Vivian McInerny's Writings
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Article
Jun.30.2012
Oregon Home Magazine
Homeowners Fritz Paulus and Jennifer Viviano and their son, Will.
Photography by Vivian Johnson
The road home isn't always a straight shot.
Jennifer Viviano and Fritz Paulus struggled with a domestic dilemma. For several years, they debated whether they should stay in their less-than-ideal home in inner Southeast Portland or move on to greener pastures....
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Jun.28.2012
Oregon Home Magazine
Main Home Style Rough Luxe: cool & collected
Rough Luxe: cool & collectedWritten by vivianm@oregonhomemagazine.com (mailto:vivianm@oregonhomemagazine.com) ">Vivian McInerny Wednesday, 27 June 2012 13:05
Hindsight is handy. It’s easy to look back and recognize how a certain manner of dress, type of furniture,...
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Column
May.18.2012
Oregon Home Magazine
The Great OutdoorsWritten by vivianm@oregonhomemagazine.com (mailto:vivianm@oregonhomemagazine.com) ">Vivian McInerny Wednesday, 16 May 2012 12:43
Some people commune with nature. They speak in reverent tones of an almost spiritual relationship with the things like dirt and rock.
Growing up in the brutal Midwest, I developed a healthy...
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Article
May.08.2012
Oregon Home Magazine
Main Decor Silkscreen beauties
Silkscreen beautiesMonday, April 30, 2012
Have a unique vision? Realize it in tile. Tempest Tileworks produces custom silk-screened ceramic tiles in its Portland studio that are sold through showrooms nationwide. Partners Leigh O’Dell and Andy Morrison bought this unique business about seven...
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Article
May.04.2012
Oregon Home Magazine
Monday, April 30, 2012
Julie Olson has baths in the belfry. She’s not crazy. She just enjoys soaking in a cast-iron tub in the bell tower of the circa 1892 church she calls home.
Stained glass windows, a choir loft and the raised altar area are still evident in the wood-clad Milwaukie building. A wall divides the church lengthwise, where a center aisle...
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Column
Apr.20.2012
Oregon Home Magazine
Decorated for dramaWritten by vivianm@oregonhomemagazine.com (mailto:vivianm@oregonhomemagazine.com) ">Vivian McInerny Wednesday, April 18, 2012
For several weeks, I've been eavesdropping on the Russians. I go through the machinations of walking my dog around Portland but my ears have been mostly in Moscow. Thanks to a smart phone, a cool app...
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Column
Feb.21.2012
Oregon Home Magazine
Marilyn in the bedroom Written by vivianm@oregonhomemagazine.com (mailto:vivianm@oregonhomemagazine.com)">Vivian McInerny Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Downton Abbey is all pretty and precious. And we love it. Still, there are times when a homebody needs to Smash through the prim Victoriana to indulge in the steamy sensuality that...
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Column
Feb.16.2012
Oregon Home Magazine
Decorating with Disney? Sounds like a home invasion of Mickey Mouse lamps, Goofy tables and princess pink something or the others. I’ve got nothing against adorable animation. And I’m all for happily-ever-after-ing — with or without Prince Charming — but buying Disney décor for a home in which no small children reside strikes me as sad and, possibly,...
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Essay
Feb.14.2012
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I've ditched chairs with no regrets. I once separated from a wool rug just...
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Article
Jan.27.2012
Oregon Home Magazine
Above: Ryan Dewey behind the bar at his Cannon Beach Hardware and Public House. Below: Kim Logan pulls a pint.
// Photos by Alexandra Shyshkina
Here’s an improvement in home improvement. Say you need a washer for the faucet, some penny nails for the porch, or solid hinges so the backdoor swings open when you're welcoming friends and slams with gusto...
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Her daily blog for the newspaper is fun and quirky and to the point.”
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About Vivian
An accomplished feature writer, McInerny's articles have appeared in newspapers and magazines nationwide. She was a staff writer at The Oregonian, a daily newspaper in Portland, Oregon for 20 years. For two years she was managing editor of Oregon Home...
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