The Design Angle

Sometimes Portland, Oregon isn’t big enough for an interior designer, so in mid August a van load of interior designers and I went to Statements in Seattle to seek inspiration for our remodeling projects. I love to walk a showroom with fresh eyes. I get...

It is hard to find someone in Portland that hasn’t heard of the Street of Dreams. The Home Builders Association of Metropolitan Portland has done an amazing job branding the show over the past 30+ years. It has changed over the years, but has maintained...

I value my partners, vendors and resources immensely. They serve my clients and I am careful to surround myself with partners that share my core values. There are many resources for flooring and surfaces in Portland. As a matter of fact, I meet new resources...

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) is having a singing contest. The winner will sing the National Anthem at the Grand Opening Ceremonies at the 2010 International Builders’ Show® in Las Vegas, January 19, 2010. Yesterday, Hallie Gentry from the Home Builders Association of...

I may get some flack about writing on this topic. Oh well. It is the ugly side of staging and creating show homes: Theft. Just nine days into the Street of Dreams, items are missing from the Luster of the Pearl penthouse. This happens with...

Here is a glimpse of what you will see at the Luster of the Pearl at this year’s Northwest Natural Street of Dreams. I have many wonderful artisans and great partners to thank for the amazing work at our penthouse at the Encore. First my...

With the 2009 Northwest Natural Street of Dreams launching, it is back to my clients that have so patiently shared my time over the past two a half months. I am currently working on three remodeling projects with clients: the rooms include a master suite...

Our Street of Dreams penthouse is finished and Thursday night launched the Street of Dreams at the Mid Summer Night’s Dream. That probably sounds like simple phrase, but the impact for me of “finishing” the space was truly monumental. I was the last penthouse completed,...

Do you have a space in your home you don’t use? I thoroughly enjoyed the simplicity of this blog by Jan Springer, the director of the Heritage School of Interior Design in Beaverton, Oregon. I wanted to share it with you. The original blog was...

I can’t count the number of times clients of mine have shown me photos from a past Street of Dreams shows to illustrate a style or piece they want in their own home. They loved it. They photographed it. They want that look. This is...