Veggie gardening class
Want to grow your own vegetables but don’t even know where to begin? This class at Portland Nursery will demystify the process.
The versatility of barn door sliders
I used a barn door slider to hang a door in my house. It’s a bathroom door for a small bathroom. There’s no room for a door to open into the bathroom itself, and I think a pocket door is a sure way for a clumsy person (me) to ruin fingers. So I went with the barn door slider, and it’s perfect.
The Great Outdoors
Some people commune with nature. They speak in reverent tones of an almost spiritual relationship with the things like dirt and rock.
Building storm windows
In this two-part workshop, learn how to build your own storm windows from layout to finish.
Paint seminar
Want to discover your own personal color palette? Allison Smith of Allison Smith Color Seasons presents a complimentary paint seminar this weekend.
Goodwill hunting: tips from the queen of salvage
Joanne Palmisano is hunting down the old and ailing with intention to resuscitate. The author of Salvage Secrets book, blog, and soon-to-be-released TV series on the DIY Network, delights in giving creative transfusions to castoffs.
The last remodeling project (maybe)
It may be the first New Year’s resolution in my life that I actually and fully completed. On Jan. 1 this year, I vowed this would be the year that we finally remodeled my bathroom, which I likened to a Greyhound bus station pit stop in a column I wrote for the magazine’s December/January issue.
Product trend seminar
Learn about the latest products and trends for updating your kitchen or bath at this free seminar at Chown Hardware in Portland.
Kitchen Design and Remodeling seminar
Want to learn about the latest in design trends for cabinets and appliances? The Neil Kelly showroom in Eugene presents a free seminar for homeowners looking to remodel their kitchen.
Start kidding around about art
There is this truck that I keep seeing around town — a little van-type thing. It sells corporate art. I believe the side of the truck says, Really Boring and Homogenous Prints for Your Office! Not really. But you get my point?
