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Sustainable Ways to Update Your Kitchen Without Breaking the Bank

Robin Rigby-Fisher — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 22:46:48 +0000

Funny thing about houses — they don’t comprehend that the economy is less than stellar. They still need regular maintenance. January is my time for organizing, cleaning closets, tidying cabinets, and overall rearranging. This creates lots of opportunities to notice all the things I want to fix and update in our home. Unfortunately, with the [...]

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Sustainable Ways to Update Your Kitchen Without Breaking the Bank

The New Classic Kitchen: Designing 20th-Century Spaces for 21st-Century Living

Chelly Wentworth — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 22:31:13 +0000

Portlanders love their old homes. Features like original moldings, millwork, built-ins, coved ceilings, covered porches, leaded glass windows, and hardwood floors are irresistible to many homeowners, who will go to great lengths and expense to preserve and restore them. That appeal of another era loses its romance, however, in the kitchen, where many homeowners abandon [...]

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The New Classic Kitchen: Designing 20th-Century Spaces for 21st-Century Living

American Kitchen Sinks: A Snapshot of History

Karla Pearlstein — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:29:19 +0000

Selecting a kitchen sink while trying to achieve the appropriate look for a period kitchen can be a huge challenge. There is just so much misinformation and misleading marketing out there. It is often very difficult for homeowners to know what is correct for their specific period. Many of the ads, images, and plumbing stores [...]

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American Kitchen Sinks: A Snapshot of History

Small Budget, Big Impact

Rain Reynolds — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:15:15 +0000

Wow! That’s what all of us long to hear and feel about our decor, be our home small or grand or somewhere in between. And the good news is that goal is easily accomplished. All it takes is putting aside our fear of color (especially in the Pacific Northwest, where taupe passes for a jewel [...]

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Small Budget, Big Impact

Kitchen Transformation on a Budget: The Thrill of the Hunt

Karla Pearlstein — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 23:03:48 +0000

When we think of a kitchen renovation we usually see lots of dollar signs … And often these projects are big-ticket items ranging anywhere from $50,000 and up. There are times when kitchens need to be gutted to the studs. But often with old houses such heavy-handed approaches are not necessary. With old houses, sometimes [...]

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Kitchen Transformation on a Budget: The Thrill of the Hunt

Collaboration and the “Live-In Kitchen”

Robin Rigby-Fisher — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 18:26:47 +0000

Once upon a time the kitchen was a room only for servants. In fact in many homes, the kitchen was not even part of the main house. With the rise of the middle class, the kitchen moved into the home, but was still reserved for the servant, now called the “little woman.” Jumping a few [...]

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Collaboration and the “Live-In Kitchen”

Zones Take the Cake in Custom Kitchen

Stacy Green — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 23:59:55 +0000

In the fall, what home cook doesn’t feel a yen to bake? With the cooling weather, we’re eager to fire up the oven, smell the spice of pies, and bite into still-warm cookies. While baking offers the sensory delights of kneading dough and browning crusts, working in an efficient, functional, and attractive kitchen is the [...]

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Zones Take the Cake in Custom Kitchen

The Dishwasher In a Vintage Kitchen, Who Knew?!

Karla Pearlstein — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 20:26:13 +0000

The dishwasher, we take it pretty much for granted. When looking at a home, the dishwasher is a convenience that we have come to expect. We use it to store dirty dishes, and sometimes clean dishes as well. But how did the dishwasher come to be? It’s an interesting story. The first patent for a [...]

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The Dishwasher In a Vintage Kitchen, Who Knew?!