The first home I visited (above) was the
home of Doug & Marie in the historic Northeast Portland
neighborhood of Alameda. Doug is a local historian who runs the
outstanding website Alameda Old House History,
so he brought a wealth of historic design knowledge to the project.
For a first hand look at this project, visit the extremely thorough Old House Kitchen blog that Doug & Marie put together documenting the renovation.
The living areas in this 1912 home had,
for the most part, survived the past 100+ years without having lost much
of their original fabric. The cozy living room (above) and handsome
dining room (below) are both replete with period appropriate furniture.
Original woodwork and trim details, along with a coffered ceiling,
complete the authentic look.
A hallway past the far end of the dining
room leads into this more casual eating nook (below), awash in warm
wood wainscoting and lit by a low-hanging mica lamp.
Beyond the eating nook is the home’s
original kitchen (below, foreground) which has been converted into a
prep area, and a previously enclosed porch has been transformed into the
home’s new working kitchen (below, background).
With windows at each corner of the
kitchen (above) and a new bank of windows above the gourmet range and
subway tile backsplash, abundant natural light pours into the room. New
cabinets, built to replicate those in the original kitchen and fitted
reproduction hardware, are topped with custom maple hardwood
countertops.
As I approached this next home (above),
it seemed oddly familiar. Then once I got inside, it hit me. If you
follow other Portland bungalow blogs, you may recognize this house as
the home of Skye & Steve from the wonderful Rose City Bungalow 1913 blog!
They purchased the home in 2006 and have
been lovingly restoring it ever since. Starting with the exterior and
then systematically restoring individual rooms inside, Skye and Steve
have really done an amazing job of bringing the home back to its
original 1913 roots.
I’m especially fond of their dining room
(above), but the kitchen (below) has been the biggest transformation.
Custom cabinets, subway tile, and period appropriate lighting and
hardware really make this kitchen shine!
Their current project involves the
remodeling of their upstairs attic to provide some additional space for
their growing family. Be sure to keep up with all the latest action at RoseCityBungalow1913.blogspot.com!
Another beautiful home on this year’s
tour was this 1910 Craftsman home in Southeast Portland’s Sunnyside
neighborhood (above). The current owners wanted to bring the best of
both worlds – modern amenities disguised in period styling – to their
restored kitchen.
Taking their cues from other original
details in the home’s gorgeous entryway (above) and stunning dining room
(below), the designers had plenty of inspiration to draw from.
The result is a kitchen that blends a
classic craftsman look with appliances and conveniences for the 21st
century. Storage issues were addressed with multiple built-ins and
ingenious ways of utilizing otherwise wasted spaces – among them, a
three foot deep drawer beneath bench-seating in the eating nook (below,
right).
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