The radio silence around here was due to the fact that we had a snafu in the renovation. First the City of Portland made us stop work due to a rogue inspector who thought we had taken down a load bearing wall. Then Christmas was a bit busier than usual for us this year. We took a trip with the whole family to Sunriver, Oregon about a week before Christmas, and then Ben's family came to visit us for a week and a half. So fun!
First a few photos from the family visit.
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| Teaching the Aussies how to play the dice game 10,000 |
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| Chloe getting into the local Portland culture |
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| The Christmas tree at Pioneer Courthouse Square |
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| All dressed up for winter! |
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| Lunch at McMenamin's in Oregon City |
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| Willamette Falls |
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| No trip is complete without eating Voodoo Doughnuts |
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| Mural at Timberline Lodge |
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| Timberline Lodge |
Now on to the renovation! We unfortunately have to stop work on the attic bathroom until we can afford to put in a dormer and hire a structural engineer. Hopefully we'll be able to finish it in about six months to a year. But the kitchen and main bath are really coming along!
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| Bathroom floor |
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| Kitchen sink. It's gorgeous! |
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| Sneak peak of our fancy induction cooktop. |
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| Tiling progress on bathroom wall. We are leaving this work to the professionals, and I'm so glad. Ben and I found this pattern online, and I ran around for days trying to find a tile manufacturer that would make these. They're hand made in Portland! |
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| Oven and cooktop cabinets. |
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| Kitchen sink and dishwasher cabinet. Fridge will go to the left of the sink. |
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| Looking in to the kitchen from the living room |
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| Game cabinet that faces the living room |
That's it for now! We'll be installing the kitchen floor and painting the cabinets soon, so I'll post photos of our progress.
3 Comments:
I'm pleased to see that you didn't use the old corner cabinet! Are the photos of the main or guest bathroom?
Yeah, we had it remade since the old one was in such bad shape. But the new one is almost exactly like the old one! Those photos are of the main bath.
I would remind you that this blog is called 'The Life of Brian'. But you've posted 28 photos without 1 pic of the bubs. Please make up for this oversight!
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