the reluctant remodeler

• Location: Eugene : Oregon : United States

About Me

Two academics on a mission to upgrade their 3 BR, 1.5 bath 1947 cottage, Raccoon Tree Acres, in Eugene, Oregon. We have limited experience and budget, and we are committed to nice materials and simple mid-century designs. This occasional blog provides tips for the design-challenged, ponders big questions about moldings, and has pretty pictures of stuff that works. And you sometimes get hearty recipes for cooking with a limited kitchen, in portions large enough to fortify the most reluctant remodeler.

Interests

• 1940s
• remodeling
• cottages
• plaster
• modern design
• ranches
• paint
• wallboard compound
• caulk
• lead paint
• gutters
• wood floors
• cedar shake siding
• aluminum windows
• reds
• minimal traditional
• proto-ranch
• pre-ranch
• modernism
• cooking
• mid-century modern
• Oregon
• Eugene
• wood
• gardening
• food
• elm trees
• dahlias

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the reluctant remodeler