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.
The City of Lake Oswego’s Gallery Without Walls is proud to celebrate 15 years as one of the most successful public art programs in the nation.
One of our sponsors, DeWayne Lumpkin, wants your support for his Kickstarter! He’s selling Vintage British Transit Route Sign Fabric, which he describes as “upcycled vintage route signs from England into wall art, pillows, upholstery & clothing. Now I’m ready to print route sign fabric!” It’s a great way to invest in a uniquely Oregon project and backers get pretty cool products in return (from a mouse pad to an oversized wall hanging). It’s definitely worth a look!
There are services out there that will help you clean out a house, but how do they stack up against each other? Has this question been keeping you awake at night?
Oregon Home will be at Third Thursday on July 16 at Salvage Works giving out magazines and treats!
Designer John Thompson selected which Colorhouse paint he would use and the family “can’t wait for the finished product!”
It’s the solstice. I’m guessing you usually slaughter a goat, cover yourself with blood, and dance around some stone figurine. Isn’t that getting a little old? This year, let’s do something really crazy: make something for your outdoor living space out of salvage.
Third Thursdays at 2024 N. Argyle St. and surrounding areas.
