Nesting Field Guide to Astoria
With its palpable history as a shipping crossroads, a strong antique-market culture and a reinvigorated 36-city block downtown, Astoria should be on everyone’s map.
With its palpable history as a shipping crossroads, a strong antique-market culture and a reinvigorated 36-city block downtown, Astoria should be on everyone’s map.
The Japanese love of simple details, artisan craftsmanship and pared-down design fits with any home aesthetic.
A close-in, 681-acre, homeowner’s paradise, this destination neighborhood is home to architectural firms, interior designers, furniture shops, lighting galleries, antiques warehouses and enough fun restaurants to make a day of it.
Get woodland-inspired items for you and your home, because nobody has a keener eye for design than Mother Nature.
Once a sleepy spot for homesteads and farms, today the picturesque and family-friendly city of Lake Oswego (or ‘Lake O’ as some refer to it) is decidedly more developed but still worth a visit, whether you’re spending an afternoon or simply passing through.
Perhaps most famous for its annual Shakespeare festival, Ashland is worthy of a visit year-round. It boasts enough to delight all the senses, from its culinary delights to its robust music and arts scene, and all feature sweeping views of the Rogue Valley as backdrop.
With populations booming and people becoming ever more aware of their impact on the Earth, it seems only natural that our home sizes are shrinking and the tiny-house movement is here to stay.
Today, the tropical look is again getting a nod, updated to contemporary status that calls on a more subdued color palette of leafy greens, sea blues and pale pinks.