Staying put, staying small
A Portland family decides a remodel that honors the past of their 1930s cottage and keeps its basic footprint is the greenest way to go.
For the birds
Each year we make some improvement, large or small, to our home. Bit by bit, as we make changes, it’s important to us to figure out how we can reduce our footprint just a little bit more.
Living essentials
A lakeside home near Eugene dazzles with its minimalist design and maximum sustainability.
The last remodeling project (maybe)
It may be the first New Year’s resolution in my life that I actually and fully completed. On Jan. 1 this year, I vowed this would be the year that we finally remodeled my bathroom, which I likened to a Greyhound bus station pit stop in a column I wrote for the magazine’s December/January issue.
View from the vineyard
A traditional French country home graces the Domaine Margelle Vineyards near Silverton.
The revival: Moroccan fantasy
Julie Olson turned an urban church into a personal sanctuary and filled it with her Moroccan treasures, including 12-foot camel doors.
Summer love
I have waited all year for this moment. I uncover the fire pit, dry off the chairs, pull out the cushions and begin the long road to recovery from the interminable winter and spring. Summer finally has come back to me.
Readers Remodel: Sally & John Coultier
If the kitchen is the heart of the home, John and Sally Coultier’s kitchen was beating too hard and fast. It needed help.
Readers Remodel: Carol Scott Hess
Home remodels can be challenging enough for one family to deal with, but when two families are involved, and the home has historic restrictions, the challenges become exponential!
Artful Victorian
A dark first floor of a Victorian home in Northwest Portland is transformed with strong colors and art against a white backdrop.
