March 2008

March 2008

Same Stuff, New Look
Home: Same Stuff, New Look
A minimal makeover might be just what your room needs
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Remodeling For Value
Home: Remodeling For Value
Inspired by their enjoyment of home-improvement television shows—especially about real estate flippers—a Seattle couple enters the remodeling game
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Family Style
Home: Family Style
This house on a hill combines unpretentious authenticity with modern touches in its recent remodel
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A Fresh Start
Home: A Fresh Start
A bachelor relaxes in style by Lake Sammamish
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Good as Gold
Home: 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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The Definition of Neo-Northwest Contemporary
Home: The Definition of Neo-Northwest Contemporary
A recently married couple proves that everything old can be new again
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The New Nobility
Style: The New Nobility
A new furniture collection from Roger Thomas—internationally known for his luxury hospitality designs—draws on elegant forms with an eye toward opulence
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Chihuly's Treasure Trove
Style: Chihuly's Treasure Trove
An avid collector, glass-blowing master Dale Chihuly gives Seattle Homes & Lifestyles an exclusive, never-before-seen glimpse of his personal stash of designer chairs
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Are You Sitting Down?
Style: Are You Sitting Down?
Drop City Gallery doesn’t have velvet ropes around the art in their latest exhibits. You can sit on the art. It’s all chairs made of recycled, salvaged, or reclaimed materials. Go ahead, see...
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Amazing Lace
Style: Amazing Lace
Prepare for pretty as home décor gets an unexpected lace-lift
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Chairs, We Covet Thee
Style: Chairs, We Covet Thee
Henry David Thoreau had three chairs in his house: “one for solitude, two for friendship, three for society.” After asking local design connoisseurs about the latest trends in chair designs and...
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Sitting Pretty
Style: Sitting Pretty
We pick our favorites from the hundreds of stylish chair designs we saw on the floors of local showrooms and retail stores. Our picks vary from industrial to eco-friendly, sassy to summery, but...
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Lori Weitzner
Life: Lori Weitzner
Seattle Homes & Lifestyles’ Stacy Kendall talks with textile designer Lori Weitzner about her inspirations and her thoughts on the Northwest. Weitzner visits Seattle this month for...
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In A Nutshell
Life: In A Nutshell
If you thought the best thing ever done with a coconut involved an island of castaways and a Professor-made gadget, think again
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Loving Coconut
Life: Loving Coconut
The many uses of coconut—flaked or shredded, sweetened or not—have given this food writer and recipe tester many reasons to fall in love with it
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Holiday Gatherings
Life: Holiday Gatherings
Seattle Homes & Lifestyles celebrates the season with contributors, clients, and friends
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Marching Forward
Editor's Letter: Marching Forward
In this issue of Seattle Homes & Lifestyles, we take a seat in the finest chairs we can find. We also indulge in a trio of great home transformations. Settle into your favorite chair and...
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