the Before

When we first bought the house, we went straight to town and didn't take much time to document the house "before." I found these images on Redfin the other night and thought it would be fun to post them for old times sake.  When I get around to it, I'll take pictures of what it looks like now, from the same spots.

Front Entry. Those black spots are holes in the wall...

The yard looks halfway decent… before it became overgrown

Living Room

Living Room

Living Room. You can't see the broken window…
notice the outline from a picture above the fireplace/mantel?

Dining Room with someones reflection in the mirror

I LOVE this built in.

Built in, look how worn the surfaces are

Trim Details

the "Library"
See the surface mounted electrical?

Bedroom, Two Bathrooms, Sunporch Office

Landing…. look at those floors! and the striped grime on the walls

This would be the kitchen…

The back… "new deck" and roof.

The yard actually looked good!

Doesn't look too rough from this view.

We got the House

After early inspections, a wedding and a honeymoon... we learned that we were put in first position for the offer we placed on the house. Here's an exterior photo of what we're taking on. You can't tell but it's in dire need of a major paint job, but that'll wait until next year.

Paperwork is being sorted out and we hope to close in the middle of October.

The Stats:
1913 Craftsman in the heart of Irvington here in Portland, Oregon. The history is still unknown, but we did find out it was last occupied by a religious unification group.

Currently: 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, partial basement, partial attic... plumbing for 1 additional full bath in basement and 1/2 bath on main level.

The original Plumbing Permit lists it being built by "Oregon Home Builders" in 1912...

The trimwork has never been painted on the first floor and all the wiring is still knob and tube... yikes!

Did I mention it's missing a KITCHEN? This will be project #1.