Karina and Julio fell in love with Portland, Oregon one summer and spent three years considering a move from San Francisco, to the City of Roses. When they finally did decide to make the move, Windermere Agent, Allan Dushan was able to help them through the entire process. Karina and Julio went back to San Francisco, and trusted Allan to find their dream home.

While we were willing to do some major updates to the bathroom, plumbing and electrical, we decided to pick a few areas of our 1940s fixer to do some smaller, mostly cosmetic updates. One of these projects included giving the fireplace a little facelift to bring it into this century.

Before we started our renovations, we didn't plan to do much to the basement guest room: maybe a little paint, installing some blinds for the window. My wife, Jenn, thought we'd buy a bench to put at the end of the bed for linen storage. Then Demo Day One happened. Within an hour, it was clear we would be a few weeks out from painting. In order to paint, you needed walls.

See what Windermere Real Estate agent, Tyler Davis Jones and his wife Jenn have to say about their do-it-yourself home renovation on the blog today: