Architecture + Design

AIA Home of Distinction: Turning Up the Brightness in a Mercer Island Split-Level

AIA Home of Distinction: Turning Up the Brightness in a Mercer Island Split-Level

A practical, tech-minded homeowner focused on light, lifestyle and seamless design

Plate-glass railings and a steel-grate deck maximize daylight on both floors of this home

Updating a 112-year-old Montlake Home With a Bow to the Past

Updating a 112-year-old Montlake Home With a Bow to the Past

The inspiration behind the vision: the marble and unlacquered brass of architectural contemporary King Street Station

Homeowner Jennie Spohr splurged on this stunning Lacanche range and custom hood

Neighbors Come Together to Support Small Flower Farms

Neighbors Come Together to Support Small Flower Farms

Missing your farmers market bouquets? Try coordinating a drop-off in your neighborhood

This is what 90 families’ worth of flower orders looks like.

Mid-century Modern Simplicity Meets Natural Beauty in Laurelhurst

Mid-century Modern Simplicity Meets Natural Beauty in Laurelhurst

This outdoor conversation pit infuses a classic design element with contemporary functionality

This article appears in print in the March 2020 issue. Click here to subscribe. Basking in the fresh air and light flooding the open-plan main floor of this Laurelhurst home, it’s easy to see why the current owner (who prefers to remain anonymous) bought this property on sight. In the summer of 2018, in his then-home, a…

DADUs Made Easy

DADUs Made Easy

MyKabin makes building a mother-in-law apartment a simple endeavor

Upgrade your backyard with a permit-approved “Kabin”

Fruitsuper Perfects the Everyday Object

Fruitsuper Perfects the Everyday Object

You'll want one of everything made (or sourced) by this local design business

This article appears in print in the March 2020 issue. Click here to subscribe. Sallyann Corn and Joe Kent built their design business fruitsuper around perfecting everyday objects—in both form and function. In September, they opened a Pioneer Square space of the same name to sell their popular housewares, from cloth napkins (pictured, $48 for four) and white…

AIA Home of Distinction: Bringing a Ranch-Style Home to Panoramic Heights

AIA Home of Distinction: Bringing a Ranch-Style Home to Panoramic Heights

This Edmonds couple sought seamless flow from their main living space to the backyard pool and the water views and mountains beyond.

This article appears in print in the March 2020 issue. Click here to subscribe. After three decades in their 1975 ranch-style home on the Edmonds waterfront, Tim and Laurie Murphy knew it was time to shake things up. Moving from their prime spot overlooking Puget Sound wasn’t on the table, but the couple (Laurie is a retired…

These Eastside Mega Mansions Offer Everything Money Can Buy

These Eastside Mega Mansions Offer Everything Money Can Buy

When it comes to ooooh-evoking multimillion-dollar estates, it’s hard to out-wow the Eastside’s supply

MORE IS MORE: This jaw-dropping Issaquah home features a climbing wall, koi pond, and the biggest dock on Lake Sammamish

Enjoy the Benefits of an Active Senior Living Community at Parkshore
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Enjoy the Benefits of an Active Senior Living Community at Parkshore

Parkshore’s exclusive 62+ living community provides an active lifestyle in the midst of charming Madison Park

Sponsored by Parkshore Living Steps from the waters of Lake Washington and within the shadow of magnificent Mount Rainier, the Parkshore Living tower stands as a testament to community and living well. This Continuing Care Retirement Community supports an active atmosphere with outings, classes and social events as well as world-class dining options. Not only is…

This New South Lake Union Home Shop Combats Seattle Gray with Pattern and Color

This New South Lake Union Home Shop Combats Seattle Gray with Pattern and Color

From wallpaper to fabrics, Guesthouse helps you add the perfect pop of color to your space

This article appears in print in the November 2019 issue. Click here to subscribe. The goal of Guesthouse interior design firm and shop is to make you feel not as though you were a guest, but as if you were at home—supposing your home was decked in a mix of modern accents and vintage statement pieces, like a…

These 100-plus-year-old Abodes Are Quintessential Single-family Seattle Dream Homes

These 100-plus-year-old Abodes Are Quintessential Single-family Seattle Dream Homes

Nothing says classic Seattle like a Craftsman in Queen Anne, Phinney Ridge or Wallingford

This article appears in print in the November 2019 issue. Click here to subscribe. Strikingly modern forms might dominate glossy magazine pages (including ours) these days, but for many, the quintessential single-family Seattle dream home comes from the past: the Craftsman, a style of house that was built from the late 19th century to the 1930s. Small wonder,…

A Seattle 1910 Tudor Mansion Gets a Modern Makeover

A Seattle 1910 Tudor Mansion Gets a Modern Makeover

After buying the family home, a young couple reimagines its interiors to make room for more memories

LIVING LUXE: The bold use of pattern and color in this den challenged the homeowners’ aesthetic, but it’s now their favorite room in the house

AIA Home of Distinction: Central District Triplex Provides a Blank Canvas for Bold Design Strokes Inside and Out

AIA Home of Distinction: Central District Triplex Provides a Blank Canvas for Bold Design Strokes Inside and Out

'We wanted to create a model for urban living, where we have potentially six homes: three townhomes and then the three Airbnb or mother-in-law units'

KITCHEN CONFIDENTIAL: Architects and partners Steven Lazen and Kailin Gregga live in one unit of the Central District triplex nicknamed Big Mouth House; Lazen loves to cook, so he opted for a big kitchen featuring this island with a six-burner stovetop

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