A Northwest take on midcentury modern sits on a Whidbey Island bluff overlooking Puget Sound and the Olympic peninsula

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A Northwest take on midcentury modern sits on a Whidbey Island bluff overlooking Puget Sound and the Olympic peninsula

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A Modern With a View
A Modern With a View
A Northwest take on midcentury modern sits on a Whidbey Island bluff overlooking Puget Sound and the Olympic peninsula
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Cornered
Cornered
Three architects—and a homeowner passionate about architecture—maximized a triangle-shaped lot in the crowded Leschi neighborhood
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Light House
Light House
A concrete contemporary home dug deep into a hillside on Mercer Island is, ironically, as bright as broad daylight
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Par for the Course
Par for the Course
A golf fanatic approaches landscape designer Phyllis Warman to give him the yard—and putting field—of his dreams
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From Passé to Luxury
From Passé to Luxury
Designer Dixie Stark takes an outdated 70s bathroom into the modern world
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Simple to Spectacular
Simple to Spectacular
A small Shoreline kitchen is transformed into a luxurious space with views of Puget Sound—perfect for entertaining and impressing guests
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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 Outdated cabinetry and appliances were replaced with subtly curved pendant lights, a...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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Transported to Tuscany
Transported to Tuscany
With help from landscape designer Chip Ragen and The John Brenneis Architects, a Seattle lawyer’s heart, home and garden in Mercer Island reflect her Italian heritage
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A New Angle
A New Angle
Landscape designer Scot Eckley gives a Magnolia landscape an award-winning face-lift with clean, straight lines and a family-friendly lounge element
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Hope Springs
Hope Springs
Gardeners can kiss the winter doldrums goodbye with a trip to the Northwest Flower & Garden Show—or by heeding the advice of these local landscape professionals
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More Baths We Love
More Baths We Love
The finalists in our 2009 Bath of the Year contest offer unique ideas for updating, remodeling and designing your bathroom
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Spa-aah
Spa-aah
Seattle Homes & Lifestyles’ 2009 Bath of the Year is a sumptuous space with a spalike essence and unique mix of texture and pattern
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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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Complete contest information is now available for Seattle Homes & Lifestyles’ 2009 Home of the Year, Kitchen of the Year and Bath of the Year contests. It's never too early to enter!