Color with Benefits: the Power of Senses
Color is a powerful stimulus. Blog writer Gretchen Schauffler meditates on how important a role color plays in our lives.
Repair Café Etiquette
Do you want some Repair Café etiquette? Our blog writer Nancy Ranchel visits a Repair Café event and offers tips.
New Design App ‘Fittzy’ Makes Interior Decorating a Breeze
With a new space comes great opportunity—time for fresh creations on a blank canvas. We know this as fellow lovers of home design.
THE JOINERY’S Coffee Table Talk: Serving Up Advice
In many homes it’s the coffee table, even more than the dining table, the wet bar or the kitchen island, that serves as the community center.
Major Mudroom
Lindsay’s goals for this high-traffic mudroom were to 1) make the built-in bench a comfy landing spot, 2) improve shoe storage & accessibility and 3) make this garage entry as gorgeous as the home’s main entry!
The Association of Northwest Landscape Designers presents 7 Professionally Designed Private Gardens on Portland’s East side
Save the date for the 12th Annual Designers’ Garden Tour: Saturday, June 18, 2016
OREGON GARDEN: How to Make a Spring Wreath
Gone are the days when wreaths were just a Christmas accessory.
Trend Alert: Moroccan Rugs
With Moroccan rugs being one of this year’s essential home accessories we felt it time to take the deep dive. Our conclusion: buyer beware.
Native Plant Appreciation Week is Coming to Portland
Bringing together a diversity of native plant appreciators April 23 through May 1 in Portland.
Gretchen Schauffler
Gretchen Schauffler is the artist and creative force behind Devine Color, a line of interior design products with colors inspired by the Pacific Northwest. Born in Puerto Rico, Gretchen later moved to Portland, OR, where she founded the company from her garage in 1998. Today, Gretchen works as a commercial design consultant and continues … Read more
