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At Portland’s Phloem Studio, the shapes are lean, clean and modern in the true sense of the word.
At Portland’s Phloem Studio, the shapes are lean, clean and modern in the true sense of the word.
With 348 rolls of Pendleton fabrics, tables of discounted remnants and shelves of Pendleton yarns, the 12,000-square-foot Pendleton Woolen Mill Store in Southeast Portland is a textile-lover’s paradise.
An artistic director stages his home with drama and comfort.
Here’s an improvement in home improvement. Say you need a washer for the faucet, some penny nails for the porch, or solid hinges so the backdoor swings open when you’re welcoming friends and slams with gusto when you’re not. You can pick up all that – and a beer – at the Cannon Beach Hardware and Public House.
Self-taught product designer Shannon Guirl loved the sleek lines and sexy curves of mid-century modern lamps so much that she decided to try making her own.
A special-effects studio owner creates a home with no tricks.

Brian Faherty was working in real estate when he noticed that otherwise tastefully restored historic homes often fell short on lighting. That gave him a brilliant idea.

Boys Fort beckons. Wandering through the pop-up shop is almost as much fun as sneaking into the “No Girls Allowed” forts of childhood. Boys Fort is chock full of the kinds of things that beg closer inspection. Like desk lamps made from vintage cage front mechanic’s lights. Or birch bark containers that look as if they were just peeled from the tree.
Jennifer Streit’s store, Prize, was inspired by her love of vintage items and by something her older sister would say.
Silas Weir Mitchell plays a big, bad wolf on TV with an oddly charming “home.”