Comments on: Before & After: Reviving a 1912 Craftsman in Portland

By: Doris Cleek

Doris Cleek — Fri, 10 May 2013 12:43:30 +0000

AMEN!!! The loving dedication shown in Sharon and Jeff’s faithful restoration is awe-inspiring!

By: Meri

Meri — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 19:53:33 +0000

Wow, love that house. I personally prefer the dark wood in an original craftsman but I think white can look nice as well. I don’t mind darker and moodier interior spaces. It’s definitely a personal preference..

By: hookedonhouses

hookedonhouses — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 21:47:14 +0000

Becky–see her comment above. The landscaping has already been fixed. I just didn’t have a photo of it.

By: Becky

Becky — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 21:23:44 +0000

Just a second comment..NOW do some landscaping!! Such a beautiful home, NEEDS a beautiful landscap!!

By: Becky

Becky — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 21:20:54 +0000

I am so in love with the restoration! Craftman style is my favorite of any home architecture. The fact they brought back the elegance of all the woodwork..beautiful. Having grown up most of my life in the North, tho I am Texas born and have been back in Texas a long time, one thing I truly miss on the homes here.. Front Porches!! I know Georgia, Alabama & lots of southern states have the verandah style, but Texas.. not so much. So this home fits me to a tee!!!

By: Jane

Jane — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 17:38:55 +0000

I know this is off topic but I would love it if you did a blog post, perhaps with reader input, of home prices in their areas. I go to open houses regularly and am shocked at the prices…even in this economy!

We live in an area where the average home increases 5% a year and I can’t believe how little home you get for the money now. And this is in a largish city in the Midwest but not Chicago or a higher priced area.

It would be interesting to know how prices vary across the country in a recession.

By: Sharon

Sharon — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 06:08:38 +0000

The color in the before photo may look white, but the exterior of the house was sort of a brownish gray, with a light green on the trim. It wasn’t a bad color, but we had to repaint anyway so we chose a period combo from a house kit catalog photo.

By: Sharon

Sharon — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 05:54:03 +0000

We converted a sleeping porch into a walk-in closet attached to the master bedroom. The sleeping porch was quite pretty–but wasn’t useful for our purposes as it wasn’t necessary anymore with central heating/cooling. We needed storage far more than we needed an enclosed sunny porch.

By: Nathan

Nathan — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 05:46:26 +0000

Just looking at the front of the house, I liked the white as an exterior colour a little more. After viewing the other pictures of the exterior, I definitely like the yellow much more. That kitchen was something else. It doesn’t fit the house at all. I’m not sure I can express just how much I love that kitchen! WOW! I dislike the red originally used in the dining room, but I do prefer the white over the wood. They yellow living room was nice but the after version is absolutely stunning!

I think this house is absolutely beautiful for someone who really loves wood used throughout.

By: Dana

Dana — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 05:11:17 +0000

Please. Take 10 minutes. You are honestly creative
Individuals. Read about Frank Lloyd Wright. Millwork.
Arts and Crafts style. Mission style.

Salute. Honestly, all the best and well done.
I have a very different palette but I only mention so that I can
applaud your work with out my own willful bias.

So. Darn. Beautiful. Ahhhhhh. That wood work.

Best
Dana