In the Pearl District of Portland, Oregon, creative director Ben Watson and painter Claudio Tschopp have turned a small, funky 70s inspired home into a light-filled west coast haven. Updating the campy, dark, wooden decor by lightening and brightening the space has made this home a backdrop for their casual lifestyle.
Dwell Magazine featured Watson and Tschopp's home in March of 2005, but it is just as beautiful and relevant today as it was then. One of the first things that caught our eye is the large, colorful artwork throughout the home. Our favorite is a seven-foot-tall watercolor painting of a pomegranate by artist Anastasia Schipani. Large artwork, huge and plentiful windows and the removal of all doors except for the bathroom door make this 1,200 square foot home an open, cozy space nestled into the pacific northwest greenery.
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Comments (7)
beautiful, love the shade of red.
I'm having a serious case of the green-eyed-home-envies today.
The home isn't in the Pearl District. It's in nearby Forest Park.
I loved this when I first saw it in Dwell, and I think even more today. The side chair and cabinet in the living room remain inspiration to me still.
Ditto, JenPDX, my first thought as I saw the first picture was "too many trees to be in the Pearl District. Plus the Pearl District doesn't have any single family houses.
I love this home and I love how they updated it so that it's both updated and speaks to it's 70's roots at the same time.
This could be a place I'd find if not an actual MCM era home as it'd work well with the MCM through Mod periods very well.
I like how they kept the paneling, but lightening it up considerably and not ripping it out, which so many do upon first instinct in a home of the era.
Love those cabinets with their rich, warm patina of honey.
Essentially a job well done.
Don't blink, the light filled days in Portland are over that fast.
I had to leave after two years of living in almost constant gloom. It's a nice town on a sunny day but there just aren't enough of them.
Nice home, and I bet the rain on all the windows is beautiful.