I was out walking one day when I found a discarded chair beside a dumpster. The seat was sagging and the seat webbing was hanging loose. I immediately fell in love with the homeless chair and brought it home. My husband was less excited about my find. He was used to me bringing home homeless animals and plants and now furniture. The new find went to the basement to live out the winter as a cat chair. With the sagging bottom it proved to be a comfy kitty bed. This is just a preview...Read the rest... Read More →

For the true gourmet the kitchen’s plumbing fixtures are extremely important. Inadequate faucets and sinks can hinder the best kitchen layout. The best cooks have their sinks, appliances, and cabinets designed in a manner that is efficient and makes the hard tasks easier. This is just a preview...Read the rest... Read More →

Gourmet cooks are often frustrated with their “builder basic” kitchens, especially those who cook for a living and are used to professional kitchens and equipment. This is just a preview...Read the rest... Read More →

One option to consider when considering the purchase of a new kitchen is to contact a craftsman to have your cabinetry locally built. This offers a custom fit job, and can also make more options available to the homeowner. For example, Ron Ring of Cascadia Custom Cabinets offers not only the standard woods available but also a wide selection of other interesting choices. Cascadia promotes the use of local woods, ... more

You know what you want your new kitchen to look like, how you want the room to flow, how you want the workspace to work. Magazine articles and pictures have been clipped, advertising pored over, a hundred images downloaded from multitudes of cabinet websites, all stuffed into the overflowing manila folder marked “new kitchen.” But the measure of success ... more

Living in Oregon for all these many years, I have come to realize that being warm and dry during the winter months is a top priority. Cold tile and wood floors make for early morning excitement as I dash from bed to bath, bath to breakfast only to realize that if I had a couple of well placed rugs, my heating bills — as well as the chattering of my teeth — would be greatly reduced. But where do I start? ... more

Schoolhouse Electric Co. Breathes Retail Life back into “Lost” American Lighting Classics For 50 years a non-descript concrete wall shrouded the original beauty of the circa 1884 Cully Building on Southeast Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard and Oak Street. In the spring of 2002, long time eastside resident, Brian Faherty, purchased the building from Portland... more

Scan the real estate listings in the Sunday paper, and the importance of moulding is clear. Terms such as boxed beams, wainscot, plate rail, built-ins, crown moulding, or elegant mantel are evocative of a home brimming with character, whether it’s new construction or a vintage house. Real estate agents recognize that millwork — which defines the style and personality of a home — sells. This is just a preview...Read... more