A Clean Slate
Whether you prefer old world details such as a freestanding tub or a more minimalist and modern palette, these two bathrooms take a fresh spin across the style spectrum. We’re stepping inside for inspiration.
Home + Design
Red Pig Tools
“This is a dibble,” Bob Denman said on a recent tour through his store, Red Pig Garden Tools, housed in a 1,600-squarefoot barn in Boring. “It’s the oldest garden tool in the world.”
Designer Spotlight: Jenny Baines
“POWDER ROOMS ARE an opportunity to do something a little more glam, a little more fun and just experiment,” said Jenny Baines, the principle interior designer at Jenny Baines Interiors in Portland.
Steel Life
In 2011, Shannon Lester was floating down the Rogue River when she hit upon the idea for her first outdoor planter. Lesterhad been working as a landscape designer in Bend, at the design/build firm that she started with her husband, Andrew.
Designer Spotlight: Sadafumi Uchiyama
“My family in Japan has been in this gardening business since 1890, so I am bound to do the garden, I guess.”
The Great Escape
Nothing says summer like serving meals hot off the grill and dining in the open air. To take full advantage of these seasonal delights, two Oregon homeowners transformed the blah, unused spaces outside their homes into destinations for al fresco living.
Container Life
Belgian Peter Lynn met his wife, a Portlander, when the two were living in the South of France. Because they love the outdoors, the couple decided to raise their sons in the Rose City. A former beekeeper and commercial strawberry grower, Lynn wanted to stay in the garden business, but without taking on the physical labor of a full-service garden center.
Oregon Cabins
Does anything HAVE MORE pull on the imagination than a snug winter cabin? Whether it’s in the woods, along the coast, or burrowed in the mountain snow—Oregon’s bounty proffers numerous opportunities for the perfect retreat. Here are three different cabin designs to jumpstart your daydreaming.
Living Tiny
Affordable, sustainable and (let’s face it) cool, small-scale houses are rekindling the American Dream in Oregon.
