I remain eternally optimistic in my attempts at entertaining. Although chances of the meal tasting delicious are slim, the odds of the night being memorable are very high indeed. But after seeing the fantastic dining room creations this weekend at Serving Up Style I feel the need to up the ante in the decor department.
Are you interested in remodeling your kitchen or bathroom? Certified designer Kristine LeVernois is giving two seminars next weekend on kitchen and bath design and remodeling.
The 23rd Annual Portland Fall Home and Garden Show runs this weekend, September 29- October 2. Find local remodelers, designers, contractors and more all in one place.
Find out how rain gardens can beautify your yard while also helping with urban stream restoration in this Rain Garden 101 workshop by the East Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation District.
I develop furniture crushes. I’m rather promiscuous. For a while, I trolled furniture stores for sofas. A passion for six-foot-long seating is not the sort of thing one can surrender to very often so most of that period I spent simply ogling. The sales staff of a certain store came to recognize me and knew better than to ask if I needed help. Clearly, I needed help. Just not the kind they could offer.
Have you ever tried to prune your trees or bushes and ended up with something, well, lackluster? Don’t give your precious plants an embarrassingly bad haircut, and attend the Pruning 101 workshop at Garland Nursery in Corvallis instead.
Portland-based Rejuvenation Inc. opened a new store in Los Angeles last week. The period-style lighting company was founded in Portland in 1977, and expanded to Seattle in 2004.
YOLO Colorhouse is celebrating pink in architecture to raise awareness for breast cancer. The Portland-based business is offering the chance to win one gallon of YOLO Colorhouse zero VOC paint in the color of your choice by commenting on their website. Better yet, each comment counts as a $1 donation to The Breast Cancer Society Inc.
Grace Bonney was fresh-out-of-college in a ho-hum public relations job with dreams of a career writing for shelter magazines. She couldn’t figure out how to get her foot in the door so launched a blog in 2005 called Design*Sponge.
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.
