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Home of the Week: A Cozy West Seattle Remodel
Come on in and take a peek at this quaint, 960-square-foot home, built in 1949
Each week, we’re featuring one Seattle-area home that we think is interesting, inspiring or just a downright feast for the eyes. Some of them are actually on the market, while other homes will offer enviable style tips–courtesy of their ingenious owners or designers–that you can steal for your own abode.
I first fell for the green door you see in the photo above. (I could do an entire article on homes with bold, colorful or far-out doors–that’s how much I love them. Idea!) Then, its airy and spacious feel–especially since this home’s footprint measures at just 960 square feet–swayed me even further.
This remodeled residence in West Seattle’s Gatewood neighborhood was built in 1949 and happily, it still boasts some of its original character (i.e. those beautiful built-ins in the living room). “We repurposed the kitchen, maintaining some of its original shape,” says Jacqueline Ortoleva of Green Shark Designs (Greenshark.ortoleva.com), the West Seattle-based firm that completed the refresh. “We designed multiple beech wood pieces, such as the kitchen banquette, counters and a moveable furnace cover to add to the home’s organic integrity yet also encourage function. Within all of our designs, we feel it’s important to repurpose as much as possible, rather than tear a space down to the studs.” The beech wood pieces were built by woodworker Scott Sanford of SanfordCraft.
There are also multiple green elements included in the redesign: a clean-burning ethanol fireplace in the living room and sustainable, all-natural flooring in the bath and kitchen that’s a USDA certified biobased product. Modern accents, such as a cool metal backsplash and quartz countertops, are found in the kitchen.
This two-bedroom home is currently on the market, priced at $379,500, so it’s missing those personal touches in the decor, but that’s where you, dear buyer, come in! 
The beech wood furnace cover ingeniously hides the unsightly furnace
Have a home or a room in your home that you’d like considered for Seattle mag’s Home of the Week? Email a few pictures and a little information about it to lauren.mang@tigeroak.com.
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