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4 | Oregon Home EDITOR’S NOTE ON MY SHELF Life Styled: Your Guide to a More Organized & Intentional Life by Shira Gill Ten Speed Press, December 2024 The Slow Down: For the Love of Home by Leanne Ford Harry N. Abrams, October 2024 Zoë Bakes Cookies: Everything You Need to Know to Make Your Favorite Cookies and Bars by Zoë François Ten Speed Press, September 2024 THE SEASON we call “the most wonderful time of the year” is almost over, but I’m a New Year girl through and through. The pace settles, my family hunkers down, and the only thing left to do at home is to cook something slow on the stovetop, snuggle and dream. Winter is made for the imagination — for leafing through magazines and books and having those important conversations about what comes next. Is this the year we work on our backyard (and get a real grill instead of that camping stove)? Will we use that garden bed for greens or tomatoes? How can we carve out more time together? And how do we adjust our spaces to reflect that? This issue is packed with stories of people who go all-in on home. Our main feature, “Shared View” (p. 33), steps into the home of a couple with deep roots in Oregon — and who is making plans with the next generation. And we have a story about a family just at the beginning of their adventure, that took an old Tumalo schoolhouse and remodeled it to suit their plans (“Schoolhouse Rocks,” p. 16). However you take to this time of possibility — whatever your cozy-season style — we hope you’ll discover in these pages some great ideas for how to shape this tiny world of your own creation. Your home awaits! Emily Grosvenor, Editor editor@oregonhomemagazine.com @emilygrosvenor PHOTO BY PRUETTE KARL Co Is as Co y Does
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CONTENTS 10 | Oregon Home 16 64 WHAT’S TRENDING Peak Style “Mountain Modern” design is breathing new life into traditionally rustic spaces in Oregon’s High Desert. 33 ON THE COVER Shared View A farmhouse remodel designed for laid-back elegance hits the spot for a farmer and an artist. 26 CUSTOM FIT Recipe for Remodeling Success Mountainwood Homes helps homeowners turn ideas and dreams into reality. 15 LET’S GO SHOPPING Head West Shopping inspiration for a Western winter. 46 FEATURE Defensive Play Skylab Architecture and Steel Hut lead the charge to create a safer, fire-resistant dwelling. 16 FEATURE Schoolhouse Rocks A Tumalo house once used for education gets a giant upgrade by Iron Roots Design. 56 CHEF AT HOME Risa Lichtman The chef behind Lepage’s Soup Group subscription shares her favorite recipes for cozy season. HOMES FOR COMFORT AND REST Calm and Collected 64 33
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16 | Oregon Home BY Emily Grosvenor DESIGN / BUILD: Iron Roots Design PHOTOGRAPHY: Chris Murray Productions SCHOOLHOUSE ROCKS A Tumalo house once used for education gets a giant upgrade by Iron Roots Design.
Oregon Home | 17 “I really loved playing with scale on the porch to make it more attractive and functional,” says Celeste McGowan.
18 | Oregon Home eleste McGowan and her husband, Tim, knew immediately when they saw a 1,170-square-foot ranch set in the woods just outside of Tumalo that it would be an ideal setting to reinvent completely for a small family — their own. “We wanted to take something old and with history and breathe new life into it,” says Celeste McGowan, principal designer at Iron Roots Design, a design-build firm she operates with her husband based in Oregon’s High Desert. The original structure, built in 1911 and used as the schoolhouse for the town of Tumalo (pop. 720), was moved three blocks in the 1970s and had a number of funky additions. But it retained some vestiges of its past, like an old chimney stack buried in the walls and true original shiplap usual for the early 20th century. The couple took on the Photo courtesy of Celeste McGowan C
Oregon Home | 19 project with vigor, finishing the remodel of most of the interior in just nine months, along with an addition of a porch, to take advantage of Tumalo’s late-fall sunsets. For the McGowans, living in a house just under 1,200 square feet feels like luxury. Their first home as a couple was a 200-foot tiny home that maximized their lifestyle on the smallest of footprints. “I was super shocked about how much I loved every part of it,” Celeste says. “When you live that small, you have to learn a lot about efficient space planning, but I love a puzzle.” That talent comes through in the schoolhouse remodel through little nooks and mindful built-ins that increase storage and make the ranch feel cozy and comfortable. It helps that one-half of the married duo is a master craftsman who makes custom furniture. In addition to the construction process, Tim’s work encompasses chairs, coffee tables, dining tables, lighting and consoles — pretty much anything that can be used in a home and made to fit a space. In the living room, open shelving and enclosed cabinets We wanted to take something old and with history and breathe new life into it.” — CELESTE McGOWAN, IRON ROOTS DESIGN “
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Oregon Home | 21 keep clutter from life with a 3-year-old at bay, while a dry bar makes room for entertaining at home. A large floor-to-ceiling cabinet in a mudroom accommodates life with small people and a family dog. But of all the spaces inside the home, the bedroom is most reflective of the couple’s true design style. There, they sleep between nightstands made by Tim’s late father, who taught him his craft. Serene neutrals contrast with a more active eucalyptus-leaf wallpaper by Yvonne Hart Studio. “Our signature style is nature-inspired, with organic textures,” says Celeste, who loves plants and cares for them in nearly all of their spaces. Outside, a large porch extension creates a stage for shared early mornings with coffee and evening sunsets together with their dinosaur-obsessed son, Sloane, playing nearby. What’s left? The kitchen. “It’s straight out of 1989,” Celeste says. “Hopefully on our list for 2025!” ironrootsdesign.com
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26 | Oregon Home A charming time capsule of a home in need of an update. A knotty Northwest Craftsman transformed into a modern Northwest Contemporary. An unused living room turned cook’s dream kitchen that changes the whole flow of the home. Such are the kinds of home-remodeling projects that Tigardbased Mountainwood Homes prides itself on — projects that help homeowners identify their true goals and how to reach them. “We provide guidance so the homeowner gets what they want,” says Alicia DeCosta, director of marketing for Mountainwood Homes. “The result meets their needs but also their desires, so they love where they live.” Founded in 2008 by Robert and Heather Wood (he’s a builder, she’s a designer), Mountainwood Homes is a residential CUSTOM FIT: Mountainwood Homes RECIPE FOR REMODELING SUCCESS Before: The goal of this whole-house remodel was to transform the 2007 home into a new era, departing from its outdated knotty alder wood, paint colors and Craftsman details. Mountainwood Homes After: Despite considering a move, the couple loved their home’s size and location. The remodel updated it with modern materials and a fresh palette, preserving sentimental value while enhancing it for their new phase. David Papazian Photography MOUNTAINWOOD HOMES HELPS HOMEOWNERS TURN IDEAS AND DREAMS INTO REALITY. By Jon Bell
Oregon Home | 27 design-build firm that specializes in all things remodeling — kitchens, bathrooms, additions, whole-house remodels — as well as custom homebuilding. While many design companies have a perfectly curated portfolio with a certain look, Mountainwood’s portfolio really shows the company’s variety of project scopes and styles. The Mountainwood team consists of almost 40 experienced professionals, from project developers and designers to skilled craftsmen and project managers. DeCosta says the team is a comprehensive one that’s involved from day one through a project’s completion. “I think one of the things that makes our process unique is that we have a team to help you from start to finish,” DeCosta says. “That means figuring out what you want, what’s possible within the constraints of the home and the budget, working through design and construction — the whole process. You have Mountainwood’s support all the way through.” The company’s process is straightforward and thorough. A Mountainwood project developer meets prospective clients at their home to hear their ideas and see their space. The team talks budget, possibilities and goals. If the fit is a good one, a design agreement is put in place and additional members of the team get involved. There After: The kitchen layout barely changed, but the Northwest Contemporary style, upgraded materials and color palette helped to transform the space. David Papazian Photography After: The primary bathroom features a modern style with concrete countertop and accent lighting. David Papazian Photography
28 | Oregon Home are measurements, design renderings and floor plans, finish and material options, quotes from trade partners and vendors, and then, DeCosta says, “the construction team brings it to life.” Case in point: The homeowners of a 1983 Beaverton home came to Mountainwood Homes with a clear dilemma. The kitchen was too small for them both to cook — which they love to do — and a formal living room sat largely unused. The result was a fragmented floor plan that didn’t maximize the available space. To solve the challenge, Mountainwood got creative, transforming the living room into a new, much more spacious and inviting kitchen complete with an induction cooktop, an island with seating, an adjacent office area and an eye-catching custom-tile backsplash. And the old kitchen? It’s now a dedicated laundry room, which before had been in the garage. “The kitchen is now the heart of the home,” says Sierra Lemieux, a designer with Mountainwood Homes. “The family can enjoy their love of cooking and spending time with family and friends in this connected space.” Mountainwood specializes in helping people update homes that they love but that no longer meet their needs. Homeowners find that they love their location and don’t want to move — or lose their low mortgage rates — but the style or functionality isn’t what they want anymore. A whole-house remodel took care of that scenario for a family living in a 2007 home in North Plains, Oregon. The homeowners loved the location and size of the home, but they wanted to move away from knotty alder wood and Craftsman details that gave it a dated feel. Mountainwood refreshed the home, giving it a modern flair with new paint, flooring, cabinetry, windows, entry beams and fireplaces, among other upgrades. “Materials and color were the heavy lifters,” Lemieux says. “The home’s floor plan gave us a great foundation to work from.” In addition to Mountainwood Homes’ experience, skill and ability to turn homeowners’ ideas into reality, Robert Wood says there’s one other important ingredient in the company’s recipe. “We are a customer-service company,” he says. “We care about the whole client experience — and that comes through in our finished projects.” mountainwoodhomes.com After: With some creative rearranging, the kitchen was relocated to the unused formal living room for more space. Nathan Holden, Realty Pix Media Before: The small kitchen in this 1983 Beaverton home was squeezed into a small space, creating a fragmented floor plan. Mountainwood Homes
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Oregon Home | 33 Shared View A FARMHOUSE REMODEL DESIGNED FOR LAIDBACK ELEGANCE HITS THE SPOT FOR A HOPS AND HAZELNUT FARMER AND AN ARTIST. Remodel: GREEN HAMMER DESIGN BUILD Interior Design: AMY TROUTE INTERIOR DESIGN Contractor: CELLAR RIDGE CONSTRUCTION Photos: GEORGE BARBERIS ByEMILY GROSVENOR
34 | Oregon Home A custom cabinet by Staytonbased Woodeye provides storage lost by opening up the space.
Oregon Home | 35 PERFECT PLACEMENT: ABOVE THE MANTLE Liz Coleman’s work, used often in projects by interior designers and by collectors, uses color, shape and texture to ethereal, impressionistic, and expressive effect. Redoing a home because it’s just not right for modern living? That’s great. Remodeling a home after you’ve lived there for 25 years and know it — and yourselves — through and through? That’s a testament to an entire life. “We really respond to the concept that there are no bad ideas,” says homeowner Liz Coleman, an artist who coowns, with her husband, John, Westwood Farms, a 1,000-acre hazelnut and hops farm in the upper Willamette Valley. “We had a really clear vision of what kind of meaning and purpose we wanted for our home.”
36 | Oregon Home The home’s library provides a cozy retreat for rainy days.
Oregon Home | 37 Inspired Life Values-based design isn’t exactly new — ornate Victorians of the 1800s spoke of the era’s love of craftsmanship, Tudors of the 1920s were designed as shows of wealth, and the mid-mod era put the relationship between indoor and outdoor spaces at the forefront. But new is how broadly homeowners are interpreting what kinds of values can be built into a project. For the Colemans, that means enjoying what they’ve built through greater views of the land they steward, structural openness befitting their welcoming personalities, material choices that put people at ease, letting go of what’s no longer important (like giant closets), and working in design surprises that allow homeowners and guests to experience pure delight. “We have a thing about very well-done powder rooms,” Liz says. “It has to have music.” “It was not an afterthought,” John adds. The Colemans first built the home in 1999, but their ties to this land in the upper Willamette Valley are strong — John’s family has been farming since they settled in the area in the 1840s. The Colemans raised their three children there. Now empty nesters, the couple wanted to fix some of the home’s issues with draftines, a lack of light and a formality that no longer suited them. They wanted a home that felt more like them: laid-back, welcoming, family-centered people who know what they believe in. Clockwise from bottom left: Homeowner Liz Coleman, architect Laura Squillace, architect Michelle Montiel, stylist Soulayvanh Beisel, interior designer Amy Troute, and homeowner John Coleman.
Green Wherever Possible The Colemans also sought a high-level of environmental upgrades that respect the environment and incorporate green solutions for energy and material use. They found their perfect collaborators with Green Hammer Design Build (who did the architectural design and whole-house programming), builder Cellar Ridge and designer Amy Troute for the interior. “We were able to pull together a very clear vision deck for who we were and how we wanted the house to function,” Liz says. “There was a lot of mutual-admiration society through it all.” They wanted guests to relax the minute they stepped in the door. Their laid-back vibe is embodied in the relatively spare entryway highlighted with custom pendants from HiiH Lights and an antique bench from Aurora Mills Architectural Salvage. It continues into the main living space, anchored by a plaster fireplace, which uses biofuel instead of gas, and into the kitchen, with a large island made for many and with hardware and material finishes that feel elevated but not overly fancy. Floor-to-ceiling custom cabinetry makes up for storage that was lost when the designers removed the main wall separating the kitchen from the living room. Eco-consciousness is a throughline in the home. To build that sustainable home life, the team tightened the home’s envelope (windows, doors and other elements prone to causing inefficiencies) to improve climate control. The living room’s new mantel was carved from a fallen Oregon white oak on the property, with enough left over for each of the couple’s children to have their own mantel. And the marble countertop from the old kitchen island? It was used as a backsplash in the bar and as a counter surface in the powder room. “We just know more than we knew when we first built this home,” Liz says. “Brass fixtures establish a cohesive tone throughout the home,” says Green Hammer architect Michelle Montiel. "This selection guided the pairing of complementary finishes, such as light wood flooring and cream-colored cabinets.”
Oregon Home | 39 In the home’s foyer, HiiH Lights pendants and an antique bench from Aurora Mills Architectural Salvage create a balance of new and old.
40 | Oregon Home Private Havens Remodeling the upstairs, the team at Green Hammer reworked the floor plan, removing a large walk-in in favor of an additional guest room and reconfiguring a guest bath to accommodate visiting young couples with kids. Though they have been together for more than three decades, the Colemans had never focused on their primary bedroom before. They freshened everything up, working with touchable texture and light-catching textiles. They added wall storage to replace a walk-in wardrobe and remodeled the accompanying bathroom with material finishes that work with the rest of the house.
Oregon Home | 41 “We wanted to make this home a place where people can come and stay and still have some privacy and quiet,” Liz says. “Sure, things were wearing down, but the entire project was more about how it might work for our family now rather than when our children were small.” All three of the couple’s children returned to the home during the pandemic, before continuing on in the past couple of years. But every one of them came to their parents individually to ask how they might be included in the farm’s future life. “It’s pretty rare these days that the younger generation wants to continue with farming,” John says. Out back the farm is also changing. The bulk of what the family produces is hops and hazelnuts, but there is some open ground where they dream about what’s next. “We’re looking to plant some permanent crops — like caneberries, or something we can farm sustainably alongside what we do,” John says. “Now we look through every window and have a picture.” “It was important for the clients to preserve their memories while creating a space that would support their next phase of life,” says Green Hammer architect Michelle Montiel.
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46 | Oregon Home DEFENSIVE PLAY Skylab re-envisions the classic A-frame to be roomier, brighter, and to protect against wildfires. SKYLAB ARCHITECTURE AND STEEL HUT LEAD THE CHARGE TO CREATE A SAFER, FIRERESISTANT DWELLING. Image renderings courtesy of Skylab Architecture
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48 | Oregon Home Customizable interiors translate to homes with high creativity and personality. PREFAB: HOW IT WORKS TO BRING THE project to fruition, consumers buy their desired designs, as well as one of Steel Hut’s prefab building kits. Homeowners are in charge of connecting with a local contractor to build out the interior spaces, which, like traditional A-frames and Quonset huts, are fully customizable based on personal preferences. “The concept really facilitates contractors of different skill sets or even owners who want to build it themselves,” says Barnes. Prefabricated designs, or “prefab” designs, are considered sustainable because they offer faster construction times, often lower costs, improved quality control due to factory production, potential for greater energy efficiency, and reduced waste compared to traditional building methods. Essentially, they THE SEARCH FOR THE FIRE-RESISTANT HOME SWEEPING FLAMES, entire hillsides stripped of trees, towns destroyed, and lives upended and lost — the dangers posed by wildfire in Oregon are no joke. Does a changing climate mean homeowners will abandon the state’s beautiful and remote areas? Not likely. But the need for a fire-protection upgrade for Oregon housing is on everyone’s mind. “The risk of fire is increasing with climate change,” says Jessica Halofsky, director of the Northwest Climate Hub. “Actions are especially important in the wildland-urban interface, where homes are built adjacent to forested area.” To address this, as well as the overall demand for more housing in the West, founder Marie Saldivar of Steel Hut — a Central Oregon-based provider of steel-based, consumerfocused building kits — approached Portland-based Skylab Architecture, known for its optimistic and explorative designs. Their goal? To create new takes on two classic forms: the A-frame and the Quonset hut. “We love the Quonset hut shape and style, and that style evocative of old modernism reborn,” says architect Susan Barnes of Skylab Architecture. Together the two Oregon companies envisioned designs that would address the West’s need for more affordable but stylish homes. One major benefit: They would incorporate U.S. manufacturer SteelMaster’s fire-resistant steel roofs, which don’t ignite when exposed to flames. What emerged from the collaboration is a growing offering of steel-roofed designs and prefabricated kits created to maximize modern-lifestyle needs while addressing dangers posed by a changing climate.
Oregon Home | 49 PERFECT PLACEMENT: ABOVE THE MANTLE allow for a home to be constructed quickly and with less on-site disruption, making them a great choice for building on beautiful natural parcels. With the A-frame and Quonset hut designs, the roof goes up first, easing construction during Oregon’s changing seasons. “It’s a giant benefit,” Barnes says. It also makes them ideal for use as Accessory Dwelling Units. “Many regions and communities are trying to help homeowners and density with ADUs,” Barnes says. “That really was our starting point.” They’re also sustainable. Most prefab designs have highquality insulation and airtight seals, meaning they are better energy performers. Using a single manufacturing source cuts down on the energy needed to transport materials. It all adds up to a process that, even with custom finishes, cuts down on custom building in Central Oregon to around $250 per square foot and reduces carbon emissions by 40%. And that trendy A-frame design? It draws on the iconography of the vacation chalets that became popular in the 1960s (and which could also be ordered as a kit and built by one person). Skylab improved on the original A-frame by exchanging the form’s peak with a curve, thus making for a roomier interior. Steel Hut founder Marie Saldivar is optimistic that the concept can help solve some of the West’s most pressing challenges — but also do what homes should do best, which is make people happy. “The fire-resistance component is the cherry on top,” Saldivar says.
50 | Oregon Home THE QUONSET HUT — named after Quonset, Rhode Island, where it was developed — came into being in the 1940s from the U.S. military’s needs for fast and efficient manufacture of housing, storage and hospitals. Simple, efficient and inexpensive to build, the huts soon found their way into residential culture as temporary homes to meet post-war housing demands. Today they are a popular building style for homes, shops, storage, farms and small manufacturers throughout the world. HOMESTEAD HAVEN: THE COURTYARD HUTS WITH HISTORY Perfect for a full-time residence, the Courtyard design connects three Quonset homes with a light-drenched passageway on 1,340 to 2,580 square feet, with two- or threebedroom options. Inside, the Courtyard captures light and the expansiveness of the classic Quonset hut while staying cozy and protected. “It’s a superlivable family hut,” says Steel Hut founder Marie Saldivar. “There’s not a single environment this hut wouldn’t thrive in.”
Oregon Home | 51 TINY ABODE: THE JACKRABBIT Made for play and for use as an ADU in urban settings (pictured here in a Southern California climate but tested in Oregon’s high desert), the Jackrabbit design, which comes in 600- and 780-squarefoot options, captures the iconic silhouette of the Quonset hut with a modern aesthetic. The Jackrabbit’s 1.5-story interior features a lofted bedroom and open living space. As with all the kits, interior finishes are fully customizable.
52 | Oregon Home Fireresistant Natives Plants can be beautiful and resist fire. Rethink your yard with high-moisture plants well suited to the Pacific Northwest. RED-TWIG DOGWOOD A deciduous shrub that adds vibrant red color in winter. KINNIKINNICK A low-growing, evergreen groundcover with dense, waxy leaves. LUPINE A hardy, fire-resistant perennial that grows well in full sun, with striking blue and purple flowers. SWORD FERN A moisture-loving, evergreen fern native. BITTERBRUSH A hardy, drought-tolerant native shrub that can help slow the spread of fire while offering wildlife habitat. OREGON GRAPE An evergreen shrub with thick, leathery leaves — it has beautiful yellow flowers in the spring. WESTERN RED CEDAR A native evergreen with excellent fire resistance and a valuable landscape tree. SNOWBERRY A native shrub that produces white berries in the summer and fall. ALL IMAGES: WIKIPEDIA
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Oregon Home | 57 Risa Lichtman PHOTOS BY JAMIE THROWER CHEF AT HOME: RISA LICHTMAN has a special fondness for the beauty of soup. “People love to be fed and nourished in this way,” says the owner of Lepage Food & Drinks, a catering and private-chef business based in Portland. Vegan, meat-based and vegetarian soups — Lepage delivers them, alongside deli salads and house-made focaccia, for pickup to one porch in each of the city’s neighborhoods. “Soup can be fancy but, at the same time, comforting,” says Lichtman. Here, she presents one of her best-loved recipes for winter soup and a dish to round out any meal. THE CHEF BEHIND LEPAGE’S SOUP GROUP SUBSCRIPTION SHARES HER FAVORITE RECIPES FOR COZY SEASON.
58 | Oregon Home Kabocha Squash & Apple Soup Serves 4-6 Preparation: Heat the oven to 400°F. Carefully break down the squash by cutting it in half, removing both ends, and using a knife to cut the skin off. Scoop out the seeds with a spoon, and cut the squash into large cubes. Mix the squash with 1 tablespoon olive oil, coriander, cumin, turmeric, 1 teaspoon salt, and black pepper. Mix well and spread out on an oiled sheet tray. Roast for 20 minutes until just fork tender, flipping the squash halfway through. While the squash is roasting, rough chop the onion, celery, carrot and apples. Heat a soup pot over medium heat and add the remaining tablespoon of oil plus 1 tablespoon butter. Add the garlic, onion, and remaining teaspoon of salt. Sweat down for a minute until they begin to look translucent, then add the celery, carrot and apples. Cook for 8-10 minutes, stirring often. Add the roasted squash and the stock, and cook for another 8-10 minutes. Remove from the heat. In batches, blend the soup on high for a full minute per batch. Return blended soup to the pot along with the lemon juice. Mix the soup well and taste for seasoning, adding more lemon or salt as needed. If it’s too thick, thin down with stock. Serve with a drizzle of oil, a spoonful of sour cream, and some chopped parsley. Ingredients: • 1 small kabocha squash (2.5 to 3 pounds) • 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided • ½ teaspoon coriander • ¼ teaspoon cumin • ¼ teaspoon turmeric • 2 teaspoons kosher salt, divided • ½ teaspoon black pepper • 2 tablespoons butter, divided • 2 cloves garlic, sliced • 1 medium onion • 2 ribs celery • 1 carrot • 2 apples (Pink Lady, Honeycrisp, or anything sweet and tart) • 4 cups stock • Juice from 1 lemon • Garnishes: olive oil, sour cream, chopped parsley
Oregon Home | 59 Chickpea Salad With Oregano Vinaigrette Serves 4 Oregano Vinaigrette Ingredients: • ½ cup extra virgin olive oil • 1 clove garlic, microplaned • 1 teaspoon dried oregano • 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar • 1 teaspoon ground mustard • ½ teaspoon kosher salt • ¼ teaspoon black pepper • Juice of 1 lemon Preparation: Add all ingredients to a jar and seal tightly with a lid. Shake vigorously so the ingredients all come together. Taste for seasoning, adding more salt or lemon as needed. Ingredients: • 1 cup chickpeas, drained • ¼ cup oregano vinaigrette (below) • Juice of ½ lemon • 3 carrots • 1 bunch radish, leaves and tails removed • 1 red pepper • Half a medium red onion • 1 tablespoon chopped parsley • ½ cup crumbled feta • 1 teaspoon salt Preparation: In a large bowl, mix the drained chickpeas, oregano vinaigrette and lemon juice, and set aside. While the chickpeas marinate, finely chop the carrots, radish, red pepper and red onion into cubes of ¼" x ¼", or about the size of the chickpeas. Add the chopped vegetables to the chickpeas, along with the parsley, feta and salt. Mix well until everything is combined. Season to taste, adding more salt or lemon juice as needed.
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Oregon Home | 65 WHAT’S TRENDING: Mountain Modern PHOTO BY CHRIS MURRAY PRODUCTIONS Peak Large fireplaces, black steel, warm neutrals, thoughtful color — the emerging design style “Mountain Modern” is breathing new life into traditionally rustic spaces in Oregon’s High Desert. “It’s really an evolution of what’s been going on here,” says Lisa Arballo of Bend-based Legum Design, who designed this private home with panoramic views of the Cascade Range at Brasada Ranch. The home, envisioned to meld organically with the texture and color of the ranch’s 1,800 acres, brings together industrial materials like steel and concrete. “These might feel cold in other combinations, but they have a light, bright effect when balanced with other elements,” Arballo says. “It’s intended to make people feel cozy, comfortable, invited and elevated.” brasada.com | legumdesign.com Style
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