Isaac D Smith

IsaacDSmith02One of a kind stained/art glass windows for residential and commercial applications as well as oil painting.

Isaac D Smith
1409 NW 11th St
Battle Ground, WA 98604

5 Portland vintage stores to visit

oroxleatherLet’s face it, some of the biggest shopping duties of the year are right around the corner. Have you made your list and checked it twice? Start early, of course, and try avoiding the mall for even more fun.

Four shopping outings

pic 6 1As a dedicated sun lover, this is a hard time of year for me. Very hard. And when life gets hard, there’s really only one thing to do. Shop. Shop a lot. If you also need to distract yourself from wind, rain, falling leaves and a fading tan, here are some outing suggestions.

Portland Nursery Apple Tasting

ciderman235Portland Nursery’s 26th annual Apple Tasting takes place the weekends of October 11-13 and 18-20. They expect to have as many as 60 different varieties of apples and pears to taste and purchase.

Winning kitchen design

Produced by the marketing department of Oregon Home

2013FW YS Bradlee1Janel Campbell, design consultant at Neil Kelly Company, knows what makes a kitchen fabulous. “Great kitchen design is about function foremost,” the avid home chef says. Starting with that focus, Campbell creates stunning kitchens, including the condo remodel that garnered her top local prize in the 2010-2012 Sub-Zero and Wolf Kitchen design contest.

Heart of Wood repurposes wood scraps

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2013FW YS HeartOfWood4When Sharon and Bob Lewis come across wood destined for chipping or the fireplace, they often see wood destined for another purpose: to become finely crafted objects for the home, the kind of pieces passed down from generation to generation.

From the Editor: design for life

2013FW LoriRussellWhite carpet in our master bedroom seemed like a great idea at the time. The light color would perk up an otherwise dark room and the thick plush would feel great underfoot on cold winter mornings. It would look just like one of those photographs in a magazine. Best of all, the remnant was just the right size and on sale!