Intro to carpentry for women 102
Did you attend the Introduction to Carpentry for Women 101 class at Portland’s Rebuilding Center? Even if not, you can still build on your carpentry skills with their two-part 102 class this weekend.
Hot trend: ombré
Once every few years ombré makes its presence known and hits the fashion and design communities by storm, and Fall 2011 is that time. With ombré being shown all over the fashion runways, it is easy to see how home décor has picked up on this trend.
3 Remodels – 3 Budgets
Do you want to remodel but aren’t sure what your budget will allow you to do? The “3 Remodels- 3 Budgets” program this weekend will help you figure that out.
Tour de Force
The Portland Architecture & Design Festival offers a rare glimpse inside six architect-designed residences through the Design Matters Home Tour. Some are historic. Some are cutting-edge.
Hip happenings in the kitchen
If you’re planning a kitchen renovation or even just thinking about it, the Hip Happenings in the Kitchen seminar at Chown Hardware is for you.
Getting cozy
I wait all year for October. There is nothing I like more than the return of autumn, with its crisp smells and a winsome light that never fails to squeeze my heart.
Home harvest
A fall bounty of new shops, products and ideas to feed your fantasies.
Elevating humble things
Who hasn’t rescued something from the rubbish bin certain they can repurpose it, only to have the unfinished project sit in a back closet making them feel foolish?
House of the spirits
The Louis Ghost chair by Philippe Starck appeared in 2002 like an apparition from the past. The silhouette was a rococo Louis XV. The clear polycarbonate material looked space age slick. In certain light, the chair almost disappeared. It was hauntingly beautiful.
Branching out
Tree huggers unite. There’s enough tree-inspired décor on the market this fall to transform your home into a forest.
