Based on my discussions with clients and the popularity of previous posts on low maintenance gardens, you do not want to spend more time caring for your landscapes. You want to spend less time, even no time if possible.

In an effort to give you what you want, here are 10 ways to lessen the amount of time needed to care for your landscape (and some pictures of our low-maintenance landscapes to the left):

The home improvement industry is booming and bustling this year like never before, at an all time high Americans are spending over $170 billion dollars on remodeling and construction projects. 

What does this mean? It means styles and trends for interior design change in a blink of an eye (not really, more like a few years). 

Paint hues can significantly change the inclination and inside plan of your home. Paint can create an impression with sprinkles of intense shading, or it can be a delicate background to a more quieted inside.  

Painting is one of the most effortless and cost friendly methods in the inside plan world that makes your home beautiful. Here are 5 tips that will help you to avoid the mistakes that most home owners make while choosing paint.

One of the most frequent scenarios I encounter with my clients is this: Partner A calls me to ask about my services. We agree to meet, see the space, talk about goals and objectives and so forth. After being assured that the Partner B doesn’t have any interest in the outcome of the space, I begin to design. I return to present the design – generally to Partner A and B – and Partner B is none too pleased with what s/he sees. An argument ensues. I have to scrap my design and at the client’s expense, go back to the drawing board.

There’s Thanksgiving … and then there’s Portland Thanksgiving. And while there’s nothing wrong with a Butterball Turkey, white rolls and cranberry sauce out of a can, for some people, living in Portland means we have an inner maniacal Michelin chef just yearning to break free on this high holy day of food. Here are some tips for taking advantage of the bounty the Pacific NW has to offer.