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2 0 12 S t a n d a r d T V & A p p l i a n c e To u r o f R e m o d e l e d H o m e s
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R E MO D E L P O R T L A N D M A G A Z I N E
By Jon Bell
oss Divers
had initially been
hired to do some work on the
entryway of the home that
his company,
Iron Mountain
Construction
, is featuring in this year’s
Standard TV & Appliance Tour of Remod-
eled Homes.
But a little ways into the project, the
homeowner came to Divers and said he
wanted to see about adding a wine cellar.
He took Divers into a hall closet and lifted
up a hatch to reveal a crawlspace barely
tall enough to kneel in. Soon after, crews
were hand-digging through dirt and rock
underneath the house, shuttling the debris
out on a portable conveyor system and
essentially excavating an entirely new
basement that would become not only a
handsome wine cellar, but one of the most
unique spaces on this year’s tour.
“I think they’re all unique in a way,” says
Divers, “but this one really does kind of
stand out.”
Divers collaborated with
Wendy Hawes
,
an interior designer with
Ronda Divers
Interiors
, on the design of the cellar, which
included stained glass, arched niches, stone
veneer on the walls and rustic European
maps textured to look old and worn.
“Each client has something unique that
they want,” Hawes says. “This was all about
creating a very Old World feel in a really
unique space.”
The cellar also features unique wood ac-
cents — counters, the bar top and fireplace
mantle — fashioned out of Oregon black
walnut. Divers had cut the tree down at his
mother’s house in Lake Oswego 18 years
ago and saved the wood until just the right
project came along.
This year’s tour also includes several other
one-of-a-kind projects.
Olsen Homes &
Renovation
took two 1970s-era condo-
miniums in Portland’s Grant Tower, stripped
them down to their concrete, then com-
pletely remodeled and combined them.
The result is a much bigger, more contem-
porary living space with an immaculate
view of Mount Hood.
Jeff Metke
, president
of
Metke Remodeling &
Woodworking
, says he’s
seen an upswing in an-
other unique remodeling
space of late as well: the
outdoor living space.
In addition to a kitchen,
great room and powder
bath remodel and a garage
addition, Metke’s project
included a revamped
outdoor living area. The
outdoor space is decked
out with a fireplace, arbor,
pond and cooking area.
It’s among the five or six
other outdoor spaces that
Metke’s got in his pipeline
right now.
“It’s very, very hot in our world,” he says.
“Outdoor living spaces might have dropped
off just a little when people stopped doing
projects for a little while, but that’s not the
case now.”
of-a-kind spaces
From wine cellars to revamped condos,
unique projects populate this year’s Standard
TV & Appliance Tour of Remodeled Homes
“Each client has something unique
that they want. This was all about
creating a very Old World feel in
a really unique space”
—Wendy Hawes, an interior designer
with Ronda Divers Interiors
PHO T O : F a b i e nn e P h o t o g r a ph y & De s i gn
PHO T O : Eme r a l d L i gh t Ph o t o g r a ph y
This homeowner’s retreat provides beautiful views of the Willamette river
high above the Portland skyline.
Read more about this home by Olsen Homes
and Renovation, LLC on page 13.
The hottest trends in outdoor living spaces include fireplaces or fire pits, stereo systems and dining areas.