An interior designer and architect hit it off with a Laurelhurst family in the process of redesigning a second home for five.

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An interior designer and architect hit it off with a Laurelhurst family in the process of redesigning a second home for five.

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Building Friends
Building Friends
An interior designer and architect hit it off with a Laurelhurst family in the process of redesigning a second home for five.
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Shedding Light
Shedding Light
Constructed with a hodgepodge of 43 glass windows and doors, Jennie Hammill's sparkling garden house in Ballard is the perfect place to take tea and observe the plants and resident birdlife.
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Heart of the City
Heart of the City
Interior designer Doug Rasar creates a sophisticated urban space for his clients in downtown Seattle featuring Rasar originals, a soothing color palette and an impressive free-standing fireplace
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From Cute to Contemporary
From Cute to Contemporary
A cramped, outdated Port Orchard kitchen is transformed into an efficient, streamlined space after a floor-to-counter top remodel.
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Timeless Appeal
Timeless Appeal
An 8-year-old girl’s bedroom is remade as a royal abode, proving that elegance and sophistication look great at any age
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A Splash of Class
A Splash of Class
Cold black tile has no place in a bathroom that is built to please and put homeowners at ease. This Skagit Valley bathroom got the transformation it was aching for—from harsh and outdated to...
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Tricks of the Trade
Tricks of the Trade
A private chef and culinary instructor shares tips on making a kitchen cook-friendly with stylish and practical suggestions about layout, organization and more
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Bringing out the Best
Bringing out the Best
The Woodinville home of Jan and Mike Pollard goes from drab to fab to make room for entertaining. Outdated cabinetry and appliances were replaced with subtly curved pendant lights, a...
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Midcentury Makeover
Midcentury Makeover
A modern-design-loving homeowner adds hipness to her bathroom.
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An Urban Landscape
An Urban Landscape
With the help of architect David DiMarco, these Capitol Hill residents transformed a once-disorganized urban space into a sprawling rooftop garden with room for vegetables, flowers and art
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A Spectacular Obsession
A Spectacular Obsession
Pamela Claussen’s Bellevue garden abounds with frills, ferns and flowers. Within 14 months, she took an acre of brambles behind her new home and made it into paradise
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Life in Abundance
Life in Abundance
Like a lakeside Garden of Eden, the landscape of this Bellevue home serves up fruit and vegetables—and even shade for salmon—but also beauty for its human inhabitants. The garden was designed...
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Clear Winner
Clear Winner
A Laurelhurst lake house—opened up and reconfigured with help from JAS Design-Build and the landscape architects of Allworth Nussbaum—is Seattle Homes & Lifestyles’ 2008 Home of the...
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Bath of the Year
Bath of the Year
September is a great month to relax in a spalike bath inspired by our annual Bath of the Year winners. These custom baths make a spa day at home simply irresistible
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Pizza Heaven
Pizza Heaven
Our 2008 winner shows off a sleekness and warmth that caught our judges' eyes. Contemporary and efficient, this kitchen has it all—from a prepping, cleaning and serving station to a hand-made...
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