Shower Power

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  My dog needs subtitles.  We want to know what is going on inside that doggy noggin. Like the time he ran behind the stereo speakers to see where the voices were coming from.  And the night he barked fiercely at the horses galloping across the television screen.  Or when he did one of those … Read more

Bed of Roses: How not to buy a bed

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I’ve ditched chairs with no regrets. I once separated from a wool rug just because I wanted to see something else. And when a vintage dinette set — so charming during our first five years together — began to bore me, I threw it in the back of the station wagon, drove out to a … Read more

Live in the Sputnik Era for one night

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Late architect Frank Shell’s family home near Multnomah Village features atrium rooms, entire glass walls, and lots of natural light.. Building Blocks is hosting a special one-night event at the renovated house featuring period interior design and art of the mid-century. The event is called “An Evening at the Shell Family Home – Invitation to Live the Sputnik Era.”

To Market to Market

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REschoolhouseThe five friends behind Remodelista.com launched the Remodelista Local Market series which hits Portland this Saturday. They call their dot com a “sourcebook for the considered home,” and the local market is a bit like a 3-D version of the same with “curated” goods for the home.

Alisa Welch

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Portland writer and editor Alisa Welch has a degree in art history from New York University and is completing an MFA in writing from Portland State University. She’s written for The Oregonian, Portland Monthly and Austin Monthly. Despite periodic Tex-Mex food cravings, she loves her hometown of Portland where she resides with her husband and … Read more

Make your home greener

by Alisa Welch

As compact fluorescent light bulbs increase in popularity, their environmental impact — namely the mercury released when the rarely recycled bulbs are dumped in a landfill — has some rethinking the old-fashioned incandescents.

House of Chairs

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     Before the first course, I knew that we were in for a rare dinner party. For one thing,  when the host took his seat at the head of the formal dining table, he was flanked on either side by his miniature dogs. They sat in fancy high chairs. They ate off fine china. … Read more