The Upcyclers
Furnish your home
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A lot of artists can turn new paint and just-stretched canvases into
amazing works of art. But we live in Recycleville, where creative,
resourceful artisans and craftspeople are making sophisticated things
out of former throwaway items (think pennies, plastic bags, broken
glass and old sweaters and shoes). Meet upcyclers whose handiwork
merits every cent it can fetch.
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The Upcyclers 2
Display some art
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The Upcyclers 3
Adorn your body
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14 Tips for Selecting Interior Paint Colors
By Lisa Godwin | Illustrations by Heidi Hopfer
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Maybe it’s time to spin the color wheel again and energize your too-neutral interiors. Before you start adding more swatches to your paint chip collection, note this expert advice. Oregon Home asked interior designers, color consultants and professional painters to draw on their work with clients to give you a formula for successfully picking colors that work.
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Ground central for shopping Portland’s Nob Hill might be the cool boutiques and national home furnishing chains on N.W. 23rd Ave., but there are enough picks on this secondary street to merit a nine-block walk in the shadow of Good Sam. Just watch out for the aliens!
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16 Tips For Keeping Your Home Pest-Free
By Lisa Godwin | Illustrations by Matt Reed
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Unexpected guests are bad enough, but when they gnaw, wriggle, slither and chomp their way into your house, that’s when you’ve got to get tough. Oregon Home asked pest control experts how to wrangle the termites, mice, carpenter ants, moles, skunks, squirrels, bats, rats and various other vermin who are trying to stake a claim on your property.
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Latest Comments
15 Tips for Kitchen Center Islands
i love the article. my issue is finding an island. im looking for a furniture island but not a mova...
The Upcyclers 2
Portland artist Cathy Rae Smith has done a whole series of whimsical poodles created from plastic wa...
14 Tips for Selecting Interior Paint Col...
Your article provides some very sound suggestions for the homeowner to consider. As a color consult...