4 | Oregon Home EDITOR’S NOTE OVER THE LAST FEW weeks, I’ve entered the high-stakes world of exterior house painting. Home projects often carry an outsized level of emotional and financial investment, but painting my house, in particular, has unleashed a kind of worry that makes me not recognize myself. Normally, I advise others on what hues to pick for exterior paint and often suggest colors from Portlandbased Rodda-Miller’s Northwest Collection. These greyed-out hues harmonize so well with the landscapes in Oregon’s changing light, and with each other. But would they work for us, for our particular constellation of colors and the direction of our home? My husband and I love green, so we chose “On the Rocks” for our base color, “Fallen Fir” for the accent and “Blurred” for an update to the trim. As the color went up on the first walls, my nerves settled down and that icky feeling turned to elation. Isn’t this emotional journey the way of all big house projects? Engaging professionals helps take down the stakes, as we see in our Oregon Home summer issue. Here we celebrate the best outdoor projects of the season in our story about inspiring outdoor projects (“What’s Your Oregon Summer Vibe?” p. 42) as well as how the season can bring out the best in life, like in our glass house story (“Clear Vision,” p. 32). Grab those rays but also your garden shovels, paintbrushes and all the tools for getting the most out of your home life in summer. Above all, enjoy the ride! Emily Grosvenor, Editor editor@oregonhomemagazine.com @emilygrosvenor PHOTO BY ADAM DIESBURG Fresh Take ON MY SHELF The Food Forward Garden: A Complete Guide to Designing and Growing Edible Landscapes By Christian Douglas Artisan, 2024 The Spirited Garden: Creative Private Retreats By Doreen Wynja and Lorene Edwards Forkner Rizzoli, 2025 Gardens for Modern Houses: Design Inspiration for Home Landscapes By Beth Dunlop Rizzoli, 2025
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