Architecture + Design
Skagit Valley Family Transforms Patio into Extension of Their Home
An extensive patio project paves the way for an Edison family to enjoy the outdoors year round
After commuting to Seattle for work five days a week, Scott Edwards heads north to the Skagit Valley for some rural R&R. Edwards, managing principal for Dovetail General Contractors, and his wife had lived within the Seattle city limits for 10 years, but when their daughters, now 17 and 14, came along, they decided to…
Orcas Island Artist Gives New Life to Fallen Trees
With Laura Yeats' touch, madrona trees become beautiful vessels
ORCAS ISLAND ARTIST LAURA YEATS has developed a unique relationship with a particular species of the island’s ubiquitous flora: the madrona tree. She uses the madrona’s gnarled, spout-like knots—which form as the tree self-prunes and heals itself—to create her imaginative bud vessels. “They started out as solid, sculptural pieces,” Yeats says, “but Nisha Klein…
Design Team Marries Indoor and Outdoor Living at West Seattle Home
Jody Estes and Matt Wittman combine indoor and outdoor spaces in their West Seattle backyard studio
“We wanted to buy the worst possible property,” says Jody Estes, reminiscing about the house hunt she and her husband began in July 2007. Estes and husband Matt Wittman, of the eponymous Wittman Estes Architecture and Landscape firm in Georgetown (wittman-estes.com), knew they had the design skills to turn any nightmare property into their dream…
Go Mad for 7 Midcentury Modern Homes
Clean lines, simple design, indoor-outdoor connection — these throwback homes have it all
This article originally appeared on Houzz.com. We’ve reported before about how nostalgia, a desire for simpler times and the popularity of Apple products have helped lead to a resurgence in midcentury modern design. Modern architects of the mid-20th century continue to be household names, and their projects are often thought of as treasures to be…
Instagram Inspiration: Delightful Decor
We love home decor. Here are five Seattle-based spaces that have us swooning
We’re all guilty of a shameless selfie. What about an unabashed “shelfie?” Get on social media and you’re bound to see heart-eye-emjoi-inducing pics of haute home decor, including shelves, light fixtures, rugs, chairs and tablescapes. Here are five Seattle spaces by Instagrammers that leave us enviously eying their interiors (and planning our own home design). 1. Melissa…
How to Create Your Own Food Forest
Jeremy Puma gives us an expert lesson in permaculture
Jeremy Puma prefers not to use the word sustainable. Puma, who is certified in holistic landscape from Bastyr University, is of the opinion that the term simply means sustaining the same things. He prefers generative, meaning a system—like a garden—that produces surplus and promotes sharing. Puma is talking about food sustainability. He is one of…
6 Attic Transformations to Inspire Your Own
Thinking about going up? See what designers do with the often awkward spaces
This article originally appeared on Houzz.com. There may be extra livable space in your house just over your head right now. Rather than moving out or adding on, many homeowners are going up into the attic. Attics tend to present challenges like low ceilings, odd angles and quirky nooks, but these designers treated these aspects…
How to Gain More Storage With Shelves in Unusual Places
Running out of room to put your stuff? Here are some creative ways to fit in extra shelves
Having dedicated places to store and display your possessions is key to a tidy, practical and beautiful home. There are often areas around a house that could work a bit harder with the addition of one or more shelves. Here’s a selection of ideas. Stay simple. A single, slim shelf above a sink not only…
Room of the Day: Instant Craft Studio on Vashon Island
Prefab workshop in the backyard of a waterfront vacation home makes for a cost-friendly alternative
This article originally appeared on Houzz.com Instead of renovating their vacation home on Vashon Island to accommodate a crafting space, a Seattle couple decided for a quicker, cheaper alternative: a factory-made shed behind the house. The couple recruited Seattle-based Modern-Shed, a company that assembles three sizes of prefabricated structures for clients seeking home offices, guest…
Two New Apartment Buildings Anchor Bellevue’s Historic Neighborhood
Spotlight on Old Bellevue: The Meyden and Park 88
Bellevue, the hub of the Eastside, has a downtown filled with high-tech corporate headquarters, luxury shopping centers and an ever increasing residential density. But tucked into this city’s growing skyline is a small neighborhood that reminds Bellevue of its small-town suburban beginnings. Old Bellevue—essentially the four blocks along Main Street between Bellevue Way and 100th…
14 To-Dos to Make the Most of Summer
Having an agenda can be a very good thing — like when it involves hammocks and outdoor games
This article originally appeared on Houzz.com. Making a summer want-to-do list is a great way to be sure you make time for everything you want to do before the season slips by. You can probably think of plenty of items to add to your list that involve outings, like spending the day at the beach,…
9 Patriotic Crafts for your Fourth of July Party
Celebrate in style with these fun Fourth of July crafts
This article originally appeared on Porch.com. With the long weekend coming up, there is plenty of time to DIY your own party essentials for your festive Fourth of July celebration! From party decorations and lawn games to treats and drinks, we’ve got you covered this Independence Day with everything red, white, and blue. 1. Burlap…
With a Pizza Oven, This Backyard Became a Social Gathering Space
A Wallingford family takes its pizza tradition outside
Longtime angel investor Chris DeVore has helped dozens of software companies in early seed stages. But when it came to planting a garden at his Wallingford home, the tech executive finally had had it with a project that was bearing more burden than fruit. “The amount of time needed to keep up a garden amidst…
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