I went to Ikea for mine, mostly because they do next-day delivery and have decent prices. It's also incredibly satisfying to collapse into an Ikea bed after the six frustrating hours you spent assembling it.

If you email Zoolabees in West Linn you can pick up locally instead of getting stuff shipped. I may or may not have "accidentially" broken a teeny tiny canopy bed in an alcohol induced amateur dollhouse porn scene in my friend's kid's dollhouse...got a replacement 2 days later after emailing.

Go with the plastic, and the suggestion about shutting off rooms was a good one too. For the cat, you could fashion an indoor house out of a box and a few blankets. One as bedding inside and one over the top like a tent. That will give the cat a warm place to go when the heat is off.

I think a rug would do a world of good. I've lived on many top floors and the whole heat rising thing never kept me warm enough. For supplemental heat, A kerosene heater would work, although you might not want to seal off the windows because you'll need some fresh air intake. I thought of getting one and looked on Craigslist. There were several at good prices. Another bonus is that they often come filled.

Since the plastic isn't exactly pretty, curtains aren't a bad idea if you already have curtain rods. If not, it could morph into a huge project that you didn't want in the first place. I would recommend hitting up the thrift stores for the winter lined curtains. They'll probably be ugly too but come spring they'll come down anyway. Durring the day you could open them for the plants and the sun will help with a bit of warmth anyway.

KG, they do still sell the tiles:

Quartet Cork Wall Tiles, 12in. x 12in. x 1/4in., Natural, Pack Of 4
$12.99 new - Office Depot

I also found this:

http://www.strawsticksandbricks.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=22_20

Cork wall tiles can be used as tackwall or as a decorative accent! Each sheet is 1/4" thick, and 12" by 24" in size. They can be grouped for small areas, or make a striking surface for an entire wall! Light wax finish allows self-healing from tacks or pins. These tiles are priced per square foot- not per tile! If you need, for example, 10 tiles, please enter 20 in the quantity box for 20 square feet.

I don't have an eye for Art Nouveau, but try the antique furniture warehouse at the corner of SE 8th and clay. They are in the downstairs half of the building and seem to have quite a bit of nice stuff.

Also, upstairs in the same building is a different business called Look Modern, which sells a really nice selection of scandinavian midcentury furniture, art glass, and more.

wash everything down with bleach water and put all food in glass sealed containers. Throw anything out anything that has been sitting open. If these are the moths that hang around food most likely they came in on some kind of grain. Good luck it may take a few times to get them all.

Lounge Lizard carefully selects their stuff. It's always pretty good. I got the sweetest love seat there, but for around 200 bucks. You MAY find something for around 100 bucks, just depends. Try the pink place up the street on 25th and Hawthorne with the blaringly loud dance music. The place on 47thish and Hawthorne has great stuff but is expensive as fuck.

I'd keep checking C-List. Most of these shops spend all day scouring for furniture too, and will often snatch stuff up quickly for resale before you can get to it.

I made this for my friend last year when she was coming to visit. Most of the places on here are in the downtown area, but its good information to go off of.

Food
-Old Towne (Best Pizza Ever)
-Vege Thai (Vegan/Vegetarian Thai – Really Good)
-Cup and Saucer (Really good breakfast, cool place, lots of veggie choices)
-Veganopolis (Vegan – really good)
-Cha Cha Cha! (good/cheap burritos)
-Portland City Grill (Expensive but has an amazing view of the city – located in tallest building downtown)
-Barcode (coffee shop with good sandwiches and stuff…neat bathroom)
-Stumptown Coffee (obviously not primarily food, really good coffee though – Portland based)
-Portland Coffee (near Pioneer Square – hipster/punk rock coffee shop – not intended to be that way, it just is)
-Roxy (24 hour diner – not very good food, really more of an experience – think late night tranny action)
-Rocco’s Pizza (Cool atmosphere, not very good pizza)
-Voodoo Donuts (Really good famous donuts – fun shapes and taste combinations)
-Hot Lips Pizza (good pizza, neat atmosphere, near Jameson Park/Sip and Cran)
-Sip and Cran (coffee shop with good food and neat chairs)
-Papa Hayden (Really, really good desert – food looks good too, never tried it)
-Sweet Masterpiece (chocolate shop and deserts…chocolate cake gives you orgasms)
-Sushi Land (Cheap okay Sushi that goes around on a conveyer belt)
-Tea Zone (Tea infused drinks, alcoholic and non-alcoholic – good food)

Parks
-Mt. Tabor
-Washington Park
-Couch Park (good picnic/chill out spot – lots of dogs that are being silly to watch)
-Waterfront Park (Boarders Willamette River which divides city into districts)
-Jameson Park (fun fountain with little kids playing in it)

Fun Activities
-First Thursday (August 7 – New Exhibits at Art Spaces all over city - free)
-The Bite of Oregon (August 8-10) – At Waterfront Park: Local restaurants, drinks, music - $6 entry
-Portland Zoo (located at Washington Park)
-OMSI (Oregon Museum of Science and Industry – Dinosaur exhibit right now)
-Ground Kontrol (80’s Barcade – Beer served after 7)
-Portland Art Museum (Never been supposed to be good)
-Shanghai Tunnel Tour (explores the Shanghai Tunnels in Portland – we need to call in advance to set up tour)
-Gardens:
-Chinese Garden (in Old Towne)
-Japanese Garden (in Washington Park)
-Pittock Mansion (Crazy Mansion with crazy furniture and it is big and pretty)
-Glowing Greens (3-D Glow-in-the-Dark Mini Golf themed Island Adventure)
-Hollywood Bowl (Bowling)

Shopping
-Red Light (Used Clothing Store – good for hipsters, clothes can be "expensive" for being used)
-Buffalo Exchange (another version of Red Light)
-Billy Galaxy (60's-80’s Toy Store, pretty amazing)
-Reading Frenzy (Independent Book Store – Cool local zines, books, etc.)
-Floating World Comics (Independent Book Store – Mostly Comic Based, some other cool books and local zines and stories)
-Powell’s Books (Largest Independent Book Store in the World – Fills whole city block and has several levels and sections)
-23rd Ave (not a store, actual street – full of shops, food, bars, etc. Shops range from Urban Outfiters to local small businesses)
-Hawthorne District (lots of cool shops and things to see and explore, see also Belmont)

Places to See
-Pioneer Square (“Cool” kid and homeless hang out – lots of activities go on there – Echo Spot)
-Saturday Market (Under Broadway Bridge – Market)
-PSU Saturday Market (Lots of local grown produce – very community, friendly)
-Mary’s Strip Club (Where Courtney Love and Kurt Cobain met)