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.
