May 2012
Mac-Bo in Oregon Home
Posted on: May 14th, 2012.
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Mac-Bo News
A Mac-Bo project was recently featured in the Oregon Home - Home Style ...
Frank Lloyd Wright in Rochester NY
Posted on: May 11th, 2012.
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Historic
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/videonetwork/1628563349001/Wright-revival ...
Mac-Bo and Weatherization
Posted on: May 5th, 2012.
Categories:
Green Building
Do you notice your heating or cooling system running all of the time? Do you feel drafts in your home? Consider Mac-Bo your resource for ...
January 2012
Mac-Bo in Oregon Home
Posted on: January 13th, 2012.
Categories:
Mac-Bo News
Oregon Home Magazine managing editor Vivian McInerny mentioned Mac-Bo in her blog, Home Style, on Wednesday. In the entry, McInerny says, “I find other people's remodeling projects a delight. I love hearing stories about how they did and ...
The Architectural Heritage Center: One of Portland’s Treasures
Posted on: January 11th, 2012.
Categories:
Historic
A link that we put on our web page some time ago is for the Architectural Heritage Center. For those of you who are unfamiliar the work of the AHC, allow me to say that it is one of Portland's treasures. In their own words, the ...
Rock Candy Continued
Posted on: January 4th, 2012.
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Mac-Bo News
A while back I blogged about an exciting tile called Mosuprema. Looking like rock candy trapped under glaze, the tile intrigued me from the moment I first saw it in the showroom. We finally got to use it in a new fireplace surround and the ...
November 2011
Don’t Move. Improve!
Posted on: November 30th, 2011.
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Mac-Bo News
I was recently in a local bank, waiting in line when I saw the bank’s newsletter in a rack beside me. I picked one up and was immediately drawn to a headline that said, “If you can’t move, it may make sense to improve.” Now that’s what a ...
Sweet as Rock Candy
Posted on: November 29th, 2011.
Categories:
Mac-Bo News
Every once in a while I get to go shopping for a client and come back with something I find really exciting. Take tile for instance. In this example I was charged with finding an alternative to a very homely fireplace surround. I discovered a ...
Exhaust Fans Need to be Checked!
Posted on: November 28th, 2011.
Categories:
Seasonal Tips
I recently was called in to check on two exhaust fans that another contractor installed in a client's home. The complaint was simply that they weren't working. Both were Panasonic units, some of the best around. The fans were running but the ...
Time Travel: A Journey from 1971 to 2011
Posted on: November 23rd, 2011.
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Mac-Bo News
This 1970's house had some of the more unsavory feratures that characterize that era: interior rough sawn diagonal "siding," and the "cottage cheese" ceiling treatment, both of which the owners disliked. Furthermore, from a circulation, light, ...
A Garden Studio’s New Life
Posted on: November 1st, 2011.
Categories:
Mac-Bo News
A recent Mac-Bo project was the resuscitation and new life we gave to a former garage and potting shed. The building had been giving way to the moss and spiders for some time when we got our hands on it. This is better illustrated than ...
October 2011
The Mac-Bo Mascots: Nemo and Cappy
Posted on: October 25th, 2011.
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Mac-Bo News
One of the pleasures of working at Mac-Bo is the presence of two hairy coworkers in our office space: Nemo (all grown up) and Cappy (still a teenager). Each day Ed brings them to work. Work?!?! They have nothing to do with it. It's all about ...
September 2011
A Visit to the Historic John Mock House
Posted on: September 14th, 2011.
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Mac-Bo News •
Historic
Yesterday evening, Kirk and I (Andrew) joined two friends for a pre-restoration tour of the John Mock House. Located prominently on Willamette Boulevard, this house is hard to miss for the thousands of travelers making their way in and out ...
August 2011
A Rare Visit to Pietro Bellushci’s Burkes House
Posted on: August 3rd, 2011.
Categories:
Historic
Located at the end of a dead end lane in Portland's West Hills sits an extraordinary example of Mid-Century Modernist archtecture. Designed by Italian emigre and MIT School of Architecture Dean Pietro Belluschi, the Burkes House was built for a ...
July 2011
Bathroom Renovation
Posted on: July 19th, 2011.
Categories:
Mac-Bo News
The 127th Street House was a studs-out, whole house renovation project. Take a look at the before and after shots of its neglected bathroom. Mac-Bo gave it the makeover it deserved. Before: a crowded and outdated bathroom. After: a ...
June 2011
The 19 Steps
Posted on: June 29th, 2011.
Categories:
Mac-Bo News
Mac-Bo recently completed a new deck and staircase for this second floor residence. The original stairs, over 40 years old, had become dangerous and no longer met code requirements. The new stairs are both beautiful and easier to climb with a ...
Space, Storage, and Luxury
Posted on: June 9th, 2011.
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Mac-Bo News
This outdated kitchen was one of a series of small rooms and corridors that made up the East end of our clients' home. They said they longed for space, storage, luxury and a connection to the finished basement. Mac-Bo listenend. See the ...
May 2011
Russell Ranch Kitchen
Posted on: May 25th, 2011.
Categories:
Mac-Bo News
The Russell Ranch was a studs-out, whole house renovation project. While no corner was left untouched, perhaps the most dazzling transformation took place in the kitchen. Mac-Bo took what had been a dark and claustrophobic room and opened it up ...
Frank Lloyd Wright in Oregon
Posted on: May 19th, 2011.
Categories:
Historic
A while ago I went to the Oregon Gardens to visit the only Frank Lloyd Wright designed home in the state of Oregon: the Gordon House. Located in Silverton, inside the Oregon Gardens, the Gordon House found refuge here in 2002 after being moved ...
Marshmallow
Posted on: May 13th, 2011.
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Furniture
Marshmallow Settee, 1956 Designed by George Nelson (American 1908 - 1986) Manufactured by Herman Miller, ...
April 2011
Kirk and Andrew on the Kitchen Revival Tour
Posted on: April 27th, 2011.
Categories:
Historic
Two weeks ago, Kirk and I (Andrew) went on the Architectural Heritage Center’s Kitchen Revival Tour, a tour of kitchens in historic homes around Portland. Far and above, our favorite kitchen was in the home of Marti and Robert Brom. This 1949 ...
K.E.M. Weber
Posted on: April 19th, 2011.
Categories:
Furniture
K.E.M. Weber, Designer Armchair, 1934 Chrome plated steel and naugahyde upholstery Lloyd Manufacturing Co., Menominee, ...
Rose City Kitchen
Posted on: April 11th, 2011.
Categories:
Mac-Bo News
The kitchen in this NE Portland Cottage was cramped and congested. The family needed the space to function much more smoothly. To help improve the function of the space, Mac-Bo replaced a swinging door between the kitchen and ...
March 2011
Bertoia
Posted on: March 31st, 2011.
Categories:
Furniture
If you are looking for furniture for your Mid-Mod, check out Harry Bertoia's Diamond Armchair. The one pictured is on display at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta. Originally designed and produced in the early 1950's, these chairs are still ...
Andrew in the “thorn forest”
Posted on: March 30th, 2011.
Categories:
Mac-Bo News
Andrew here with an update from my trip to Arizona. Sun drenched and extremely dry, I enjoyed every minute of my week in Tucson. Tucson is in a region considered to be a “thorn forest,” not a desert as I had been mistakenly calling it. This ...
Green Countertop Materials
Posted on: March 14th, 2011.
Categories:
Green Building
While countertops make up only a small portion of a home’s surfaces, the options and issues to consider are great. Add to this a desire to be green and the selection process can seem overly complicated. That is why I have chosen to write about ...
What is a CSBA?
Posted on: March 7th, 2011.
Categories:
Green Building
Mac-Bo's newest team member, Andrew Adams, carries the designation CSBA. CSBA stands for Certified Sustainable Building Advisor. This certification is the culmination of an intensive 9 month program taught nationwide and hosted locally by Mt. ...
Morris Kitchen
Posted on: March 4th, 2011.
Categories:
Mac-Bo News
The homeowners of this midcentury needed a less cramped kitchen with improved layout, storage and lighting. There was a bottleneck between the peninsula and refrigerator and a door at the end of the kitchen led to the garage. Mac-Bo ...
February 2011
Smith Kitchen
Posted on: February 28th, 2011.
Categories:
Mac-Bo News
This family came to Mac-Bo with their need to open up their cramped, and well used kitchen. The home, built in 1947, had seen at least one remodel before the Mac-Bo team got their hands on it. The wall separating the kitchen from the dining ...
The Greenest Building
Posted on: February 24th, 2011.
Categories:
Green Building
On Tuesday evening, Kirk and Andrew went to see a screening of “The Greenest Building” at the Architectural Heritage Center (AHC) here in Portland. The film “provides a compelling argument for conservation, rehabilitation, and adaptive reuse of ...
PCC Intern Joins the Mac-Bo Team
Posted on: February 23rd, 2011.
Categories:
Mac-Bo News
Hello! My name is Andrew Adams and I am Mac-Bo's new student intern. I am currently enrolled at Portland Community College, earning my Associate’s degree in Building Construction Management. PCC strongly believes in the value of integrating ...
November 2009
Mac-Bo Wins NARI Award
Posted on: November 3rd, 2009.
Categories:
Mac-Bo News
Mac-Bo is pleased to present the 2009 Regional Winner in the National Association of the Remodeling Industry Best Entire House Under $250,000, 2009. Learn more about the Russell Ranch ...
Mac-Bo, LLC Seasonal Tips: Oct-Nov 2009
Posted on: November 2nd, 2009.
Categories:
Mac-Bo News •
Seasonal Tips
Most of the useful tools we use in our every day lives require some sort of maintenance. Our cars need oil changes and wiper blades and our computers need software updates. In my seasonal tips section of the blog, I will highlight some of the ...
