It’s hard to miss the unmistakable emergence of pink starting to color the city from downtown and the banks of the Willamette to far-flung neighborhoods on both sides of the river this week! The cherry blossoms are here, and with them the lengthening daylight and promise of warmer weather – which is so suitable and oh-so-beckoning for Portland house-hunting! Our yards show life again, our basements...
Today’s date is the six-month mark of Lark + Fir®’s existence, and what a blur those months have been! It would not have been possible at all without the insightful, energized help from Kari Luna (@wordette) and Kait Kenobi (@thinkmakedesign) guiding this “child” of mine into the world in the form of a fledgling brand and website. I am also indebted to my upbeat, millennial marketing guru Stacee...
“There isn’t enough storage or closets in this house!” the buyers wailed. Um, okay. They were right. But I had an idea. And I knew some talented people. Many times, prudent buyers will home shop armed with a checklist of must-have (and would-like-to-have) features, from bedroom layout to architectural style/era all the way to gas fireplace and attached garage. Even if we can find a home that checks...