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Seasonal Countdowns

Exquisitely rendered illustrations of winter’s bounty offer solace ‘til Solstice. They’re also great gift-giving ideas.

11/20/2011 By Kristin Belz

Market Watch

Home-baked But Not Home-made

Don’t call it cheating: Grand Central and Florio bakeries will get a pie or pastry ready for you to bake in your home oven.

11/18/2011 By Kristin Belz

Market Watch

Are These Sprouts Really From Brussels?

No imports necessary when it comes to the mini-cabbages.

11/15/2011 By Kristin Belz

Desirables

Searching for Vintage

Can you manufacture authenticity, or does it only come with age?

11/14/2011 By Kristin Belz

Home Hunt

Growin’ and Groovin’ in Cully Grove

Orange Splot keeps trees and plants seeds of a new green community in Portland’s Cully neighborhood.

11/12/2011 By Kristin Belz

Out and About

Visiting the Mayor’s House, Circa 1912

The Architectural Heritage Center opens the doors on Portland of a century ago, when the Mayor had just moved into a grand new home built by A.E. Doyle.

11/12/2011 By Kristin Belz

Retail Watch

Williams-Sonoma Rejuvenates

The California king of all things home adds a Portland prize to its portfolio: Rejuvenation.

11/08/2011 By Kristin Belz

DIY

Leaves, Light, and Luddites

Preserve the old-fashioned method of preserving leaves by pressing them in wax paper. Autumn leaves; beauty stays.

11/07/2011 By Kristin Belz

Desirables

Shoots Bamboo and Makes Things Too

A bamboo jungle thrives, just down the street from Paul Bunyan.

11/05/2011 By Kristin Belz

DIY

Farmers Are Us

It’s easy being cheesy, with a little help from our friends at Urban Cheesecraft.

11/03/2011 By Kristin Belz

Market Watch

Celebrating Celeriac

Not yet a celebrity, celeriac is ready for its kitchen close-up.

11/01/2011 By Kristin Belz

Desirables

A 1940 Chaise for 2011 Chillaxin'

Charlotte Perriand’s chaise longue joins the furniture she created in the 1920s with that most famous icon of modern architecture himself, Le Corbusier.

10/31/2011 By Kristin Belz