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Home Tour: Kitchen & Nook

April 26, 2013 by dailygnome 2 Comments

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}.

Before:

kitchen_before

After:kitchen_after

Before:kitchen_before2

After:kitchen_after2

Before:kb

In Between:kitchenbetween

After:kitchen_after3 kitchen_after3b

Before:kitchen_before4

In the nook we cut out part of the wall and added a window to the backyard, letting in much more natural light.
After:kitchen_after4

Lighting: Schoolhouse Electric & Supply Co.
Shelving: IKEA
Paint Color: Sherwin-Williams Honeydew

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Home Tour: Living and Dining Rooms

April 17, 2013 by dailygnome 4 Comments

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:

diningroom_before
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.
LR_during
And so glad we did. What a difference in the brightness of the room:
dining_room_after2 dining_room_after dining_room_after3

Our living room before we moved in:

vintage_fireplaceDuring the process:

LR_during2

After:

living_room_after living_room_after2

Next up: Kitchen and mud room. Stay tuned!
See also:
Portland Bungalow Before and After (our exterior gallery)
Creating Built-ins To Look Original

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Portland Bungalow Remodel: Before and After Exterior

February 21, 2013 by dailygnome 10 Comments

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

Front before (September 2012)

Front Before September 2012

Beginning the demo…

Beginning the demo...

Bumping out the front dormer

Framing the Porch

Go away rain!

Go Away Rain!

Siding Installed


Tada! February 2013

Tada! February 2013

February 2013

Sherwin Williams Slate Tile (lap siding), Mount Etna (shingles) and Stolen Kiss (doors). It turned out more blue than I envisioned but we're digging it.
Sherwin Williams Slate Tile (lap siding), Mount Etna (shingles) and Stolen Kiss (doors). It turned out more blue than I envisioned but we’re digging it.

Front Porch

Can’t wait for summertime with our full front porch:

Can't wait for summertime with our full front porch

My old office:

My old office

We now have a side entrance to a mudroom off the driveway:

We now have a side entrance to a mudroom off the driveway.

Back of house before (September 2012):

Back of House Before September 2012

Beginning the demo…Beginning the Demo...

Back dormer going up:

Back Dormer Going Up

Under Wraps

So long dry rotting deck and broken hot tub…

And dry rotting deck, and broken hot tub...

New Siding Getting Installed

Tada! Back of House February 2013

Tada!

Tada!

Side of House

Side of House

Side of House

Siding up:

Siding up

Paint is Almost Dry!

Garage Before September 2012

Garage After February 2013

Thank you to Rick Blum, owner of Complete Construction and his amazing crew (not pictured :).

Thank you to Rick Blum, owner of Complete Construction and his amazing crew (not pictured :).

 

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So Long Sellwood

October 18, 2012 by dailygnome 4 Comments

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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