Regardless of the size of your garden, or the lack thereof, you can indeed have a smashing container garden. It requires almost no space, is limited only by your imagination, is ridiculously easy to take care of, easily changes with the seasons, can be as colorful or as monochromatic as you like, is …well, you get the idea. This is just a preview...Read the rest... Read More →

Queen Victoria reigned over Great Britain from 1837 until her death in 1901. In America the term “Victorian Architecture” has become a catch phrase to describe any of a number of styles that were popular in the last half of the 19th century. This article will serve as an overview of these styles as expressed in Portland house design. Future articles will examine several of the more popular Victorian-era styles in greater detail. This is just a preview...Read the rest... Read More →

Almost all homeowners at this point have watched HGTV stage a home and imagined how they could magically transform their property using home staging techniques. It’s fun to see a dreary, cluttered, and dated interior become bright, fresh, and stylish. However, with the change in economic conditions comes a change in buyer demographics and preferences. This is just a preview...Read the rest... Read More →