I remain eternally optimistic in my attempts at entertaining. Although chances of the meal tasting delicious are slim, the odds of the night being memorable are very high indeed. But after seeing the fantastic dining room creations this weekend at Serving Up Style I feel the need to up the ante in the decor department.
I develop furniture crushes. I’m rather promiscuous. For a while, I trolled furniture stores for sofas. A passion for six-foot-long seating is not the sort of thing one can surrender to very often so most of that period I spent simply ogling. The sales staff of a certain store came to recognize me and knew better than to ask if I needed help. Clearly, I needed help. Just not the kind they could offer.
Once every few years ombré makes its presence known and hits the fashion and design communities by storm, and Fall 2011 is that time. With ombré being shown all over the fashion runways, it is easy to see how home décor has picked up on this trend.
The Portland Architecture & Design Festival offers a rare glimpse inside six architect-designed residences through the Design Matters Home Tour. Some are historic. Some are cutting-edge.
Who hasn’t rescued something from the rubbish bin certain they can repurpose it, only to have the unfinished project sit in a back closet making them feel foolish?
Timberline Lodge is rustic in the arts and crafts tradition. Here’s how to capture that casual charm at home.
Oregon style is local and global, personal and communal, earthy and ethereal. And it is ever evolving.
Trying to make life beautiful is not a bad way to spend a life, and maybe that’s why I’m so fascinated by Pietro Belluschi who did that so successfully. And did much of it right here in Oregon. You can see his houses, office buildings and churches around the state.
The Energy Trust of Oregon is sponsoring The Oldest Fridge Contest to encourage people to recycle those ancient energy suckers, and they’ve made it fun by dangling a $1,000 grand prize toward a new appliance.
Many people don’t realize you can wander the Pittock Mansion gardens at no cost and even take a picnic on the table or benches over-looking the city of Portland. The garden is tended to by a volunteer crew who know their way around a flower bed and give free guided tours twice a month.
