Featured Homes

Lake of Luxury
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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Exhibiting Beauty
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
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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A Portrait of Many Artists
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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Good as Gold
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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Family Style
Family Style
This house on a hill combines unpretentious authenticity with modern touches in its recent remodel
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A Fresh Start
A Fresh Start
A bachelor relaxes in style by Lake Sammamish
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The Definition of Neo-Northwest Contemporary
The Definition of Neo-Northwest Contemporary
A recently married couple proves that everything old can be new again
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Beauty at Large
Beauty at Large
A remodeled home stretches its wings in old Seattle
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Picture Perfect
Picture Perfect
Comfortable and cohesive, open and light—this Kirkland home is reminiscent of the Hamptons
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Holiday Homecoming
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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Northwest Lodgings
Northwest Lodgings
This Mukilteo home was inspired by a family’s vacations in Whistler, British Columbia
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Showcase Home Resources
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
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
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
Eco Savvy
This Seward Park resident was always environmentally aware, but his remodel took “eco” to the max
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Balancing Act
Balancing Act
Adding color was just the first step in updating a monochromatic kitchen
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A Shore Thing
A Shore Thing
This Mercer Island waterfront home melds contemporary style with a perfect location
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Cleaning House
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
Patience Pays Off
Time and careful study results in a savvy remodel for the midcentury Mount Baker home.
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