When I arrived, I found dirty dishes piled in a precarious heap in the sink. This wasn’t just a few cereal bowls left to soak before a busy day at the office. Evidence of many meals consumed lay buried in the strata of plates, glasses and cutlery.
To celebrate the second season of Portlandia, Portland’s Central Library is exploring some of the things that make the city special. Up first? Backyard chickens, of course.
Aaron Voronoff Trotter illustrated the many different architectural elements seen around Portland and turned them into a set of classy playing cards. See the original Portland drawings as well as many more the artist drew of places of interest around the Pacific Northwest.
I once was a fearless decorator. In high school, I painted a friend’s bedroom walls with an elaborate mural of strange creatures and visual inside jokes that only two teenage girls slightly obsessed with David Bowie in his Ziggy Stardust days could find even remotely appealing.
Oregon’s eastern high desert has captivated me since I first stepped foot in the state more than eight years ago.
Sexy beds, handmade goods, beautiful prints, whimsy and wine.
Once associated with summer picnics and school lunches, benches now look at home in the home.
Self-taught product designer Shannon Guirl loved the sleek lines and sexy curves of mid-century modern lamps so much that she decided to try making her own.
A collector turns her Cannon Beach home into a homage to nursing.
Even when spanking new, the Pittock Mansion in Portland looked old.
