Name: Trish Grantham (along with Pablo the dog and Georgia & Arlo the cats)
Location: Portland, Oregon
Size: 900 Sq Ft
Years lived in: One Month (yep, ONE MONTH!)
Portland artist, Trish Grantham lives on the ground floor of a pretty amazing house in North Portland. Inside her living space, collections abound. Outside is a large fenced backyard that makes the house feel removed from the tightly packed neighborhood it is set in. She has an outdoor studio here that seems like a perfect place to create. It is charming to say the least.
I was surprised to learn that Trish has only been living in her home for one month and that she was ready to have it photographed for AT. It must have been one busy month because it looks like she has been here for years. Thoughtful collections of artwork and vintage finds grace her walls. Her furniture looks right at home in its new space. Though there is a lot to take in, her house doesn’t feel cluttered at all. It is VERY organized.
One object of particular interest is her grand dining room table. Its impressive legs date back to the 1800s. She traded artwork in exchange for the table, which was whitewashed and had a smaller table top. When she moved, she decided to turn it into a dining room table. She had her frame builder make a new larger wooden top and stain the whole thing ebony black. It fills the dining room well and looks great with her collection of mismatched dining room chairs.
The house was built in the early 1900s and it has several built-ins on which to display her various collections. There seems to be a good ebb and flow to her interior design methodology. She has a great eye for pairing her miscellaneous finds together and the space changes as she finds new treasures. Trish spends a lot of time working on her paintings by the large windows in the kitchen. In the warmer months ahead she looks forward to working in the outdoor studio that houses all of her materials. Check out some of her paintings at her Etsy shop, Trish Grantham Likes You. You can also visit her website, TrishGrantham.com, to see more!
AT Survey:
My style: "the Collector"
Inspiration: Museum of Natural History
Favorite Element: The growing collections! I can't wait till there is No wall space!....Not even down at your toes!
Biggest Challenge: What I will collect next.
What Friends Say: Wow, it looks so grown up.
Biggest Embarrassment: All the holes I made hanging paintings... It's usually always the third time i get it right.
Proudest DIY: The Vintage german Butterfly sheet I have had for ever and always wanted to do something with...and now I Have! (but I need about 100 more!)
Biggest Indulgence: Artwork, There are a few pieces I have spent a lot on!
Best advice: Don't plan! Find things you like over time. It always makes for the best homes.
Dream source: If you mean a source I will one day use... Factory 20
Resources: Great Friends! My three Friends Greg Klaus, Rachael Donaldson, and Giovanna Parolari have found me my most treasured things, they know me and know what I love! They always get it right. (although I have have wonderful things from many great friends! :)
(Thanks, Trish!)
Images: Molly Anderson
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What a warm home! It is so cozy and has so much character... and only one month in... that's fantastic! You have such great ideas and a flare for composition and selecting lovely pieces. I love this tour... and all the pictures... and those cute animals... Thanks for letting us into your home. :)
Love the house! Your backyard and shed/studio are AMAZING! I would love to have that space. The colors on the exterior of your home are so bright and fun! Love it all!
what a home and incredible studio space! the layering of colorful textiles and display of artwork is inspiring. thanks for sharing your wonderful home with the AT community!
This is one of the few home tours I've seen where I feel like I could just drop right in and be comfortable in that space. Oh, and that little pagoda/shed/studio! What I wouldn't give for one of the those.
Love the greys and all the vintage.
Well done.
I am interested in how it is living with other tenants, do you own and they rent from you? Do you rent from them? Do you all rent from someone else? How is it like living with strangers in a house, especially with a beautiful garden type yard?
Also, I love everything. EVERYTHING you have done. You obviously have an amazing eye. Everything is so well placed/paired/designed... All your furnishings and colors and pieces are what I would choose for my own space. Love your paint choices...some very similar to my own! Oh and even your studio is just so cool.
And you are giving me some inspiration for my small and unfinished bedroom (we have a mattress on the floor right now...oy). Where did you get that knit throw? LOVE it.
Its lovely! I moved into an apartment almost a month ago and am not nearly as far along- aka I'm very jealous. You've done a wonderful job.
Wow, that shed out back...... soooooo cool.
Dreamy apartment and ohemgee that studio! May I ask the source for the rug in the kitchen?
What a beautiful, thoughtful home! I'm wondering if you could tell us what exterior colors were used? I also live in a bungalow, which I am preparing to paint. Your colors are exactly what I've been looking for. Narrowing down yellow, green and red has been overwhelming, but your colors look spot-on. Thanks, and again great work!
Love your home and it's artsy feel. I'm not feeling those dark paint colours though. I live in PNW too, and can't help but think those dark walls would look darker with our long grey days. Maybe it's just my monitor. Don't get me wrong I really like it and maybe if I saw it in real life I would see it different.
How in the world did you pull that together in a month! You must be work from home artist to be able to accomplish that. WOW what a beautiful home and ADORABLE garden space!
I would love to know the source for the sheer window panels in your dining room!
LOVE! I am not normally a brown person, but that brown is really working for you in the living room! I think the outside of the house and the garden are the best parts, though. Also, what is the green color in your bedroom?
great place. what color is that brown?
love the comfy cat photos.
Kudos to you. It's very, very well done. Kitsch with restraint. I love it.
Thanks for all the super nice comments!
Let's see....I do have 2 others that live in the house.
One upstairs and one down. We all have are own section of the yard and Entrance The pictures show my general area and the studio/shack is mine. They are quiet and nice and I never notice them.
Colors! Bedroom = Ben Moore Norway Spruce
Living = Ben Moore Midsummer Night
Dining =Miller in Grey Moss
Kitchen = is Ben Moore Chalkboard paint and a color I had made.
Bath = Black Knight
Knit throw is one of my favorite sale items!
I bought it at Anthropologie. It started at $200 and was on sale for $90...It was even still to much for me, but I loved it...so at the counter the women says: "this was just marked down to $48.00!" I was super excited!
thanks again!
trish
Simply lovely.
I am just in love with your home Trish! I love the way you've displayed all of your art work and wall decor...each wall has it's own personality and tells a story about YOU! I especially love that corner wall that you've painted a dark grey with the built-ins and trim in bright white, it just looks fantastic. And that studio in the back... umm, to die for. Love it!
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Molly, you have done it again! Found a place that mirrors the person who lives in it! Very creative, very simple and a feast for the eyes. Lucky animals, too, I might add. Thanks for this interesting "peak" into Trish's North Portland casa!
Love it!
The kitchen rug is awesome. Would you mind telling us where you found it?
Rug in kitchen is from Target!
Yep!
and 50$
It's great to see the outside as well as the inside.
And that studio...I am envious!
Great eye for collection display. I could not live with those dark colors, though.
Love your kitchen. And great shots of the cats - I like how oblivious they are to the photographer.
The cat on the bed looks like he's in heaven! I would be too if I lived there!
What a beautiful house. Its very "anthropologie". Love it.
Who are those little dolls lined up on the shelf? They are tugging at some distant childhood memory. I love your home and audibly gasped when i saw that beautiful little studio. Well done!
How funny - I recently purchased one of your pieces. How nice it is to see your lovely place....and your great cat. The studio is fantastic!
Excuse me for paying attention to the least attention-grabbing thing in your house, but is it my imagination or does the trim in the bedroom not match all the other rooms? It looks shorter.
Anyway, it's a very interesting and unique space. I also wanted to mention that the landscaping works really well with the overall look.
Love this. Love the wool blanket on the sofa, the knit throw on the bed, art is fun, like how you handled the bed against the window. Nice.
what are the exterior colors on the house? do you know?
Love, love Trish's work and her home. I adore that little deer surrounded by the butterflies, the artwork, your sweet kittens and doggie. I ADORE your table, what a great idea to paint it ebony...lovely. Love your bedroom and your bed. Just beautiful, so warm & cosy (which is a big one for me) Thank you for sharing your home!
xo
Melis
This house is great. i love all the dark paint colors. So different!
I really like this place. It's nothing stunning, but it is consistent throughout and really seems to reflect the vision and desires of the person who lives there. Isn't that the best you can say about a place? Trish really should be proud of the home she's made for herself.
Question: I seem to have missed the vintage German butterfly sheet. What did you do with it?
So beautiful! I cannot believe the butterflies - have been looking for exactly this for ages. Any ideas on where to get them from?
Thanks for sharing x
Nice!
Love your place! Can't believe you've only been there such a short while, how talented you must be. Where'd you get your ceiling light in your living room? I've been looking for one similar?
I STILL find it mind-boggling that you have lived here for only a month. I love the way you display all your stuff and I can tell you're very organized.
Thanks for telling us your paint colors--I LOVE all your choices--especially the brown in the living room (it is brown, isn't it?).
While the overall style is not for me--sorry, it feels too distractedly kitschy for my taste--I admired and learned from some of the elements of this house. I very much like the brown walls of the living room and the contrasting spacious white kitchen... also some of the methods of corralling tools and other collections of objects. Having the space for a freestanding studio is great. I know some households in Seattle that allow for that in the city... wonderful.
beautiful place. LOVE the brown walls. a stick in the eye to all those who say it makes a room smaller!
great eclectic art collections. well done!
p.s. i totally get being that organized after one month. after all, moving in is a perfect time to set things up just so. how much time do people need? i was totally unpacked 1 week in, and all my pictures were up 2 weeks in.
Knowing PDX I think it was smart (and necessary) to hang the shears on the windows to let as much light into your home. I really like all your artwork. I wish there was a store here that sold that type of art. I like your "dont plan" advice. Although it would be difficult for me b/c I am a major planner! Thanks for sharing!
Trish! We're neighbors! I've longed admired your house and garden and when I ride by with my kids on our way to the park or preschool.
It's fun to see the inside. And your taste in colors is very close to mine. You've given me some ideas for my brown living room.
Gorgeous! Well done!
Wow, like someone said before, 'kitsch with restraint'. I love the vignettes of deer and vintage animals, the art collections in every room and the furniture. The natural bones of the house, built-ins..oh built-ins complement the decor so well. All this in one month?! Certainly puts me to shame...
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Really nice. Your cat just made me really tired! Looks like it is a wonderful place to live. Thx for sharing.
Hellou!... thats the brown im looking for(living room)!! your house is beautiful!! do you have the code for that color? thank you
It's great how you made some of the dark color choices work so well.
what a great home..tough I dont like the choice of dark wall colors...nice backyard!
I actually love your brown walls -- but then I have a very similar shade on my living room walls so I'm partial! What people who don't like "dark" wall colors often don't realize is that these rooms -- in my case the living and dining rooms -- are usually used in the evening for entertaining and the effect by lamp, candle and fire light is sophisticated and lounge-y as opposed to dark and dreary. Light and neutral colors often appear dingy in these conditions. The rooms I live in during the day -- the family room and kitchen are much lighter and brighter.