House Progress

Courtesy of Zillow

As you may have noticed, I have been a little absent lately from the blogosphere (as my family likes to call it)

That is mostly due to the fact we closed on our new house on the 31st and have been furiously working in getting it move in ready.

So far our shower has been demo'd, new shower pan poured, some leaky pipes fixed, gross popcorn ceilings have been covered, hardwood floors are in the process of being refinished and I started getting rid of the gross brown tile counters which had to be delayed once the dry walling got moved up, not that I'm complaining!

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This last weekend we ripped up the gross carpet and found some lovely 70s tile that reminded me of school

flooring, if you follow me on Instagram contentowlpdx you may have seen some of my photos already. 

We then started installing OSB flooring in the living room and hallway, sadly no hardwood under the carpet,

with the help of my dad and a few friends (Thank you Eric and Becky!)and will finish installing it in the family room this weekend.   

*I will post all about the awesomeness of OSB flooring once it’s completed and I can show you before and after shots.

I can't believe what a huge difference we are already seeing after removing the window coverings, having the ceilings done and having the carpet gone. It's immediately brighter.  I can’t wait to start painting; it’s really starting to feel like our own home now.

Starburst Mirror DIY

After seeing a few starburst mirrors all over the place lately I decided to make my own, esp after seeing the price tags for the ones I was drooling over. 

I looked around for a few tutorials and decided on this one over on Create Live Design 

She covers the basis pretty well on the how to's so I will just go over the pitfalls I experienced.

1. Make sure you are wearing gloves when using Gorilla Glue. It says right on the package do not get it on your skin.... but I was sooooo excited about getting started I skipped that part of the instructions. It took 5 days to get the glue off. Not FUN!
Also Gorilla Glue expands a lot. So use less then you think you need, I had to scrape off some of the glue when it was dry.

2. Figure out how big you want the mirror before you start gluing the shims. My mirror is awesome but much larger then I thought it was going to be.

3. I added some tiny nails (thanks to my dad's air nailer) and some craft plywood to the back for additonal stability.

4. I used two cans of spray paint, the shims soaked it up! I will be making a couple small ones for holiday gifts this year and I'll be priming them first. 

I can't wait to hang this beauty in our new dining room!!! 

June is Delicious in PDX

One thing that I really love about Portland is the sheer number of restaturants. The only problem is trying to keep up with trying them all is it can get quite expensive.

Which brings me to this awesome promotion held every June. Brought to you by Downtown Portland, this annual promotion really allows every budget to indulge in some of Portland's great eateries.

The participating restaurants offer 3 course menus for $25.00. You can find the list over at Downtown Portland. Some of the places have preset menus and the others are a little more flexible.

Enjoy!