When buying our home, we did a very careful assessment of Portland's neighborhoods, growth and development. And just five years ago, we knew that SE Division -- even above 39th -- was well on its way to being a hot spot. These days, the street is known for putting forth great breakfast (think Detour, Petite Provence and Genie's) and top-notch shopping for home and beyond.
Oregon Home traveled up and down Division to pick out the very best, including these favorites for furniture, housewares and decorative accessories:
TROPICAL SALVAGE: Formerly entombed wood gets new life as fine furniture. (2455 SE 11th)
FLEUR DE LIS: Art and home accessories artfully arranged in this floral studio. (3588 SE Division)
PORTICO: Sturdy furniture from reclaimed materials will catch homeowners’ eco-friendly eyes. (3630 SE Division)
OLD PORTLAND HARDWARE & ARCHITECTURAL: Architectural salvage—think mantels, lights, doorknobs and windows—will jazz old-house lovers on the hunt. (4035 SE Division)
EASE: Good art from emerging artists, funky art furniture and quirky home accessories and jewelry make for a way fun mix. (4823 SE Division)
For more on these stores and a whole guide to the neighborhood, read on:
So did Oregon Home miss anything? Do you have a favorite spot in the neighborhood that they overlooked?
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As far as Portland goes, there are much, much cooler spots than SE Division :) Kind of random. But nice to see Portland in here!!
I second bretta's comment... we need more NW reppin'! Love your plugs for great places on great finds, but they're never within my reach unless they're national (Seattle girl).
What does "even above 39th" even mean? Silly attitudes like that definitely clash with my kitchen.
Yay for Portland (and the Seattle shout out - where I currently live). Agreed the true NW needs more representation on AT! Hippo Hardware is my favorite Portland home store.
As a Portland dweller, I agree. For amazing design inspiration, excellent and unique sources (including both independently owned retailers and artisan producers) and a very passionate, progressive, diverse and supportive design community the NW really should be represented more on AT. Plus, bonus to shoppers, Oregon has no sales tax and generally has low commercial rents in comparison to many other cities so there is wonderful, wonderful shopping to be had here.
That said, I wouldn't really call the area of Portland in the above post that inspirational, "top notch shopping" or really very representative of all the amazing design or retail that the city has to offer. There are many other neighborhoods with more and better small design focused businesses in my opinion (lower Burnside or N. Mississippi, or even Hawthorne for example).
Yeah, and what the heck does , "even above 39th" mean? Like it was some sort of white trash ghetto or wasteland over there before it was, "discovered" by the author of this post? What? That's just, weird. The whole city has gone way up in value, and lots of up and coming neighborhoods have recently emerged all over. Division isn't all that special. (small voice) Sorry. Still, thanks for the Portland Plug!
This is really a wonderful, wonderful city for living, and for design.
I appreciate the fact that they bothered to find shops in an area of town that isn't already known as a shopping mecca. Those of us who live here already know about NW 23rd, N Mississippi, NE Alberta, the nauseatingly nicknamed "LoBu", etc. Nice to see a less fashionable street get a shout-out.
I'm with FiatLex, I don't get the griping. What's the point of an article about NW 23rd or NE Alberta? I was thrilled to see this article highlight a lot of the cool stuff along a pretty long stretch of Division. And I am glad when AT passes on NW stuff, Portland and otherwise.
I agree with the above posters! As a Portlander, I think it's great to see one of our less known, yet fun, neighborhoods, where you can easily spend an afternoon, get some press. It's nice to see a publication actually explore its region rather than going with the old standbys of shops and streets everyone, even non-Portlanders, have heard of.
Just to respond to RodgerPM and LizzyC, I'd reiterate that five years ago, there was VERY little on Division above 39th. Kalga Cafe and Food Fight, yes. Much else, no.
It's only been recently that we've seen places like Ease and Pizzicato and North and Petite Provence all start cropping up.
My point was that, even though it's just been in the last five years that there's been real growth above 39th and Division, I could predict that it was coming. And clearly so could all of you!
Am I missing something here? How can you be above 39th? It runs north/south.