What’s old is new at this Hood River farmhouse
A 1920s farmhouse in Hood River Valley is recycled into a new home that blends naturally into its surroundings.
Oregon’s floating homes
Floating homes can be fancy or funky, but residents all share a passion for being on the water.
Oregon Playhouses for Kids Big & Small
These are pre-fab houses. Emphasis on “fab.” With a kit from Jan Kronke of Oregon TimberWerks (you can pop up a basic cabin shell in the woods for about $6,000 and a few days labor. Less than $2,000 buys the goods for a fancy little playhouse for the kids complete with covered porch and … Read more
Kit and Kaboodle
These are pre-fab houses. Emphasis on “Fab!”
With a kit from Jan Kronke of Oregon TimberWerks you can pop up a basic cabin shell in the woods for about $6,000 and a few days labor. Less than $2,000 buys the goods for a fancy, little playhouse for the kids complete with covered porch and Dutch door.
Up: This is not a toon
Tie a bunch of helium balloons to a house until it lifts up and floats away. The idea was whimsical in the Pixar animated movie Up. But is it possible in real life?
A National Geographic team decided to find out. They hooked hundreds of colorful weather balloons to a brick house weighing a ton. They even included a grumpy old man. (Actually, he appears to be a perfectly nice youngish man.) The result? Up, up and away.
Tips from a professional home stager
All the home’s a stage. Set it for drama.
Musician’s bungalow remodel
A musician’s home gains new upstairs space without changing the bungalow’s footprint.
Corey Martin’s light-filled urban duplex
Corey Martin’s urban duplex pulls nature inside with glass walls and sliding doors that provide light, transparency and a place for his son to dream.
21 tips for bar stools and kitchen chairs
Are you living without stools beneath the eating bar in your kitchen because you can’t decide between the LEM Piston or the Emeco navy stool? Wondering whether armrests are a must-have or an amenity to jettison? We asked a furniture maker and three designers to demystify how to end up with the right kitchen seating for your aesthetic, your space and your family. So practice saying, “Please be seated!”
18 Tips for a Well-Appointed Guest Room
Only a frenemy would put you up in a typical guest room. You know, the one with the lamp you can’t read by and the decades-old mattress with the ditchlike dip in the middle. How to be a Hostess with the Mostest to your overnight pals? Oregon Home asked two interior designers, a home-couture seamstress and a designer-builder for the elements you need to end up with a stylish retreat.
