Without further ado, our kitchen before/after. With a full kitchen renovation not in the budget, we settled instead for tearing out walls, fresh paint and prepping for a future renovation {someday}.
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In the nook we cut out part of the wall and added a window to the backyard, letting in much more natural light.
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Lighting: Schoolhouse Electric & Supply Co.
Shelving: IKEA
Paint Color: Sherwin-Williams Honeydew
Finally. Revealing the inside of our home renovation. First up: the living and dining rooms. Other than paint and fixtures, we didn’t do a whole lot to these rooms. But what a difference! Here’s a shot of our house before we moved in two years ago:
Prepping. Originally we weren’t going to paint the woodwork – it was kind of a last minute decision. I love original wood built-ins but ours weren’t exactly in the best of shape.
And so glad we did. What a difference in the brightness of the room:
Our living room before we moved in:
During the process:
After:
Next up: Kitchen and mud room. Stay tuned!
See also:
Portland Bungalow Before and After (our exterior gallery)
Creating Built-ins To Look Original
Our home renovation is just about complete. All that’s left is painting the foundation and a few touch ups. It’s been a long five and a half months but we couldn’t be happier with the results. First up on the tour: Before and afters of the exterior.
Front before (September 2012)
Beginning the demo…
Go away rain!
Tada! February 2013
Can’t wait for summertime with our full front porch:
My old office:
We now have a side entrance to a mudroom off the driveway:
Back of house before (September 2012):
Beginning the demo…
Back dormer going up:
So long dry rotting deck and broken hot tub…
Tada!
Siding up:
Thank you to Rick Blum, owner of Complete Construction and his amazing crew (not pictured :).
We said our goodbyes to our temporary Sellwood homestead and set up camp a few blocks from our house until it’s time to move back home {in time for Christmas!} In addition to the cozy basement suite and backyard tree house we’ll be looking back fondly and reminiscing about…
Muddy Rudders
This was our go-to place for dinner. Our local watering hole.Good food, great service, nightly music, and kid-friendly…located in a converted bungalow (though you’d never know it wasn’t the original building).
Free Fruits and Vegetables
On my morning runs I often passed boxes of fresh picked produce, harvested from backyard gardens. Free for the taking and bags provided. My bounty included fresh plums, peaches, heirloom tomatoes and grapes.
Moreland Farmers Market
The neighborhood hosted a weekly afternoon/evening Farmers Market which I found much easier to attend than the Saturday morning one in our neck of the woods {perhaps because we didn’t have any house projects calling our name}.
Food Carts
The Sellwood food cart pod, located two blocks from our front stoop. Where I ordered dos tacos de pollo por favor Every. Single. Weekday. And never grew tired of them.
Savory Spice Shop
It was a bit painful sampling all the yummy spices and seasonings in this newly-opened store when we didn’t have the option to cook any of the recipes {we did purchase some yummy seasonings for our popcorn movie nights). Will definitely be heading back come holiday time.
Portland Homestead Company
A shop that makes roasting your own coffee, making your own candles and fresh pasta entirely feasible. I never ended up signing up for a cheese making class, but did purchase some adorable bowls created by a local potter. Then ventured out back to get ideas for the garden while the kids paid a visit to their resident goats and chickens.
Collage
Without a TV and limited toys we got our art on. This shop provided an endless supply of ideas and inspiration.
Our Lovely Hosts
Dave and Silke went above and beyond to make our airbnb stay comfortable. Besides their company and generosity, I’ll miss receiving texts like, Banana bread fresh out of the oven, take a break and come up for a slice! while working in my “satellite studio” below.
Goodbye Sellwood. Thanks for the memories. xoxo
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