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Entertaining
02 December 200611:22 AM
» Download PDFThe bright colorful table above, of Krissy Millner, owner, Terra Firma Home in Medford, is called “Global Views.”
For my inspiration, I wanted to show holiday style from a world-beat, bright, color-filled point of view. For me, the holidays don't need to just say red and green, or silver and gold.
The key is lots of festive color and fun! Using silk-wrapped chopsticks is a fun way to serve hors d'oeuvres at any dinner party.
The uber natural, Northwest setting by Terra Firma designer Nora LaBrocca is titled “Modern Organic.”
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An Arts & Crafts Home for the Holidays
01 December 200612:52 PM
» Download PDFA simple, open floor plan forms the backdrop for subtle style and an appreciation of texture and art in Rob and Mary Patridge's new Medford home. The couple has fit four bedrooms, three baths and a treasure trove of understated beauty into 2,900 square feet.
“We wanted an east-meets-west, contemporary feeling in a house that's built for entertainment,” says Rob, president of the development company for Vista Pointe. The vision is apparent from the first step over the threshold onto the tea-stained bamboo floors.
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Decorating to a World Beat
01 October 200612:26 PM
» Download PDFGlobal Style Makes Itself at Home in Oregon
Soon after Mark and Krissy met in 1986, he announced that he'd bought a one-way plane ticket to Bali. “I just assumed I'd never see him again,” Krissy recalls. Imagine her surprise when he called a year later to say he was back in San Francisco. As the relationship grew, they pursued careers in corporate retail. But by 1993, Mark was restless again–and so was Krissy. Learning of a business opportunity in Oregon, they moved north and opened their first specialty gift shop, Terra Firma.
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Villa on the Edge of Romance
01 March 200412:36 AM
» Download PDF“Romantic, exotic and sexy” aren't words ordinarily used to describe Rogue Valley homes, but, then again, there's nothing ordinary about Jimy and Kelly Angel's 4,000 square foot house that graces a Medford hilltop.
With Moroccan tiles, Italian filigree chandeliers and an antique sleigh bed recovered from a crumbling castle in Switzerland, the 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath, U-shaped villa takes classic Mediterranean design to a new level of luxury that's been kissed by contemporary touches.
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