From thrifted to high-end, DIY style drives Portland designer Max Humphrey’s ‘Modern Americana’ book
Updated Mar 05, 2021;
Posted Mar 04, 2021
“Modern Americana” by Max Humphrey with Chase Reynolds Ewald encourages DIYers to paint old furniture, shop their basement or Dumpster dive to create a timeless Americana decor that lets you kick up your heels.Christopher Dibble
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Max Humphrey gets it. We don’t want our do-it-yourself home projects to look less than professional, but we also don’t want to live in a perfectly staged magazine spread. The Portland interior designer’s rooms are – you can’t avoid the word – “homey.”
The Latest, Popular Home Renovations, and How to Finance Them TheStreet 2/24/2021
By Annie Millerbernd
Staying at home during the pandemic has changed the way homeowners renovate, but not always in ways you might expect.
You could assume, for example, that homeowners are desperate for privacy and therefore adding more walls.
But interior designer Max Humphrey says rumors of the open floor plan s death, which bubble up every year, are exaggerated. I think middle America still loves their open floor plans, says Humphrey, who is based in Portland, Oregon. Designers are talking about how open floor plans are over, but believe me, they re not.
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Popular 2021 home upgrades â and how to pay for them Many homeowners paid for their upgrades with savings last year, according to NerdWalletâs 2020 Home Improvement Report. (Source: NerdWallet) By Annie Millerbernd, NerdWallet | February 17, 2021 at 11:31 AM EST - Updated February 17 at 11:31 AM
(NerdWallet) - Staying at home during the pandemic has changed the way homeowners renovate, but not always in ways you might expect.
You could assume, for example, that homeowners are desperate for privacy and therefore adding more walls.
But interior designer Max Humphrey says rumors of the open floor planâs death, which bubble up every year, are exaggerated.