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What You Need to Know About Oregon’s “Heat Smart for Clean Air Law”

Staff Writer — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 00:33:47 +0000

On August 1, 2010, Oregon’s “Heat Smart for Clean Air Law” went into effect. This law is meant to protect homebuyers and clean our air of unnecessary wood-smoke pollution. This law requires a homeowner to remove and decommission an uncertified older woodstove or fireplace insert from a home at the point of sale. The law [...]

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What You Need to Know About Oregon’s “Heat Smart for Clean Air Law”

Indow Windows, A Great Solution for Storm Windows

Staff Writer — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 00:15:47 +0000

Without an Indow Window With an Indow Window Brian McLean’s breakfast nook, with its seven windows looking out onto northeast Fremont Street in Portland, OR, was cold and drafty. The windows, in close proximity to the kitchen, also experienced condensation, with potential damage to the wood frame from water running down the cold panes and [...]

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Indow Windows, A Great Solution for Storm Windows

Build It Green! Home Tour and Info Fair

Staff Writer — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 23:21:08 +0000

This year is the 10th anniversary of Build It Green! The tour sparks the imagination, provides resources, and presents green remodeling ideas. Ever since the first event in 2002, approximately 1000 do-it-yourselfers, contractors, students, homeowners, and renters buy tickets every September for the tour. Build It Green! is presented each year by the City of [...]

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Build It Green! Home Tour and Info Fair

Increase Your Kitchen or Bath Cabinet Storage

Staff Writer — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 22:37:52 +0000

In most kitchens, it seems that everything behind the first row in the pantry gets lost and falls into a black hole, never to be found again. Are you always looking for those items you know are there but cannot seem to find? If you want to use your mixer, you have to get on [...]

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Increase Your Kitchen or Bath Cabinet Storage

Kitchen Remodel at a Fraction of the Cost

Staff Writer — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 22:55:22 +0000

You’ve been tearing pages out of magazines, searching websites, talking to co-workers, friends, and family members to find that right kitchen or bath design. You seek a design that you can afford that won’t disrupt your household for six months or more. Over and over you keep thinking, I love the layout of my kitchen. [...]

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Kitchen Remodel at a Fraction of the Cost

From Ordinary to Stunning: A Cape Cod Kitchen

Staff Writer — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 22:30:07 +0000

When it comes to favored architectural styles for old Portland homes, the Cape Cod doesn’t have the cachet of its Craftsman cousin. However, homebuyers Carolyn and Bret Winkler weren’t put off by the unassuming exterior or unappealing kitchen of the 1947 northeast Cape Cod. “We liked the space, the neighborhood, and above all, the price… [...]

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From Ordinary to Stunning: A Cape Cod Kitchen

Period Floor Coverings: Floorcloths Then and Now

Staff Writer — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 20:58:40 +0000

Floorcloths are painted canvas rugs that originated in Europe in the 1700s. They were initially an artisan craft, hand painted and stenciled by house painters and often made to look like marbled floors, used in place of more expensive woven carpets. Eventually, manufacturing was established in several cities in Europe, most notably Bristol and London [...]

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Period Floor Coverings: Floorcloths Then and Now

It’s Never Too Early to Teach Kids About Architecture

Staff Writer — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 19:38:47 +0000

On February 11, Architectural Historian Jack Bookwalter met with Mrs. Halliburton’s 2nd/3rd grade class at Access Academy for an after-lunch discussion of common Portland house styles. This was followed by a walk through the Northeast Sabin neighborhood, looking at many of the architectural features mentioned in the talk. This unusual endeavor was facilitated by Judy [...]

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It’s Never Too Early to Teach Kids About Architecture