It’s true in the best of homes: One day you wake up and realize it’s time to spruce things up. Maybe fix the steps or replace some dated furniture. Definitely ditch the wallpaper. That’s what we’ve done here at Oregon Home: taken stock of what’s working and what’s not and made some changes.

Pianist, songwriter and founder of Pink Martini, Thomas Lauderdale shows Oregon Home around his fabulously eclectic downtown Portland home.

A musician's home gains new upstairs space without changing the bungalow's footprint.

The menu is set. The table looks lush. All this dinner party needs is the right soundtrack. Niel DePonte, music director and conductor of Oregon Ballet Theatre, offers a playful playlist for a spring dinner party.

Portland writer Brian Libby interviewed designer Corey Martin of PATH Architecture for the April/May issue of Oregon Home. Martin’s Park Box house was a winner of a 2009 AIA Craftsmanship Award and Merit Award. Here is an extended excerpt from that interview.

All the home's a stage. Set it for drama.

Three of Portland's hottest chefs take us inside their kitchens to show us how they do it at home.

Corey Martin's urban duplex pulls nature inside with glass walls and sliding doors that provide light, transparency and a place for his son to dream.

Pigeon Toe is stepping out.

Celebrate the season with new colors, bold designs, fun furniture, getting organized and a few guilty pleasures.

Sleek modern sofas, faux crocodile tableware, bold colors and plush daybeds redefine outdoor living.