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The pandemic that began in 2020 was life-changing in all aspects, including home design. As workers stayed home to work remotely, they began to appreciate what a difference more space could make. Before long, the hottest housing market ever emerged as households sought larger homes with more creature comforts. What many found were homes that had been designed and built for busy dual-income families featuring a large bright “open kitchen.” Instead of separating the cook from the action in the den or living room, open floor plans allow cooking, eating, TV watching, working and socializing to take place in one large contiguous space. This was embraced as a liberating innovation that promoted connectivity for overscheduled families to see more of each other, but the result was more noise, more messes to look at, and a more chaotic environment. The open kitchen has been a staple of American home design for decades. But in recent years, the open kitchen has been on the decline.  For luxu...

Houseplants bring earthy beauty to interiors, but they can quickly show signs of decline if they don’t get the correct amount of sun, nutrients and water. When your favorite plant turns into a droopy, brown mess, where can you turn for help?   Google Play  or  Apple  might not be your first move, but they have excellent apps that can help you choose, care for, and grow healthy beautiful plants. You can use an app to help you save a sickly plant, talk to the app’s team of botanists, and set reminders for watering, fertilizing, pruning and other plant care, advises  HappySprout.com . Download  PlantSnap.com  or  PictureThis  the next time you visit a nursery to help you choose plants that will thrive in your home or garden. Use the app when you’re on a nature hike to help you identify edible plants and keep you from walking into that tangle of poison ivy. Bloomscape’s Vera app  offers a great way to document your plants, customize wat...

  As the spring home buying season kicks off, you may be ready to buy a home of your own, but continuing inflation, high home prices and high interest rates may be giving you pause. Is now a good time to buy a home? Market conditions are changing. According to a new  report , national mortgage rates have gone from a high of 7.37% in October, to 6.2% into January 2023. Home prices in November were 2.5% lower than the peak achieved in spring 2022, and 42% of home sellers offered concessions in Q-4, 2022. Also boosting homebuyer confidence is that the job market has improved. In  January 2023 , the national unemployment rate lowered to 3.5% as employers added an unexpected 223,000 new jobs. While those shifts aren’t monumental, they’re making some consumers feel better about the housing market; homebuyers believe home prices will fall through Q3-2023, and they also said they believe mortgage rates will come down, despite the Federal Reserve’s determination to tame inflation ...

  Oregon & SW Washington Weekend Planner: March 17-19, 2023 PORTLAND:   KELLS PORTLAND IRISH FESTIVAL Join the Kells family once again for the 2023  Portland Irish Festival . This year we are seeing some big changes and expanding the festival to the Portland waterfront! Come celebrate with Live Music, Irish Dancing, Bagpipes, Vendors, Irish Food, and Drinks.?  PORTLAND SHAMROCK STROLL Join the  Portland Shamrock Stroll  bar crawl and make sure you come thirsty. There is no requirement that you be Irish to participate. Everyone is invited to test out their Irish luck to try to complete the crawl.  PORTLAND ROADSTER SHOW The largest indoor roadster and classic car show in the Pacific Northwest. Hosted by the Multnomah Hot Rod Council, a 501c3 non-profit. For 67 years, the  Portland Roadster Show  has presented the vision and passion of the automobile ST. PATRICK’S DAY FESTIVAL Portland's Party of the Year is back! Join us for Paddy's 1...

    PORTLAND:       ST. PATRICK’S IRISH FESTIVAL Join the Kells family once again for the 2023  Portland Irish Festival . This year we are seeing some big changes and expanding the festival to the Portland waterfront! Come celebrate with Live Music, Irish Dancing, Bagpipes, Vendors, Irish Food and Drinks.​       CIRQUE DU SOLEIL The show contrasts the grand with the intimate, the silly with the tragic, and the beauty of perfection with the appeal of imperfection. It also emphasizes the strength and vulnerability of the clown as well as his knowledge and generosity to represent the aspect of humanity that exists in each of us.  Corteo  is guided through a timeless ceremony in which fantasy teases reality with music, which is both poetic and mischievous.       PAW PATROL LIVE In the latest live-action-adventure spectacle from every kid's favorite cartoon dog squad  Paw Patrol . Ryder and his crew of ever-resourcefu...

Repairs or replacements that the homebuyer requires to be completed before closing on the sale of your home can blindside you if you’re not prepared. While any unforeseen expenses are an unwelcome surprise, you’ll still have to fix the problems or risk letting your buyer out of the contract and having to disclose the problems to future homebuyers. Homebuyers have the right to have the home they’re buying professionally inspected. The purpose of the inspection is to inform the buyer as to the condition, age and likely lifespan of major systems and appliances in the home. As a contingency in the contract, the buyer has the choice to proceed with the contract or ask the seller for repairs or replacements. This is fair because many issues with a home can’t be seen with the naked eye. An inspection gives a rough idea of future expenditures; if there are more problems than the buyer is willing to allow, the transaction will be in jeopardy. The buyer can’t help but wonder what other problems ...

  Oregon & SW Washington Weekend Planner: March 3rd-5th, 2023     PORTLAND:       PORTLAND SEAFOOD & WINE FESTIVAL Seafood lovers! Wine lovers! Your weekend is here!! The 17th annual  Portland Seafood & Wine Festival  is at the Portland Expo Center this Friday and Saturday featuring over 100,000 sq. ft. of fresh seafood, incredible Oregon Wines, shopping, music, and more. BONUS: Your Seafood & Wine Fest ticket also grants you admission into the Portland Golf Show in the hall next door!     PORTLAND GOLF SHOW In addition to huge savings and a first look at the newest clubs, enjoy free lessons, instructional seminars, golf fitness, kids areas, a 19th hole lounge and fun tests of skill, including long drive, putting, chipping and closest-to-the-pin contests at the  Portland Golf Show .     MONSTER JAM Monster Jam  brings adrenaline-charged family entertainment to fans across the country. These world-class...