The Design Angle

Today is Earth Day. If you didn’t remember this morning, chances are that the news reminded you. I was watching the Today Show this morning on NBC. Laura Bush, our first lady, was a guest news anchor. One of the segments showed her and President...

Thanks to Roberta Aylward, a local artist in Portland, for submitting a link of photos taken Friday night during the Lights Out America. As she pointed out, turning the lights out, “brings out the creative side in all of us.” My husband and I drank...

My interior design firm, Angela Todd Designs, publishes a monthly newsletter, the “Design Exchange“. The newsletter not only includes ideas and concepts discussed in this blog, but features clients stories, before and after galleries, and we share local vendors that can help with your projects....

I will be an on-air guest with Handyman Bob Strong from 750KXL this Saturday for his show “Around the House”. The show airs from noon to 2:00pm. Saturday’s topic is ‘Sustainability in Building Products”. The live show will broadcast from the Energy Trust Better Living...

Tigard, Oregon is a wonderful place to live and thrive. The citizens in Tigard take great pride in their community and in their homes. It is a great place to call home. In the cities spirit of creating a wonderful thriving community, they have included...

I understand the urge to update and transform your space without breaking the bank. Below are a few of my favorite ‘do it yourself’ ideas to instantly freshen up any room. 1. Pick up an aisle or two. Use them in bookshelves, table tops and...

It happens all the time. I enter a client’s room for the first time and they begin… “I know, that coffee table has to go, my walls need re-painted, that chair needs replaced, and ….” What you think doesn’t work right now, might be the...

In late November and early December we trek to our attic or storage closet in search of holiday decor. Most of us don’t stop with just the tree. We change our mantels, table tops, and dining areas to elaborate displays of garland, candles and twinkling...