Northeast Portland Bungalow
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http://nepdxbungalow.blogspot.com
In July 2008, we signed out X on the line and moved into our first home. In the first year, we adopted a pup, survived the wedding, and picked up a few minor projects along the way. With a few milestones behind us, we turn more attention to our home.
NE PDX Bungalow Life
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- Published on Tuesday, 01 January 2013
Authors: Leslie @ NE Portland Bungalow
Since starting the blog in 2009, I've been blogging about home improvement and restoration projects. During that time, other things were happening that I wanted to include, but they weren't really in line with the home improvement theme of the blog.Enter: the Northeast Portland Bungalow LIFE blog. Posts...
2013
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- Published on Tuesday, 01 January 2013
Authors: Leslie @ NE Portland Bungalow
Happy New Year!May 2013 be filled with good finds, good deals, surprisingly easy home improvement and peace on earth :)...
Fireplace: Reveal
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- Published on Monday, 31 December 2012
Authors: Leslie @ NE Portland Bungalow
Yesterday we finished stripping paint from the fireplace. With no decent light for photos, I didn't post any. So here are a few shots of the finished brickwork:
I checked out Carrie's post about sealing brick and Wendy & Alex's post on repointing. Crumbling is minimal. There is one...
Fireplace: 90%
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- Published on Thursday, 27 December 2012
Authors: Leslie @ NE Portland Bungalow
Paint stripping on the fireplace is at roughly 90% completion. Half of one side still needs to be stripped. I've applied one area of stripper, and hopefully will finish tonight. I hope I have the motivation to finish this project tonight....We've been working
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- Published on Tuesday, 18 December 2012
Authors: Leslie @ NE Portland Bungalow
Stuff has happened at our NE Portland Bungalow. We built a shed. We figured out a great painting trick. We painted stuff. But I haven't blogged that stuff.Excuse #1: My camera was basically broken. But now I have a shiny new Canon with lots of megapixels and a decent lens.
Excuse #2: If I don't have a...
Salvage these doors!!
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- Published on Sunday, 16 December 2012
Authors: Leslie @ NE Portland Bungalow
I just found some doors on Craigslist. I want them.source
Fireplace: 85%
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- Published on Monday, 19 November 2012
Authors: Leslie @ NE Portland Bungalow
Most free minutes of the last two days have been spent stripping paint from the fireplace bricks. The front is this close. One side is almost done 90%, and the last side is yet to be stripped. If I buckle down and finish the front and first side tonight, that only leaves that last side, which I'm...Fireplace: Phase One Complete
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- Published on Sunday, 07 October 2012
Authors: Leslie @ NE Portland Bungalow
With a friend's help, we finished using the heat guns on the fireplace. Next up, we'll use chemical strippers to remove the rest of paint. The mortar is weird- some places look very dark, other places match the brick. When we finish with the chemical strippers, we'll see what shape the mortar is in. We'll...Revisiting the List
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- Published on Tuesday, 25 September 2012
Authors: Leslie @ NE Portland Bungalow
I've been stalking my own blog. We're getting things accomplished, but I don't feel like there's much to show. In reality, there is. There definitely is.I'm thinking a re-visit to the 2012 List will help put things in perspective.
And finally, the 2012 List
- strip the wall paper in the front room
- strip the wood
Stripping the Fireplace
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- Published on Tuesday, 17 July 2012
Authors: Leslie @ NE Portland Bungalow
I've been looking at this paint job for four years, wondering what beautiful bricks might be beneath the tan, white, maroon and peach layers.
I like to do my research before tacking a new project, soI've read a few other blog posts about stripping paint from fireplace brick. Checking these posts helps me...
