In the Garden

Hummingbirds Keep Away the Humbugs

Inviting feathered friends to frolic outside the window.

12/23/2011 By Kristin Belz

$10 and Under

Living, Breathing Ornaments

The exotic tendrils of airplants might be the most unusual decoration on your tree this year.

12/20/2011 By Kristin Belz

DIY

Prints Charming is in the House

Yellow Owl Workshop helps stamp out boredom over the long school holidays.

12/19/2011 By Kristin Belz

Market Watch

Don't Panic – Get Panettone

The celebratory Italian fruitcake is a far cry from the laughed at Anglo-American versions.

12/18/2011 By Kristin Belz

Appreciation

Tales of Two Charleses

Charles Dickens and Charles Schulz invented two of the season’s most welcome visitors to our holiday celebrations at home.

12/18/2011 By Kristin Belz

Desirables

A Range of Needs and Stoves

Stove love, and cooking around the world.

12/13/2011 By Kristin Belz

Desirables

Clean Home, Green Home

The gift of earth-friendly cleanliness, brought to you by bicycle.

12/11/2011 By Kristin Belz

In the Kitchen

Best Ever Cookies

It’s just not the holidays without the tried and true traditional cookie classics.

12/11/2011 By Kristin Belz

Market Watch

Cooking Like a Local

Sometimes the best recipes come from close to home.

12/10/2011 By Kristin Belz

Desirables

Wooly Wonders

Felt never felt, or looked, so good; Moufelt, please.

12/06/2011 By Kristin Belz

Market Watch

Persimmons and Quince, Crackers and Cheese

Seasonal curiosities plus a cabinet of long-lasting classics make easy entertaining fancy and fun.

12/05/2011 By Kristin Belz

Holiday Giving

Helping Create Habitats for Humanity

Appreciating having a home, and making new homes for those who have none.

12/04/2011 By Kristin Belz

Out and About

Eames: the Architect and the Painter

Charles and Ray Eames – and their innovative designs – star in this vivid new documentary.

12/03/2011 By Kristin Belz

Desirables

Christmas Trees That Stay Alive

How to turn buying a holiday tree into planting a tree in the new year.

11/29/2011 By Kristin Belz

Desirables

Browsing the Best of New York

Museum shops offer special items that bring their particular collections into your home via online shopping.

11/28/2011 By Kristin Belz

Desirables

Temporary Beauty

Portland Art Museum lets you bring home fine art without making a long-term commitment.

11/27/2011 By Kristin Belz

Out and About

Crafty Wonderland Returns

One stop shopping comes to the Convention Center December 10-11, as Portland’s creatives converge for a weekend extravaganza of visual art and handmade crafts.

11/26/2011 By Kristin Belz

Habitat

Lure of the Local

One of Pietro Belluschi’s Northwest regional icons gets an update—from his son.

11/23/2011 By Kristin Belz

Read This

Milk Bar, By (Buy) the Book

An irreverent yet exacting new baking bible reveals how to make your own Crack Pie (and other secrets).

11/22/2011 By Kristin Belz

Desirables

Heath Speaks of the Hearth

The classic California ceramic dinnerware is perfect for creating a welcoming and warm Thanksgiving table.

11/21/2011 By Kristin Belz