Readers Remodel: Carol Scott Hess
Home remodels can be challenging enough for one family to deal with, but when two families are involved, and the home has historic restrictions, the challenges become exponential!
Home remodels can be challenging enough for one family to deal with, but when two families are involved, and the home has historic restrictions, the challenges become exponential!
Oregon Home editors and garden experts will be at Bridgeport Village every Saturday in April from 1 pm to 1:30.
“Nostalgia up close” is a solo exhibit at the Architectural Heritage Center featuring paintings and mixed media art by Portland artist Sue Lau.
Eventually it happens to us all if we are lucky. We get old and hopefully wise. But with the wisdom comes worsening vision, hearing and less mobility. I had the opportunity to change the interior features of a one-level home for an elderly gentleman to make it safer, more comfortable and even more welcoming to guests. Fortunately for me he was my father and a good client.
Tastes change. An ornate floral flatware I once thought pretty soon looked fussy. The simple charm of a Dhurrie area rug later felt as appealing as a horse-hair shirt. A “timeless” black sofa with red stripes almost immediately appeared full of all kinds of time, most of it best forgotten in the ‘80s.
Award-winning photographer Eric Naslünd has worked for publications ranging from Eugene Magazine to The New York Post for the past five years. He has an affinity for capturing people in their element and covering what is not usually seen. “People, their lives, and their spaces all have their underlying story of why,” observes Naslünd.