Featured Homes

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
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
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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Artscape
African Gombara-wood floors, rich as a strong latte, set the stage for Carl Schaber and Christine Christensen’s condo remodel, where updating and simplifying the interior bestowed prominence to a...
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Bon Voyage
A Capitol Hill remodel has Europe in its veins. Furnished with treasures from the owners’ trips to Europe, the rooms of this Capitol Hill home are woven with a thread of elegance
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Home Game
Matt and Sarah Hasselbeck made sure their Bellevue house could handle three boisterous children, visiting family members—and, of course, game-day parties
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Saving Space
The first-place winner in SH&L’s 2008 Bath of the Year contest is a sleek and modern remodel with rich walnut, ample cabinet space and natural light
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Under Their Tuscan Sun
Architect Joseph Greif and interior designer Kathy Merrill Kelley create a home with the flavor of Tuscany for a couple in Burien. Who knew Puget Sound would make such a fitting backdrop for a...
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New York State of Mind
A suburban Renton kitchen remodel channels the Big Apple with convenient fixtures and designs perfect for a busy city—or a busy family. Unique brands and ideas along with the use of metal, steel...
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Tree Top Kitchen
Traditional design took a back seat to this unique kitchen set in the heart of a forest. A remodel made the kitchen the center of this Edmonds home and gave it the feel of a tree house in a forest
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Skiers’ Paradise
The North Cascades’ Methow Valley is a great location for a second home—no matter what the season. With a roof designed to withstand winter snow and outdoor-friendly features like an airy loft...
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Olympic Escape
Seattle architect Greg Bjarko crafts a family-oriented weekend home that can serve as a quiet escape or can host a crowd. With a view of Dabob Bay, the home includes extras such as a third-floor...
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Pavilion with a View
A small contemporary island cabin offers familiar comforts and enough panoramic views to make the dwelling seem spacious. This retreat is all comfort, practicality and style with materials and...
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Lake of Luxury
A Kirkland couple looked to the water—and Italy—to design their dream home. Old and New World influences meet and coalesce beautifully as cozy beach house chic meets dazzling villa elegance
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A Portrait of Many Artists
Michael Monroe, director and chief curator of Bellevue Arts Museum, and his artist wife, Bernadette, treasure their relationships with...
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Exhibiting Beauty
Grace Boyd moved into her West Seattle craftsman home, with a Puget Sound view, in 1976. The view remains important to her, but keeping up her fixer-upper became a chore. So Grace enlisted...
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Modern Turns Organic
Brian and Kathy Wolfe transform their 1980s modern country house to make room for their art. Gone are the black tile and low lighting; the Wolfes’ home now has new interior surfaces against which...
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The Definition of Neo-Northwest Contemporary
A recently married couple proves that everything old can be new again
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A Fresh Start
A bachelor relaxes in style by Lake Sammamish
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Family Style
This house on a hill combines unpretentious authenticity with modern touches in its recent remodel
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Good as Gold
Designer Holly Van Biene took this Bellevue home’s interior from all-white bland to warm and colorful—just right for a lively family
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Beauty at Large
A remodeled home stretches its wings in old Seattle
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Picture Perfect
Comfortable and cohesive, open and light—this Kirkland home is reminiscent of the Hamptons
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Northwest Lodgings
This Mukilteo home was inspired by a family’s vacations in Whistler, British Columbia
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Holiday Homecoming
With a lot of help from their friends—and family—a Magnolia couple shows that you can have the best of all possible worlds
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Showcase Home Resources
Love what you see? So did we. This resource guide will help you bring home the interior design elements found in the 2007 Seattle Homes & Lifestyles Showcase Home
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Nesting Instinct
The interiors of this Bellevue home reflect the natural environment outdoors, which includes an eagles’ nest
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High-Style High-Rise
A couple’s downtown condo keeps them close to the neighborhood they love but provides a personal retreat high above the street
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Eco Savvy
This Seward Park resident was always environmentally aware, but his remodel took “eco” to the max
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Balancing Act
Adding color was just the first step in updating a monochromatic kitchen
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A Shore Thing
This Mercer Island waterfront home melds contemporary style with a perfect location
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Cleaning House
Two empty-nesters remake their small, midcentury Bellevue house into a colorful, fun and efficient next-stage home.
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Patience Pays Off
Time and careful study results in a savvy remodel for the midcentury Mount Baker home.
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