Seattle Culture

Tips from the Home Comfort Experts

Tips from the Home Comfort Experts

You’re stuck in your house. Here’s how to make it pop.

First, Karl Hackett; Second, Katie Largent

Nat Rubio-Licht

A Kabin in the City

A Kabin in the City

Cities are literally creating a cottage industry because of the pandemic, and MyKabin is taking full advantage

Seattle’s lowest-profile contractor is also one of the city’s highest-volume homebuilders. In just its second year of operation, Bellevue-based MyKabin has already constructed 42 backyard cottages and offices, mostly in Seattle proper. Clint Jones and Tom Todaro launched the business in anticipation of Seattle’s new briskly waving green flag for detached additional dwelling units (DADU)….

Sean Meyers

Digitizing the American Dream

Digitizing the American Dream

Real estate hit the pause button due to the coronavirus pandemic

Georgia Stevens, 2020 president of Seattle King County Realtors

Georgia Stevens

AIA Seattle Home of Distinction: Gabled Elegance

AIA Seattle Home of Distinction: Gabled Elegance

A trip to Germany influenced the design of this Issaquah gem

Tall, angular, elegant and earthy, the Grunewald residence in Issaquah is a sanctuary where a modern-day Abraham Lincoln might have been comfortable hanging his hat. Lincoln didn’t mix metaphors, and neither does Adams Architecture. Led by life partners Anne C.and John H. Adams, the Seattle firm functions best when paired with homeowners whose goals accommodate…

Sean Meyers

Nordstrom Will Now Take Empty Beauty Product Packaging

Nordstrom Will Now Take Empty Beauty Product Packaging

Nordstrom says it is the first major retailer to launch a beauty packaging recycling program

Ever wonder how to dispose of all those pouches and bottles that come with cosmetics? Well, Nordstrom has just launched a recycling program for hard-to-recycle beauty packaging. Called “Beautycycle,” the service launched Oct. 1. The Seattle-based retailer, which has partnered with recycling management company TerraCycle, says only 9% of the 120 billion units of plastic packaging…

Nat Rubio-Licht

Hanson: Culture, Collaboration, Collegiality
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Hanson: Culture, Collaboration, Collegiality

Here’s why employees love working at Hanson Consulting Group

Solid leadership. A cooperative culture. Open communication, flexibility and transparency. Those are just a few of the comments from employees extolling the exceedingly positive work environment at Kirkland’s Hanson Consulting Group. “Friendly geniuses are standing by,” reads a passage on the website. “You don’t work with Hanson Consulting Group – you work with an amazing…

Seattle Mag

AIA Home of Distinction: Turning Up the Brightness in a Mercer Island Split-Level

AIA Home of Distinction: Turning Up the Brightness in a Mercer Island Split-Level

A practical, tech-minded homeowner focused on light, lifestyle and seamless design

Plate-glass railings and a steel-grate deck maximize daylight on both floors of this home

Gemma Wilson

Let It Grow: The Art of Beard Maintenance

Let It Grow: The Art of Beard Maintenance

Tips and tricks from local experts on managing your lockdown facial hair

Like many social-distancing men, Seattle magazine’s style and society writer Andrew Hoge is testing out facial hair for the first time

Andrew Hoge

Break a Sweat: The Perfect Small Apartment Workout

Break a Sweat: The Perfect Small Apartment Workout

This week’s shelter-in-place-approved workout routine can be completed in 30 minutes or less, no bulky gym equipment required

Don’t forget to stretch before trying out this perfect apartment workout

Andrew Hoge

Local Animal Rescues Navigate Community Demand for Companionship

Local Animal Rescues Navigate Community Demand for Companionship

Everybody wants a furry quarantine friend

Seattle Humane received 98 applications for a puppy, but Lala has been searching for a home for more than a year.

Ariel Shearer

Break a Sweat: Try A Barre-Inspired Workout At Home

Break a Sweat: Try A Barre-Inspired Workout At Home

This week’s shelter-in-place-approved fitness routine can be completed in 30 minutes or less, no bulky gym equipment required

You can’t go to Barre class right now, but this Barre-inspired workout can help you feel a similar burn at home

Andrew Hoge

Two DIY Face Masks To Make At Home

Two DIY Face Masks To Make At Home

Staying home is still the most effective way to prevent spreading COVID-19, but if you have to step outside, these DIY fabric masks from fashion designer Luly Yang will help you stay safe and stylish

Fashion designer Luly Yang has created two DIY face masks that can be made with household items.

Andrew Hoge

Break a Sweat: Upper and Lower Body Workouts from Personal Trainer Easton Johnson

Break a Sweat: Upper and Lower Body Workouts from Personal Trainer Easton Johnson

This shelter-in-place-approved workout routine can be completed in 30 minutes or less, no bulky gym equipment required

These workouts from personal trainer Easton Johnson don’t require any equipment.

Andrew Hoge

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