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Oregon Millennials aren’t just about that van life! Young people today care more about buying a home than getting married, paying off student loans, and even traveling! But in the Portland area’s hot real estate market, younger home buyers can’t be too picky. In fact,...

Exciting news! If you’re a regular reader of the Mosaik Blog, you know we’re always happy to share our interior design and remodeling expertise. So we’re thrilled to share that we were featured in a recent article over at freshome.com. Freshome is THE hub of online...

There’s nothing quite as daunting as the task of choosing an area rug for your home. There are just so many sizes, colors, patterns, and textures to choose from — how do you even know where to start? I recently shared some great tips on how to choose an area rug and...

The key to proper kitchen organization is to store everything while keeping your kitchen looking great and functioning smoothly. Seems simple, but with the grind of daily life and the realities of running a home, bad habits can form and messy kitchens can materialize....

While many view oddly shaped attic or loft bedrooms as a difficult design constraint, really they should be viewed as an opportunity! These character-rich spaces offer a number of possibilities to truly make your bedroom one of a kind! In this post, we’ll take a look...

Today, the average newly-constructed American home is almost 3,000 square feet! But here in Portland, many homes are much smaller. The average home constructed in the 1950’s (like many of those in Portland’s most desirable neighborhoods) was less than 1,200 square...

Feeling crowded? If you’re constantly bumping into your family, don’t have enough storage space, or just need a place to relax in peace, it’s time to make a change. You have 2 options: Sell your house and move Invest in a home addition and remodel your space Which...

Here on our Mosaik Design & Remodeling blog, the goal with every article we share is to be a helpful and go-to resource for Portland homeowners who are interested in updating their space. This commitment to be a helpful and inspiring resources led us to recently...

Here at Mosaik Design & Remodeling, we love when design trends for yesteryear return with a modern twist. Nowhere is this more apparent now than with mid-century modern design. Initially popular in the years after the second world war, mid-century modern design...

Happy 2018 from Mosaik Design & Remodeling! I’m excited to start off this year by sharing a recent article I wrote that was featured over on the RISMedia’s Housecall Blog! The post highlights some great 2018 design trends for the bedroom (one of my favorite spaces...