Oregon Home | 17 BY EMILY GROSVENOR Photos by Meagan Larsen COLORFUL PAST A FAMILY HOME BY WORKADAY DESIGN EMERGES THROUGH A CLEVER MIX OF NEUTRALS AND SATURATED COLOR. When Rebecca Van Sickle and Fergus Caldicott moved into a historic home in Northwest Portland in October 2014, they knew that it would need some major adjustments. Previous owners had made some cosmetic updates throughout the years, but no one had changed the awkward transitions between spaces, added to the number of bathrooms (two at the time) or grappled with the problem of doors hitting other doors. Plus, there was the matter of color — how to use it well to make the home feel modern while honoring its history. “It feels oddly calming,” Van Sickle says of the Morris & Co. wallpaper that wraps the dining room.
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