoy swinging on the door knobs, and have scratched their ankles. Worse than that--they step on top of them!)

But I disagree re: boingy stops, and wall mounted stops. They may work well, but you've done a wonderful job on your period home. Details, details, details! I like Casey's stops (haven't seen those). VanDykes also has lots of pretty stops. They have a lovely one that actually installs in the floor. I like the appearance of it, though I could never bring myself to drill into my floor. If I came to your house, and saw shiny brass boingy stops, I'd send you to the backyard while I quickly removed (and replaced--because I always carry an assortment of vintage style hardware with me when visiting old homes) them. :-)

I'm drooling over that peek into your bathroom (which I've seen in the bathroom forum). So gorgeous!!!

:-)

francy

They're so cheap, why don't you get some "boingy" ones, and some solid ones, and experiment? You can switch the ones out you don't like. Or, what about the boingy ones in high-traffic areas where you may be likely to hit them with the vacuum cleaner or something, and the Victorian style ones in other areas. I have to repeat what I said above - I have the white spring doorstops and they disappear into my baseboards, and yes, I hit them all the time. Not only do they not tear out of the walls, but they don't hurt my ankles/toes either when I run into them. I have the solid ones too, in my bathrooms and bedrooms. Hallways are the spring ones for sure.

LOL, sounds like opinions are about equally divided on the baseboard/door mount :-)

I have already purchased a bunch of standard rigid metal doorstops from Rejuvenation, maybe I will just have a couple installed to see how they work out. I am leaning towards a baseboard installation to keep the doors pretty. My baseboards are nearly a foot high, so I guess the doorstops can be placed high enough to allow room for cleaning underneath.

No kids here and a pretty quiet home, so hopefully no-one will step on them :-) Yikes.