Welcome!

I've been living in the house for going on a month now. So far, I've replaced the kitchen faucet with a donor faucet from a neighbor's remodel.

Jenn and I started tearing up the horrible linoleum vinyl sheet flooring, but stopped when we realized that there was only plywood underneath. A plan was needed.. Luckily, Portland is home to Powell's bookstore - a mecca of useful information - and an entire book shelf dedicated to bungalow kitchens.

Plans are under way to gut the kitchen & start over with inspiration found in a book, The New Bungalow Kitchen. My kitchen is maybe slightly larger than the counter to the island in the photo.

Cabinets will be a deep cherry - woodworking will be as authentic Craftsman as I can afford: The drawers and cabinet doors should all be flush with the face of the cabinets. Uba Tuba granite will be used for the counter tops, and Armstrong linoleum tiles will be used to recreate an authentic period floor.

Before any of that can be done, I want to get estimates on leveling the kitchen floor. I suspect that cabinets will sit find a better fit on a floor that is true.

Other important things to get done before Winter:

1. Find out what is wrong with the furnace and either repair or replace
2. Add shelves to the bedroom closets for some desperately needed storage