Virtually hanging off a cliff, with a nearly 180 degree view of the mighty Willamette, St. Helens, Mt. Adams and the adorable Oregon City, the Kaen House built in 1958 is a mid-century masterpiece rivaling any other. I was graciously invited to take a private tour of...
CUBA, CUBA, CUBA!!! As a mid-century lifestyle enthusiast with a huge interest in the time capsule that is CUBA, I’ve teamed up with Soltura Cuba Travel to design two 7-day tours of “Vintage” Cuba this April! From the Tropicana to the Fosca...
So you’ve bought your mid-century home. Perhaps it’s a pristine time-capsule and you just want to add to it’s glory. But more likely, it’s a mish-mosh of vintage and remodeled rooms and you feel a keen desire to restore it to what it once was,...
You probably have perused the wares of such house-parts recycle shops such as Rejuvenation, Rebuilding Center, Re-Store, or Hippo Hardware, but have you ever had the opportunity to create a whole room from recycled hardware from scratch? It may seem a daunting task,...
Few neighborhoods are as picture-perfect as East Portland’s Lorene Park. When most people pass through the staunch, lamp-topped, brick pillars welcoming them to the community, they remark how very much like ‘Perfectville’ the neighborhood is. This...