Daydreaming about exchanging your 3,000-square-foot Irvington Craftsman for a condo in a new South Waterfront tower? Been picking up fliers for houses with less than 1,000 square feet? Oregon Home talked with a designer, two real estate brokers, an estate sale organizer and a downsizer for tips to ease the move from living large to living small.
Are you the biggest loser when it comes to sticking to your daily goal of working out at the gym? Maybe it’s time to ponder whether a home gym could lead toward a healthier you. Oregon Home talked with an architect, two fitness trainers and two sports equipment experts for tips on putting together a home workout space that really works.
If the islands of your dreams harbor cooktops and prep sinks rather than ships, you may be primed for words of wisdom about kitchen center islands. Oregon Home talked with three kitchen designers and an architect about how to navigate through the choices you need to make—height? width? shape? in-island appliances?—to end up with a kitchen icon that cooks.
You don’t have to live in a strawbale house and drink rainwater to live sustainably. There are lots of ways to do it, from the food you eat to the businesses you support to the kind of lightbulbs by which you read. We’ve spoken to some eco-experts and put together a list of simple things you can do to make the world a greener place.
If the extent of your downtown Portland shopping is picking up your family’s pharmaceuticals at the drugstore nearest your office, duck into some of Portland’s most unique shops during your next long lunch. From Native American artifacts to Belgian linens to skull buttons from Germany, you’ll find great stuff from around the world without ever leaving the city.
All the pretty dresses, treats for taste buds and some of that Amsterdam vibe that everybody loves. Also, places to stay fueled to keep up your energy level while cruising around downtown.
The downtown stroll continues with an Ace of Place, a cigar & magazine lovers idea of heaven, Masters’ Pieces, and Fresh + Sophisticated = MKID!
Last year, during the annual INTEL-SOLV CLEAN AND GREEN PROJECT, thousands of volunteers removed more than 75,000 pounds of trash and invasive, non-native plants from neighborhoods and natural areas. They also planted more than 12,000 trees, shrubs, flowers and bulbs in parks, wetlands and public spaces.
The “TIGHT ENVELOPE TECHNOLOGY” green seminar will explore the components of a high-performance house envelope
such as Insulated Concrete Forms (ICF), Structural Insulated Panels (SIP), advanced framing, insulation and windows. Paolo Design Group sponsors the seminar.
During the “HARNESSING THE SUN AND WATER” green seminar, Paolo Scardina of the Paolo Design Group will reveal tips on
passive solar design; Jonathan Cohen of Imagine Energy will explain solar-power options; and Brad Crowley of Harvest The Sky will describe rainwater catchment systems.
