Pruning 101
Have you ever tried to prune your trees or bushes and ended up with something, well, lackluster? Don’t give your precious plants an embarrassingly bad haircut, and attend the Pruning 101 workshop at Garland Nursery in Corvallis instead.
Rejuvenation opens Los Angeles store
Portland-based Rejuvenation Inc. opened a new store in Los Angeles last week. The period-style lighting company was founded in Portland in 1977, and expanded to Seattle in 2004.
Think Pink.
YOLO Colorhouse is celebrating pink in architecture to raise awareness for breast cancer. The Portland-based business is offering the chance to win one gallon of YOLO Colorhouse zero VOC paint in the color of your choice by commenting on their website. Better yet, each comment counts as a $1 donation to The Breast Cancer Society Inc.
Design*Sponge in Portland
Grace Bonney was fresh-out-of-college in a ho-hum public relations job with dreams of a career writing for shelter magazines. She couldn’t figure out how to get her foot in the door so launched a blog in 2005 called Design*Sponge.
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Leah Nash
Leah Nash has a passion for documenting the normal and the extreme. Her work has appeared in Newsweek, Rolling Stone, Mother Jones, GEO Magazine and The New York Times. She recently received a Society of Professional Journalists award for her photo essay on Asperger’s syndrome and homelessness, and also received a Regional Arts and Culture Council grant to expand the project.
Intro to carpentry for women 102
Did you attend the Introduction to Carpentry for Women 101 class at Portland’s Rebuilding Center? Even if not, you can still build on your carpentry skills with their two-part 102 class this weekend.
Hot trend: ombré
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.
3 Remodels – 3 Budgets
Do you want to remodel but aren’t sure what your budget will allow you to do? The “3 Remodels- 3 Budgets” program this weekend will help you figure that out.
Tour de Force
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.
