When you think of a Craftsman Bungalow interior, you likely picture traditional finishes: deep colors, natural wood trim, built-in bookshelves and maybe a Stickley chair or two. But five Pacific Northwest companies are collaborating to offer a fresh perspective on Bungalow interiors: The Bungalow Company, Colorhouse Paint, Rejuvenation Inc., Clayhaus Ceramics and McCoy Millwork.
What’s my design philosophy? I knew I wasn’t a minimalist – never that! – but whatever the direct opposite of minimalism is, that would probably describe me. Maximalism? Was that even a thing? Turns out it is, and I would say I’m a type of maximalist – a salvage maximalist.
Transforming A Boggy Muddy Mess Into A Beautiful Side Garden.
For many homeowners, fall is the time for a little maintenance around the yard: a great opportunity to take stock of any landscaping needs or to prepare certain garden beds for their dormant season. It is also the perfect time for a quick check-up on your deck and make sure it’s ready for the next warm weather season.
Last week another perfect day happened. Out of nowhere my friend Kris and I went to check out the old tools and accumulated stuff in her family’s barn. And it was heaven!
Check out this project from architect Richard Shugar and general contractor Mica McOmber Construction!
Oregon Home will be celebrating art, salvaged wood and home at Salvage Works this Thursday with magazines and special home industry raffle prizes!
If you need to stop sweating the small stuff around the house, and you need to forget the idea of perfection….start a house project with salvage. A salvage project is imperfect, unlikely to match anything, and will require abandoning preconceived notions about how a house should look. It’s a course in forced relaxation of design rules. No joke. Want some ideas? Here you go!
The annual Northwest Permaculture Convergence is a unique opportunity to share permaculture skills, stories and fun with others who are working to build resilient communities. The 2015 Convergence is the first ever to be hosted in a suburban neighborhood. In Eugene, host city for the event, there are many impressive sites to show and stories to tell about greening our lives, neighborhoods and communities. Please join us!
Suburbia is often maligned and seen as a major mistake in land use. There was even a movie titled “The End of Suburbia” a few years back. But suburbia may just be the solution to a gnawing set of problems brought on by the overuse of fossil fuels generated by suburbia itself. The most pressing of which is global climate change. It’s become clear that business as usual isn’t an option.
