Stellar shelter

When Joe and Linda Kintz replaced a rotting gazebo in their Eugene hillside garden, they wanted more than just a basic garden shed. “We wanted space for storage, but we didn’t want anything ugly,” says Linda. “Those aspects came together in the design.”

Oregon made products

2013SpringSummer Homeward DownToEarth 04We round up our favorite products, shops and artists from Oregon for Spring and Summer 2013.

May veggie gardening tips class

kale235The weather’s nice, and you want to get out and grow some veggies! But where to start? Portland Nursery is putting on a refresher course on what do to in May in the vegetable garden this Saturday.

Scrap fabric, pillows and summer

scrapfabric3What to do when the sun comes out and you can see how dirty your house is? First, you could clean. Second, you could get out of the house until it is too dark to see all the dust and hairballs floating around and save yourself some grief and work. You can probably guess which path I take.

Pinterest

nancypinterest2How are you liking Pinterest? If you haven’t tried it, and if you are considering any house projects at all, you will not believe how helpful Pinterest can be.

Aging in place seminar

84% of baby boomers want to stay in their homes as they age. Learn how to achieve your dream home in this free seminar on aging in place at Chown Hardware in Portland.