No piece of furniture sets the tone for your living room more than the sofa. But besides being the vehicle to advertise your design tastes, it’s also where the binge-watching happens, where family or friends gather for a chat over coffee, or where you curl up with a book and good intentions before an accidental afternoon […]
Leslie Sherman was resigned to being a renter the rest of her life. The 33-year-old couples therapist and her husband, Conrad Useldinger, 30, a dance academy director, live in San Jose, CA. Nestled in the heart of Silicon Valley, where Apple, Google, and Nvidia are based, it is the most expensive housing market in America, according to a Realtor.com analysis. There, […]
PAM’s conservator will use tiny cotton swabs to remove a layer of varnish from 1959. Claude Monet, Waterlilies, 1914-1915, oil on canvas, Museum Purchase: Helen Thurston Ayer Fund (Portland Art Museum) Many visitors to the Portland Art Museum have oohed and aahed over Claude Monet’s Water Lilies. The 1914-15 oil painting is a cornerstone of the […]
Porch season is officially here! Sure, it might sometimes still be a little too chilly to enjoy your favorite outdoor perch unless it’s drenched in sunlight, but soon enough we’ll all be sipping sweet tea and basking in some summertime warmth. The beginning of porch sittin’ season always begs the question: How do you revive […]
Whether you like to sip your morning coffee on your patio, enjoy an after-work drink on your deck, or gather around the firepit for post-dinner s’mores, you’re going to need some outdoor seating. But with so many options to choose from, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. Should you focus on a quality sofa or opt for a set that […]
If the water is calling and you can’t resist, you might consider trading in your ho-hum, land-based house for a floating home. Floating homes, which get their name from being built upon wooden, concrete, or steel “floats,” are a popular lifestyle choice in several coastal U.S. cities. Unlike houseboats—which they’re often confused for—floating homes are […]
There’s a certain point in the lifecycle of renting where you say to yourself: I just can’t do this anymore. Maybe it’s the upstairs neighbors, who relentlessly stomp across their apartment into the wee hours of the morning. Maybe it’s the numbingly dull white walls you’ve stared at year after year. Or perhaps it’s that bitter pill […]
Our list of more than 20 shops spotlighting the African diaspora and children’s books, sci-fi and fantasy, artist monographs, comics, and…yarn? Up Up Books IMAGE: COURTESY UP UP BOOKS IF YOUR IDEA OF A PERFECT DAY is an endless meander through tall stacks of books, you’re in the right place. Portland is loaded with great bookstores, more […]
Even when houses get offers within days of hitting the listing pages, selling a home is a long, complex, and stressful process. It’s easy to get confused, overwhelmed, or too attached to how you imagine your home sale should go. The many moving parts of a real estate transaction might even have you unwittingly using […]
Riders pass a baton during a Pony Express relay race in Okmulgee, Okla. Ivan McClellan As a child growing up in Kansas City, Ivan McClellan would sing the national anthem at the American Royal rodeo with a youth choir. Those performances are some of his fondest memories, but they’re also bittersweet. That’s because just about everybody else […]