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PAST PERFECTED A family of four settles into a remodeled

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AT HOME IN THE VALLEY A new home and landscape design blend

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include, turn to page 50, where we feature a Mercer Island midcentury-modern remodel that will be part of the Seattle

tour. Turn to Details (page 76) for a glimpse at one of the homes on the Bainbridge tour.

In this issue, we also feature a young traditional home in Medina (page 42), a modern home overlooking Gamble Bay,

on the Kitsap Peninsula (page 62), and a landscape design that complements the surrounding Skagit Valley farmland

in Mount Vernon (page 56).

Also between the covers of this issue: Market Editor Stacy Kendall talks to four local interior designers about their

favorite colors for the year ahead in Style (page 26), and we reflect on some beautiful new mirrored home décor products

in Trend (page 32). Our At the Table stories (page 36) include an excerpt from Becky Selengut’s forthcoming cookbook,

Good Fish: Sustainable Seafood Recipes from the Pacific Coast, and seasonal wine recommendations from the wine director

at Seattle’s Purple Café and Wine Bar. Right Now (page 96) is all about our favorite colors this year.

We hope this issue gives you plenty of ideas for spring projects of your own.

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LET DESIGNERS’ COLOR CHOICES FOR 2011 INSPIRE YOU TO MAKE HAVING A BRILLIANT HOME

A PERMANENT RESOLUTIONWRITTEN AND COMPILED BY STACY KENDALL

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Blue ROBIN DALY’S BLUE IDEAS:✺

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Gretchen Evans Design, (206) 920-2074,

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GO BAROQUE IN MIRROR WALLCOVERING by Schumacher, available through Schumacher, Seattle Design Center, Ste. P-190, (206) 763-8110, fschumacher.com.

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“GOOD FISH” IS SEAFOOD FROM A FISHERY THAT IS WELL MANAGED; it is fished or farmed in such a way as to protect the environment. It is low

in mercury and persistent organic pollutants (POPs), healthy and absolutely

delicious. Many factors are considered in determining which fisheries are

sustainable, including the type of gear used to harvest fish, the relative

abundance of the species, the amount of accidental bycatch of nontarget

species, and the safety of the waters from which the fish are harvested.

The plot in this evolving story hinges on the health of our oceans and the

sustainability of our fish. You, the consumer, are the protagonist. The most

important thing you can do is ask questions. With each type of seafood

included in my new cookbook, I pose questions you might ask your fish-

mongers in order to be sure you are purchasing seafood that is healthy for

you and your family as well as for our oceans.

This book isn’t about what you shouldn’t do. It’s a celebration of what

you can do. Eat these fish with joy, share these recipes with your favorite

people, and know that you are actively doing your part to ensure that

seafood survives—and, perhaps someday soon, thrives again.

The book is divided into sections by seafood type, with five recipes for

each kind of seafood, in addition to information about when it is in season,

what to look for when buying and tips on caring for your fish.

THE FIRST SIGN OF SPRING ON THE PACIFIC COAST is when fresh halibut

starts appearing in the markets. Though halibut is in season March through

November, frozen halibut is usually available year-round.

A halibut starts its life as a round fish with an eye on either side of its

head, as you might expect. By the time it is six months old, however, the

halibut has settled down to the bottom of the ocean and made a transition

to life as a flatfish.

Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch lists Pacific halibut as a “Best

Choice.” U.S. North Pacific halibut is also certified as a sustainable fishery

by the Marine Stewardship Council. This fishery is recognized as one of the

best managed in the world, according to many leading fisheries specialists,

and has a long history, dating back to the early 20th century.

EXCERPTED FROM THE FORTHCOMING COOKBOOK BY BECKY SELENGUT, WITH PHOTOGRAPHS BY CLARE BARBOZA

AT THETABLE

BECKY SELENGUT’S GOOD FISH RULESF: Farmed can be OK (verify that it is done responsibly).

I: Investigate your source (ask questions; support good chefs, fishmongers and markets).

S: Smaller is better (limit portion size; eat smaller fish, such as sardines and young albacore).

H: Home waters are best (buy Pacific coast fish because the United States has higher environmental standards).

HALIBUT COCONUT CURRY WITH CHARRED CHILES AND LIMESERVES 4

1: Add the jalapeños, lemongrass, shallots, cilantro stems, garlic, galangal or gingerroot, coriander, cumin, salt, turmeric and one of the Kaffi r lime leaves to the bowl of a food processor and blend, using up to ¼ cup chicken stock to help the mixture process into a smooth purée. You’ll have to scrape down the curry once or twice. Blend well for at least three minutes.

2: Heat 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the curry and fry it for two to three minutes. Add coconut milk, fi sh sauce and remaining lime leaves. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium low and simmer for 10 minutes. Add the halibut and turn off the heat. Let the residual heat gently cook the fi sh. After fi ve minutes, it will be ready to serve. Spoon over rice and garnish with the sesame seeds.

3: To prepare the topping, heat 1 teaspoon vegetable oil in a small sauté pan over medium-high heat. Fry the Fresno chiles and onion until they are caramelized, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in cilantro leaves and lime. Season to taste with salt. Place a spoonful on top of each serving of curried halibut.

Wine pairing: A German Riesling, such as Joh. Jos. Christoff el Erben, an Ürziger Wurzgarten, a 2006 Spätlese, a Moselle or an Alsatian Gewürztraminer.

Sustainable substitutes: Halibut is a fi rm yet delicate fi sh, meaty and mild tasting; some say it is a steak in fi sh form. A substitute for halibut would be Alaska Pacifi c cod.

2 jalapeños, seeds and membranes removed from 1— or both, if you want less heat

2 stalks lemongrass, woody top half discarded, chopped

½ cup roughly chopped shallots

¼ cup cilantro stems

1 clove garlic

2 tablespoons chopped fresh galangal or gingerroot

1 teaspoon coriander seeds, ground in a spice grinder

1 teaspoon cumin seeds, ground in a spice grinder

¼ teaspoon salt

¼ teaspoon dried turmeric, or 1 teaspoon grated fresh turmeric

5 Kaffi r lime leaves,* or zest of 2 limes (about 2 teaspoons) *Kaffi r lime leaves are sold fresh in Asian markets.

Chicken or vegetable stock or water

1 tablespoon vegetable oil

1 (14-ounce) can coconut milk

1 tablespoon fi sh sauce

½ pound halibut fi llet, skinned and cut into 1-inch cubes

Black sesame seeds, for garnish (optional)

Topping:1 teaspoon vegetable oil

4 Fresno chiles, seeded and minced

2 tablespoons minced red onion

/ cup chopped cilantro leaves

2 limes, peeled and fl esh cut into small dice

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CHRIS HORN CAUGHT THE WINE BUG after college, while busing tables

at an Italian restaurant in the University District. Each night at the end of

the shift, he’d relax with a plate of food and glasses of wine. He remembers

thinking, “Man, I have to make this my life.”

From there, he waited tables at Salty’s on Alki and was able to meet

and learn from esteemed sommelier Tim O’Brien. A few years later, Horn

joined Wild Ginger as wine and service captain before becoming assistant

wine director and lead sommelier. He joined Purple Café and Wine Bar’s

Seattle location as wine director in 2006.

“The best thing about my job is that I have at least 100 bottles of wine open

every day,” Horn says. “I was given the opportunity to build a wine program

from the ground up, and as we approach our five-year anniversary, I believe

we have assembled one of the most interesting and dynamic wine lists

in the state.”

When it comes to choosing a selection of his favorite Northwest wines

for spring, Horn opts for lighter reds and aromatic whites that pair well

with fresh fish, fruits and vegetables.


Morels in a spring-themed pasta or risotto

“There is ample acidity elevating the broad and rich flavors of tropical fruit, pears and baked lemon pie.”

Salmon with a little salt and pepper

“Salmon and pinot noir is a no-brainer…. However, if you’d like to try something a little different, seek out a bottle of gamay noir from Oregon’s Willamette Valley. It’s a light-bodied sneak attack of bright red fruits —strawberry, sour cherry, rhubarb and cranberries.”

“If there is an Easter ham in your future, this wine should become your new traditional favorite.”

“The nose reminds you immediately of the first roses of the season—floral but not perfumey—and the palate is an intense mix of citrus fruits.”

Salad greens, spinach and lettuce

“Produced from grapes planted in 1981, the McKinley Springs chenin is like Granny Smith apples and pears dipped in honey and spritzed with lemon juice.”

Asparagus with olive oil, sea salt, pecorino sardo and lemon zest

“James and Poppie Mantone are modestly making some of the best wines in the state, and one of the only grüner veltliners outside of Austria that captures the unique food friendliness of the grape.”

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AND FUNCTIONAL. INTERIOR DESIGNER GRACIELA

RUTKOWSKI STAINTESTED THE BRIGHTGREEN

UPHOLSTERY AND BROUGHT IN TWO PROTOTYPE

CHAIRS FOR HER CLIENTS TO TRY OUT FOR COMFORT.


IN THE LIVING ROOM, REFINEMENT AND PLAYFULNESS MIX WHEN

AN ANTIQUE SETTEE GETS A JOLT OF COLOR WITH CUSTOM

PILLOWS MADE FROM BRUNSCHWIG & FILS FABRIC. THE SPACE

OPENS UP INTO THE DINING ROOM, WHERE THE TABLE SEATS 10.


ach perfect relationship begins in its own way: a

chance meeting, a blind date, a friendship that grows

into something more. For interior designer Graciela

Rutkowski and her Medina clients, it started about five

years ago with a mutual friend and a phone call.

The homeowners had just finished building a new

house and were looking for someone to help them finish

the interiors. “We’ve used several designers in the past,

and my husband has been like, ‘Nope, next one,’ ” the wife explains.

A mutual friend got wind of their dilemma and gave them Rutkowski’s

name—and a ringing endorsement: “She’s the best.” One phone conver-

sation later, the designer was on her way to Medina for a first meeting.

The connection was instant. Rutkowski thought her clients were

“lovely, sweet and gracious” and saw that the home had beautiful

bones and great potential. The homeowners appreciated Rutkowski’s

attention to detail and sense of style.

“She has this perfect balance, and it spoke to both of us,” the wife says.

They decided to take it slow, working on the home one room at a

time. First up was the eat-in kitchen area: the heart of the house, where

the homeowners share family meals, entertain and help their two

daughters with art projects.

Rutkowski took into account their love of a refined-yet-casual look. She

also heeded their request for comfortable, functional and child-friendly

pieces. After the design choices for the eating area were discussed and

finalized, the homeowners headed to Hawaii for a planned family vacation

and Rutkowski started working on the installation.

When the family returned, the space had been transformed. Rutkowski

had added a wood trestle table that easily accommodates six, as well

as comfortable seating in the form of open-back chairs, upholstered

armchairs and an easy-to-clean white sofa to keep things elegant but

relaxed. Lighthearted orange gourd lamps and trellis-patterned citrine

curtains frame the window looking out to the backyard.

E


opposite: THE EATING AREA NEXT TO THE KITCHEN IS THE FIRST SPACE THAT

RUTKOWSKI WORKED ON IN HER CLIENTS’ HOME. right: RUTKOWSKI GAVE

THE KITCHEN A MODERN FACELIFT WITH MESHMETAL CABINET FRONTS

BUT KEPT THE LOOK TIMELESS BY USING HONED CALCUTTA CARRARA

MARBLE FOR THE BACKSPLASH AND COUNTER TOPS. below: THE FAMILY

ROOM IS FULL OF PATTERN AND COLOR WITH LEOPARDPRINT CHAIRS,

A TURQUOISE MOHAIR OTTOMAN AND WALLTOWALL TRELLIS CARPET.



THE MASTER BEDROOM, THE LATEST ROOM TO GET

THE RUTKOWSKI TOUCH, INCLUDES A DOG BED FOR

THE FAMILY’S JACK RUSSELL TERRIER, MAX. opposite, left:

SEATING IN THE BEDROOM MAKES A PERFECT READING

NOOK. opposite, right: THE WIFE’S OFFICE DOWNSTAIRS

IS FEMININE AND GIRLY: “I JUST WANT TO EAT THAT

ROOMIT’S SO CUTE,” RUTKOWSKI SAYS.

HOMEOWNER


“My husband said she is like the Four Seasons of decorating,” the wife

says of Rutkowski and her special touches. “She had the most beautiful

flowers and champagne out. It’s first class. She makes it really personal, and

she adds that extra boost of service.”

Over the next four-plus years, Rutkowski and the homeowners worked

their way through the rest of the home. And as in every successful long-

term relationship, they collaborated and compromised along the way.

It took Rutkowski and the homeowners nearly a year to discuss and

choose the design for the dining chairs, for example. The husband, who

Rutkowski jokes should have been an architect because of his great eye,

was all about the details. Rutkowski recalls debating the wood finish

(whitewash with gold trim or entirely gold leaf ), the cushions (she brought

in three versions for sit tests), the fabric (options were stain-tested in

Rutkowski’s office) and the embellishments (two different rosettes were

made for comparison) before finally picking a winning combination.

“He put me through my paces,” Rutkowski says with a laugh. “He made

me a better designer.”

Throughout the rest of the home, the steady designer-client relationship

has produced beautiful results. In the family room, Rutkowski redesigned

the built-ins around the fireplace and added wall-to-wall chocolate

brown carpeting in a square-trellis design. Playful patterned pillows give

the neutral-colored seating some extra life, while a pair of leopard-print

armchairs and matching dog bed for Jack Russell terrier Max show the de-

signer (and, by extension, the homeowners) isn’t afraid to take some risks.

In the kitchen, Rutkowski scaled down the island to better fit the size of

the space, added honed Calcutta carrara marble counter tops and painted

the cabinets a fresh white. Orange leather barstools with nail-head trim tie

in to the eating area’s orange accents.

The house also has a personalized space for each family member.

Rutkowski decorated the wife’s home office in hot pink and black. She

added a zebra-print area rug and a black lacquer chair for a touch of glam

and three wall-mounted memo boards for displaying pictures and cards.

Upstairs, the husband’s office features dark walls and built-in cabinets, with

a comfy leather chair for reading. Max also has his own giraffe-patterned

dog bed on the floor here, too.

In the playroom, Rutkowski gave each daughter her own desk space

and pink lacquer chair for doing homework. A custom mural by Roxanne

Murphy-Smith depicts an imaginary scene in Paris, which the family often

visits in real life. The painting includes the family’s favorite shops and even

miniature versions of the girls and Max.

As the project nears its end—the master bedroom was just finished

earlier this year, and Rutkowski plans to work on an outdoor seating area

next—there are hints this close designer-client relationship will continue

in a different way.

“I really have gotten to know them as people,” Rutkowski says. “They’ve

become really good friends, and I’m lucky to have gotten to work with them.”

The feeling is mutual.

“She’s our friend, and she’s just a lovely, wonderful person,” the wife adds.

“We’re so glad that we found her.”

For resource information, see Sources, page 94.


PERFECTEDWRITTEN BY THEA NYBERG PHOTOGRAPHS BY ALEX HAYDEN


opposite: THE ENTRY WAS REENERGIZED BY THE ADDITION OF A LARGE RIFTCUT OAKVENEER PIVOT DOOR AND NEW ENERGYEFFICIENT WINDOWS. this page: A BIRTHDAY GIFT FROM BILL TO JOANNE, DARK BROWN MIES VAN DER ROHE BARCELONA CHAIRS SIT IN FRONT OF THE EXPANSIVE WINDOW WALL. A HOSPITALSTYLE TRACK SYSTEM FOR THE DRAPES WAS A CREATIVE SOLUTION BY THE ARCHITECT AND CONTRACTOR TO PROVIDE PRIVACY WITHOUT USING CLUNKY CURTAIN RODS.


uring their new-home hunt, Bill Bunker and Joanne

Kennedy toured a midcentury-modern residence

on Mercer Island. They sensed immediately that it

was the one. “We made an offer on this home the

day that it came on the market,” Joanne says. Having

lived in several traditional-style residences around

the Seattle area, the couple knew exactly what they

wanted. “We [were looking for] a dated 1950s or

1960s ranch that needed some love,” she explains.

Though she was trained as an architect, Joanne found that between

raising two young daughters and working at her job in marketing, she

had little time to draw plans for the remodel. After several years of putting

ideas on the back burner, the couple was ready to pass the work on to

another expert. Enter Coop 15’s Lane Williams, a Seattle architect who had

previously designed a project for the couple’s Mercer Island neighbor.

Williams found working with Joanne a collaborative process, rather than a

struggle for the pencil. “Working with another architect on the project really

D


opposite, top: ABOVE THE FIREPLACE IN THE LIVING ROOM, A WALNUT

CABINET CONTAINS A PANEL THAT SLIDES TO HIDE A FLATSCREEN TV,

REVEALING ARTWORK ON THE OTHER SIDE; IT’S A CLEVER WAY TO KEEP

ELECTRONICS OUT OF VIEW WHEN NOT IN USE. THE EXISTING FIREPLACE

WAS UPDATED TO BE MORE ENERGY EFFICIENT AND REFACED WITH MARBLE

TILES. opposite, bottom: THE BACK VIEW OF THE HOUSE REVEALS A STRIKING

EXPANSE OF WINDOWS AND SLIDING DOORS. this page: JOANNE KENNEDY, A

TRAINED ARCHITECT, WAS INSPIRED BY THE MIES VAN DER ROHE BARCELONA

PAVILION IN DECORATING HER LIVING ROOMAS EVIDENCED BY THE USE OF

LEATHER, GLASS AND CHROME.


clockwise from top right: KITCHEN HERBS SIT IN “LITTLE SHIRLEY” VASES FROM MATERIAL GOOD, WHICH

DONATES A PORTION OF THE PROFIT ON EACH VASE TO LOCAL CANCER RESEARCH; AN ARTEMIDE GLASS

LIGHT FLOATS ABOVE THE CHERRY DININGROOM TABLE FROM MCKINNON FURNITURE; THE ORIGINAL

GALLEYSTYLE KITCHEN WAS ISOLATED AND CRAMPED WITH ROOM FOR ONLY ONE COOK; PENDANT

LIGHTS PROVIDE TASK LIGHTING OVER THE SINK AND THE KITCHEN PASSTHROUGH, WHICH OFFERS

STORAGE FOR EVERYDAY DISHES AND GLASSWARE. opposite: REFLECTIVE SURFACES, INCLUDING ANN

SACKS CRYSTAL GLASS TILE AND WHITE CAESARSTONE QUARTZ COUNTER TOPS, COMPLEMENT

AMERICAN BLACK OAK CABINETRY IN THE NEW USHAPED KITCHEN.

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made our work easier, because we were dealing with her ability to make de-

cisions and understand the thinking behind the design,” he says. “Joanne was

always very open to our ideas and contributed as we went along.”

Joanne agrees, as her intention was not to interfere. “The best architecture

comes when an architect is able to see their vision through,” she says. Bill

was equally active as a participant, Williams says, “which is something we

always hope for when we are working with couples.”

The home, originally designed by Northwest architect Leo L. Fischer, was

ready for updates to make it more livable and family friendly. The main living

areas of the house were cramped and isolated from one another, and the

finishes and fixtures were outdated. Supported by Coop 15 project manager

Trevor Dykstra and collaborating with contractor Joe McKinstry of the

Joseph McKinstry Construction Company, Williams worked to maintain

the character of the existing structure while creating a more modern and

comfortable home.

“There’s a fine line when you are trying to respect the best qualities of the

original architecture,” Williams says. “There were some modifications made,

but it’s still in the style of the original, a style that is very deeply rooted in

the midcentury work being done in the Pacific Northwest at that time.”

Joanne and Bill’s goals for the remodel were similar: “We wanted to

retain the spirit of the ’60s house but wanted to really refresh it and make

it more comfortable,” Joanne says.

Several structural elements were changed. Coop 15’s design altered

the gabled roofline of the garage to make the entry more welcoming

and enclosed an existing courtyard between the garage and the house to

create a family room. Williams and his team also removed the interior walls

that separated the main-floor living areas to create a better flow between

rooms. The main-floor bedrooms were made more private by adding a

pocket door in the hall, and the bathrooms were reconfigured to optimize

the existing space.

Additionally, the original wall of windows along the back of the house

was fitted with new energy-efficient windows and two large sliding doors

that access the dining and living rooms. This combination allows an abun-

dance of natural light to shine in the living areas, while bringing the outside

in during the summer months. “[The sliding doors] open up the backyard

to us,” Joanne says. “It’s so nice to hear the sounds from outside.” An existing

narrow deck that runs along the living and dining rooms was modified to

add steps down to a new stone-paved terrace for outdoor entertaining. “It

makes access to the backyard more gracious,” Williams says.

The existing kitchen was cramped and isolated from the rest of the

house—“a classic one-person 1960s kitchen,” Joanne says. The homeowners

longed for an open kitchen where they could still feel connected to family

and guests. The U-shaped room now provides plenty of space for two cooks

to work simultaneously, as well as ample storage in the walnut cabinetry.

Just off the kitchen is a new family/project room where Allison, 10, and

Sarah, 7, can do homework and remain close to the heart of the home.

Keeping with the couple’s original intentions, the new layout encour-

ages unity and conversation, rather than isolating family members from

one another. Each living area flows into the next with ease. “We love having

the everyday spaces. The kids love it, and they have a place where they can

just be,” Joanne says. “We feel like we’re all here together.”



A MIX OF MATERIALS IN BOTH THE LANDSCAPE AND HOUSE GIVES THIS HOME THE FEELING OF AN OLD FARMHOUSE ADDED ONTO OVER THE YEARS. THE BARNDOORSTYLE SLIDING DOOR IN THE BREEZEWAY BETWEEN HOUSE AND GARAGE CAN BE CLOSED TO THE PREVAILING SOUTHEAST WINDS. THE CHERRY TREE, ONE OF JUST A FEW PLANTS RETAINED FROM THE ORIGINAL PROPERTY, ANCHORS THE FRONT PATIO GARDEN.


WRITTEN BY MARTY WINGATE PHOTOGRAPHS BY IAN GLEADLE


he iconic landscape of the Skagit Valley—wide-open

farmland framed in conifer-covered hills rising to the

Cascade Range—is to be celebrated, admired and

enjoyed. So felt Pat and Richard Smith, longtime

residents of the area, and that’s what they wanted in

a home and garden on 1.25 acres in Mount Vernon.

They communicated this desire to landscape archi-

tect R. Scott Lankford and architect Dan Nelson, principal, of Designs

Northwest Architects when they brought them in to design the project.

“I knew I wanted the house to be accessible to the garden,” Pat says. “I

love being outside.”

The result is an appealing, eclectic mix of materials, plants and styles.

“There’s a hierarchy of spaces,” Lankford says, describing the change from

formal design close to the house to the greater environment of potato

and wheat fields. Near the entry, Mexican feather grass, long-flowering

potentilla and hardy geraniums grow. The curving path around the east

side of the house turns a walk into a stroll. “I wanted it more casual,” Pat

says. It’s a mark of how the formality begins to lessen. “The landscape

deconstructs as it moves out into farmland,” Lankford explains.

The Smiths, Lankford and Nelson began the process in 2007 with a

walk around the property the Smiths had purchased four years earlier.

“It’s nice to do architecture and landscape design together,” Nelson says.

“We do a lot of sketching, a lot of visualization with our clients. It’s amaz-

ing how close the first sketch we did here was to the finished project.”

The old farmhouse on the site was not salvageable, and “it didn’t sit

right on the lot,” Pat says. “We wanted to take advantage of the most

light.” The existing milk barn was kept and remodeled; now it’s the enter-

tainment area, a place for gatherings. For the new house and garden—

the developed area now takes up just under an acre, with the landscape

a quarter acre—some basic adjustments needed to be made.

The site was uneven, with depressions that stayed wet throughout

the rainy season, so landscape contractor Western Gardens built a huge

berm 2½ feet high using surrounding farm soil, upon which the house,

garage and garden now sit. Lankford planned the gravel path that

circles the house just outside the fence to accommodate changes in the

soil, which swells when saturated and shrinks when dry. He created a

A NEW HOME AND LANDSCAPE DESIGN BLEND SEAMLESSLY

INTO THE SURROUNDING SKAGIT VALLEY FARMLANDS

T

THE LANDSCAPE NEAREST TO

THE HOUSE IS FORMAL WITH

GEOMETRIC SHAPES AND

STRAIGHT PATHS, BUT JUST

OUTSIDE THE OPENWORK

FENCE, THE DESIGN SOFTENS

WITH A GRAVEL PATH THAT

CURVES AROUND THE FRONT

GARDEN.


clockwise from top: THE TRELLIS ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE ENTRY GARDEN DRAWS THE EYE OUT

TO THE CHERRY TREE AND THEN BEYOND TO THE SURROUNDING FIELDS AND TREES; THE SLIDING

BREEZEWAY DOOR CAN BE CLOSED, SHELTERING THE PATIO BETWEEN THE HOUSE AND GARAGE;

AN ARCHITECTURAL WATER FEATURE IN THE FRONT GARDEN BEGAN ITS LIFE AS A WATER TROUGH

FOR THE DAIRY HERD.


subgrade, layered floating system with geotextile fabric over compacted

crushed rock, allowing for the soil to change size without moving the sur-

face path, which is topped with local dark basalt gravel framed by pavers.

A low, openwork fence around the house and formal entry surrounds

and divides the space without obstructing the views as it marks the easing

of formal style into fields and natural landscape. Lankford sited elements

to draw the eye to specific views. The line from the entry courtyard looking

west passes through the trellis, along a breezeway between the house and

garage and down the walk past the milk barn to an old water tower on a

neighbor’s property.

The breezeway itself harkens to a time when a family’s comfort could be

controlled by manipulating the elements instead of flipping a switch on

climate control. Situated between the house and garage, the large sliding

doors, which open to 8 feet, can close to shelter the front patio from the

prevailing southeast winds that start up most afternoons. Slide the door

open between the back patio and the cherry-tree courtyard, and the en-

tertaining area is enlarged, reinforcing the sense of wide-open spaces that

the farmland produces.

Dual purposes show up in both home and landscape. Nelson designed

a cupola above the family room; it’s an architectural whimsy that adds

character to the building, but it also allows natural light into the center

of the room, which would be much darker without it. In the entry garden,

Lankford incorporated a formal rectangular fountain—which began its life

as a water trough for the dairy herd.

The landscape never overwhelms; even at maturity, the garden will not

outgrow the house or obstruct the view of Mount Baker to the northeast or

fields to the south. The sense that the home and garden grew up together

is a mark of the collaboration among the Smiths, Nelson and Lankford.

In some places, the distinguishing lines between the house and garden

almost vanish. Large windows invite in the view, and wide French doors

open onto the back patio, doubling the size of livable space. A few plants

retained from the previous landscape, including a 60-year-old cherry tree

in front and a Japanese stewartia in back, hold pride of place and can be

admired from indoors or out.

Those trees now anchor younger plantings in a landscape that Lankford

designed to be multilayered with interest throughout the year, including

winter-blooming hellebores in the shade garden, fragrant viburnums in

spring, coneflowers and black-eyed Susans in summer and colorful Octo-

ber Glory maples that line the access drive in fall.

A rich mix of plants adds depth to the landscape, contributing to the

farmhouse atmosphere and retaining the sense of history and continuity

of the region. “In our old house,” Pat says, “I felt separated from the outside.

Now I feel like I’m outside even when I’m in.”


below left: SURROUNDING THE CONVERTED MILK BARN IS AN EDIBLE LANDSCAPE THAT INCLUDES RASPBERRIES, BLACKBERRIES,

EVERGREEN HUCKLEBERRIES, FIGS AND BLUEBERRIES. below right: THE DISTANT VIEW FROM THE SOUTHWEST REVEALS AN

INTENTION FULFILLED: THE REDROOFED MILK BARN, GARAGE, HOUSE AND SURROUNDING LANDSCAPE BENEATH MOUNT

BAKER REFLECT AN ECLECTIC MIX OF STYLES AND MATERIALS, JUST AS A TRUE OLD FARMHOUSE COMPLEX WOULD DEVELOP.

opposite: FOR THE BACK PATIO GARDEN, LANKFORD USED ELEMENTS OF JAPANESE TEAHOUSE DESIGN: SMALLER PATHS AND

STEPPING STONES THAT REQUIRE THE WALKER TO SLOW DOWN AND PAY ATTENTION TO DETAILS. NELSON INCORPORATED A

MIX OF MATERIALS, CHOOSING BOARDANDBATTEN SIDING WITH A CEDARSHAKE ROOF FOR THE MASTER BEDROOM WING

AND SHINGLE SIDING WITH A METAL ROOF FOR THE MAIN LIVING AREAS.



GLASSANDALUMINUM GARAGE DOORS

ROLL UP TO OPEN THE DINING AREA TO THE

TERRACEAND THE VIEW OF GAMBLE BAY

OUTSIDE. opposite: THE EXTERIOR FEATURES

BOTH HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL CEDAR

SIDING. A BARNSTYLE DOOR SLIDES ACROSS

THE GLASS ENTRY DOOR FOR PRIVACY. THE

LOWMAINTENANCE LANDSCAPE INCLUDES

CORTADERIA RICHARDII AND A WEEPING CONIFER.

ESCAPE BY THE Ba©WRITTEN BY GISELLE SMITH

PHOTOGRAPHS BY ALEX HAYDEN


ometime in 2002, Jeff Harrison and Matt Sikes first started

thinking about getting a vacation home. They had recently

finished a major remodel on their north Capitol Hill house and

completed both the front and back landscaping, so they were

ready for a new design challenge.

Their top priority was that a second home needed to be

close enough to the city that they would use it regularly.

They wanted a place that would let them escape the stress of

corporate life—Matt works in finance and Jeff in IT—instead of increasing

it with a long drive in traffic. So they drew a circle on the map around

Seattle that represented approximately 90 minutes’ travel time and decided

to look only inside that boundary.

A year and a half later, in May 2004, Jeff stumbled—online—across a

piece of property overlooking Gamble Bay, on the Kitsap Peninsula. It met

their distance requirements, and the price was right. That weekend, he and

Matt asked their realtor to drive out with them to take a look at it, and they

liked what they saw. The 0.65-acre property sat on a treed bluff overlooking

the bay, less than 15 minutes from the Kingston ferry dock.

SEATTLEITES SEEKING AN ESCAPE FROM THE CITY

FIND THEIR IDYLL ON THE KITSAP PENINSULA

To design a home for their perfectly situated lot, they approached archi-

tect Ben Trogdon, of Ben Trogdon Architects, with whom they had worked

on the remodel of their primary home. Working with Trogdon and the firm’s

Jamie Meyers, Matt and Jeff decided on what Matt calls “a glass box” that

would sit near the edge of the bluff.

The 1,600-square-foot house consists of two rectangular volumes that

intersect at a right angle. Glass-and-aluminum garage doors along the

western side of Matt’s “glass box” roll up to open the main living area to

breezes off Gamble Bay, and French doors swing open on the south side

of this volume to a dining terrace. Wider and shallower, the second box has

wood siding and contains the master bedroom and bath at one end, and a

guest bedroom at the other end—all with windows that open to the view.

A wooden barn-style door slides across the entry porch for privacy, and a

loft above the kitchen provides extra space.

Getting permits, drilling the well and completing other pre-construction

tasks ultimately took more than two years. Finally, construction was pro-

gressing on schedule when a surprise career opportunity changed their

plans. Matt, then an executive at Starbucks’ Seattle headquarters, was



clockwise from top left: THE TUB BACKSPLASHAND ADJACENT SHOWERARE TILED

IN LUNADA BAY ZUSHI SILK MOSAIC TILE FROM UNITED TILE; DARK GRAY PAINT

ON THE INTERIOR WALLS ACTUALLY CABOT SEMITRANSPARENT EXTERIOR STAIN

IN FOOTHILL COMPLEMENTS THE VERTICALGRAIN FIR CABINETS FROM CANYON

CREEK CABINET COMPANY; THE CUSTOM BED IN THE MASTER BEDROOM FLOATS

IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROOM AND A SLIDING GLASS DOOR OPENS TO LET IN

BREEZES OFF THE BAY.


offered a leadership position with the company’s Europe/Middle East/

Africa division—which meant moving to Amsterdam. Ultimately, it was

too interesting an offer to refuse.

Matt flew to the Netherlands to begin work in May 2007 and Jeff stayed

behind for a month to organize the move—and finish the Gamble Bay house.

The initial architectural design was done by Trogdon and his staff, but

most of the furnishings and finishes were chosen by the homeowners.

For consultation on finishing touches, Matt and Jeff turned to the late Jan

Sewell, of Jan Sewell Design.

“Jan had helped us with the colors in our Capitol Hill house in Seattle

through several renovation projects, and we loved the way she could

bring warmth and beauty to ‘gray’ Seattle,” Matt recalls. “Once the house

was framed in late 2006, Jan helped with design and color. We spent one

afternoon choosing colors for the entire house, room by room.”

The trio chose Sewell’s favorite color—Ralph Lauren’s Raffia—for the

bedrooms and hall, which was also the foundational color in Matt and

Jeff’s Seattle home. “It’s a great, warm greenish-khaki color that can change

depending on the light,” Matt explains. They chose dark gray for the main

living area and kitchen to “bring in a little drama” and to complement the

outside/inside siding. “A few other colors were thrown in for contrast, and,

once again, we knew Jan’s pitch-perfect eye for color had nailed what the

house needed,” he adds.

Sewell’s sudden death in late 2010 was an emotional blow for the

far-away homeowners, but her vision lives on in their Port Gamble escape.

In addition to helping with paint colors, she encouraged Matt and Jeff to

choose two different types of granite for the kitchen counter tops. They

used Wine River on the east-facing counter and a matte-finished Absolute

Black anticato on the island. “Jan gave us confidence to mix the two

granites while throwing in a colorful glass tile backsplash that brought the

two together,” Matt recalls.


To create their low-maintenance landscape plan, the couple called on

Kingston landscape designer Shayne Chandler. Matt and Jeff tore pages

out of magazines that had the look and feel they wanted and gave them to

Chandler with a request to “make it feel like we’re on the water,” Jeff recalls.

The designer took that idea and ran with it, creating a metal grid

“dock”—anchored by wooden pilings—that pushes out into the garden.

Around the dock, he planted silvery Elymus magellanicus, Leptospermum

lanigerum ‘Silver Form,’ hebes and euphorbia. “I wanted to use a lot of

drought-tolerant plants to create the beach feel on the water side of the

house,” Chandler says.

In a northwest corner, where the living room meets the guest bedroom,

he designed a peaceful rock garden to be viewed from inside. “That’s one

of the few shady spots,” Chandler notes. “I wanted to enclose it and make

sure there was interest close up.” Here, he placed rhododendrons and ferns

among boulders with shallow indentations to catch rainwater.

DESPITE MATT AND JEFF’S BESTLAID PLANS to create a weekend escape

less than 90 minutes from their Seattle home, they now have a beautiful

vacation home approximately 15 hours from their primary residence

outside Amsterdam. But it’s still an idyllic location where they can enjoy

the best of the Northwest, and escape the stresses of everyday life.


above, left: LANDSCAPE DESIGNER SHAYNE CHANDLER OF KINGSTON CREATED THE

METAL DOCK THAT FLOATS ABOVE THE LANDSCAPING ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE

HOUSE; THE OWNERS PRESERVED MANY OF THE NATIVE DOUGLAS FIRS ALONG THE

BLUFF. above, right: THREE ROLLING GARAGE DOORS CAN BE OPENED ACROSS THE

FRONT OF THE HOUSE TO BLUR THE LINE BETWEEN INSIDE AND OUT.


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DESIGN AWARD

THE NORTHWEST DESIGN AWARDS, Seattle Design Center’s annual design competition, rewards

design excellence in 10 categories. Continuing a tradition started last year, Seattle Homes & Lifestyles

annually presents a Publisher’s Choice Award to one of the first-place-winning projects.

This year, the Publisher’s Choice Award goes to Seattle interior designer Steven Hensel, of Hensel

Design Studios, for a whole-house remodel he designed for a client in Big Sur, California. The project

earned Hensel another first-place Northwest Design Award (he’s won more than 15 NWDAs in the

past decade) in the Whole House $400,000 and More category.

“It’s warm, inviting and elegant, and it’s the kind of place where I’d want to go and relax,” says SH&L

publisher Cathy Fitzer. “It draws you in.”

The 3,000-square-foot midcentury home is cantilevered on a cliff 600 feet above the Pacific Ocean

and has stunning territorial views. Hensel came on board to revive the house’s tired interiors while

still making the beauty of the outdoors the main focus.

“We needed to respect its history while providing more comfort,” Hensel explains of his design

goals. “[We] quietly designed furnishings [with a] nod to the era while upgrading the level of comfort,

quality and luxury.”

Hensel opted for a muted color palette so as not to detract from the views, and he looked to the site

itself for design inspiration. Lyptus wood is used throughout, while stone and glass repeat in various

spaces. Dramatic floor-to-ceiling windows offer sweeping views of the oceanside cliffs beyond.

The result is a welcoming home with enviable views, refined taste and timeless style.


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BEFORE& AFTER

CLASSIC MEETS



hen Capitol Hill homeowner Elsa

Rosenkrantz decided it was time for

a little luxury, she embarked on a

project to remodel the interior of her

early 20th-century Dutch colonial revival–style home. One

of the major changes was the addition of a master bath-

room on the second fl oor, but fi nding a way to maintain

the classic style of the house while creating a modern ad-

dition proved to be a challenge. “I wanted it to still feel like a

100-year-old house without functioning like a 100-year-old

house,” Elsa says.

THE SOLUTION: The homeowner asked Cathy Gaspar

of Gaspar’s to turn her vision into a reality. Consolidating

an existing offi ce, water closet and storage room created

space for the new bath and walk-in closet. To give the

bathroom adequate

ceiling height, they

increased the size of a

dormer that links the bath

to the master bedroom. “We were really careful not to make

it look like a modern addition,” Gaspar explains.

To avoid an overtly modern sensibility, Gaspar lined the

shower and lower wall behind the vanity with crisp white

subway tile, which fi ts the home’s classic style. The rest of the

walls are painted in an earthy oak color that contrasts with

the white tile and provides a neutral backdrop for the rest of

the room. A large vessel sink atop the custom wood vanity

adds to the room’s timeless feel.

The new bathroom, Elsa says, blends perfectly with the

rest of her home. “It has a soothing, spa-like ambience,” she

says. “I love it.”

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The vanity was designed with open shelving to keep it from appearing heavy and oversized.

The spacious new bath has room for an antique settee—reupholstered in Duralee fabric—that Elsa inherited from her mother.

Gold and white striations in the green granite slab counter top tie together the colors in the room.

Light fi xtures from Rejuvenation maintain the historic integrity of the house.

For resource information,

see Sources, page 94.


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Architect Matthew Coates designed this Bainbridge Island residence to refl ect his client’s personality. The exterior features an L-shaped concrete wall, which serves as a “hard, durable, impenetrable façade,” explains Coates, while the home’s ipe wood and custom patina copper are warmer, more inviting elements and accentuate the scenic views of the Olympic Mountains and Puget Sound.

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This luxurious Sachin + Babi pillow for Ankasa combines the simplicity of charcoal linen with the sophistication of mesh-chain embroidery. The exquisite “metallic necklace” transforms the typically casual fabric into a

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EVENTS

March 4–6Everett Home & Garden Show Learn about home remodels, landscape

design and interior design ideas at

Snohomish County’s biggest home and

garden show, at Comcast Arena. Admission

is $6.75. Details: (425) 210-3505 or

everetthomegardenshow.com.

March 11–13Tacoma Remodeling ExpoMeet remodeling and building professionals

and explore the latest in design and building

trends during the Tacoma Remodeling Expo,

at the Greater Tacoma Convention & Trade

Center. Admission is $6. Details: (800) 374-

6463 or homeshowcenter.com.

March 19 & 20Tour of ArchitectsSeattle Homes & Lifestyles sponsors this two-

day event featuring custom homes designed

by local architects on Bainbridge Island

(March 19) and around Seattle (March 20).

Tickets are $20 for one day; $28 for both days.

Details: (206) 819-3618 or tourofarchitects.com.

Celebrate the season with two Arboretum Foundation

plant sales. Early Bloomers (April 9) features hundreds of

popular—as well as rare—early season–blooming plants.

FlorAbundance (April 30–May 1) features perennials,

annuals, trees, shrubs, vegetable starts and more. Details:

(206) 325-4510 or arboretumfoundation.org.

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The 22nd annual Dream Gala benefiting the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation honors Lela

and Harley Franco and Harley Marine Services. The auction, at Sheraton

Seattle Hotel, features rare works of art, collectible wines, luxury trips

and more. Tickets are $500. Details: (206) 343-0873 or jdrfseattleguild.org/gala.

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Lisa Harris Gallery displays

paintings by Seattle artist

Linda Jo Nazarenus, who

specializes in natural landscapes

with work inspired by road trips.

Details: (206) 443-3315 or

lisaharrisgallery.com.

March 20March Mania Plant SaleNorthwest Perennial Alliance’s March Mania plant sale

features spring ephemerals. Experts are on hand to help

you choose the best plants for your garden. Details: (425)

647-6004 or northwestperennialalliance.org.

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SCAN THIS: For more

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FOOD, WINE AND SPIRITSMarch 12Snohomish Wine FestivalTaste wines from Snohomish-area wineries, as well as

wines from around Washington and Oregon at the

Snohomish Wine Festival. Admission is $30. Details:

(425) 244-6967 or snohomishwinefestival.com.

March 26 & 27Taste WashingtonBecome a Washington wine afi cionado during two days

of tastings and seminars featuring wine experts from

across the country. The fi rst day ends with a dinner with

food-and-wine pairings presented by keynote speaker

Bob Betz. The second day includes a VIP food- and wine-

tasting event featuring local restaurants and more than

200 state wineries. Tickets are $75–$125. Details: (206)

667-9463 or tastewashington.org.

April 1 & 2Hop Scotch Spring Beer & Scotch FestivalTaste—and discuss—more than 80 diff erent beers, wines

and liquors during Hop Scotch, at Fremont Studios.

Tickets are $25 in advance; $30 at the door. Details: (206)

633-0422 or hopscotchtasting.com.

April 15–17Yakima Valley Spring Barrel TastingFifty Yakima Valley wineries open their doors—and

barrels—to visitors for this event. Meet the winemakers

and cellar staff , who share their knowledge and answer

questions. Tickets are $45 in advance; $50 at the event.

Details: (509) 965-5201 or wineyakimavalley.org.

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Visit more than 16 projects, designed by

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Speakers, Workshops and Demos, featuring:

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SCENE

1. Designers from Callison were paired with manufacturers KnollTextiles and Spinneybeck. 2. Taylor Gregory Broadway Architects’ Juliann Keefer and 3form’s Jo List. 3. Product Runway co-chairs Jill Marasigan, Christina Stewart and Heather Nye.

CELEBRATING WITH OUR FRIENDS The staff of Seattle Homes & Lifestyles hosted clients and friends in our Eastlake offices this past December for our annual Holiday Open House.

1. Designer Stefan Gulassa enjoys the buffet table. 2. Photographer Alex Hayden and interior designers Lauren Ferraro and Gregory Carmichael of Gregory Carmichael Interior Design. 3. Lee Travis of wipliance and interior designer Natalia Smith of Idée Chic Designs.

The 2010 festivities for Providence O’Christmas Trees culminated December 1, 2010, with the annual auction and gala. The three-day event, which included a Family Treeview and Silver Bells Luncheon, raised more than $1 million for Providence Senior and Community Services.

above: Seattle Homes & Lifestyles Publisher Cathy Fitzer (right) and Team Photogenic’s Duell Fisher.

OUT & ABOUT WITH SEATTLE HOMES & LIFESTYLES

The annual holiday party for the Northwest Society of Interior Designers Seattle Chapter was held December 2, 2010, at the Washington Athletic Club.

left : SH&L Account Executive Robinson Fralick (left) and Editor Giselle Smith visited with NWSID President Jann Placentia.

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REALESTATE

BRITISHBORN STEEL ENTREPRENEUR PETER KIRK came to the Northwest

in the 1880s in hopes of establishing a successful steel industry here. The

stock market crash of 1893 dampened Kirk’s outlook, but the economy

boomed due to other lucrative local industries. In 1892, Washington state’s

first wool mill was established in Kirkland, supplying wool products to

Alaska gold rush prospectors, as well as to the U.S. military during World

War I. Kirkland’s Lake Washington shipyard also thrived, building warships

for the U.S. Navy—at least 25 World War II warships were constructed at

what is now Carillon Point between 1917 and 1940.

Since then, Kirkland’s economy and population have continued to grow.

“We have a huge number of people who have never moved [away] from

Kirkland,” says Mayor Joan McBride, who has lived in the city for 50 years.

“Once you’re in Kirkland, you tend to stay here.”

Windermere broker Lynly Callaway notes that Kirkland was affected by

the down economy, but not to the extent that other areas of King County

were. “The silver lining is that for people who have wanted to live in Kirk-

land but couldn’t previously afford it, the decline in prices combined with

extremely low interest rates … make this an amazing time to purchase a

home,” she says.

Since the late 19th century, Kirkland has accommodated residents with

a large number of job opportunities and housing options. With a little

more than 11 square miles of land and a beautiful lakefront setting, the

geography of Kirkland offers an array of natural backdrops in which resi-

dents can immerse themselves while walking or biking to work. Despite

being the 18th largest city in the state, Kirkland has maintained a small-

town feeling. In her years living in Kirkland, McBride notes a high quality

of community involvement within the city’s neighborhoods, which she

describes as “amazingly vibrant.”

Kirkland’s historical footing, reputable community and magnificent

landscape make it an alluring place to retire or start anew.

WRITTEN BY JUSTINE ARMEN

year Kirkland was incorporated

size of city **

population in 2010**

average listing price per square foot

number of homes sold in 2010

average sales price of homes in 2010

most expensive home sold in 2010 (condo)

least expensive single-family home sold in 2010

least expensive condo sold in 2010

average number of days on the market in 2010

* These statistics are courtesy of the NWMLS (via Lynly Callaway) and do not include data about “private” home sales.

** Effective June 1, 2011, Kirkland will add approximately 33,000 residents by annexation, making it the sixth largest city in King County and the 12th largest in the state. The annexation will result in a combined total population of around 80,000 and add nearly seven square miles to Kirkland.

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26 STYLEPage 26: Paint, Misty Morn, C2 interior paint,

$52.95 per gallon, Daly’s Paint, (800) 735-7019,

dalyspaint.com.

Page 27: Lamp, vintage blue, $169, BoConcept,

901 Western Ave., (206) 464-9999, boconcept

.com; chair, AKA Chair by Jean-Marie Massaud

for Skitsch, $475, Design Within Reach, 1918 First

Ave., (206) 443-9900, dwr.com; rug, Acanthus

Rug by Amy Butler, $135–$1,800, Retrofit Home,

1103 E. Pike St., (206) 568-4663, retrofithome

.homestead.com; daybed, Lampert Lounger by

Jonathan Adler, $2,400–$3,225, Revival Home

& Garden, 1517 12th Ave., (206) 763-3886,

revivalhomeandgarden.com; bedding, Light

Blue Nixon Bedding by Jonathan Adler, $45–

$265, Revival Home & Garden; wallcovering, Shantung Silhouette Print in Mineral, by

Schumacher, $96 per roll, Daly’s Paint.

Page 28: Rug, Rubber Tree area rug by Emma

Gardner, Trammell-Gagné*, Seattle Design

Center, Ste. A-105 & A-117, (206) 762-1511,

tgshowroom.com; glasses, Dots and Swirl

drinkware, $28–$34 each, Neiman Marcus, The

Bravern, Bellevue, (425) 452-3300, neiman

marcus.com; lamp, Finley Kelly Green Ceramic

Lamp, $514, Great Jones Home, 1921 Second

Ave., (206) 448-9405, greatjoneshome.com;

cup, saucer, Limoges porcelain by Philippe

Deshouliers, Ballade en Toscane, $300 per

5-piece place setting, Maison de France, 1950

130th Ave. N.E., Ste. 2, Bellevue, (425) 688-1078,

maisondefrance.com.

Page 29: Fabric, Norfolk 02 fabric by Vervain,

George Associates*, 5811 Sixth Ave. S., (206) 724-

0006, georgeassociatesinc.com; sofa, Apartment

Sofa by Lee Industries in Artistry Pink, $2,849,

Del-Teet Furniture, 10308 N.E. 10th St., Bellevue,

(425) 462-5400, delteet.com; votive, Glassybaby

in BFF, $40, Glassybaby, glassybaby.com.

Page 30: Faux deer head, Colorful Creatures

by Tewes Design, $199, Tewes Design, (917)

373-7094, tewesdesign.com; chandelier, Catalonia Small Chandelier, by Shine by S.H.O.,

$2,300, Revival Home & Garden; fabric, Meloire

Reverse by Alan Campbell, in turquoise on tint,

Jane Piper Reid & Co.*, 835 S. Fidalgo St., (206)

621-9290, jprco.com; paint, Poolside Blue,

Benjamin Moore, benjaminmoore.com.

42 DESIGN CONNECTION Interior Designer: Graciela Rutkowski Interiors, (206) 527-1962,

grinteriordesign.com.

Page 42: Vases, GR Homes, (206) 263-4884.

Page 43: Chairs, custom, Graciela Rutkowski

Interiors, (206) 527-1962, grinteriordesign

.com, fabric, Dedar, Trammell-Gagné*, Seattle

Design Center, Ste. A-105 & A-117, (206) 762-

1511, tgshowroom.com, and Brunschwig &

Fils, Dixon Group, LLC*, Seattle Design Center,

Ste. P-162, (206) 767-4454, thedixongroup

.net; console, custom, Graciela Rutkowski

Interiors; rug, seagrass, Stark, Jane Piper Reid

& Co.*, 835 S. Fidalgo St., (206) 621-9290, jprco

.com; curtains, custom, Robert Allen/Beacon

Hill*, Seattle Design Center, Ste. P-182, (206)

763-0100, robertallendesign.com; paint, Mink,

Benjamin Moore, benjaminmoore.com.

Page 44: Rug, seagrass, Stark, Jane Piper Reid &

Co.*; settee, antique, fabric, Rogers & Goffigon,

Ltd., Elinor and Verve*, Seattle Design Center,

Ste. P-268, (206) 767-6941, elinorandverve.com;

sofa, side tables, table lamps, pillows, custom, Graciela Rutkowski Interiors; coffee table, Michael Taylor Designs, michaeltaylor

designs.com; ottomans, Lewis Mittman,

Michael Folks Showroom*, Seattle Design

Center, Ste. A-254, (206) 762-6776, michael

folks.com, fabric, Holly Hunt, Jennifer West*,

Seattle Design Center, Ste. A-100, (206) 405-

4500, jenniferwestshowroom.com.

Page 46: Island, kitchen cabinets, built-ins, floorlamp, custom, Graciela Rutkowski Interiors; oven, range, Viking, vikingrange.com; refrigerator, Sub-Zero, subzero.com; counter tops, backsplash, honed Calcutta carrara marble,

Michelangelo Marble, 5933 Sixth Ave. S., (206) 767-

6549, michelangelomarble.com; ceiling lamps, Visual Comfort & Co., visualcomfort.com; bar stools, custom, Graciela Rutkowski Interiors,

upholstery, Valtekz, Elinor and Verve*; table lamps, antique, custom shades; carpet, Stark,

Jane Piper Reid & Co.*; ottoman, custom,

mohair, Jane Piper Reid & Co.*; armchairs, Minton-Spidell, Stephen E. Earls Showroom*,

Seattle Design Center, Ste. A-132, (206) 767-

7220, fabric, DeLany & Long Ltd., Elinor and

Verve*; sofa, custom, fabric, B.Berger, Joan

Lockwood, (206) 605-2367; curtains, B.Berger,

Joan Lockwood, and Samuel & Sons, Jennifer

West*, Seattle Design Center, Ste. A-100, (206)

405-4500, jenniferwestshowroom.com.

Page 47: Curtains, Imperial Trellis, Schumacher*,

Seattle Design Center, Ste. P-190, (206) 763-8110,

fschumacher.com; table lamps, Festoni,

festoni.com; chairs, Baker Knapp & Tubbs*,

Seattle Design Center, Ste. P-170, (206) 763-3399,

bakerfurniture.com, fabric, Valtekz, Elinor and

Verve*; sofa, custom, fabric, Valtekz, Elinor and

Verve*; table; GR Homes.

Page 48: Headboard, custom, fabric, Nancy

Corzine, nancycorzine.com; bedding, Bagni

Volpi Noemi, GR Homes; pillows, custom,

Graciela Rutkowski Interiors, fabric, Fortuny,

fortuny.com; night stand, mirror, bench, custom, Graciela Rutkowski Interiors; table lamp, Visual Comfort & Co.; chandelier, antique; paint, Manchester Tan, Benjamin

Moore.

Page 49: Pillows, table lamp, memo boards, custom, Graciela Rutkowski Interiors; side table, Global Views, GR Homes; curtains, silk, Samuel

& Sons, Jennifer West*; ottomans, custom, fabric, Valtekz, Elinor and Verve*; rug, Stark, Jane Piper

Reid & Co.*; armchair, ottoman, Oly Studio,

GR Homes; chandelier, antique; chair, Bungalow 5, bungalow5.com; blinds, Hartmann&Forbes, The Dixon Group, LLC*.

50 PAST PERFECTED Architect: Coop 15, 2214 Queen Anne Ave. N.,

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Project Manager: Coop 15.

General Contractor: Joseph McKinstry Construction Company,

3304 Beacon Ave. S., (206) 723-4651,

jmcc.com.

Landscape Design: (206) 295-2979, octaviachambliss.com.

Cabinetry:

5809 238th St. S.E., Ste. 4, Woodinville,

(425) 483-7083, cfwi.net.

Page 50: Pivot door, rift-cut oak veneer, North-

Star WoodWorks, P.O. Box 1767, Ferndale, (360)

384-0307, northstarww.com; area rug, Flor,

flor.com; pendant light, Logico Single Linear

Suspension, Artemide, 310 Occidental Ave. S.,

(206) 903-1511, artemide.us; leather pillow,

Chaos Cielo, Dellarobbia, dellarobbiausa.com;

sofa, Theatre Sofa, leather, Design Within Reach,

1918 First Ave., (206) 443-9900, dwr.com.

Page 51: Chairs, Barcelona, Western Office

Interiors, 1200 Post Alley, westernoffice.com;

sofa, Portola, Design Within Reach; artwork, Sightlines, Brad Huck, bradhuck.com; floor lamp, Crate and Barrel, 2680 N.E. 49th St., (206) 937-

9939, crateandbarrel.com; draperies, Holly Hunt,

Designer Fabric Liquidations, 3204 Harvard Ave. E.,

(206) 721-7981, designerfabricliquidations.com,

fabrication, Penthouse Drapes, 4033 16th Ave.

S.W., Ste. A, (206) 292-8336.

Page 52: Windows, aluminum, Marlin

Windows, 5414 E. Broadway Ave., Spokane,

(509) 535-3015; sliding doors, Fleetwood, 1

Fleetwood Way, Corona, CA, (800) 736-7363,

fleetwoodusa.com; fireplace tiles, Gris Pulpis

Marble, Pental Granite & Marble, 713 S. Fidalgo

St., (206) 768-3200, pentalonline.com.

Page 53: Sofa, Portola, Design Within Reach;

coffee table, Florence Knoll, Western Office

Interiors; end tables, Florence Knoll, knoll.com;

rug, Pottery Barn, 4627 26th Ave. N.E., (206)

522-6860, potterybarn.com; fireplace doors, chrome, custom, Bellevue Fireplace Shop,

208 105th Ave. N.E., Bellevue, (425) 454-8421,

bellevuefireplaceshop.com.

Page 54: Hanging light (above pass-through),

Cubbeto, Fabbian, fabbian.com; vases, Little

Shirley, Material Good, NuBe Green, 921 E. Pine

St., (206) 402-4515, nubegreen.com; pendant light (over dining table), Logico Triple Linear

Suspension, Artemide; dining table, cherry,

McKinnon Furniture, 1201 Western Ave., (206)

622-6474, mckinnonfurniture.com; chairs, leather, Kasala, 1505 Western Ave., (206) 623-

7795, kasala.com.

Page 55: Backsplash tile, crystal glass, oat, Ann

Sacks, 115 Stewart St., (206) 441-8917, annsacks

.com; range hood, Plane, Futuro Futuro, futuro

futuro.com; floor tile, Pietre 2, Casa Doce Casa,

Statements Tile, 6140 Sixth Ave. S., (206) 762-8181,

statementstile.com; cooktop, induction,

Thermador, thermador.com; counter top, Blizzard, CaesarStone Quartz, caesarstoneus.com.

56 AT HOME IN THE VALLEY Architects:

Landscape Architect R. Scott Lankford,

Architect Daniel Nelson, AIA,

10031 SR 532, Ste. B, Stanwood, (360) 629-3441,

designsnw.com.

Construction: (house, garage, trellis and screens)

Frey Construction LLC, P.O. Box 2956, Mount Vernon,

(360) 770-3018, [email protected].

Landscape Construction:Western Gardens, (360) 387-0811,

westerngardens.org.

Stonework:

Island Masonry, 4621 226th Pl. N.E., Arlington,

(360) 435-9793, islandmasonrycompany.com.

62 ESCAPE BY THE BAYArchitecture:

Ben Trogdon Architects,

3417 Fremont Ave. N., Ste. 220, (206) 343-9907,

bentrogdonarchitects.com.

Landscape Designer: (206) 799-1881, [email protected].

Cabinets:

16726 Tye St. S.E., Monroe, (360) 348-4600,

canyoncreek.com.

Color Consultation: Jan Sewell Design.

Page 41: Fireplace, Paloma, Heat & Glo,

Economy Hearth and Home, 8753 SR 303 N.E.,

Bremerton, (360) 692-8709, economyhearth

.com; rug, chairs, sofa, floor lamp, Kasala,

1505 Western Ave., (206) 623-7795, kasala.com.

Page 62: Chandelier, La Murrina Imperiale,

lamurrina.us; chairs, Kasala; garage doors, Clopay 9021, Kitsap Garage Door Co., 7745

Eldorado Blvd. N.W., Bremerton, (800) 649-

0849, kitsapgaragedoor.com.

Page 64: Tub, Meridian 60, Bain Ultra,

bainultra.com; glass tile, Lunada Bay in Zushi

with Silk finish, United Tile, unitedtile.com; tile

(tub deck), Montauk Black Honed, Oregon Tile

and Marble, oregontileandmarble.com; faucet, Nexus, Toto, totousa.com; bed, custom; duvet cover, Calvin Klein; paint (bedroom), Raffia,

Ralph Lauren, ralphlaurenhome.com; sliding doors, The Window & Door Shoppe, 5634

Minder Road, Ste. 101, Poulsbo, (360) 779-

8777, windowanddoorshoppe.com.

Page 65: Bar stools, Blaise, Dania, dania

furniture.com; cabinets, vertical-grain fir,

Canyon Creek Cabinet Company; refrigerator, Liebherr 48-inch side-by-side, Albert Lee

Appliance, albertleeappliance.com; tile

(backsplash), Moda Vetro mosaic, color es49,

Pental Granite & Marble, pentalonline.com;

paint, Cabot Semi-Transparent exterior stain,

Foothill, cabotstain.com.

Page 66: Glass art, mouth-blown glass orbs,

Swansons, 9701 15th Ave. N.W., (206) 782-2543,

swansonsnursery.com.

Page 67: Wicker furniture, Smith & Hawken.

74 BEFORE & AFTER Contractor: 1406 E. Pine St., (206) 324-8199, gaspars.com.

Page 74: Counter top, Verde Laguna brushed

stone slab, Meta Marble & Granite, 410 S. Front

St., (206) 762-5547, metamarbleandgranite.com;

cabinets, custom, Pete’s Cabinet Shop,

1303 E. Casino Road, Everett, (425) 353-1053;

lighting, Rejuvenation, 2910 First Ave. S., (206)

382-1901, rejuvenation.com; faucet, Kohler

K-10579-4P-CP polished chrome, kohler.com;

tile, Daltile, daltile.com; paint, Oat, Miller Paint,

millerpaint.com.

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