Before & After: In This Portland Tudor, an Irresistibly Quirky Kitchen Steals the Show

Osmose Design enlivens a 1930s residence with eccentric, handcrafted details.

In a home full of delightful surprises, it’s only fitting that its origin story involves a dash of serendipity: When designer Andee Hess was contacted by musician Charlie and her husband, Todd, to remodel the kitchen in their 1930s Tudor home in the West Hills of Portland, Oregon, they discovered they were already acquainted—not only did they share mutual friends, but they were also fans of each other’s work.

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Melissa Dalton
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Melissa Dalton is a freelance writer in Portland, Oregon, who has been writing for Dwell since 2017. Read more of her work about design and architecture at melissadalton.net.

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