A Bungalow Opens to New Possibilities
At first glance, some smaller homes seem too cramped for comfort, but with creative collaboration, they can gain a sense of spaciousness and ease. Such was the case with the 1,500-square foot bungalow owned by Scott and Tracey McCulloch.


Not long ago, doing laundry for Mike and Michelle Connolly involved navigating a set of aging stairs and entering a dark, slightly foreboding unfinished basement where their washer and dryer were housed.
I sometimes hear people say that they don’t use salvage in their design because their style is modern. But as Shannon ably shows with his fine bathroom, a modern look is not an automatic deal-killer for using salvage in the design.
A young family remodels their 100-year-old home.
The finished remodel hardly resembles the original home. The stunning transformation involved a 600-square-foot addition and a 1,600-square-foot remodel.
When Carol and Renner Winston first met Shawn Knoch of All Phase Remodeling, the master bathroom in their ‘80s Lake Oswego home was in need of a serious renovation.
A gray Victorian home in the Mount Tabor neighborhood in southeast Portland has an impressive history.
“I could’ve gotten a new home, but this one held so many memories,” Elaine Yandle-Roth says. Instead, she chose John Sramek Remodeling to help her define and realize her vision of a home that complements the surrounding natural beauty.
When considering what can be created in a week’s time, building a home typically does not make the list. Yet that is exactly what happened in Hillsboro, Oregon, during Willamette West Habitat for Humanity’s 2014 Home Builders Blitz project.