SH&L May 2008
With spring in full bloom, many in the Pacific Northwest look to the garden as a place for renewal, entertainment and beauty. In the spirit of the season, we asked local garden architect David Pfeiffer, landscape architect Linda Attaway (both SH&L Seattle Design 100+ honorees) and garden designer Brandon Peterson what inspires them. From highly conceptual ideas to memories from childhood, their answers were thoughtful, intriguing—and certainly inspiring
Inspired by ice, earth, forest and sea, exquisite forms captivate our endless fascination with the world outside. These home décor products are not only made from the most natural of elements, but they invoke nature in your home—bringing the outside, in
Walls are making a comeback and grasping the limelight, becoming blank canvases where the possibilities are endless and the options are boundless. Stencil your favorite Victorian design right onto your bedroom wall or bring a new degree of warmth and coziness into your living room by adorning your walls with elegant textured panels. If your walls could talk they would say “thank you”
What happens in Vegas—comes straight to the Northwest. Trends in home furnishings that have made their debut in Sin City now make their way into the hands of local designers and hit the stands of Seattle’s shops. The City of Neon Lights shows us we can learn a thing or two when it comes to modern home design
Of all of our most pleasing possessions, what could possibly deserve a room of its own more than good old vino? As Shakespeare said, “Good wine is a good familiar creature if it be well used.” We say, good wine is a great friend if it be well housed
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
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 by landscape architect Chip Ragen of Ragen & Associates
A serene design palette and sophisticated plantings create the perfect backyard destination in this garden, chosen for the third annual Seattle Homes & Lifestyles’ “First in Home and Design” award
An obstructed view of Mount Rainier just wouldn’t do. The powder room to this Bellevue home goes from dull, cramped and restricting to striking and stylish with a view that takes the breath away
Highlights from the 2008 Northwest Flower & Garden Show include edible gardens, condo-sized spaces, interior design strategies used outside, yard decorating ideas and more
A little bit of food, a little bit of wine, a little bit of laughter, and sure—a little bit more wine. For chef and cooking instructor Becky Selengut, adding wine to dishes enhances the meal
No longer just havens for hippies, residential and commercial properties are offering habitats for work and home that are increasingly energy efficient and chic. Architects and contractors alike predict green will take over and change the real estate market, saving the environment one home at a time
There are never enough ways we can serve, store or delight in our wine. In fact, gadgets and doodads of all kinds keep our wine cool, pop our corks in a moment’s notice and appeal to our clumsy side by staying spill-free
Wine writer Jake Kosseff reports on spring reds—syrah, malbec, and cabernet sauvignon—from Walla Walla, focusing on the up-and-coming wineries to watch
Louisiana-native and Los Angeles-resident interior designer Kenneth Brown makes his first trip to the Pacific Northwest to share design secrets with consumers at Seattle Design Center’s “Eye on Design” 2008 consumer event