A few weeks ago we were contacted by Street and Downey, a lovely couple in Milwauke, about their 1968 kitchen. They found Hardline Design and Construction through Angie’s List and have asked us to help them utilize the space in their small kitchen more...
Last year during the coldest days of our Portland, Oregon winter, our furnace died. It was a total, no resuscitation, no nine lives kind of death. We knew it was inevitable. We had an energy audit done on our home a couple of years before by the Energy Trust (they...
Though stores and malls start thinking about holiday music and decorations long before Halloween, (I think my local Target started putting out Christmas lights after they cleared out Back-to-School merchandise) I like to wait until December starts. This weekend my...
Have you ever been left out in the rain searching for your keys, maybe even balancing a bag of groceries at the same time? Or a small child? Imaging having to do that on every rainy day here in Oregon. Bryan and Susan were renters for a number of years before recently...
As the writer and photographer for Hardline Design and Construction I come with my own set of skills. I love interviewing clients who have begun and or completed their renovation projects. I love sharing their photos with you and telling you their stories. I have...
I will confess. I was a little miffed when I got an email the day after Halloween on the beginning of the once-a-day holiday cookie recipes. I love cookies but when I wasn’t even down from my Halloween candy sugar high, I saw this as an offence on beginning...
I have mentioned in a number of my posts that I shop Craig’s List for some of my furnishings. I do this because 1) it is economical 2) it is environmently friendly and 3) I can be creative with my findings without the guilt that I could ruin something new. A...
I have always loved furniture. So much so that when I ran way from home at the age of 6 I took my Mickey Mouse blanket, my very large book about dinosaurs and a child-size, walnut rocking chair. I dragged these items about three houses down the street because that...
In a recent Angie’s List magazine, there was an article about projects that give the highest return on their investment. With the economy as it is, many people are choosing to renovate their current homes instead of moving. Or, people are finally able to...
Yesterday I was grocery shopping and was wearing my Hardline Design and Construction t-shrit when a woman behind me in line started talking to me. She was a friendly person who just said, “How do you know the contractor you select will be honest?” She...
