Market Watch

How Farro We've Come

The ancient Romans had it right: farro is a mighty grain.

03/05/2012 By Kristin Belz

Desirables

Beauty and the Bike Rack

Making high art out of a storage problem.

03/04/2012 By Kristin Belz

Desirables

Civic-minded Tote Bags

A grad student in Raleigh, NC is the source of Nolli Plan-inspired tote bags, tee-shirts and prints.

02/28/2012 By Kristin Belz

Market Watch

Got Eggs? Got Dinner!

A quick mix of what you have on hand can make a warm dinner for a dark wintry night.

02/28/2012 By Kristin Belz

Desirables

Elegant Spheres of Light

David Trubridge’s nature-inspired pendant lamps hang brightly – especially for 10% off at Vanillawood.

02/27/2012 By Kristin Belz

Desirables

Dancing Candles

Candlelight dances naturally, but so do these graceful candlestick holders.

02/26/2012 By Kristin Belz

Market Watch

Cabbage Patch Meals

Unlike Cabbage Patch dolls of the '80s, cabbage the food is a hot ticket for winter dinner.

02/21/2012 By Kristin Belz

Out and About

Fix-It at the Fair

Get your fix of freebies and better-living tips at the Fix-It Fair Saturday, February 25.

02/20/2012 By Kristin Belz

Desirables

Eats (From) Leaves (That) Bend

Plate up dinner on beautiful bendable leaf-like dishes from Nao Tamura.

02/19/2012 By Kristin Belz

DIY

Wonder Walls

Why paint when you can paper instead?

02/18/2012 By Kristin Belz

Desirables

A Colorful Carpet Language

Company C makes soft and cushy rugs filled with color and character.

02/14/2012 By Kristin Belz

Market Watch

Magic Mustard

Making your own is not hard, though it is a seedy endeavor.

02/13/2012 By Kristin Belz

Innovations

Window Warmers

An extra layer helps insulate old windows – but it doesn’t have to look like a blanket.

02/12/2012 By Kristin Belz

Innovations

The Print-it-then-Sit-in-it-Chair

Refrigerator interiors have a second life as furniture, thanks to a Dutch robot extruding one endless line of plastic.

02/11/2012 By Kristin Belz

Desirables

Text and the Art of Decorating

Keeping Calm and Carrying On – and other written messages.

02/07/2012 By Kristin Belz

Market Watch

Pomegranates, Winter's Red Jewels

Valentine’s Day is the time for a taste of the tail end of Pomegranate season.

02/06/2012 By Kristin Belz

Out and About

A Tree Story

Portland’s many “Friends of Trees” have planted 430,000 trees and native plants since 1989.

02/05/2012 By Kristin Belz

In the Kitchen Garden

Kumquats, the Natural Sweet Tarts

Tasting sweet on the outside, tart on the inside, kumquats are also good trees to grow indoors.

01/31/2012 By Kristin Belz

Market Watch

Super Bowl of Chowders

Regional specialties take the spotlight as New England and New York (really New Jersey) face-off: who wins, Manhattan or New England clam chowder?

01/30/2012 By Kristin Belz

Out and About

Asian Fusion: Lapchi Feng Shui

Learn about the art of Feng Shui in a free workshop February 9 at the Pearl District’s Atelier Lapchi.

01/29/2012 By Kristin Belz