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Portland interior designer Max Humphrey's new book,  Modern Americana, shows how the old can be new. By Reina Harwood 4/13/2021 at 12:46pm Portland interior designer Max Humphrey has a special eye when it comes to thrifting. He plays around with funky vintage patterns and shapes from subway tiles to brick & mortar styles. To him, vintage shopping is all about a "thrill of the hunt" mindset. On April 20, Humphrey—along with author Chase Reynolds Ewald and photographer (and frequent PoMo contributor) Christopher Dibble—are releasing  Modern Americana (Gibbs Smith, 2021), a ...

From thrifted to high-end, DIY style drives Portland designer Max Humphrey’s ‘Modern Americana’ book Updated Mar 05, 2021; Posted Mar 04, 2021 “Modern Americana” by Max Humphrey with Chase Reynolds Ewald encourages DIYers to paint old furniture, shop their basement or Dumpster dive to create a timeless Americana decor that lets you kick up your heels.Christopher Dibble Facebook Share Max Humphrey gets it. We don’t want our do-it-yourself home projects to look less than professional, but we also don’t want to live in a perfectly staged magazine spread. The Portland interior des...

In Portland’s competitive market, compelling backstories help sell houses Updated Mar 02, 2021; Posted Feb 24, 2021 Staging and stories are meant to help potential buyers feel at home. 8128 S.W. 2nd Ave. in Portland is listed by Sophia Rosenberg of the Hasson Company. Christopher Dibble Facebook Share Homes being put up for sale are not only getting makeovers but a story about their past to lure in potential buyers. Some dwellings even get a telling name: The Principal’s House. The Iconic Woodstock House. Walter. The new owner of a 1935 Georgian Colonial in Portland’s Grant Park neigh...

“I like to think of it as a narrative entry,” Stewart Horner says. By Marty Patail 12/15/2020 at 5:00am Published in the December 2020 issue of Portland Monthly Tilework by Clé Tile cleverly points inward, guiding visitors and residents visually into the house and through a giant glass pivot door. When designer Stewart Horner of Penny Black Interiors first arrived at this classic midcentury 1954 West Hills home, he found it difficult to reconcile the front door with the gorgeous interior. The owners were happy to keep most of the rest of the home in its original state—br...