Interiors
Mediterranean-Inspired Mosaic Infuses Home with Enchanting Pop of Color
A Mercer Island mosaic shows that home is where the art is
When Norman Cohn purchased his Mercer Island home in 2009, he had sold his business in Las Vegas and was looking for an area that he and his two, school-age sons could enjoy as they got older. Cohn was drawn to the lifestyle and environment of the Eastside, but there was just one problem: his…
A Vacation Home in Lynden is Filled with Memories
The lush grounds of a northern Washington retreat remind us that to everything there is a season
Rows of raspberry canes, their curling tendrils climbing up posts—the result of countless seasons of planting and picking—line the quarter-mile drive up to Estergreen, the 19th-century cabin owned by Vancouver, British Columbia, architect Robert Lemon. The bittersweet berry is a fitting symbol for Lemon’s current state of mind. This summer, he’s embarking on a poignant…
Tommy Bahama Helps Bring Island Vibes to the Home
Tommy Bahama has partnered with Lunada Bay to create tiles with vacation vibes
Locally headquartered island-lifestyle brand Tommy Bahama partnered with California-based Lunada Bay Tile to collaborate on a tile collection with vacation vibes that bring the exotic to the abode. Think seaside blues inspired by the turquoise waters of Raja Ampat (pictured), a remote archipelago in Indonesia. Or beiges and browns that recall the soft-rock palette of…
Better Ways to Use Your Dining Room
Ready to rethink a formal dining room?
This article originally appeared on Houzz.com.Setting aside an entire room for formal dining is a luxury when space in most houses is at a premium. Take into account families sitting down to eat together less often — adults working different hours, kids coming and going for sports, people having different diets or food likes —…
This Busy Family Achieves Balance in their Home
A Mercer Island house is an exercise in the ever elusive work-life balance
Of course, there’s no such thing as having it all. But Thellea and J.C. Leveque, both with hyper-demanding careers (he’s a neurosurgeon, she’s an ophthalmologist), active lifestyles (they bike, ski and sail), two young children and a labradoodle named Echo, have managed to pull off a pretty impressive work-life balance. And it’s mostly thanks to…
An Open and Airy Backyard Cottage
A 1920s Crown Hill bungalow gets a new, green backyard abode
Developers have been drooling over Kate Lichtenstein’s property. Located in a neighborhood filled with small houses, many of which are being torn down, the lot includes her beloved one-story, one-bedroom 1920s bungalow and until recently, a small, dilapidated shed in the backyard. “I get letters all the time from developers wanting to buy it,” she…
Buying Art With An Emotional Connection
A Madrona art collection holds its own against a Lake Washington vista
The Madrona home that Alex Landes shares with her partner, Chris Koehler, boasts a stunning view of Lake Washington, with Mount Baker and Mount Rainier visible in the distance. But equally eye-catching is the art collection, which Landes has been amassing for the past 15 years. A local real estate developer and former owner of…
Northwest Home November 2011
The latest issue of our home design publication, found inside every other issue of Seattle magazine.
The latest issue of Northwest Home (found inside the November issue of Seattle magazine) reveals local home shopping finds, such as the green goodies at Capitol Hill’s NuBe Green, style pointers on creating a chic chalet and how a little coaching helped one bachelor design his dream pad. Plus, our Home of Month tells the…
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