The Williams-Sonoma Homestore in Portland inspires the ideal hostess in my head. She’s the one who graciously welcomes guests with drinks in Baccarat crystal chilled with chic and smart stainless steel “ice” cubes, serves hors d’oeuvres from the little wood-topped kitchen island, before settling back in an adorable little Parisian flea market chair to raise a glass and say “Cheers!”
On my umpteenth day of hacking and coughing — don’t worry, the computer screen doubles as a sneeze guard — my thoughts naturally turned to creating a stylish recovery room.
These books can take you into a different world, even if you don’t read a word. Architect Susan Collard creates art books that open up and unfold like mystic tales.
Everyone loves a wide-open space until it comes time to furnishing one. Without walls to clearly define one room from another, a loft presents a unique design challenge. How do you make the place feel homey while maintaining that appealing visual flow?
A couple’s Northeast Portland bungalow gets a bit part in the hit TV comedy Portlandia.
We asked five people to share a few of their favorite things.
It’s time to make like a bear and hibernate. The nights are getting longer so we all get an extra hour of sleep on Nov. 6 when we turn back the clocks. The idea of Daylight Savings Time was first proposed in 1895 by a New Zealand entomologist George Vernon Hudson.
Following up on their successful Pink Wishbone Project, SUITE New York has launched it’s second year benefit, The Pink Swan Project. SUITE got nineteen fabulous designers to put their own spin on the classic Swan Chair, and they are just so darn pretty.
She was beautiful, no question. She had great bones and an aura of elegance. But there was something romantically tragic about her past. She’d been neglected, fallen on hard times, an innocent victim of changing fashions who deserved better and stirred all my Dickensian rescue fantasies.
Historic buildings can do that.
Some gourmands recall every detail of a favorite meal. Listening to their descriptions can be a tad uncomfortable. Fair warning: This may be worse. I want to wallow for a moment in the memory of the perfect bath.
