Home design

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

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

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

Emerging Home Design Trend Makes Room for Extended Family

Emerging Home Design Trend Makes Room for Extended Family

The mother-in-law suite concept gets glammy.

The “Bollywood Mansion” in Bellevue, offered by Realogics Sotheby’s, provides the ultimate in multigenerational living with more than 15,000 square feet and separate wings for three families

Callie Little

Ellen DeGeneres' Furniture Line Launches in Bellevue

Ellen DeGeneres’ Furniture Line Launches in Bellevue

The talk show host is getting into the sofa game.

Thomasville Home Furnishings conjures images of hefty dining tables and dark wood hutches—in other words, the kind of décor your grandmother would buy. The brand is over 100 years old, but until recently, there’s been a disconnect between the quality of its product and its aesthetic. In an age where light and minimalist are the…

Nia Martin

Melissa Michaels on Simplifying and Organizing

Melissa Michaels on Simplifying and Organizing

The Seattle author explains how to make room for what you love

Melissa Michaels, who designed the interiors pictured here, suggests that being more selective about what we have in our home can help us feel better within it

Seattle Mag

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