The menu is set. The table looks lush. All this dinner party needs is the right soundtrack. Niel DePonte, music director and conductor of Oregon Ballet Theatre, offers a playful playlist for a spring dinner party.
Mikhael Romain is a Portland-based writer and photostylist. Her work has appeared in numerous publications including Better Homes & Gardens, California Home + Design, Real Living Australia and Sunset, among others. When she’s not scouting her next story, you can find her exploring flea markets, teaching yoga or traveling.
Sleek modern sofas, faux crocodile tableware, bold colors and plush daybeds redefine outdoor living.
A musician’s home gains new upstairs space without changing the bungalow’s footprint.
Three of Portland’s hottest chefs take us inside their kitchens to show us how they do it at home.
Portland writer Brian Libby interviewed designer Corey Martin of PATH Architecture for the April/May issue of Oregon Home. Martin’s Park Box house was a winner of a 2009 AIA Craftsmanship Award and Merit Award. Here is an extended excerpt from that interview.
Corey Martin’s urban duplex pulls nature inside with glass walls and sliding doors that provide light, transparency and a place for his son to dream.
Vivid red, yellow and blue selections can bring depth and delight to your garden.
Pianist, songwriter and founder of Pink Martini, Thomas Lauderdale shows Oregon Home around his fabulously eclectic downtown Portland home.
As a graduate of the Brooks Institute of Photography, photographer Paula Watts has mastered the art of creating beautiful architectural imagery. “Lighting is the most important thing in photography for me,” she says. Watts photographs architecture all over the Pacific Northwest and was recently published internationally for her architectural work in Trends Magazine.
