Habitat homeowner Cinnamon has a knack for decoration. Whether she\u2019s putting the final touches on a cake or styling an outfit, she does it all with an artist’s mind. Now she gets to put her art into decorating her very own home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI want bright, I want different,\u201d Cinnamon said. \u201cAnything that comes with art, decorating, fashion, all that, I love it.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cinnamon and her 27-year-old daughter, Nesha, are co-owners of their new Habitat home in southeast Portland. They received their keys the day before Christmas Eve, and they moved in as soon as they could, in January.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Before moving to their new community, they had lived in a Portland affordable housing unit for 25 years. Cinnamon said she had always wanted to own her own home but didn\u2019t think she would be able to after medical issues forced her to stop working in 2010.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She heard about Habitat for Humanity several years ago through word of mouth but didn\u2019t apply for a home until much later. When she and her daughter finally applied together in 2021, they found out they would become homeowners. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI was so excited. I mean, I literally wanted to cry,\u201d Cinnamon remembers. \u201cI did cry here a couple of times. When I first got over here with my keys, I couldn\u2019t believe it. Sometimes I don\u2019t think it\u2019s real.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cinnamon was born and raised in north Portland, and her whole family and circle of friends still live in the area. Her parents always kept a clean and organized home, a habit Cinnamon now maintains in her own. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The home isn\u2019t just tidy and organized, it\u2019s also adorned with vibrant splashes of color that reflect the good taste and lively spirit of the mother and daughter who live there. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cinnamon\u2019s favorite part of her home is the spacious island in the kitchen. True to her name, she\u2019s a passionate baker, and always wanted a kitchen like this in her home. While she favors baking cakes and cupcakes for the decorating potential, she is also known to dabble in cookies, pound cakes, and pies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cinnamon isn\u2019t the only one in the neighborhood who can produce masterpieces in the kitchen; her neighbors often bring by homemade goodies as well. Although homeowners have only recently started to move into the southeast Portland community, it\u2019s already a tight-knit community where people share phone numbers and know the names of their neighbors.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI also like this community because it\u2019s diverse,\u201d Cinnamon said. \u201cYou\u2019ve got a little bit of everybody in here.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cinnamon and Nesha may have lived in their previous housing unit for 25 years, but Cinnamon said she doesn\u2019t miss a thing. She was more than ready for the change. \u201cI came in here with 10 toes to the pavement,\u201d she said with a laugh. \u201cI ain\u2019t going nowhere \u2018til the good lord calls me home.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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