Without borders

2013DecJan WithoutBorders04Bryan Deaner’s home is full of artful juxtapositions that express his passion for travel and collecting.

Halfway through on the new deck

pix4I am having the best summer. This deck project is insanely fun, and it’s developing just like I had hoped. Better than I hoped. But will it be done by Oct. 31, our deadline?

True to Belluschi

2012OctNov TrueToBelluschi 01Westwind Farm, one of the celebrated Portland architect’s last homes, undergoes a historically sensitive kitchen remodel.

History lesson

2012OctNov HistoryLesson 01A builder falls in love with a 100-year-old house and restores it in exquisite historical detail.

Room remix

2012OctNov RoomRemix 01A Eugene couple adds space for family gatherings and dancing to their own beat.

Age appropriate

2012OctNov AgeAppropriateMake updates with an eye toward aging in place.

Is this room fake?

IMG 8456I have a friend who is an artist. I like having artists as friends or artistic friends because sometimes I get art as swag. But it’s not all paintings and pottery, unfortunately. As I hang out with them I see their houses, and then I start to feel inferior.

Under the beaver flag

 2012AugSept UnderTheBeaverFlag 01I’m no flag waver, but we do fly the Oregon blue-and-gold over the back deck, where my wife and I look out on a woods of Douglas firs and a few mossy oaks and big-leaf maples.