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"Hey, We've Been in That House on the Cover of Oregon Home!

I’m interested in purchasing a copy of the Jan.-Feb. 2008 issue of Oregon Home. My husband and I have spent several wonderful evenings drinking good wine and watching beautiful sunsets from the house on your cover, Greg and Barbara Empson’s Gold Beach, Ore., home that John Harper designed and built (“Ocean’s Edge Modern”). About 10 years ago, we bought a property just outside of Gold Beach, and John was among the first to welcome us to the area. In fact, John has designed several parts of remodel projects at our own house.
I’d appreciate it if you’d let me know how to find this issue that’s of personal interest to my husband and me. Thank you.
—Sandra Shibata, Camas, Wash.

 

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Dishing About Cookware

I read “Kitchen Experts Speak” (“Design Matters: Green Kitchens,” Oregon Home’sThe Green Living Issue”) and in the letter from POOR BUT GREEN AT HEART (who asked for inexpensive items) Pam Henderson of In Good Taste recommends stainless steel pots and pans for cookware.
I’d like to suggest using cast-iron pots and pans, which are inexpensive, hold heat, don’t have hot spots, are nearly nonstick and, after a bit of seasoning, have no problems with acid cooking. Plus, cast-iron cookware adds iron to your cooked foods and lasts for generations. (I’m still using my great-grandmother’s Dutch oven, which she used on the wagon train.).
Cast-iron pans also take dry heat so you can get those great grill marks from a ribbed pan. And they can go from the stovetop to inside the oven to under the broiler to into the campfire.
I can’t speak to manufacturing greenness, but a cast-iron pan that’s lasted 150 years sounds pretty green to me.
—Murphy Terrell, Via E-Mail

 

 
Boston Tile Party

While visiting my grandparents who live in Portland, I was reading their copy of Oregon Home’sThe Green Living Issue.” I just  wanted to tell you how much I enjoyed it. My husband and I are remodeling a ranch house in Boston and the cover story (“Make Theirs Modern”) gave me a whole bunch of great ideas to use in our house. I’m planning to see whether it’s possible for me to have some of the tile you feature shipped to Massachusetts!
—Rachel Percy, Via E-Mail

 

 
And the Painter Is...

I was wondering if you knew the name of the artist who did the painting with the gray background hanging on the wall on p. 47 in “Make Theirs Modern” in Oregon Home’sThe Green Living Issue?” I like its color combination and abstract look.
—Nancy Lenhart, Portland

 

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Greetings From Far Away

I happily subscribe to Oregon Home even though I live in New Mexico. I saw Oregon Home's "Green Living" advertised and I wondered how I can get a copy. Thanks. —Carol McFarlan, Via E-Mail

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Don't You Feel Sheepish

As a long-time subscriber, I must tell you how sickened I was after reading “Sheep in the City” by Zoë Kaplan Presley (“Home Front,” Mar.-Apr. 2008).
I read about how adorable the sheep were and how affectionate they were. And then at the end of the article, the sheep were killed and eaten! Perhaps Presley could’ve sold the sheep or found them new homes. To treat animals as pets and gain their trust and affection, and then just cold-heartedly kill them really turned my stomach. I hope I don’t see similar articles in Oregon Home in the future. That article was more appropriate for Farm Journal or Successful Farming.
—Shar Ludwig, Via E-Mail

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Inspiration Station

I love your magazine. Today, while I was reading the Jan.-Feb. issue, I found the articles on artist studios (“House Calls: Home Studios”). I work with a dozen artists and I would love to send them the article via -a e-mail. They all have studios—or dining room tables that function as studios—and I think your photographs will inspire each of them. I know I’ll be keeping “The Landscape Painter’s Glass Box” for a studio I plan to build in my garden. And certainly this article will serve as a great introduction to your magazine. —Sue Reynolds, Portland

 

 
Need More Info on that Minimalist Platform Bed

I was wondering if you could tell me who makes the bed on page 29 of the Jan.-Feb. 2008 issue (“Sleek and Modern,” Design Matters). Thanks so much! —Christine Ognall, Portland

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Illuminate me, please!

Can you tell me where I can find the three-shaded pendant in Widney Moore’s dining room that’s on the cover of the Mar.-Apr. 2008 issue (“Woven Into The Pearl”)? It’s just what I’ve been looking for.
—Barbara Dans, Portland

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Shop Hood River


Tell the office you’re taking care of some long-put-off dental work, then drive the “This is What Norway Must Look Like!” expressway (a.k.a. I-84) and spend three or four hours shopping in Hood River, Ore. You’ll have an all-day smile when you return to your desk—promise!

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Shop Lower Burnside

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Seedy motels and a nonexistent street scene used to define this inner east gateway to downtown Portland, but the transformation of a former Travel Lodge into the hipster Jupiter Hotel (the site of the successful art fair The Affair The Jupiter in Sept.) has helped turn this district into a worthy shopping outpost.

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Portland Green

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We’ve scoured Portland to find the latest shops that’ve gone green! Everything you need­—or desire—can be found with sustainability in mind. The eco-conscious have hung out their shingles all over town in converted warehouses, turn-of-the-century homes, and even old Maytag repair shops. From the reclaimed to the local, from the handmade to the sustainable, here are some of our new favorite places!
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