Archives for October 2006
Homes With Skylights
Last night I was lying awake in bed in my basement apartment thinking about skylights. I grew up in Maryland, moved once, and we had a skylight in both houses. From birth to age 5, I would lie watching the clouds below the skylight in my first home, a large plastic bubble on …
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It’s Christmastime Again? Tricks Without Treats.
I remember this one scene from It’s Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown. Charlie Brown is going around door to door early trying to sell Christmas wreaths. He’s met with incredulousness, “It’s not even Thanksgiving yet!”
I walked into Fred Meyer to buy a pair of black shoelaces for my Dr. Martens when something hideous …
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Jennifer Wells Design
I stumbled across the art studio of Jennifer Wells wandering around Last Thursday. Jennifer Wells is a glass artist who makes fused glass plates, platters, and bowls, beautiful sconces, and holiday ornaments. In this art studio, she teaches others how to make these decorative items, believing that it is healthy for everyone to …
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Bollinger’s Interior Design and a Job Op!
Bollinger began doing roller shades for windows in 1929. In the past 77 years they have expanded their business to include all sorts of window coverings, carpeting and area rugs, upholstery, and even new furniture. Their goal is to provide their customers with every interior design need.
And to suit every need of the …
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Got It Off Craigslist
I’m a bit under the weather today and not up scoping out Portland. So I thought I’d concentrate more on interior decoration from the perspective of a computer chair. Here’s a very basic crash course on furniture shopping on Craigslist.
If you’ve been hiding in a dingy, unfurnished cave with no electricity, then perhaps …
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Cult of Domesticity Has Little Style
I spent my entire weekend at the Northwest Women’s Show, which ran from Friday October 19th to Sunday October 22nd at the convention center. What was supposed to be “An Event of Spirit and Style” had a little spirit but almost no style.
What I had expected the Northwest Women’s Show to be was very …
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Apple Crate Furniture Warehouse
I have been curious about the Apple Crate furniture store for years. At a time when I needed a quick fix for a bed, I was intrigued by the window ads for $299 futons with frames, but never enough to go in the store. I finally did it today.
This is probably the ugliest …
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Pub At the End of the Universe
After a long day at work, I joined friends at the Pub At the End of the Universe, which is not at the end of the universe but rather in a decent neighborhood at the corner of SE 28th and SE Gladstone. I’ve always liked the décor of the place, which is odd; it’s …
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Mom’s Junque on Belmont
Mom’s Junque thrift store is exactly what it sounds like.
Lisa began Mom’s Junque last August as a way to help her mother get rid of some of unnecessary accumulated stuff. Now Lisa mostly gets her goods from auctions but there are still quite a few bits donated from her mother. This thrift store …
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Fish In a Little Water
There is little more disconcerting than walking into a restaurant and seeing a small tank full of very large fish. Overgrown fish with nothing better to do than bump into one glass wall, turn around and bump into another, everyday just another day of tail chasing doughnuts. If it’s just a holding tank …
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