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Slideshow: Perfect spring garden

• Flowers and lambs at the Arnolds' farm in Tumalo

May 14, 2013 4:00 am

“I always want the things I have in my yard to have meaning to me," says Becky Arnold at her home in Tumalo.....MORE

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Slideshow: Barn-style home

• Terrebonne couple turned a 'private valley' into a vineyard with a German barn-style home

May 7, 2013 4:00 am

Slideshow: Barn-style home, The living-room area of Cindy and Roger Grossmann's home in Terrebonne features high ceilings and lots of woodwork.

Editor's Note: The At Home section features a profile of a local home each month. To suggest a home, email athome@bendbulletin. com. Cindy and Roger Grossmann's Terrebonne home is set in 1,800 acres of pastoral land and vineyards, a landscape not to....MORE

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Slideshow: Seeing the upside of downsizing

• Couple has 'more because we have less'

April 2, 2013 4:00 am

Slideshow: Seeing the upside of downsizing, The living room in Rhonde and Michael Reeves' cottage, left, has ample southern-facing windows that provide passive solar heat and plenty of natural lighting. The dining area, above, has built-in seating and — surprisingly — enough room to have a dinner party for eight if the couple brings in some seats from their porch.

Editor's note: The At Home section features a profile of a local home each month. To suggest a home, email athome@bendbulletin. com. Kicking back on their wicker furniture on the front porch is one of the many things Michael and Rhonde Reeves embrace....MORE

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Slideshow: Ironworks in Eagle Crest

• Claudette Wirkkula's home in Eagle Crest has a touch of Hollywood's golden era, thanks to wrought-iron gates made by her father

March 5, 2013 4:00 am

Slideshow: Ironworks in Eagle Crest, A 67-foot mahogany deck wraps around the entire back part of the Wirkkula home in Eagle Crest.

Claudette Wirkkula has brought a little bit of old Hollywood to the High Desert. Entering the front porch on her 3,300-square-foot home in Eagle Crest, you must first turn a handle on a beautiful black wrought-iron gate that is crafted to resemble a....MORE

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Slideshow: Midcentury mood

February 5, 2013 4:00 am

Slideshow: Midcentury mood, Windows line the front of the home of Gabrielle Taylor and Chris Eckberg near downtown Bend. A hallmark of midcentury modernism is to bring the outdoors inside through the use of ample windows. “When the trees are green in the spring and summer, it's just beautiful,

Editor's note: The At Home section features a profile of a local home each month. To suggest a home, email athome@bendbulletin. com. Chris Eckberg and Gabrielle Taylor's midcentury modern home is one of those unique houses you see near downtown Bend....MORE

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Slideshow: Empty nest is transformed into a welcoming retreat

January 1, 2013 4:00 am

Slideshow: Empty nest is transformed into a welcoming retreat, The light-filled foyer at the Fall River Woman’s Retreat Center, far left, has an open, airy feel. At left, Christina Counsellor, left, and Julie Russell walk the meditation labyrinth at the retreat center.

Editor’s Note: The At Home section features a profile of a local home each month. To suggest a home, email athome@bendbulletin. com. Julie Anne Russell stepped into the open foyer of her rural forest home and warmly explained how her cozy home....MORE

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Slideshow: Settling down in the right town

December 4, 2012 4:00 am

Slideshow: Settling down in the right town, The living room features Southwestern touches and a variety of artwork.

There are ski communities, and then there are real ski communities according to Dee McBride-Lee. Dee and her husband, Jay Lee, have lived and worked in the ski communities of Lake Tahoe, Calif.; Breckenridge, Colo.; Park City, Utah; and now Bend. She....MORE

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Slideshow: Awbrey Butte home

November 6, 2012 4:00 am

Slideshow: Awbrey Butte home, The interior of the home designed by Craig Frey shows how he planned it to take advantage of natural light. “We put in these three square cutouts in the wall, so all the natural light ... flows through into the living room above the fireplace,

Editor's Note: The At Home section features a profile of a local home each month. To suggest a home, email athome@bendbulletin. com. When Craig Frey bought his lot on Awbrey Butte, he knew he wanted to make the house a blueprint for the way his family ....MORE

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Slideshow: Deschutes Brewery garden

Garden of the month: Maureen Klecker cultivates a palette for the Deschutes Brewery and other local businesses

October 16, 2012 4:00 am

Slideshow: Deschutes Brewery garden, “I really want to see color in Bend. That's what it's all about,

Editor's note: The At Home section features a garden profile each month during the gardening season. To suggest a garden for the profile, email athome@bendbulletin. com. Maureen Klecker was 27 years old and working winters at Mt. Bachelor ski area....MORE

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Slideshow: Artistic touch to a straw-bale home

October 2, 2012 4:00 am

Slideshow: Artistic touch to a straw-bale home, The Givots' straw-bale home is seen from the exterior. The 1,800-square-foot home takes advantage of passive solar heating, otherwise using just a “tiny wood-burning stove

Watercolor artist Winnie Givot knows all about color and blending colors to make a powerful impact on paper. Give this artist some power tools and years to build a family straw-bale home in Sisters, and the same strong visual impact transpires. Givot ....MORE

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Slideshow: Sowing seeds in Sisters

September 18, 2012 4:00 am

Slideshow: Sowing seeds in Sisters, Toni Harding's Sisters garden has layers of color and spaces designed into it. The structure on the right is a bird feeding area complete with wind-blocking bushes.

Editor's note: The At Home section features a garden profile each month during the gardening season. To suggest a garden for the profile, email athome@bendbulletin. com. Six years ago Toni Harding, moved to her house in Sisters and began to develop....MORE

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Slideshow: Garden lighting ideas

September 11, 2012 4:00 am

What: Soji solar string lights are made of all-weather nylon. “I think those work best in a tree, a trellis over a deck or as a garland on a fence,

As sunset inches earlier by the day, we looked for creative ways to illuminate the garden, porch, party or outdoor reading nook. We found all-weather solar lanterns, lots of candle holders and even a do-it-yourself project that will help create a....MORE

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Slideshow: Carving out a dream

Kesslers create picturesque home in La Pine

September 4, 2012 4:00 am

Slideshow: Carving out a dream, Ernie Kessler says when he bought this property in 1996, “you couldn't walk more than a few feet without hitting a tree.

Editor's Note: The At Home section features a profile of a local home each month. To suggest a home, email athome@bendbulletin. com. When you meet Ernie and Janice Kessler at their La Pine home, you can almost imagine this couple being early Oregon....MORE

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Slideshow: Where the garden meets the field

July 3, 2012 4:00 am

The backyard of the Francis home transitions seamlessly into a field.

Heading east from Tumalo, the road unfurls into yellowed desert fields dotted with sagebrush and juniper trees. At the end of a long driveway, Win and Laurel Francis' home is perched on a rock outcropping, flowers and grass tumbling down the rocks....MORE

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Slideshow: A stone storybook cottage

June 26, 2012 4:00 am

The Klanns' home in Redmond is one of four homes left in the city to be built with pink tuff stone. According to Deschutes County Historical Landmarks records, it's the best example of such a home. Shown is the addition to the original small structure. Repurposed pink tuff stone helps smooth the transition from new to old.

It's a storybook cottage with a happy ending — although the beginning of this tale is a bit grittier, with a plot of how hard work can pay off. When Sarah Klann purchased her small historical Redmond cottage, it was 2001. She had graduated from ....MORE

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