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Get Happy at Home!
Welcome to the 40th Annual Lane County Home Improvement Show, presented by NW Natural. We’re excited to present the area’s best contractors, suppliers, retailers and amazing craftspeople to answer your questions and help you get your home and garden projects going. Kick-start
holiday shopping at the fall show too.
This fall, we are presenting three fabulous “Designing Women” on the Main Stage. Coming all the way from Paris is author Rebecca West of Seriously Happy Homes! She’s the first interior design psychology coach to speak at the shows. Rebecca will share how to remodel with your family’s happiness as the priority!
Let’s entertain again! Discover the joy of fall and holiday floral arranging using local flowers, foliage and fruit with Debra Prinzing! And discover how to create beautiful Ooh la la! tablescapes with French flair from author and designer Karen Allen.
Take home pumpkin carving tips on Friday and Saturday from world-famous giant pumpkin carver Scott Cully! By Sunday, his giant jack-o-lantern will be decorated for family photo day!
Plan your visit around 38 home, garden and living presentations by national and local experts. Local remodelers will help you demystify and navigate the design-build process all three days. And, Pizza Palooza, with backyard demos on making everything from dough to flatbreads, will be held on Saturday and Sunday.
Our home and garden events are important to Lane County’s economy, contributing more than $18 million in incremental economic impact. The show also serves area homeowners who need to source experts and advice to move forward with major home improvements – and it’s all under one roof!
We hope you can join us at the 40th Annual Lane County Home Improvement Show, now the largest fall home show in Oregon. And we hope the show inspires you to live your best life as you Renovate, Improve, Design and Entertain!
Fall in Love with Your Home Again!
Karen Ramus, Show Director
Happy Homes
Designer and author Rebecca West wants your home to make you happy
By Jon Bell
Rebecca West never thought she’d become an interior designer – but then she got divorced.
“I got to keep the house, but I would look around and all I was seeing was my past,” she says. “I felt trapped by that and knew I needed to change something.”
So West grabbed some paint from her garage, sold some furniture on Craigslist and freshened up her home to wipe the slate clean of bad memories and set the stage for new ones.
“My intention was to make it a home for myself,” she says. “I never thought I was going to be an interior designer. I
thought that was just throw pillows for rich people, but it’s about so much more than that. What I learned from that experience was that we have so much more agency about how we wake up every day by changing what we see in front of us. I wanted other people to have that at their fingertips, to help people become happy at home.”
And that’s just what West, a ballroom dancer who studied community and environmental planning, decided to do. In 2007,
she launched her interior design business, Seriously Happy Homes. Though she didn’t have formal training in the field, she did have a knack for color – “Paint is one of the fastest, cheapest ways to change your home,” she says – as well has some communication skills gained from her time teaching ballroom dance that helped couples see eye to eye.
“I didn’t realize those skills were so transferable, but they were,” West says.
Photo by Julie Mannell
For 16 years, West helped people add a little more happy to their homes through interior design and also design psychology. Her focus wasn’t on ultra-wealthy homeowners looking to amplify their already over-the-top living spaces, but regular folks looking for happier homes by way of thoughtful interior design. After nearly a decade, West put her philosophy down on paper in a book she published called “Happy Starts at Home.”
“I wrote it based on my design psychology,” she says.
Tips for Happiness
At this year’s home show, West will be talking about her design approach to making happier homes and also how to navigate a remodel – and how to get the most happiness out of it. On the former
topic, West says it’s important to start by identifying what’s not working well in your home and then coming up with a solution for it. For example, one client of hers was a married couple, both of whom were successful lawyers. The wife worked from home so she could tend to the kids, but she didn’t have a dedicated workspace. That meant she was always the on-call mom, according to West.
Finding a way to carve out a dedicated and private workspace for her made all the difference in the world.
“She was able to be a better professional laywer,” West says, “but then she was able to close the door at the end of the day and be a fully present mom.”
Another way to add happiness is by cutting ties with things that might elicit regret – say a piece of furniture that’s not
the color or shape you really wanted. West says it’s best to remove those kinds of signs from the picture.
“Once we spend money, it’s hard for us to un-spend it,” she says, “but every single day you see that chair or whatever it is, you are punishing yourself and decreasing your own confidence to make decisions. That’s not a positive thing.”
Simply changing the layout of furniture can make a big difference as well.
“If you want a home where people will
sit and talk to each other, but you have all the furniture facing a big TV, that’s not going to invite conversation,” West says. “The layout of your furniture can determine if you are achieving the goal of your space.”
She has wrapped up Seriously Happy Homes and now coaches other interior designers via Seriously Happy – from Paris for the next two years. West’s book is available at her talk, as is more information about her at seriouslyhappy.com
Rebecca West on the Main Stage Book signings to follow
Regret-Free Remodels: Strategic Questions to Help You Get Happy at Home - Fri. 7 pm, Sat. 11:30 am, Sun. 3 pm
Choose Happy: How Small Changes in Your Living Space Can Make a Big Impact - Sat. 4 pm, Sun. 11:30 am
Even four-legged friends can benefit from a thoughtful – and colorful –approach to interior design.
Rebecca West, author of Happy Starts at Home and founder of Seriously Happy Coaching & Consulting, is an interior design psychology coach, ready to help you and your family find your happy place! From minor home improvements to major home remodels, she knows the questions to ask to make sure you get the results you’re looking for to create great living spaces.
Learn more online at HappyStartsAtHome.com or SeriouslyHappy.com
Speaking Friday, Saturday & Sunday! Book signing to follow.
Debra Prinzing, Author & Podcaster
Debra Prinzing is a Seattle-based writer, speaker and leading advocate for domestic and locally-grown flowers. Debra founded the Slow Flowers Society and produces the weekly Slow Flowers Podcast, encouraging consumers and professionals alike to make conscious choices about their floral purchases. She is the author of more than 12 books including The 50 Mile Bouquet and Slow Flowers. She is the co-author of The Flower Farmers. Learn more online at SlowFlowersSociety.com
Speaking & Floral Arranging Saturday & Sunday! Book signing to follow.
Scott Cully
Master Pumpkin Carver
Karen Allen, Designer & French Inspired Author
Author of Ooh La La! French Inspirations for Entertaining and Travel was born in Salem, Oregon and graduated from the Bassist Institute in Portland in interior design. She has owned her own business, Design Etc. for over 30 years and loves designing home interiors, photography, gardening, painting, flower arranging, cooking, traveling and all things French! She will speak on French inspired tablescapes, favorite recipes & cocktails and tips on entertaining for the holidays!
Learn more online at OohLaLa-FrenchInspirations.com
Speaking Saturday & Sunday!
Book signing to follow.
Scott has been carving large pumpkins for over 30 years, even holding a Guinness World Record for a time! He has traveled internationally displaying his skills, and appeared on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, The Today Show, and has been featured on NPR. Stop in on Saturday to see Scott in action to get carving tips, selfies, and inspiration to carve an amazing pumpkin this fall!
Cully is returning for his fourth year of Pumpkin Palooza at the Lane County Home Improvement Show. Scott is the retired nursery manager of Fall Creek Farm & Nursery – known for their exceptional blueberry plants worldwide.
Pumpkin Carving on Saturday!
Show Speakers
John Fischer, The Relaxed Gardener
Retired Meteorologist, Master Gardener, Radio Host and Garden Writer. John’s career as a meteorologist allowed him to share his passion for year-round gardening. Upon his retirement from KEZI-TV, John became a perennial favorite at Eugene Home Shows. With over 100 edible gardening, composting and irrigation talks under his beard, John continues to delight and entertain gardeners with his relaxed organic garden gospel!
Speaking Friday & Saturday!
Mary-Kate Mackey, Award Winning Garden Writer
Mary-Kate offers great ideas for problem-solving in the garden. She’s an awardwinning writer and the recipient of eight GardenComm media writing awards. MaryKate’s byline has appeared in numerous national publications, such as Fine Gardening, Horticulture, Sunset, and This Old House, and she’s a contributor to the Sunset Western Garden Book and Sunset’s Gardening in the Northwest. Mary-Kate is the recipient of ten writing awards, including a Gold from the Garden Communicators International in 2021.
Speaking Saturday & Sunday!
Since 1982
Crazy for Carving
On Saturday, world-renowned pumpkin carver Scott Cully’s handiwork will dazzle showgoers
By Jon Bell
They’re fantastical. They’re fearsome. And they’re just plain fun.
They are the fabulous faces of the giant jack-o’-lanterns that master pumpkin carver Scott Cully creates out of the biggest pumpkins he can find.
A regular face at the Lane County Home Improvement Show, Cully is bringing his gourd goodness back this year. He’ll be carving up a giant pumpkin throughout the weekend and sharing some of his advice and stories along the way.
“I never know what I’m going to carve at first,” says Cully, who likes to bring out faces that are already present in most pumpkins. “I’ll have a glass of wine and look at it. The natural face or faces come
out to me, and then that’s what I’ll spend the few next hours on.”
Cully first got inspired to carve a giant pumpkin back in 1988 in northwest Connecticut. He and his wife had grown a 400-pounder, and they spent an afternoon sculpting it. They took it to a Halloween party, and it was such a hit that Cully decided to keep carving.
He moved to the Northwest and started carving for casinos, private events, shopping malls and, eventually, big venues around the world.
His pumpkin pastime landed him on programs like “The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson” and “The Today Show,” and he’s held various Guinness World Records for carving the largest pumpkins. One of his biggest ever was a 2,148-pounder he carved in Stuttgart, Germany, a few years ago.
Cully will be slicing and dicing up a huge beast of a pumpkin throughout this year’s home show at a rate of about 45 minutes per 100 pounds of pumpkin. Once he’s done, the masterpiece will only last for a few days, so make sure you don’t miss him at the show.
Scott Cully’s pumpkin-carving tips
World-renowned pumpkin carver Scott Cully has been carving giant pumpkins for more than 35 years. Here are some of his favorite tips:
• Pumpkin carving is messy. Choose a place to carve where the mess won’t matter.
• Make sure you pick the right side for the front and the back.
• Use face paint markers, like clown makeup, to draw your design on your pumpkin. It wipes off much more easily than sharpie or magic marker.
• When it comes to pumpkin size, go big.
Go big or go home! Scott Cully’s giant pumpkin carving skills will be on display at the Lane County Home Improvement Show.
PRESENTED BY
October 18th
5:30 pm Planting Season Do’s & Dont’s DIG Avoid the Usual Traps in Tree Selection & Installation by Alby Thoumsin, Certified Arborist, Sperry Tree Care
6:00 pm A Remodel Design Process Built for You PROJECT by Castile Kitchen & Bath
6:30 pm Right Plant, Right Place DIG by Gwendolyn Scott, OSU Extension Master Gardener
7:00 pm Regret-Free Remodels: Strategic Questions MAIN to Help You Get Happy at Home by Rebecca West, Designer, Seriously Happy Homes Author of Happy Starts at Home Book Sales & Signing to Follow
7:00 pm Carefree Fruit Trees - Selections & Fall Prep PROJECT by John Fischer, “The Relaxed Gardener”
October 19th
11:00 am Design Tips for Fabulous ContainersPROJECT Create Seasonal Containers that Look Great in all Situations Including Deep Shade, Full Sun, or High Winds by Mary-Kate Mackey, Author & Award Winning Garden Writer
11:30 am How to Repair & Maintain Common Gardening Tools DIG by Bill Clark, Waste Wise Lane County
11:30 am Regret-Free Remodels: Strategic Questions
MAIN to Help You Get Happy at Home by Rebecca West, Designer, Seriously Happy Homes Author of Happy Starts at Home Book Sales & Signing to Follow
12:00 noon Kitchen Design + Remodeling
PROJECT by Stefanie Rotella, AKBD, Neil Kelly Design / Build Remodeling
12:30 pm Extend Your Vegetable Garden Into Fall & Winter DIG by Shirley Betournay, OSU Master Gardener
Entertainment, Seminars & Demo’s
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Room 4-East off South Hallway
Project Stage Room 4-West off South Lobby
Main Stage Room 1 off North Lobby
1:00 pm The Art of Fall Floral Design - Using Foliage, Flowers, Fruit & More MAIN by Debra Prinzing, Slow Flowers Society & Podcaster Author of Where We Bloom and Slow Flowers Book Sales & Signing to Follow
1:00 pm Big Ideas for Bathroom Remodels
PROJECT by Don Delaplain, Revision Design Build
1:30 pm Viking Ocean & River Cruises – Explore the World & Save! DIG by Gary Smith, TravelPerks, Nation’s #1 Cruise Agent
2 - 4:00 pm Pizza Palooza! Outdoor Demos With Gozney Pizza Ovens Booth 352 by Viking Hearth & Grill
2:00 pm Home Additions + Whole House Remodeling
PROJECT by Magda Zafer, AIA, CKBD, Neil Kelly Design/Build Remodeling
2:30 pm Sourdough Bread Making DIG by Sandy Scheetz, OSU Extension Master Food Preserver
2:30 pm Ooh la la! French Inspirations for Entertaining MAIN by Karen Allen, Designer Author of Ooh la la! French Inspirations for Entertaining and Travel Book Sales & Signing to Follow
3:00 pm Design to Construction: Elements of a Successful Design PROJECT Process to Save Time, Money & Headaches by Scott Grady, Byron Forrest & Mario Alfonso - Kaminski Construction
3:30 pm Emergency Preparedness DIG by Katya Davis & Ginnie Grilley, OSU Extension Master Food Preservers
4:00 pm Choose Happy: How Small Changes in Your Living Space MAIN Can Make a Big Impact by Rebecca West, Designer, Seriously Happy Homes Author of Happy Starts at Home Book Sales & Signing to Follow
4:00 pm Disaster Kitchens - Awful to Amazing! PROJECT by Castile Kitchen & Bath
5:30 pm Organic Gardening – Myths & MisconceptionsPROJECT Prep for Spring Now! by John Fischer, “The Relaxed Gardener”
by Scott Cully, World Famous Giant Pumpkin Carver
Sunday, October 20th
11:00 am Weed Control with Groundcovers - Less Work, More Fun PROJECT by Mary-Kate Mackey, Award Winning Garden Writer & Author
11:30 am How to Repair & Maintain Common Gardening Tools DIG by Bill Clark, Waste Wise Lane County
11:30 am Choose Happy: How Small Changes in Your Living Space MAIN Can Make a Big Impact by Rebecca West, Designer, Seriously Happy Homes Author of Happy Starts at Home Book Sales & Signing to Follow
12:00 noon Disaster Bathrooms – Sad to Stunning! PROJECT by Castile Kitchen & Bath
12:30 pm River Cruising Around The World: Everything You Need To Know DIG by Gary Smith, TravelPerks, Nation’s #1 Cruise Agent
12:30 pm Setting the Table for Harvest & Holiday - Floral Decor for MAIN Festive Dinner Parties to Holiday Gatherings by Debra Prinzing, Slow Flowers Society & Podcaster Author of Where We Bloom and Slow Flowers Book Sales & Signing to Follow
1 - 3:00 pm Pizza Palooza! Outdoor Demos With Gozney Pizza Ovens Booth 352 by Viking Hearth & Grill
1:00 pm Big Ideas for Kitchen Remodels PROJECT by Don Delaplain, Revision Design Build
1:30 pm Making Kim Chi DIG by Celeste Percy, OSU Extension Master Food Preserver
2:00 pm Celebrate in Style! Designing Holiday Tablescapes MAIN for Every Occasion! by Karen Allen, Designer Author of Ooh la la! French Inspirations for Entertaining and Travel Book Sales & Signing to Follow
2:00 pm Bathroom Design + Remodeling PROJECT by Kathy Hanson, Design Consultant, Neil Kelly Design/Build Remodeling
2:30 pm Design to Construction: Elements of a Successful Design DIG Process to Save Time, Money & Headaches by Scott Grady, Byron Forrest & Mario Alfonso - Kaminski Construction
3:00 pm Regret-Free Remodels: Strategic Questions MAIN to Help You Get Happy at Home by Rebecca West, Designer, Seriously Happy Homes Author of Happy Starts at Home Book Sales & Signing to Follow
3:00 pm Kitchen & Bath Solutions for Modern Living PROJECT by Jennifer James
Fall finds
Author and designer Debra Prinzing looks at autumn designs in a whole new light
By Jon Bell
Autumn
is in the air, and that means one thing when it comes to traditional fall-themed tablescapes: the color orange.
But not for Seattle writer, speaker and local-flower advocate Debra Prinzing.
“Just because it’s fall doesn’t mean you have to have a pumpkin-orange palette on your table,” she says.
Instead, Prinzing likes to get a little more creative, a little more local and a little more seasonal this time of year. For her, that means sizing up her own garden and landscaping to see what she might have on hand for fall décor.
“I go with something more modern, with sage green and merlot, using all kinds of cool pods and seedheads,” she says. “It’s all stuff that I already have. You just have to look at them differently.”
That means taking note of how gardens and landscaping change with the season. According to Prinzing, the light changes, moisture content increases and foliage takes on new hues. Garden edges soften as perennials go to seed and grass plumes come to life.
“The architecture of deciduous plants is more pronounced,” she says. “Evergreen plants move to the foreground, and anything that blooms is undoubtedly noticed as well.”
Debra Prinzing has planned her garden and landscaping so that she has plenty of decorating options throughout the year.
Prinzing’s book focuses on local flowers.
The fourth-quarter garden
One way to ensure you have plenty of options at your fingertips for fall designs and decorations is to plan what Prinzing calls a “fourth-quarter garden.” She says there are four aspects to consider when planning such a garden:
anemone, heaths and heathers.
Debra Prinzing on the Main Stage Book signings to follow
Foliage: Cooling temperatures and shortening days bring out the fall glow. Yet it’s not just color (golds, coppers, wine reds and dark purples) that she’s in search of. Prinzing also considers broadleaf evergreen plants with graphic foliage, as well as conifers that change with the season, taking on their own non-green hues.
The Art of Fall Floral Design: Using foliage, flowers, fruit and more.
- Sat. 1 pm
Fruit: According to Prinzing, edibles and ornamentals unify in the autumn garden, lending “a sense of harvest and hearkening back to the ritual and sustenance of gleaning fruit from the earth.” She says nuts, berries, pods, seeds and fruit are essential elements of the autumn garden.
Setting the Table for Harvest and Holiday: Floral decor – from dinner parties to holiday gatherings.
- Sun. 12:30 pm
As a floral designer, Prinzing has a fondness for rose hips, crabapple fruit, seedheads and even spent grapevines from the garden for use in her vases.
note of the shadow-play created by light as it moves through a garden, catching shapes made by architectural elements and throwing those alluring patterns against walls and fences.”
The creator of Slow Flowers, an online directory to help people find local florists, designers and flower growers committed to American-grown flowers, Prinzing says planning a fourth-quarter garden and then utilizing its offerings for fall designs
is a much more gratifying experience than going the traditional route. For starters, it connects you with your garden in a new way and pushes you to look at plants with a different set of eyes. It supports the concept of local plants, inspires creativity and
even creates special momzzzents in time.
Flowering plants: Prinzing says if you find a fall-blooming perennial that you like, plant it not once but three times. Some of her favorites include Japanese
Architecture: To Prinzing, it goes without saying that structure is the backbone of fourth-quarter gardens. “Deciduous trees and shrubs, dormant perennials, disappearing annuals . . . they can do their thing and yet the arbors, gates, patios and pathways remain,” she says. “I take special
“Using local plants and flowers makes it so much more interesting and rewarding,” Prinzing says. “When you have a seasonal approach to filling a vase, you are so much more connected with your garden. And you can look at a photo and say, ‘I know exactly when I did that.’ It’s really fun.”
Discover holiday floral design using local, seasonal, and sustainable flowers at Debra’s seminars.
Fall floral arrangements don’t have to be pumpkin-orange.
Sunflowers hint at summer, but blending them with something deeper sets a fall feeling.
Viva la France!
Francophile Karen Allen shares her passion for all things French
By Jon Bell
For Karen Allen, an interior designer inspired by all things French, there’s one really great way to kick off a party: sabering open a bottle of champagne.
“It’s something so French,” she says. “You can start off any party with it, and it’s always so exciting. It’s a really fun and French way to start off anything festive.”
Popping open a bottle of bubbles with a blade – known as sabrage – is just one of the very French customs and traditions that Allen has picked up during some 50 excursions to France over the past more than 25 years. An Oregonian who grew up with aspirations to be an interior designer and travel the world, Allen has achieved both. She’s owned her Corvallis design company, Design Etc., for more than 30 years and globetrotted extensively.
But it’s the French siren song that’s always beckoned her back for more.
“I love travelling around the world, but more than any other place, France has captured my heart,” she writes in her book, “Ooh la la! French Inspirations for Entertaining and Travel,” a colorful, recipe-filled homage to Allen’s French experiences. “I love the French detail, the designs they create, the tablescapes and arrangements, the way they dress – they
Designer and author Karen Allen will share ideas for festive tablescapes and themed parties like this Dior inspired garden party celebrating her second book.
Photo by Roger Thompson Photography.
have that real joie de vivre look – the long dinners, the etiquette. I just find it all so fascinating.”
A clear path
Knowing Allen’s story, it’s not hard to see how she ended up where she is today as an accomplished interior designer, a seasoned Francophile, a published author and a skillful cook, gardener and painter. Raised in Dallas and Salem, Oregon, Allen always had a knack for interior design, making floorplans for her bedroom when she was young. She also learned how to bake and sew and started taking French in high school, along with painting and calligraphy. Allen also redesigned a fabric shop in her hometown and designed her high school’s home economics department.
After graduation, she attended the Bassist Institute (the now-closed Art Institute of Portland), worked at Henry Meyer Interiors and House of Design, then managed the interior design studio at Meier and Frank before starting her own company.
“I worked in a lot of showrooms and
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At the fall home show, Allen will share plenty, including a recipe for French fondue.
visited a lot of showrooms in San Francisco,” she says. “I saw so many things I loved, but what I really loved was all the traditional design. I probably should have been a designer in the South or the Northeast. I love all the detail and formality.”
On top of her childhood dreams of visiting Paris, Allen was intrigued about France by a chance encounter in 1994 with a French chef who was visiting Oregon as part of the Rotary International Exchange program. The chef needed a host to stay with, and without even consulting her family, Allen raised her hand.
“He came to our home and then invited me to France,” she says. “Two years later, I was there on my first of what has become 50 times.”
Another connection for Allen and France? Everything the country has in common with Oregon.
“The climate, the grapes, the cheese, the artisan salt –the similarities are amazing,” she says.
Allen has gleaned so much from her time in France – her trips have ranged from a few weeks up to three months –that her initial 400page tome, despite the wealth that it shares, wasn’t enough. She’s currently working on a follow-up, “Ooh la la! A Passion for All Things French,” which should
be available in December 2025. Like her first book, it will be filled with recipes, travel ideas, French inspiration and more.
That’s also what Allen will be focusing on at this fall’s home show. Not only will she demonstrate sabering a champagne bottle, but she’ll share recipes – French fondue anyone? – and menu ideas, as well as tips for French-inspired holiday tablescapes and entertaining.
Find out more about festive entertaining at oohlala-frenchinspirations.com
Karen Allen on the Main Stage Book signings to follow
Ooh la la! French Inspirations for Entertaining, from Sabering Champagne to Planning Menus - Sat. 2:30 pm
Celebrating in Style: Designing Holiday Tablescapes for Every Occasion - Sun. 2:00 pm
Allen’s first book, shown here, will be followed by a sequel in December 2025.
The kitchen you want
Remodels can – and should – be driven by what works best for you and yours
By Jon Bell
Ina frame on a wall just outside a kitchen remodel done by Rainbow Valley Design and Construction hangs a plein air painting of a simple glass-fronted building backed by a blue sky and white clouds. The ground is golden and there are shades of turquoise and black and purple with a hint of red to the side. At first glance, the painting almost mirrors the kitchen, at least in natural light, tone and palette.
And that’s just what the client was going for – well, that and a bigger, more functional space for cooking and entertaining. But the painting played a big role in inspiring the space as well.
“They have this painting, and they love the feel and emotion of it, so we used a lot of the same colors and went for the same open feel,” says Alec Dakers, a partner and lead designer with Rainbow Valley Design and Construction. “That’s one thing I like to do is to ask clients, ‘What is something
about this house that you love? Find that something and we’ll build around that idea.’”
Kitchen remodels are often driven by necessity and practicality. But for those who know what they want in their kitchen – and know what they’re missing – it doesn’t hurt to let your wishes have their way.
Take, for example, a kitchen remodel that Stefanie Rotella, a design consultant with Neil Kelly’s Eugene office, designed for a client in Eugene’s Crescent Park neighborhood. The homeowners really wanted a Craftsman-style feel to their kitchen, which to Rotella often starts with detailed cabinetry and drawer fronts. Even more than Craftsman style, however, they wanted something that would be easy to clean.
“They love that style but didn’t want to have to clean all that detailing,” Rotella says. “Really what we were trying to create was a contemporary Craftsman that’s real-
ly about function and ease of maintenance even over aesthetics.”
She achieved this through dark wood cabinets and straightforward hardware. A custom hood, flanked by symmetrical cabinets, ties in with other dark details, and appliance garages that match the above and below cabinetry keep the cooktop and countertops neat and tidy. Against the clean lines of the wood is an eye-catching backsplash of large-format tile that evokes waves crashing on the shore.
Because the kitchen opens entirely to the living room, the homeowners also wanted to create a bit of a barrier for the sink island so that guests in the living space weren’t staring directly into a sink full of dishes. Rotella added full-height cabinets with a double-sided waterfall edge that not only added way more storage, but that also hides the sink from the living room. On top of that, the revamped island, which is not designed for seating,
This painting is part of what inspired the kitchen remodel for a client of Rainbow Valley Design and Construction.
gives visitors a landing space where they can sidle up with a glass of wine without cramping the cook.
“Something we’re always thinking about when we design kitchens is the idea of protecting the cook,” Rotella says. “We like to create these natural landing zones for guests to feel comfortable and connected to what’s going on in the kitchen
without interrupting the work.”
In the case of Dakers’ client, though the remodel was somewhat inspired by the feel of the painting, the bigger goal was to add some breathing room so that they could better execute their love of cooking and entertaining. Prior to the remodel, the space had been cramped and not laid out well. The refrigerator, sink and stove were
all very close to each other, which left no space for prep work; a chintzy island didn’t do much but take up space either.
Dakers’ design included removing a wall to open up the kitchen a bit, adding space between the fridge, sink and stove and creating a proper island with both counter area and seating for guests.
“The whole kitchen became a space that was much easier to use,” Daker says.
When a homeowner knows what they want to get out of their kitchen, the designer can help them achieve that vision. But what if someone isn’t quite sure what they want?
“Some people know exactly what they want, but I’ve also had people say to me, ‘I want you to tell me what I want,’” says Jim Cuellar, a project manager with Brigham Construction in Eugene. “I’m happy to help steer people to certain products and styles, but it’s much better for them to have an idea so that when we show up, we have something to start with. If nothing else, I encourage people to go online and look at some photos, find some styles they like so you have an idea.”
In this Neil Kelly remodel, a stunning backsplash adds texture while raised cabinets in the foreground help visually separate the sink from the adjacent living room.
The new kitchen is Craftsman-inspired and easier to clean.
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Mod bathrooms
Mid-century modern styles, vibrant colors and other touches in today’s bathrooms
By Jon Bell
For many years, one of the biggest trends in bathrooms has been to go au naturel – simple white tiles, natural stones, nothing too flashy or creative. It’s simple, it’s safe, it’s easy to clean and use.
But it’s also a trend that’s starting to fade a bit as people have become more comfortable with getting a little more creative, a little more comfortable and even a little more colorful.
“I’d say the past decade or so was all about neutral tones and people not putting too much personality into the space,” says Scott Grady, a project designer with Kaminski Construction. “We are finding now that clients are responding well to
being creative, with their tile selections, their fixtures, their colors. They’re not afraid to personalize their space and have a little fun with it.”
That trend is also in line with a rise in popularity of the mid-century modern style of clean lines, natural materials and minimal fluff. Of course, it’s almost a quarter of the way into the 21st century, so the original mid-century modern style has evolved since it first appeared in about 1945. The style also adapts to various geographic regions, according to Forrest Castile, owner of Eugene’s Castile Kitchen & Bath.
“We do see a lot of mid-century modern for bathrooms now,” he says, “but what’s interesting, is that mid-century
modern in our particular area, the Pacific Northwest, is different than in other parts of the country. We’re seeing bold coloring, darker greens and blues, more vibrant colors mixed with darker wood.”
Other accents that imbue the mid-century modern style include open versus closed shelves, dynamic tiles and semi-vessel sinks. Semi-vessel sinks are those that are partially set into a counter compared to a vessel sink, which sits fully atop the counter, or an undermount sink, which is flush or below it. Harvest gold fixtures and mixed-metals fixtures have also made a comeback, along with, believe it or not, toilets of various colors.
“A lot of it is that mid-century vibe,” Castile says, “That’s really what people
A modern aesthetic continues to be in high demand for Castile Kitchen & Bath clients.
Homeowners are ready for a pop of color in their bathrooms as a joyful way to start their day.
are going for is that vibe, which you can usually achieve better with better design attributes.”
Vintage values
In another nod toward styles of the past, Grady says he’s seen a more recent movement by people to renovate their older bathrooms but to try and salvage and use as many of the original fixtures and materials as possible. Vintage hardwoods and tile that remain intact and useable can add a one-of-kind feel to a space, as can new materials that replicate days gone by.
“Keeping that kind of charm intact is really popular,” he says. “I think people are really appreciating the more personalized touches and are going back to that.”
In one instance, Grady says a client had an old pink toilet in a bathroom. While that would have almost instantly been jettisoned in a remodel years ago, now the reflex is not so immediate.
“Both we and the client were on the fence about using it,” he says. “Do we keep it? Do we get rid of it? In the end, they kept it but didn’t use it. And that goes along with how we’re finding clients are more reluctant to
A second-story addition added a modern yet timeless bathroom – complete with a trend-bucking tub – to this home remodeled by Rainbow Valley Design and Construction.
get rid of those things because they do have style.”
While mid-century modern and bold colors may be in, big, standalone bathtubs are on their way out. That’s a turnaround from five or 10 years ago, when the move was toward spa-like bathrooms, complete with inviting tubs that evoked visions of
long, decadent soaks. But it’s turned out that most people just don’t use bathtubs like that and would rather have the space or a larger, more practical shower.
“Sometimes clients want to maximize the space with a shower-tub combo,” Grady says, “or they just remove the tub entirely and use the space exclusively for a shower.”
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Scary contractor tales
Boo-boos from taking on projects without proper expertise
Real “goosebumps” for homeowners: In the dark of night, something scurries under your house. With an ill wind, ghostly trees claw at your roof. One year later, a DIY bathroom remodel sits dead in its tracks.
Aboutevery homeowner has a scary story from around the house, often with one common DIY thread.
To a trained professional with a critical eye, a “tell” of a DIY project is the use of the wrong materials. A cosmetic issue can impact resale value but the removal of a load bearing wall can lead to sagging floors or damaged foundations. It gets downright scary when a DIY’er project violates health, safety or building codes. With Halloween so close, we had a little “fun” and asked various contractors coming to the Lane County Home Improvement Show about common nightmare house problems, and how to avoid them. Oh, rats. What’s more creepy than big, fat rodents going thump in the night beneath your house, or sneaking up through
a toilet? “A full-grown rat can fit through a hole the size of a quarter; a full-grown mouse can fit through one the size of a dime, reveals David Ottovich, owner of Ask The Bug Man in Eugene.
“Backyard chicken coops – whether one of your own or a neighbor’s down the street – may attract rodents seeking feed on the ground, as can some compost piles”, he says.
Rats or mice that nest in a home’s cavities must be trapped or baited, but be careful: some over-the-counter poisons can be transferred to birds and other wildlife if they eat the dead rodents. Pest-control experts avoid secondary poisons.
Alfred Hitchcock bee scenario. Yellow jackets and bald-faced hornets often build nests with 5,000 to 30,000 cells.
Never spray one of those nests in a home’s wall void, cover it with duct tape and walk away. It’s happened. “I get a call that night or the next morning,” Ottovich says. “They (the bees) have chewed their way through sheetrock into the house.”
Water bill shocker. Broken pipes can leak up to 6 gallons per minute wreaking havoc on a home leading to damaged walls, floors, ceilings, and furniture. When the temperatures drop, Cody from Pacific Plumbing & Rooter and says they receive a surge of calls from homeowners who forgot to disconnect hoses and protect their hose bibs. The simple installation of a water leak sensor can prevent a frightening water leak - especially when vacationing.
DIY home projects can turn into nightmares when well-meaning homeowners lack knowledge and expertise for the work.
House of sewage. “Customers returning home to find their basement flooded with sewage is more than just a nightmare. Tree roots are one of the leading culprits.” Tanner at Pacific Plumbing & Rooter suggests homes with large trees and shrubs schedule regular sewer inspections. “This proactive step can ensure your mainline is not only in good condition but also clear of roots, helping you avoid a potential disaster.”
Moisture monster. Dry rot actually will devour wood, so be careful to avoid dayin, day-out moisture problems residing beneath your home. “Moisture in a crawl space can cause what’s called a stack effect all the way up in an attic.” says Bill Drummond of Josh Lowe’s Dr. Energy Saver. During the cold winter months as warm air leaves the house at the ceiling level it draws air and moisture mostly from a damp crawl space. Drummond once
Without expert inspections, real hazards to human safety can lurk in a home’s hidden recesses.
inspected a Portland home where a macabre mushroom-like fungus was growing under the roofing deck in the attic.
Jekyll and Hyde trees. Yes, the darlings of every landscape can turn on you in a flash. Timber carnage was so extreme from last January’s “snowmageddon” arborists and tree-care contractors are still in damage-control mode nine months later. Avoiding that snap, crackle, pop of falling limbs and trees Sperry Tree Care Certified Arborist Ryan O’Sullivan advises a health inspection of urban trees before the next blizzard howls. “A regular cycle of tree inspections and maintenance will reduce common defects in various tree species.”
Mummified remodels. Failure to plan out a DIY home remodeling project –materials, cost, expertise required–can kill it dead. “I walk into bathroom projects started years ago (by DIY families), and they’re still sitting there,” says remodeler Don Delaplain of Revision Design Build. “It’s not quite that easy. Bathroom proj-
ects, especially, are more intricate than you think.”
Fellow Eugene remodeler David Zarzycki says poorly planned remodels become functional nightmares, as in styles not compatible with the rest of the house, lack of natural light in primary living areas, and west-facing kitchens cooked by afternoon heat. “You have to think of the way (a space) will function over time in the climate you’re in,” he warns. “It’s surprising how important that is.”
Suffocated by décor. Too much of a good thing becomes nightmarish in its own right with home spaces. “Sometimes less is more. If you try to pack too many things into your kitchen, it can be overwhelming,” cautions Alec Dakers, a partner with Rainbow Valley Design & Construction in Eugene. “We try to analyze how clients are going to use the kitchen, and then we design around that. This tends to keep spaces the right size.” Avoid zombies. Quality contractors won’t canvas neighborhoods knocking on
doors to garner new business. Come out to the home show and interview prospective contractors and trades. Ask for references, and check them. Remember that the lowest bid which seems too good to be true usually comes with a few gremlins and goblins for a homeowner.
Contractor horrors. When hiring out a home project, check out the contractor first. “We always say to hire a licensed contractor,” advises Leslie Culpepper with the Construction Contractors Board based in Salem. “Don’t just get a license number, but go to our website and see if the number is active. Check out the contractor’s credentials and if there are past violations. If a person has a long history of violations, you may want to think twice.”
In grievances involving licensed contractors, the board offers mediation and dispute resolution services. “If something goes wrong, you can call us, and we can help work it out,” Culpepper says.
But if you dare to hire an unlicensed contractor? You’re on your own.
Storms can wreak havoc on any landscape, but especially so when trees become a hazard to the home, whether overgrown or not pruned of dead and diseased wood.
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Natural gas offers comfort and convenience in any season and any weather
Natural gas is known for helping create homes in which people love to live. But creating a comfortable space is only part of the story.
That’s because many natural gas appliances continue to perform during a power outage. If you’re in the market for a new home or new natural gas appliances, there are a few things to check before buying if this capability is important to you.
Hot water when you need it
Whether for bathing, showers, or for any number of other household tasks, having hot water during power outages can’t be understated. A number of today’s tankless water heaters – in addition to their smaller size and ability to provide
near-instant hot water – are able to operate with a battery backup, so they can continue to provide hot water if the power goes out. Plus having a battery backup in your home could also give you the ability to charge smaller devices like laptops and cell phones during outages.
Turn up the heat
A natural gas fireplace can continue to provide warmth in a power outage. As you’re shopping, note that many modern gas fireplaces re-quire electricity to light the pilot. Look for a model that has a battery backup system for the ignitor.
Generate your own power
Don’t worry about the backup batteries and add a natural gas generator. You can
give your home the power to keep all your important systems running when the weather has other plans.
Preparing for year-round performance
There are a lot of manufacturers out there and even more high-quality options. With the right research and questions, you can create a home that’s ready for almost anything nature brings your way.
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Not so costly cabinets
From tuning up to refacing, old cabinets can be brought back to life
By Jon Bell
Nodoubt about it, cabinets in a home can take a beating.
From dings and scrapes to bent hinges and banged up hardware, cabinets in the kitchen, bathroom, mudroom, laundry room, office and elsewhere get their share abuse because they get their fair share of abuse. But just because on the surface they’ve seen better days doesn’t mean cabinets need to be completely ripped out and replaced.
“I think a lot of people have better bones in their cabinets than they realize,” says Lacy Armstrong, who co-owns the Eugene franchise of Kitchen Tune-Up with her husband, Ryne. “A lot of cabinet
boxes are just fine. It just takes a little bit of creativity on what will make the biggest impact.”
While Kitchen Tune-Up does offer full custom cabinets for those looking for brand new cabinets or a change in their layout, Armstrong says much of what the company specializes in are various levels of cabinet refreshing. Its original tune-up is a deep cleaning and reconditioning that can revive cabinets that have just seen some aesthetic depreciation with time and wear. A tune-up can also include new hardware for an updated look.
“If you have beautiful wood doors and cabinetry but time has just happened to your kitchen, the tune-up is the way to go because we are just refreshing what’s
there,” Armstrong says “It’s really giving a facelift to your cabinets.”
Going a little deeper without replacing cabinets entirely, Kitchen Tune-Up offers multiple services to address old cabinets, from redooring and painting to refacing. With a redooring, Kitchen Tune-Up replaces cabinet doors and drawer fronts with new ones that match existing cabinet box colors. There’s also an option to repaint cabinet boxes for those looking for something new, and new hardware can be added as well.
Somewhat similar is the reface, which is an ideal choice for anyone who’s happy with the layout of their kitchen or other room but wants to really freshen up the look of their cabinets. The process
In this Kitchen Tune-Up project, pullouts, refacing and fresh hardware makes a worn kitchen new again.
includes installing new cabinet doors and drawer fronts. Rather than painting the cabinet boxes, Kitchen Tune-Up covers them in a durable veneer that matches the new doors and adds a new layer of protection.
“With a reface, a new material is going on, so that’s going to add more durability than a coat of paint,” Armstrong says. “It also comes in a wide range of colors and textures, so it opens up the possibility for all different kinds of looks. And the wood patterns look like wood but you can clean it as if it’s composite.”
Short on space
Another issue with older cabinets is that they often don’t have as much space or functionality as newer ones.
“In most older cabinets, you have a ton of dead space,” says Rob Adams, owner of Ministry Construction as well as Noti Cabinets, the latter of which offers custom and stock cabinets as well as cabinet refinishing and painting. Blind corners and other areas can cut inches of useable space out of old cabinets, making them much less functional than newer designs.
In addition to its cabinet offerings, Noti
Mixed materials allow for a cabinet refresh in selected areas of a kitchen to keep budgets reasonable. Project by Ministry Construction & Noti Cabinets.
has some accessories that can be added to its cabinets to enhance functionality, including a rollout tray that makes it easier to access what’s inside a cabinet. Kitchen Tune-Up has similar options for gaining extra space and convenience, including roll-out trash cans, drawer organizers, lazy Susans and rollout drawers that make it simple to access kitchen tools like pots, pans and bowls.
Though not for everyone, an additional way to consider upgrading cabinets is to
install them yourself.
“If the kitchen has a good layout already, do-it-yourself is a good option,” Adams says, adding that a lot of kitchen cabinets come in standard sizes, making them fairly straightforward to install for those with a little know-how. “It’s something we’ve helped people with. We can
come do a consultation, and that’s free if they buy cabinets from us. Or they can call and hire us for a couple hours of consultation. Oftentimes, people are afraid of kitchen cabinets, but really, a kitchen install is well within the realm of someone who’s got some experience or is pretty handy.”
Bamboo dividers eliminate a jumble in drawers making cooking more joyful and efficient.
Pull-out cabinet organizers can be professionally installed to increase functionality of the dreaded corner cabinet.
A wish comes true
Neil Kelly and other exhibitors deliver for a Eugene family and the Make-A-Wish Foundation
By Jon Bell
It might be a puppy for companionship in the hospital or a violin to start toward a career in music. Maybe it’s being reunited with a long-lost friend or meeting Elmo, Bert and Ernie at the Sesame Place theme park in Philadelphia.
Whatever the wishes of critically ill children, the Make-A-Wish Foundation has a knack for making them come true. For one Eugene youngster, the wish was a renovated, accessible bathroom that would make life much easier for her and her family. And Make-A-Wish Oregon, along with a big-hearted team of Eugene-area contractors and vendors, made it happen.
“I didn’t realize at first how rewarding this was going to be, not just for the family, but for me and the team,” said Matt White, general manager for Neil Kelly in Eugene, which spearheaded the project. “Everyone just jumped right in and said, ‘We’ll do whatever you need.’”
Make-A-Wish Oregon reached out to Neil Kelly after learning about the wish of Alice, an 18-year-old in Eugene who has a rare genetic disorder. Known as Cardiofaciocutaneous Syndrome, the condition affects the heart and has made Alice unable to walk or talk. Her parents provide care for her, and for many years, they’ve done so in a home with just a single bathroom that’s not wheelchair accessible. Alice’s father, Nick, would have
to carry his daughter into the bathroom and lift her into a chair in the bathtub for bathing. It was far from ideal – and borderline dangerous.
The goal of the Make-A-Wish project was to renovate the bathroom into a space that was not only wheelchair accessible, but clean, fresh and updated as well. While the project seemed relatively straightforward, there was one pretty big challenge: A typical bathroom remodel for Neil Kelly can take a minimum of eight weeks. Leaving the family without a bathroom for that long wasn’t an option, according to White.
“It’s their only bathroom,” he says, “so we had to plan it in a way that was as least disruptive to them as possible.”
A local team led by Neil Kelly Company led a bathroom renovation project to help make life easier for a Eugene family.
White and the Neil Kelly team got moving, checking out the space, designing the remodel and reaching out to various contractors and suppliers – all of whom generously donated or discounted services and products. Exhibitors that participated in this project included Eugene Plastering and Imperial Floors.
“They all came through in a big way,” White says.
“Eugene Plastering was happy to be part of making a positive change in someone’s life and our team was thrilled to be involved in this meaningful endeavor,” says John Duck.
The team converged on the bathroom, deconstructing the existing space and rebuilding it with new floors, a vanity, lighting, paint and a fully wheelchair-accessible roll-in shower. And not only is the new space attractive and easy to clean, but the whole project wrapped up
“The family was just super delighted White says. “They are just great, giving people, so it was nice giving something
The renovated bathroom features a wheelchair accessible roll-in shower stall.
Everything tastes better with garlic!
Plant in October or November for summer harvest
Try reading this in a monotone robot voice - the way a clone would talk in a bad sci-fi movie - because we are going to create clones in your garden this winter. If you plant garlic already, you have been cloning for years. If not, prepare to get exactly the same garlic you put in the ground - but multiplied by ten. That’s way more impressive than just one clone - and if you play your cloves right, you could create thousands of clones over your lifetime - bwa ha ha!! You can drop the robot voice now if you like, but let’s marvel again at the power of cloning before we get down to the nitty gritty dirty work. Planting one clove in October or November will give you a multi-clove bulb next July, and every clove in the bulb will have the exact same genetic makeup as the clove you buried nine months earlier.
Planting is easy, and almost always successful in part because a clove is much bigger and more developed than a seed. The cloves should go in the ground pointy end up, and be planted about two
inches deep. Working a little organic fertilizer into your planting area a few weeks ahead of time is nice - but not necessary - for planting the garlic. Planting where green beans grew in the summer will give your garlic a little extra nitrogen for spring and winter growth. But because
Roasted garlic is terrific in spreads, sauces, soups, mashed veggies, and more!
Roasted Garlic Goodness!
Slice 1/4 inch off the top of a garlic bulb. Place cut-side-up in a pan lined in foil. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt. Seal up foil. Bake at 350° for 40-50 minutes until brown and tender. Peel or squeeze our garlic. Freeze roasted garlic for up to 2 months in airtight container.
Gourmet Burgers & Sandwiches!
Aioli Garlic Mayo - Blend 3 cloves of roasted garlic, 1 cup of mayo (store bought), 2.5 tsp. fresh lemon, salt to taste. Store in fridge for ten days.
More Great Uses for Roasted Garlic
Dips. Blend a roasted garlic clove into white bean dip or hummus. In mashed potatoes. Roasted garlic mashed potatoes - a real crowd pleaser!
In veggies. Add to creamy cauliflower mash, parsnip puree, or squash mash.
In pastas & soups. Blend roasted garlic into any pasta dish, or favorite cream soup.
you are growing garlic for quality, not quantity, less fertile soil can result in more potent cloves.
If potency is what you want, there are lots of pungent varieties of hardnecked garlic. If braid-ability and better storage
On pizza. Add whole cloves to your next homemade or frozen pizza. . On breads. Blend with olive oil or butter as a spread on bruschetta or focaccia bread.
Enjoy garlic from your own garden.
Garlic enhances most recipes.
time is what you want, plant a softneck garlic. Seed garlic is probably the best way to start. The cloves are bigger, and usually produce bigger bulbs. And sometimes garlic from the store has been treated to resist sprouting - but rarely. Organic garlic from a local market should work just fine. Just make sure the cloves you plant are not dried out or starting to mold. I
save some of last year’s harvest to plant in the fall - 30 or 40 cloves is what I put in the ground. Given all the cooking we do, I should plant more.
Elephant garlic shares a name with the small cloves we are all familiar with, but - SURPRISE - it produces much bigger cloves. Elephant garlic is milder, and isn’t really garlic - it is more closely
related to leeks. But it is great for adding garlic flavor, and some bulk. I use elephant garlic when making pesto, and cut way back on the olive oil. Planting time is the same, but planting depth should be three to four inches.
If all this talk about garlic has you reaching for a breath mint - stop. It won’t help. According to an article in the Journal of gastroenterology, the worst of the garlic breath occurs after your stomach has digested the cloves. One compound in particular is not metabolized, and produces the characteristic odor associated with garlic for 2 to 3 days after you eat it.
Make sure your partner eats garlic too, and your friends, and the store clerks, and .... or just talk to your friends on zoom.
John Fischer, “The Relaxed Gardener”
A passionate organic gardener and frequent speaker at the Lane County Home Improvement Show.
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Garlic is a great addition to pastas, soups and pizza.
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