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Remodel and Refresh Your Way into the Home of Your Dreams
Get inspired with homeowner success stories and expert tips
This article appears in print in the January 2019 issue, as part of the Remodel & Refresh cover story. Click here to subscribe. Anyone who has driven Seattle’s residential streets and noticed how many are now lined with shiny new complexes and contemporary, boxy homes knows that Seattle is building like mad. But it’s not just new buildings…
This Wallingford Kitchen Remodel Lets the Sun Shine In
The homeowners wanted each of the rooms to feel distinct yet also allow people, light and sound to move more fluidly through from the front of the house to the back
SEEING RED: Homeowner Walt Mason found this stunning 1940s-era O’Keefe & Merritt stove on Craigslist and had it restored by a company in Los Angeles; it now works “right down to the clock,” he says
A Magnolia Home Refresh Without the Construction Mess
An interior designer revitalizes her own Magnolia home — without knocking down any walls
ART ATTACK: Designer Lindsay Pincus says finding the right art (particularly large-scale pieces to fit a large room) is one of the biggest challenges of a refresh project. Luckily, this eye-catching butterfly piece works beautifully
AIA Home of Distinction: Inside a View Ridge Midcentury Makeover
After a decade and a half of dealing with drafty windows and one too many system failures, a Seattle couple made the move to update their cherished View Ridge home
ROOM UNINTERRUPTED: Architect Allan Farkas opened up the cramped floor plan by removing a central stone fireplace and creating a “wedge” feature that organizes the main floor into zones; it now houses a number of important items including a gas fireplace
Expert Tips for Your Next Remodel Project
Local designers and architects answer homeowners' frequently asked questions
This article appears in print in the January 2019 issue, as part of the Remodel & Refresh cover story. Click here to subscribe. What should a homeowner look for in a remodel team?Trust, good references and good rapport with your designer, your architect and your contractor. You’ve got to be comfortable communicating with each person and then having the contractor in…
This Seattle Bathroom Remodel Takes an Old-School Approach
A Queen Anne fashion writer mixes patterns to create a bathroom imbued with old Hollywood glamour
WASHING UP: Owner Lisa Cole originally thought these heavy slate-colored, mirrored medicine cabinets would be too big for the small space, but they provide weight and simplicity; lower cabinets were custom made by Hewitt Cabinets
Furniture Chain Blu Dot Finds a Home in Seattle
The store bears the hallmark of a 60-foot custom collage installation, designed by Blu Dot’s visual team for the Seattle location
JUST LIKE HOME: Blu Dot’s Capitol Hill showroom boasts original, modern pieces from bedroom sets to storage solutions, plus a custom collage
Refresh Your Home’s Look With These Bold New Wall Panels
Renton-based Lumicor debuts a cool new product for easy interior design
This article appears in print in the November 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe. Forget the saws, the grout, the elaborate calculations, the expensive contractors. You can change the look of your walls—dramatically, at that—in just an hour, using some double-sided tape. “I jokingly tell people that a 14-year-old could install this,” says Lumicor creative director Janell Dastrup…
AIA Home of Distinction: Inside a Wooded Whidbey Island Residence
A couple of Seattle artists find work-life balance among the trees in this forest retreat on Whidbey Island
“V” FORMATION: Architect Tom Lenchek of Prentiss Balance Wickline Architects used floor-to-ceiling windows and a polycarbonate clerestory on the back of the main residence to let in precious light; the west wing (left) is a master suite and guest quarters, while the east wing (right) features a dining room, kitchen, living room and large outdoor…
AIA Home of Distinction: This Queen Anne Remodel Honors the Home’s Historic Past
A Seattle couple treats their Queen Anne house to a modern makeover honoring its Prairie School past
DETAIL ORIENTED: Architect David DiMarco used the original drawins for this 1912 Queen Anne house as a resource when working on a remodel to restore “an authenticity that the exterior of the home had missed out on for years” with details like custom copper downspouts that he commissioned to mimic those that had been removed…
Tacoma Garage Transformed into Industrial-Chic Dining Space
This corner of a converted garage went from a neglected nook to a sleek retreat in one weekend.
Sponsored by Metrie Dynamic DIY duo, Cathy and Garrett Poshusta, the brains/brawn behind The Grit and Polish, are quickly gaining ground in the design world. The Seattle-based husband and wife team are known for their practical yet stunning home renovations and savvy business sense, “house-hacking” their way to financial freedom by renovating and renting homes…
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