The Portland Metro area is fortunate to have so many fine of examples of pre-WW II housing in such good condition. Today, more than ever, there is a renewed interest in restoring our architectural heritage, both outside and inside the home. This is just a preview...Read the rest... Read More →

The decision to do a major addition and remodel instead of moving is always an adventure. Many factors must be considered when weighing the pros and cons of undertaking the expensive and arduous endeavor of renovating the place where you live. Experiences vary, but universal truths do exist in Remodelania. This is just a preview...Read the rest... Read More →

Gambrel Roof Modillions Cornice Corner Quoins Fishscale Shingles Queen Anne Window This is just a preview...Read the rest... Read More →

What makes a homeowner decide that it’s time to replace their windows? And once the decision is made to replace windows, how do they know that they’re getting the right product? Photo courtesy of Milgard Windows This is just a preview...Read the rest... Read More →

Northwest Renovation recently caught up with Schoolhouse Electric’s owner and president, Brian Faherty and general manager, Michelle Steinback. Northwest Renovation’s purpose was to find out how this new period lighting store located on SE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. and Oak Street in , Portland, OR was doing and to learn more about its unique stock. This is just a preview...Read the rest... Read More →

In the final installment of our three-part series, we will examine the revival of past historical styles. One hundred years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence, Americans were rediscovering the origins of their ever-expanding democracy. The nation’s first successful World’s Fair, Philadelphia’s Centennial Exposition of 1876, was conceived to celebrate the future by remembering the past. While extolling modern American invention and ingenuity in the burgeoning industrial... more

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PART ONE Read Part 2 By 1846, there were a dozen log cabins etched out of the primeval wilderness fronting the west bank of the Willamette River. Three years earlier the name Portland had been decided by the toss of a coin—three years later, California’s Gold Rush would lure most of the town’s population south to seek their fortune. This is just a preview...Read the rest... Read More →