Winning kitchen design

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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.

Street of Dreams home stands out

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2013FW YS TTMDev2Perched on a hillside overlooking the rolling rural farmlands of the Willamette Valley, one of this year’s Street of Dreams homes stands out for its thoughtful design, high-end craftsmanship, fine materials and focus on good living.

Mountainwood Homes remodels the heart of the home

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2013FW YS Mountainwood2When Ron and Linda decided to remodel the kitchen and family room of their 1,150-square-foot home in West Linn, they knew exactly what they wanted: thoughtful and functional storage spaces, natural hues and textures to augment the extensive gardens outside and fresh appliances to make cooking a breeze.

WILLCO employees have a shared passion for quality work

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2013FW YS Willco2Drive through any of Portland’s neighborhoods and WILLCO’s work is on display. You’ll find it in the glorious historic exterior restoration of The Governor Hotel, the award-winning bathroom remodel in a Laurelhurst neighborhood craftsman home, a Westmoreland dormer master suite addition and in the dual, seven-story Columbia River condominium paint job in Vancouver. That’s because WILLCO, founded nine years ago, is one of the go-to businesses when clients want top quality remodeling, painting and restoration.

Put it on a pedestal

2013FW IdeaBoard2Make a statement in the bathroom with an eye-catching pedestal sink. 

Standalone home offices increase in popularity

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2013FW YS MakeSmRoom2Ever been trapped on a crowded freeway at rush hour and wish you could have walked to work? Well, that’s exactly what happened to Mark Welker. A recruiter for a major insurance company, Welker grew weary of the nearly one-hour drive into Portland from his home in Canby.

In hot water

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2013FW YS NWNatural1Herb Heagh-Arvitt was committed to finding an energy efficient solution for heating water, but his electric heat pump water heater was not doing the trick. He hit the ceiling when his system took nearly all day to recover enough hot water for his guests to get a shower.