Jess Chamberlain

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The West Shakes Up the Way We Travel

November 15, 2012 | By | Comments (1)

A few months ago, Airbnb approached me to put together a Wish List of my favorite homes in the West. I enthusiastically accepted (of course). Along the way, I discovered that some of my favorite homes featured in Sunset over the years are for rent on the site.

Yes, that means you can actually spend the night in a house you’ve seen on the pages of Sunset.

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Designer Pumpkins, Northwest-Style

October 26, 2012 | By | Comments (0)

Fall is fantastic and so are the pumpkins that show up as Halloween gets closer. But here at Sunset we draw the line at carving the ubiquitous triangle-eyed jack-o-lanterns. With such a wealth of inspiration handy, why limit ourselves to basic geometry? When October rolls around, we make it our mission to find ideas that will liven up the tradition.

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The Portland Backpack Made For Everyone

September 6, 2012 | By | Comments (0)

Another day, another handcrafted bag. But when they’re hand sewn by a former sailmaker and tentmaker in Portland—from locally sourced canvas, no less—we pay attention.

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540 square feet to envy in Oregon

August 21, 2012 | By | Comments (6)

In Portland, a city where minimizing your carbon footprint is de rigueur, it’s no longer enough to simply skip the plastic and bike to work. The next wave of green living? A sophisticated take on Oregon homesteading, like this five-acre ode to self-sufficiency from interior designer Jessica Helgerson. Settled on Sauvie Island—one of the largest islands in the Columbia River, just […]

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