Architecture & Design

Article

Home Theater

Pb Elemental built a house for two Queen Anne actors to play in. But will there be drama with the neighbors?

01/15/2009 By Jessica Voelker

Article

Second to None

No matter what you’re shopping for in a second home—peace and quiet, 
sandy beaches, snowshoeing trails, 
the best artist hangout—the perfect place to buy is only hours away.

01/07/2009 By Courtney Nash and Crai Bower

Article

Stage Right

Turn dormant flower beds into a winter wonderland.

01/07/2009 By Marty Wingate

URBAN LIVING

Easy Being Green

A downtown condo building invites neighbors to walk in the park.

01/06/2009 By Sarah Anderson

Slideshow

Slide Show: The Artful Designer

01/04/2009

Slideshow

Slide Show: Light House

01/04/2009

Article

The Lost Slipper

In 2004, a top Seattle gardener acquired one of the most breathtaking orchid specimens she had ever seen. But at the Volunteer Park Conservatory—a magnet for plant thieves—this orchid never stood a chance.

01/04/2009 By Roger Brooks

Article

What a Turn On

Let there be light: Shop for retro, rebuilt, and brand-new lighting designs.

01/04/2009 By Laura Cassidy

Article

Little Giants

South Seattle Community College’s dwarf conifers come alive in winter.   

01/04/2009 By Roger Brooks

Article

The Artful Designer

Chris Haddad brings to life the modern designs of some of the Northwest’s most desirable homes—when he’s not making sculptures.

01/04/2009 By Peter Sackett

SELLER'S STORY

Round House, Square Lot

A West Seattle property requires a targeted marketing strategy.

01/04/2009 By Ashley Griffin

Article

Light House

A Madison Park family tosses aside its traditional roots to create a modern home that glows.

01/04/2009 By Naomi Zeitlin

Gardening 2008

Earth Movers

Thanks to our area’s climate (and microclimates), we can be the gardeners we’ve always wanted to be.

01/04/2009 By Marty Wingate

Slideshow

Slide Show: The House Next Door

01/03/2009

Gardening

The Bee’s Knees

Attracting pollinators to your garden bears fruit come fall.

01/03/2009 By Marty Wingate

Article

The House Next Door

When a Capitol Hill family needed room to grow, they didn’t look far. 

01/03/2009 By Roger Brooks

Slideshow

Slide Show: Skin Deep

12/28/2008

REAL ESTATE

Thoroughly Modern

A specialty real estate firm specializes in midcentury architecture.

12/28/2008 By Ashley Griffin

Article

Glass Houses

The perfect summer host is ready to serve mint juleps, mojitos, and merlot. Are you?

12/28/2008 By Anna Roth