The Design District

Excellent design solution for book storage issue…

Sweet IKEA-envy from a Cape Town designer…

I think I’m ready to paint the off-white walls in the main space a fresh modern white. But which white is right?

Possibilities open up with rich wood mosaic tiles from sustainable and reclaimed hardwoods.

This art installation is Elisabeth Leach’s greatest gift to Portland…

Jen and I just finished up a photoshoot for Spaces where the idea of groupings of ivory ceramics was bandied around. It’s something I love in my own home right now, an assortment of forms married…

Yesterday, it was announced that the incoming First Family has selected an interior decorator to give the Whi…

You probably know Rejuvenation (1100 SE Grand Ave) as the source for reproduction period lighting fixtures and hardware, but there’s a lot more in th…

Guess where you’ll find this great relief. Hint: it’s downtown.

Gentle reminder? Witty threat?

If you saw it in the pages of Portland Spaces, you’ll probably find it on The List. Contact information for the firms, shops, suppliers behind the scenes and in the stories of the Feb/Mar 2008 issue.

Stay warm? Check. Great deal? Check. Help save the world? Check. The Nau Warehouse Sale returns . . .

Such a smart solution…

A cross between classic ornamental plaster and the modern wall in this DIY project…in a closet(?!)

While the rest of the world must eBay, Portland can see and touch more Mid Century than you can shake a tapered leg at

Imagining flinging self into a Cleopatra-like reclining attitude in perhaps vintage cerise silk shantung lounging pajamas on this wool chaise designed by Khodi Feiz for Council Design..

I regret that I found out at the end of the day yesterday that it’s common knowledge that what you spend the first day of the year doing is what you’ll be doing all year long. Oo…

Those in the know know, but the rest of us may not realize what a treasure trove of plants from all over the world is to be found at Cistus Nursery on Sauvie Island