Seattle Culture
Waterfront San Juan Home Brings the Outdoors Inside
A San Juan Islands vacation home practices an open-door policy with the outside
When the doors open wide at this waterfront residence on one of the San Juan Islands, it’s hard to tell where the indoors ends and the outdoors begins. Sliding glass panels at both the north- and south-facing sides of the1,600-square-foot house retract to open up the entire living area to the sights and sounds of…
Lakewood Home Seamlessly Blends Indoors and Outdoors
A Lakewood remodel creates light-filled spaces for a growing family
The ’40s bungalow just “felt right” as soon as Shannon and Pablo Supkay walked through the front door of the 2,000-square-foot house 10 years ago in Seattle’s Lakewood neighborhood.The two-bedroom house had a cozy atmosphere, the neighborhood was familiar to the couple, and they were instantly charmed by the peaceful Lake Washington view. Before shot…
Skagit Valley Family Transforms Patio into Extension of Their Home
An extensive patio project paves the way for an Edison family to enjoy the outdoors year round
After commuting to Seattle for work five days a week, Scott Edwards heads north to the Skagit Valley for some rural R&R. Edwards, managing principal for Dovetail General Contractors, and his wife had lived within the Seattle city limits for 10 years, but when their daughters, now 17 and 14, came along, they decided to…
Orcas Island Artist Gives New Life to Fallen Trees
With Laura Yeats' touch, madrona trees become beautiful vessels
ORCAS ISLAND ARTIST LAURA YEATS has developed a unique relationship with a particular species of the island’s ubiquitous flora: the madrona tree. She uses the madrona’s gnarled, spout-like knots—which form as the tree self-prunes and heals itself—to create her imaginative bud vessels. “They started out as solid, sculptural pieces,” Yeats says, “but Nisha Klein…
Local Fashion Start-Up Fuses Technology and Sportswear
Form meets function in local fashion start-up Buki
There’s no shortage of tech innovation in Seattle, but one new “start-up” is cloaked as something different: a fashion collection. Inspired by modern Japanese design, Buki brand is a sportswear line for men and women in which architectural silhouettes are paired with leading-edge fiber technology. Created by Joey Rodolfo, founder of Pacific Northwest sportswear line…
Design Team Marries Indoor and Outdoor Living at West Seattle Home
Jody Estes and Matt Wittman combine indoor and outdoor spaces in their West Seattle backyard studio
“We wanted to buy the worst possible property,” says Jody Estes, reminiscing about the house hunt she and her husband began in July 2007. Estes and husband Matt Wittman, of the eponymous Wittman Estes Architecture and Landscape firm in Georgetown (wittman-estes.com), knew they had the design skills to turn any nightmare property into their dream…
Pain Point: Taking the Opioid Addiction Problem Seriously
Is the medical community doing enough to solve the opioid addiction problem?
When Rose Dennis’ 12-year-old son developed leukemia, it seemed that nothing in the world could be scarier. But she was wrong. Now 30 years old, her son is addicted to heroin, an addiction that had its roots in the opioid pain medication his physicians prescribed to help him deal with the cancer. It led to…
How to Create Your Own Food Forest
Jeremy Puma gives us an expert lesson in permaculture
Jeremy Puma prefers not to use the word sustainable. Puma, who is certified in holistic landscape from Bastyr University, is of the opinion that the term simply means sustaining the same things. He prefers generative, meaning a system—like a garden—that produces surplus and promotes sharing. Puma is talking about food sustainability. He is one of…
Nordstrom to Unveil its Renovated Downtown Seattle Flagship Store
The local retailer sheds new light on its process of reinventing the department store
Last February, as Nordstrom’s downtown Seattle flagship was in the thick of a significant renovation, which had begun in spring 2014, there was a moment when you could stand in the center of the store with one foot in the old design and one in the new. To the right: 12-by-12-inch beige marble tile floors,…
10 Tips for Regaining Sanity in Your Closets and Cabinets
Get a grip with organizing strategies and suitable containers—after you pare down, of course
This article originally appeared on Houzz.com. Wardrobe looking more like a “floordrobe”? Pantry so packed you can’t find a thing? Regain a sense of calm and order in your closets, from bedroom to basement, with these 10 tips for sorting your stuff. 1. Purge first. Even the best closet organizing system in the universe can’t…
A Disturbing Trend: Evidence in Rape Cases Often Goes Untested
The backlog of untested rape kits goes back years, and it's hindering the justice process
The night she was at a Seattle bar and left her seat to visit the restroom, Leah didn’t expect the man sitting next to her would spike her drink while she was away. Nor did she expect him to rape her later at his apartment. She has only flashes of memory about how she got…
Just Say Om: The Health Benefits of Meditation
Meditation may help you feel less stressed, but studies show it also helps with pain
On Wednesdays, the mood of the midday crowd at Seattle’s Frye Art Museum on First Hill is contemplative. Many people aren’t there to peruse the most recent art exhibit—currently, of works by Danish Symbolist painter Vilhelm Hammershøi. They won’t see a film, or take in a lecture. Instead, they’ll spend half an hour in a…
A Glimpse at the Frye’s Creative Aging Programs
What a UW professor's study tells us about creative engagement for those living with dementia
Museum-goers, old and young, gathered in front of a gallery wall full of centuries-old paintings to share ideas in an open discussion. Many of the participants, who were present and engaged throughout the 90-minute session, live with dementia. For nearly six years, the Frye Art Museum has facilitated “here:now,” an experiential arts program for people…
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