Architecture + Design

This Modern Backyard 'Cabin' is an Urban Oasis in Green Lake

This Modern Backyard ‘Cabin’ is an Urban Oasis in Green Lake

Good things really do come in small packages.

Concrete floors line the kitchen/living area in this 620-square-foot detatched accessory dwelling unit (DADU) that looks out onto its own private yard.

Niki Stojnic

These New Grown-Up Dormitories Are One Way to Beat the Seattle Freeze

These New Grown-Up Dormitories Are One Way to Beat the Seattle Freeze

The unique dwelling arrangements can help neighbors connect to form a community.

Continuous balconies at Capitol Hill Urban Cohousing allow for plenty of interaction between neighbors

Stephen Strom

How to Grow Roses in the Pacific Northwest

How to Grow Roses in the Pacific Northwest

Author and distinguished green thumb Nita-Jo Rountree gives us tips for rose gardening in Seattle.

Nita-Jo Rountree believes we are all born loving roses. How else to explain their popularity for more than 5,000 years? Unfortunately, growing a healthy rose in the Pacific Northwest is no easy feat, says Rountree, a local gardening expert who formerly owned a landscape design company, and is involved with the Bellevue Botanical Garden Society…

Max Rose

Vintage Glass Gardens’ Reimagined Silver Service is for the Birds

Vintage Glass Gardens’ Reimagined Silver Service is for the Birds

One-of-a-kind birdhouses serve a repurpose.

Repurposed vintage silver service pieces are insulated to keep birds cool in the hot summertime

Nia Martin

Seattle Women Take On 'Bro-Working,' Scourge of the American Office

Seattle Women Take On ‘Bro-Working,’ Scourge of the American Office

Don't expect beer pong at the Riveter, a coworking space for women.

A quiet corner for contemplation and connection at female-focused The Riveter.

Elaina Friedman

Lake Forest Park Couple Shows How Gorgeous Slow, DIY Remodels Can Be

Lake Forest Park Couple Shows How Gorgeous Slow, DIY Remodels Can Be

Mid-century modern meets Japanese design in this open-plan kitchen and dining space.

Black walls link the kitchen and dining room, referencing the charred wood finishing technique found on Japanese structures

Nia Martin

Seattle's Parents of the Year Turn Garage Into Cool Playhouse for Kids

Seattle’s Parents of the Year Turn Garage Into Cool Playhouse for Kids

An active Seattle family encourages creative and athletic play by transforming a garage into a multipurpose gym-style pavilion.

Sure beats a pillow fort.

Houzz

The Danish Know How to Rock a Spectacular Summer House

The Danish Know How to Rock a Spectacular Summer House

This Danish-inspired Hood Canal getaway offers year-round relaxation.

A phalanx of French doors line the main living space, opening out onto the woods and Hood Canal.

Maria Dolan

Fort Lawton Homes Celebrate the Summer in Seattle
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Fort Lawton Homes Celebrate the Summer in Seattle

sponsored by Fort Lawton Summer is the most glorious time of the year in Seattle, and there’s no better place to celebrate summer than Fort Lawton, in Discovery Park. Only four homes remain for sale at Fort Lawton, three of them priced below $2 million. Summer days (and evenings!) are the best time to visit…

Jane Robinson

Environment-Friendly Rain Gardens Transformed This Puyallup Neighborhood

Environment-Friendly Rain Gardens Transformed This Puyallup Neighborhood

With help from Rain Dog Designs, one Washington community gets greener.

A rain garden stands out with bright yellow from black-eyed Susans, lavender from Russian sage and pink from Autumn Joy sedum.

Elaina Friedman

Seattle Craftsman House Gets a Gorgeous Kitchen Makeover

Seattle Craftsman House Gets a Gorgeous Kitchen Makeover

How one family opened up and aired out their Seattle Craftsman home.

Seattle Craftsman home gets a kitchen makeover.

Jeannie Matteucci, Houzz

Ballard Businesses Form Collaborative Home Design 'Hive'

Ballard Businesses Form Collaborative Home Design ‘Hive’

A quartet of home design companies finds synergy across the courtyard.

When John DeForest, founder of DeForest Architects (Ballard, 1148 NW Leary Way; 206.262.0820; deforestarchitects.com), first saw that a building on Ballard’s Leary Way was for lease, he knew it was more than double the amount of space his business needed. Then he thought, “Our practice is built around collaboration—with clients, colleagues and contractors. What could…

Elaina Friedman

For Creative Virtuoso Robin Layton, Home is Where Her Art Is

For Creative Virtuoso Robin Layton, Home is Where Her Art Is

The Pulitzer-nominated photographer's Mount Baker Craftsman is an ode to her art.

A converted garage in her Mount Baker home is the setting of Robin Layton’s rustic studio where she crafts her found object art. The room is decked out in antique finds such as a leather mail bag and American flag

Nia Martin

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