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A Cowtown native makes his return to the city with a robust art collection and a top-to-bottom makeover of a 1930s Tudor.
We toast the trees. The drink is chilled vodka infused with the fresh spring growth of our most distinguished elder in the Pacific Northwest, the Douglas fir. It’s cool and spicy and bright with ...
When remodeling, painting your kitchen cabinets can seem like a good place to start. But check the materials. Here are the ...
In Oregon, a homeowner revived 100-year-old Douglas fir floors into a warm, kid-friendly space full of soul and story.
On May 22, 2025, the Coalition for Fair Trade in Hardwood Plywood (the “Coalition” or “Petitioner”), filed a petition for the imposition ...
Architect Amalia Skoufoglou, of O’Sullivan Skoufoglou, suggested using coloured stained wood. Cupboards stained ... says that today she’d opt for Douglas fir plywood or recycled MDF, because ...
(Mike Schwartz) In contrast to the building’s blonde timber interiors, charred Douglas fir siding was applied ... burns across the surface of the wood planks improves resistance to damage ...
It’s clad in cedar shingles and Douglas fir plywood, which are mostly concealed by a coat of black stain—except on an ... verticality of the forest.” Wood dominates the interiors, the ...
Douglas fir is undoubtedly ... grain and warm tone that doesn't need to be stained. Be careful if you see spruce pine fir (SPF). It sounds like it might combine several benefits, but in fact it isn't ...
Three homes are supposed to go up on this lot, the architectural design calling for at least one of the three structures to be exactly where the very tall Douglas Fir is standing. The developer's ...
The Douglas fir, also called a Douglas tree, Oregon pine or Douglas spruce, can grow hundreds of feet high — and the oldest of the species can live for over 1,000 years. The Douglas fir was ...