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& LIFESTYLES Design and Architecture for Northwest Living
18 HELLO
22 STYLE
28 TREND32 TALENT40 AT THE TABLE70 BEFORE & AFTER74 GREEN LIVING76 DETAILS78 EVENTS
81 SCENE
82 REAL ESTATE
86 SOURCES
88 RIGHT NOW
44 HOME FOR CHRISTMASA designer’s Mercer Island house is our
choice for this year’s holiday home.
50 SIMPLY TIMELESSAn elegantly traditional home
shares the best of old and new.
56 ALL THE RIGHT HUES Color expert Leatrice Eiseman invites us
into her lush Bainbridge garden.
60 HOME OF THE YEARThis year’s winning home is a Queen Anne
house that celebrates indoor-outdoor living.
68 GARDEN PARTY
A private courtyard in Mount Baker wins
SH&L’s Publisher’s Choice Award in the
2009 Northwest Design Awards.
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Interior designer Susan Marinello creates awinter wonderland at home (see page 44).WRITTEN BY ANGELA CABOTAJE
PHOTOGRAPH BY ALEX HAYDEN
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Art director Shawn Williams explains that her goals were to
update the look of the magazine, making it “fresh, friendly and
upbeat—yet still exuding a sleek, clean, sophisticated presence
that reflects our brand and the region’s design sensibility.”
Of course, the magazine remains fully dedicated to home
design and living well at home. We’ve kept many of your favorite
parts of the magazine—our beautiful home features with multiple
spreads of gorgeous homes throughout the greater Seattle
area—and added some new departments that focus on specific
aspects of great design.
With the magazine’s new look and some new departments,
we’re recommitted to great design: architecture, interior design
and outdoor living solutions uniquely suited to the Northwest
environment.
Check out these departments: TALENT, with profiles of regional
designers, architects, artisans or craftspeople (in this issue, we
feature the 2009 Design Achievement Award honorees, page 32);
AT THE TABLE, where we share food, wine or entertaining ideas
(try our holiday cocktails, page 40); BEFORE & AFTER, a staff and
reader favorite, formerly known as “Room for Improvement,” which
features an original view of a living space and then what the
homeowners and design pros did to make it fabulous (page 70);
GREEN LIVING, focusing on sustainable design, whether of
products or homes (in this issue, we spotlight a North Cascades
vacation home, page 74); DETAILS, in which we focus on specific
ideas, products or workmanship that make a project sing (page
76); and RIGHT NOW, with photographs of products or ideas
that magazine staffers and featured designers love right now
(page 88). SCENE includes snapshots from community and
industry events (page 81). And our SOURCES page tells you
how to contact the professionals who worked on our featured
homes (page 86).
We’ve also added some new staff members: publishing
director Suzie Osterloh (sosterloh@seattlehomesmag.com), and
account executives Maile Wolf (mwolf@seattlehomesmag.com)
and Sarah Filicetti (sfilicetti@seattlehomesmag.com). Please join
us in welcoming them.
We hope you enjoy our fresh new look and home design–rich
content, and I invite you to share your thoughts with me or any-
one else on staff. (Learn how to find us online on page 21.) We’d
love to hear what you think the next 13 years can bring.
ow that Seattle Homes & Lifest¥les is a teenager (October 2009 marked 13 years of continuouspublication), we decided it’s time for a new look. Since its launch in September 1996, the magazine hasundergone just one significant redesign, in October 2003. Six years later, we felt it was due for anotherremodel—to refresh the things we love in the magazine and to add a few new features.
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Publishing DirectorSUZIE OSTERLOHe-mail: sosterloh@SeattleHomesMag.comFacebook: www.facebook.com/suzie.osterlohTwitter: www.twitter.com/suzieoster
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Art DirectorSHAWN WILLIAMSe-mail: swilliams@SeattleHomesMag.comFacebook: www.facebook.com/swilliams3Twitter: www.twitter.com/shawnmwilliams
Assistant EditorANGELA CABOTAJEe-mail: acabotaje@SeattleHomesMag.comFacebook: www.facebook.com/angelacabotajeTwitter: www.twitter.com/angelacabotaje
Market EditorSTACY KENDALLe-mail: market@SeattleHomesMag.comFacebook: www.facebook.com/shlmarketeditorTwitter: www.twitter.com/shlmarketeditor
Senior Account ExecutivesDENISE PETERSONe-mail: dpeterson@SeattleHomesMag.comFacebook: www.facebook.com/denisepeterson7Twitter: www.twitter.com/denisempeterson
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choose key colors:
“Pe~ple a>e em~ti~nallyattracted to
certain colors.
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you love, and it will always
make you happy.”—CHRISTINE ARCHER
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home officein°pi>ati~n°WRITTEN BY STACY KENDALL
PHOTOGRAPHS BY HANK DREW AND JOHN GRANEN
This may be a frightening prospect for some people,but it could be said that the home office is one of the mostdefining rooms in the house when it comes to personal style. Other rooms often get credit for establishing our taste in décor, but howwe work says a lot about who we are. Even sequestered behind closeddoors, home offices reveal how we live when we think nobody’s looking.
ANY GREAT INTERIOR DESIGNER WILL TELL YOU that getting to know the client plays a
critical role in the creative process—which often involves months of considering color
choices, style preferences and living habits. A year ago, interior designer Christine Archer
took on a home-office project for perhaps her most discerning client: herself.
Archer finds it essential for her office to be welcoming and tidy for meetings with col-
leagues and clients. And because she’s an interior designer, it’s vital that the room reflect her
taste and her ability to transform a space into something special.
She sees the home office as the most overlooked room in the house as far as design is
concerned. “When you go to people’s homes, they will say [about the office], ‘Oh, don’t look
in there,’ ” Archer observes. “But people work harder and longer these days, so spending time
in the office should be enjoyable.”
Archer’s own office is a bold study in contrast and color. In the center of the room, her
desk is an elegantly shaped wood table that faces French doors. Two Granny Smith–apple
green leather cubes in front of the desk serve as tables or extra seating. Between the desk
and large windows are armchairs upholstered in rich chocolate brown.
The designer identifies her “style” as transitional, but for her office, she was moved to
incorporate some modern elements. “These lamps inspired the whole room,” she says, ges-
turing to two chic lamps on top of the file cabinet behind her desk that flank a white-framed
mirror. “The [mirror] wall is the first thing you see when you walk through the doors, and it
carries the whole room,” Archer says. She painted the walls Benjamin Moore’s Mink, one of
her favorite shades of brown, and accented with furniture and accessories in crisp apple
green and white. The color scheme livens up the room without distracting from its function.
“This room inspires me daily, and most importantly, it makes me happy,” Archer says.
“Nobody walks out of here without a smile on their face.”
opposite: ARCHER STANDS IN FRONT OF THE DESK THAT SHE PLACED FACING THE DOOR SO SHE CAN ALWAYS WELCOME
GUESTS AND CLIENTS. right, top to bottom: ARCHER FOUND—AND FELL IN LOVE WITH—TWO ITALIANESQUE MOD VASES
AND TRANSFORMED THEM INTO LAMPS BY ADDING CUSTOM WHITE SHADES; A CONTEMPORARY CHAIR CONTRASTS
IN STYLE AND IN COLOR WITH THE PAINTED WOOD DESK, ACHIEVING A BALANCED LOOK; CHOCOLATE BROWN
ARMCHAIRS ARE ACCENTED WITH A GREEN SIDE TABLE AND PILLOWS.
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THE SOFT NEUTRALS, BRIGHT JEWEL
TONES, GLAMOROUS OBJECTS AND
MIX OF STYLES IN HEATHER
CHRISTOTHOULOU’S OFFICE CREATE
AN ATMOSPHERE THAT IS BOTH
COMFORTABLE AND CHIC.
consider the desk:
“we wanted the loo√
of the partner des√—
two people on both sides.floating the desk is elegant instead
of utilitarian, and the modern edge is
made inviting by the two
upholstered chairs.”—CARRIE HAYDEN
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HEATHER CHRISTOTHOULOU’S HOME OFFICE is a mélange of styles, based on striking a
balance and creating visual interest rather than demonstrating a rigid adherence to one
look. The eclectic combination includes feminine accessories, such as pink Lucite benches
and a crystal ship chandelier over her desk, as well as masculine pieces, such as metal-and-
wood bookshelves and an espresso-hued desk. The resulting tension of silhouettes creates
a visual dynamism that keeps Christothoulou
thinking creatively.
For Christothoulou, nurturing the creative
spark is serious business. As a classically trained
chef, she inspires others with her food and
lifestyle blog, heatherchristo.com, where she
shares her favorite recipes and details menus and
décor ideas for special occasions.
In designing her home-office space—with
the help of interior designer Carrie Hayden of
Great Jones Home—Christothoulou made sure
that the things that inspire her creatively would
always be only a glance or an arm’s length away.
“I wanted a space that would really be my own—
feminine and glamorous,” she says. The ship chan-
delier, for instance, was pure indulgence in her
longtime love of the whimsical design. “My hus-
band thought it was a little crazy, but this was my
way of keeping things lighthearted and having a
sense of humor,” Christothoulou explains.
It was Hayden who planned one of the home-
owner’s favorite office furnishings: the custom
linen-covered bulletin board with a decorative
gold frame. “It’s my inspiration board, and I fill it
with clippings and photos—all the things that I
want to keep fresh in my mind,” Christothoulou
says. “Most people would look at it and see chaos,
but I’m continually swapping things out for new
inspiration. Especially when I need to sit down and write a recipe or come up with ideas for
parties, I come to my office,” she says. “I never know what’s going to jump out at me.”
The bookcases opposite the desk showcase Christothoulou’s vintage art and fashion
books, pieces from her seashell collection, family photos and pictures of her husband and
young daughter, Pia. Along with the family dog, a St. Bernard named Henry, Pia is a constant
companion for Christothoulou while she works, so Hayden chose a soft rug for under the
chair and desk. “Heather is really surrounded by the things she loves in this room,” Hayden
says. “The colors—yellow, gray and pink—are her favorites; the souvenirs gathered on their
world travels and fresh-cut flowers from her garden all make it a great escape for her.”
Whatever your work or design style, don’t hide your home office: Highlight it by creat-
ing a personal retreat in which your best ideas can be inspired by the most well-designed
surroundings.
WORK AT HOMEBEAUTIFULLYTHE INTERIOR DESIGNERS IN OURSTORY SHARE THEIR ADVICE ON HOW TO MAKE WORKING AT HOME WONDERFUL
CHRISTINE ARCHER
PUT FUNCTIONALITY FIRST: “Think about the things you have touse: a laptop or a desktop computer?Lots of wires are distracting, so theyneed to be hidden.”
STAY NEAT:“In the office, having lots of drawerspace puts clutter out of sight butstill easily accessible. Thougheveryone works differently, thingsneed to be within reach but be ableto be put away at the end of the day.”
CONSIDER MULTIPLE FUNCTIONS:“I’m working with a client right nowwho’s in the wine business, and wehave discussed putting a smalltasting bar in his home office thatcan be covered up with a decorativescreen when he’s not hosting clients.”
FOLLOW THE RULE OF THREE: “People don’t realize how dark theirspace is. One of the most importantthings is having a lighting triangle—overhead, natural and task lighting.”
CARRIE HAYDEN:
CARRIE HAYDEN
LET THE CREATIVITY FLOW: “In Heather’s office, beingsurrounded by the objects she lovescreates visual reminders for her thatserve as inspiration. The office is agreat place to put personal items.”
MIX UP THE LIGHTING: “Especially in Seattle with ourwinters, it’s important to have a desklamp to create a cozy feel. It shouldbe a fun object, and with acombination of lighting you can varythe ambience of the room.”
KEEP SOME THINGS OUT OF SIGHT: “You have to get creative withstorage. In Heather’s office, a closetholds all of the electronics, and herfiles are in the built-in bookshelves.It’s important to disguise thosethings so they don’t weigh the space down visually.”
PERSONAL TOUCHES ON THE DESK, SUCH AS ADISPLAY OF HAND-WRITTEN RECIPES AND FLOWERSFROM THE GARDEN, FOSTER AN INTIMATE SETTING.
go big:
“each office space has to have that amazing piecethat is the point of reference for the whole room.
it could be a great antique mirror, or a beautiful
settee or a gorgeous bookcase that softens the
practical function of the room.”—CARRIE HAYDEN
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MIX MODERN DESIGN CLASSICS WITH TRADITION
FOR A LUXE LAYERED LOOK.
1. With up-to-the-minute style, this clock
keeps us on time and in vogue. Piro Clock,
$9.99 at IKEA, 601 S.W. 41st St., Renton,
(425) 656-2980, ikea.com.
2. We love this light for its sophisticated
stature; it’s surely destined to become a
classic. Tab Light by Flos, $295 at InformInteriors, 2032 Eighth Ave., (206) 622-1608,
www.informseattle.com.
3. Make a serious statement with a bright
color and bold styling. AC 4 task chair by
Vitra, $1,480 and up through Design WithinReach, 126 Central Way, Ste. 100, Kirkland,
(425) 828-0280, dwr.com.
4. With good looks, this wastebasket
overfloweth. Mesh Garbino Can designed
by Karim Rashid for Umbra, $12.99 at
The Container Store, 700 Bellevue Way N.E.,
Ste. 120, Bellevue, (425) 453-7120,
containerstore.com.
5. For designs that will stand the test
of time, less is more. Villa Rose desk,
$2,425 at Ligne Roset, 55 University St.,
(206) 341-9990, ligne-roset-usa.com.
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downDo you swoon for sleek style? Minimal lines
still make for mega visual impact. For many
people, out of sight doesn’t mean out of
mind when it comes to office organization.
As a result, it’s important that visual clutter is
kept at bay. We found some crisp designs
that look sharp in a modern space.
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LATE FALL AND THE ONSET OF WINTER is a fabulous time forcolor, and this season we’re glamming it up with a rich palette ofraspberry, oyster gray and gold. Gray is still the reigning neutral,but now it’s a warm hue instead of the dark charcoal of two yearsago. And gold has successfully established itself as the hot accentfor the trend conscious. Raspberry is the It Girl, so to speak, but thispink trend runs the gamut from pale rose to deep red.
“I started seeing the pinks as a trend in Europe,” says artistLauren Sloan, owner of Ravenna’s Lauren Sloan Designs boutique.“I think we’ve gone through the cool colors, and now designerswant to spice things up with the deeply saturated jewel tones.”
This palette truly dazzles during the holidays, so we can’t waitto cozy up to these colors this season. For inspiration, we drewfrom this scintillating trio to create a traditional room warmed bycandlelight and ready for a romantic holiday evening.
Products shown on this page were borrowed from Seattle-area showrooms and retailers includingLauren Sloan Designs, Polly McArthur & Associates, Andonian Rugs, Lighting Universe, andMasins Fine Furnishings & Interior Design. Our model, Nancy Clark, is wearing a Shipley & Halmostank dress and Christian Louboutin pumps from Barney’s New York.
For complete resource information, turn to Sources, page 86.
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ALL THAT GLITTERS ISGOLD, RASPBERRY ANDOYSTER GRAYWRITTEN BY STACY KENDALL PHOTOGRAPH BY HANK DREW{
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{ }“Metallics are cyclical—it’s been all aboutsilver, and now gold is making a big comeback.The oyster color as a neutral is very sophisticated, and itcomplements the golds and pinks.”
—Lauren Sloan
COLORFUL ACCENTS FOR YOUR HOME1. Constantine stool, $735 through Revival Home & Garden, 1517 12th Ave., (206) 763-3886,
revivalhomeandgarden.com. 2. Garden Gild Lamp, $248 at Anthropologie, two Seattle locations,
anthropologie.com. 3. Paint sample in Blushing Red by Benjamin Moore, benjaminmoore.com.
4. 3-D Ruffle Palmetto Harvest Pillow by Ankasa, $340 through G.R. Hedges, Seattle Design
Center, Ste. P-262, (206) 763-4884, grhedges.com. Wallpaper on page 29: Sylvana Damask Fabric
by Nina Campbell, color no. 5, available to the trade through The Joan Lockwood CollectionsInc., Seattle Design Center, Ste. A-203, (206) 763-1912, joanlockwoodcollections.com.
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The honorees are nominated and chosen by an exclusivepanel, which changes each year but is always composed ofpast winners and notable local design professionals.Panelists submit nominations in four categories of design(architecture, interior design, landscape design and anopen category), then meet over lunch to discuss the relativemerits of each nominee and to agree on criteria for the year’shonors. Discussions lead to debate—and sometimes evenarguments—but no one leaves until consensus is reached.
For this, our seventh annual awards, our panelists choseto honor designers whose many varied contributions to
their disciplines make them worthy of lifetime achievementawards. But what earned them this award, our judges stressed,was that despite lengthy and illustrious careers that mightlogically lead them to comfortably retire, all of these designersare still actively producing new and innovative work.
This year’s selection panel included three 2008 DAAhonorees—interior designer Maryika Byskiniewicz, landscapearchitect Barbara Swift and lighting designer BrentMarkee—as well as architect Peter Conard, principal ofSullivan Conard Architects, interior designer JenniferRandall and Jane Weed, owner of Jane Piper Reid & Co.
Judging Panel
SHOWN BELOW, LEFT TO RIGHT:
Peter Conard, Brent Markee, Maryika Byskiniewicz, Jennifer Randall, Barbara Swift, Jane Weed
Each year, Seattle Homes & Lifest¥les and Seattle Design Centerteam up to present the Design Achievement Awards, a celebration of four localdesigners who are defining (or redefining) their industry.
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Hunziker is heralded for contributing to the
Pacific Northwest’s signature organic-plus-contemporary look.
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Fickle trends and specific styles don’t faze interior designerTerry Hunziker. Throughout his career, he’s been interested inonly how a room feels: “To me a space feels right when manyelements, such as scale, texture, color and concise selection offurniture styles come together in a balanced, restrained way,”he says. “Restraint and editing are key factors.”
In 1985, after working under local design great JeanJongeward for 13 years, Hunziker began an eponymousfirm that has steadily powered interior design forwardever since. Since his career began, the interior designer’seye has been concurrently on furniture design: Outdoorfurniture company Sutherland has asked him to do ninelines so far. At the moment, Hunziker is working on homesin Austin, New Zealand, Laguna Beach and Cabo, as well asscouting for more furniture and materials resources.Though he pays little attention to trends, Hunziker is her-alded for contributing to the Pacific Northwest’s signatureorganic-plus-contemporary look, and in the future, weexpect him to continue to define and refine the best ofNorthwest interiors.
“The quality of work is so high-end—at the highestlevel throughout,” raves interior designer MaryikaByskiniewicz. —LINDSEY ROBERTS
top and left: “WHEN YOU DESIGN FURNITURE, IT INDIVIDUALIZES EACH INTERIOR AND
YOU CAN CONTROL EVERYTHING ABOUT IT: THE COLOR, THE SIZE, THE SCALE,” HUNZIKER
SAYS. THE SAME COULD BE SAID OF HIS INTERIORS: EACH PIECE IS DELIBERATELY CHOSEN,
EACH ITEM STRATEGICALLY PLACED, THE COLORS A COHESIVE PALETTE.
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The founder of Suyama Peterson Deguchi Architects anda tireless advocate of public art, George Suyama does notmerely construct; he crafts. His work—often described asminimalist, transparent and contemporary—blurs theline between art and architecture.
Since founding George Suyama Architects in 1971, Su-yama has won numerous awards and accolades, includingthe American Institute of Architects 2009 Medal of Honor.With his business partners, Ric Peterson and Jay Deguchi,who joined the firm in 1983 and 2002, respectively, hefocuses on the future, not merely past successes. “I love thechallenge of a new project,” Suyama says. “Each one seemsto be the one you’re most excited about, which is natural.”
In 1998 Suyama embarked on another creative venture.With curator Beth Sellars, he founded Suyama Space as anonprofit gallery to inspire and educate through itsinstallations. It suggests Suyama’s vision of a mutually influential relationship between art and architecture.
Suyama is currently most excited about a sod-roof project,nestled in a creek bed, surrounded by cedar and fir trees—in an urban setting. This kind of innovation makes Suyamaone of the Northwest’s most iconic designers.
“He continues to invent. He is versatile,” panelist JenniferRandall says. “Suyama Space is really defining,” adds pan-elist Jane Weed. “[He] is an inspiration in design and hascontributed so much to the Northwest.” —JULIA CHANG
above and left: THESE TWO SUYAMA-DESIGNED HOMES WON AIA SEATTLE HONOR
AWARDS AND AIA NORTHWEST + PACIFIC HONOR AWARDS. THE WEST SEATTLE
RESIDENCE (TOP) IN 2003 AND 2004, AND THE BROADMOOR (LEFT) IN 2005 AND 2006.
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her work come out
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Laden with awards from the United States, Britain andFrance, local landscape architect Kathryn Gustafson canhave her choice of projects. This freedom to do what sheloves is the best part of her job, she says. And the projectsshe chooses are as impressive as her talent and as grand inrange: the Rights of Man Square in Evry, France; a mile-long park in Singapore; a desert park in Abu Dhabi; andmultiple Seattle-area projects, including McCaw Hall andthe Seattle Civic Center. Appropriately, the visions for herwork come out of the land itself: “I call it the emergence ofthe soul of the site,” she says. “We try to make the essentialqualities—the essence—of the site emerge. These qualitiescan be natural, historical or cultural.”
Barbara Swift, a fellow landscape architect, callsGustafson’s visions extraordinary: “I absolutely adore thesort of very elegant, simple use of form and volume andher very profound use of materials antithetical to the usualsuperficial use of materials.”
Gustafson’s career has evolved over time, from the 1970s,when she designed clothes, to the ’80s, when she plannedparks in Paris. In the ’90s, she started winning serious awardsfor her work. Today, she thinks about sustainability andlandscaping for urbanites. “We are trying to find ways thatwe can live healthily, be in the city and be good stewardsto our environments,” she says. New ideas for Gustafsonmean new directions, and her latest notable project isdesigning the landscape for the Smithsonian NationalMuseum of African American History and Culture. —L.R.
top: GUSTAFSON WON A DESIGN EXCELLENCE AWARD FROM THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS AND AN AIA SEATTLE HONOR AWARD FOR THE KREIELSHELMER
PROMENADE AT MCCAW HALL. left: SHE DESIGNED THE RIGHTS OF MAN SQUARE IN EVRY,
FRANCE, IN 1991. “IT’S LIKE HAVING CHILDREN, THEY ALL HAVE DIFFERENT PERSONALITIES
AND QUIRKS,” GUSTAFSON SAYS ABOUT HER MANY PROJECTS. “THEY ALL HAVE THEIR
WONDERFUL COMPLEXITIES.”
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Curtis Steiner is a living kaleidoscope of artistic talent,a true aesthete living in our utilitarian midst. He hasexplored new mediums and ideas in design since hewas a teenage entrepreneur designing greeting cards:In the 1980s, he designed fabric for Concord Textiles;in the mid-1990s, his hand-painted greeting cardswere sold at Neiman Marcus; in 1999, he openedSouvenir in Ballard, a shop curated like a gallery. In2008 he made a portrait out of chocolate truffles forFran’s Chocolates. His biggest artistic accomplishmentso far, however, might be his 2004 design of a set of1,000 identical black-and-beige blocks—each of thesix sides a different pattern—arranged to make 100composed images. The blocks are now a permanentexhibit at Seattle Art Museum. Steiner laments thatpeople can’t interact with today’s art, but viewers of1,000 Blocks are invited to make their own patterns.
“I like to encourage people to touch and feel, to expe-rience and move,” he says.
Souvenir itself is an art exhibit, from which customerscan take home a found object, greeting card or antique.Recently, Steiner has started thinking about calligraphic-inspired artwork.
“I love that Curtis is still a young man and has somuch yet to create,” Jane Weed says. “He is like a musi-cian who can play all instruments well or a linguistwho can speak in any tongue. The question is not whathe has done for the Seattle art scene, but rather howlong before the rest of the world discovers his gift.”—L.R.
top: PROBABLY STEINER’S FAVORITE PROJECT, VISUAL POETRY WAS PART OF A 2005
SEATTLE ART MUSEUM EXHIBIT ABOUT THE STORIES BEHIND OBJECTS. HIS “BAROQUE
EXPLOSION,” AS THE EXHIBIT NOTES DESCRIBE IT, IS FULL OF SEEMINGLY RANDOM
OBJECTS COMBINED˜MUCH LIKE HIS SHOP, SOUVENIR. bottom left: A PORTRAIT IN
CHOCOLATE TRUFFLES. bottom right: STEINER TRANSFORMED THIS ANTIQUE BOOK
INTO A SCULPTURAL OBJECT BY FOLDING ALL OF THE PAGES.
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2 orange slices
1 ounce pomegranate syrup
½ ounce Yazi Ginger Flavored Vodka
1 ounce Grand Marnier
1 ounce prosecco
Pomegranate seeds
Mint sprig
In a cocktail shaker, muddle the orangewith ice, then add pomegranate syrup,vodka and Grand Marnier and shake.Pour over ice in a collins glass and floatwith prosecco. Garnish with pomegranateseeds and a mint sprig.
Note: For large parties, all of the ingredients—excluding the prosecco and garnish—can be premixed in a pitcher in the same ratio, poured over ice as guests arrive, and topped with the prosecco and garnish.
5 mint leaves
1 lime wedge
1 ounce CaptainMorgan’s Spiced Rum
½ ounce Clear CreekOregon Pear Brandy
1 ounce sweetenedpear juice or purée
Fresh-grated nutmeg
1 cinnamon stick
Fresh pear slice
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In this redesigned issue of Seattle Homes & Lifestyles, we celebrate both old and new. This year’s elegant
holiday home (page 44) on Mercer Island was decorated for the 2008 season by interior designer Susan
Marinello. A Clyde Hill home (page 50) demonstrates the beauty and enduring nature of a traditional
home but is actually new, designed by Stuart Silk Architects. Not surprisingly, color expert Leatrice
Eiseman’s Bainbridge Island garden (page 56) positively overflows with colorful blooms and foliage.
New ideas are the focus of our 2009 Home of the Year (page 60) as well as the winning entry of the
first Northwest Design Awards’ Publisher’s Choice Award (page 68). Whatever your style preference,
you’ll find plenty to love in this issue’s home and landscape designs.
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HOME FOR
CHRISTMAS
WRITTEN BY ANGELA CABOTAJE PHOTOGRAPHS BY ALEX HAYDEN
WHEN DECORATING FOR THEHOLIDAYS, INTERIOR DESIGNERSUSAN MARINELLO KEEPS IN MINDTHE TRUE MEANING OF THESEASON. INSTEAD OF SANTA CLAUSIMAGES, SHE OPTS FOR FAMILYKEEPSAKES AND NATURE-INSPIREDDÉCOR. THE RESULT IS A SERENELYELEGANT HOME THAT’S PERFECTFOR GATHERINGS WITH CLOSEFRIENDS AND FAMILY.
AN INTERIOR DESIGNER MAKES DECORATING FOR THE HOLIDAYS A FAMILY AFFAIR
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Not that decorating her own house is work for this successful interior
designer of high-end homes and commercial spaces. In fact, her Christmas
tradition might more accurately be called a relaxing labor of love.
Founded in 1996, her firm, Susan Marinello Interiors, is known for its
signature style: easy, understated elegance. The firm’s work has been
featured in local and national publications, including Traditional Home,
Renovation Style and Sunset. Recently, Marinello won Seattle Homes &
Lifestyles’ 2009 Kitchen of the Year contest for a timeless kitchen she
designed in northeast Seattle.
With her busy work schedule and active family life, the last thing
Marinello wants is for her holidays to become a production. “I never spend
more than two days decorating,” she says. “I want it to be simple.”
To keep things stress free, she doesn’t take any serious action until after
Thanksgiving. She spends the weeks before it in “brain thought,” mulling
over ideas and taking mental notes. Then right after the Thanksgiving
weekend, Marinello goes on a field trip for inspiration.
She stops at her favorite shops and garden stores, buying whatever
catches her eye before heading home to spread it all out on the living-
room table. From there, the Marinello women get busy cutting fir
boughs, holly and juniper from their garden and creating garland upon
garland of greenery.
While the décor varies from year to year, Marinello’s design theme is
always connected to the outdoors. “I work with anything that celebrates
our natural world: trees, snowflakes, stars,” Marinello says.
he Marinello family has a special Christmas tradition.Every year, Susan Marinello and her daughter, now 10, deck out their home for the holidays. They shop for the perfect ornaments, each decorates her own Christmas tree, and they make wreaths on thefront porch. The Marinello men—husband Dan and their teenage son—prefer to spend their time in front ofthe TV watching basketball. “They’re pretty content to let us do the work,” Marinello says with a laugh.
“THE FOUNDATION IS ALWAYS NATURAL GREENS,” MARINELLO SAYS OF HER DECORATING APPROACH. SHE DRAPED
A HOMEMADE GARLAND OVER THE FIREPLACE MANTEL AND PLACED WHITE LIGHTS IN THE SHRUBS OUTSIDE THE
LIVING-ROOM WINDOW, MIRRORING THE ILLUMINATED CHRISTMAS TREE INSIDE.
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HOLIDAY DECORATING IDEASFROM SUSAN MARINELLOSCENTED NIGHT Create a lovely fragrance in yourhome to match the beautiful holiday décor. Ratherthan using scented candles, Marinello boils ciderwith cloves and cinnamon sticks. “It smells reallyfresh and wonderful.”
SILVER BALLS For a quick and easy centerpiece,Marinello suggests stacking 30 silver ball ornaments ina large glass bowl.
DECK THE HALLS Don’t overlook what’s in yourbackyard—literally. Marinello first heads toneighborhood nurseries (her local favorites are WellsMedina Nursery and Bellevue Nursery) and thenclips boughs and greenery from her own garden.With a little floral wire and ribbon, she makeswreaths and garlands.
LIGHT CHRISTMAS “You can never have enoughcandles,” Marinello says. For an ethereal glow, gather50–100 white tea lights and place them in clustersthroughout the home. “It makes such a difference.”
For 2008, birds played the starring role in a winter wonderland of soft white, silver
and green. In the living room, white dove ornaments perched on the frosted branches
of a Christmas tree. A garland-draped mantel displayed a row of antiqued vases, which
held white roses, sprigs of dusty miller and clusters of silver pinecones. Lush textures—
smooth satin ribbon and soft velvet—added the right amount of layered coziness.
More exotic friends took up residence in the family room, where peacock
ornaments with long feather plumes found a home in a 3-foot-tall Christmas tree.
In the dining room, Marinello set the table for the family’s formal Christmas dinner
with a holiday centerpiece of fir boughs and white blooms below a stunning
teardrop chandelier that conjures up images of icicles.
The view was equally impressive outside, where trees and hedges glowed, wrapped
in strings of white lights. Against the pure-white backdrop left by last December’s
snowstorm, the lights had an even more dramatic effect. “Snow makes it even more
beautiful because it reflects,” Marinello says. “It’s a really beautiful winter wonderland.”
For 2009, Marinello is making an abrupt change from last year’s understated
white theme.
“I’m taking my daughter’s advice, and we’re most likely going to do bright reds
and burnt oranges,” Marinello says. “She thought it was always too much of a white
Christmas and would say, ‘Mom, does it have to be white?’ So this year, she’s the
lead designer.”
Like mother, like daughter.
For resource information, see Sources, page 86.
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“i work with anything that celebrates our
natural world: trees, snowflakes, stars.”—SUSAN MARINELLO
THE MARINELLOS HAVE SEVERAL HOLIDAY TRADITIONS. THE WEEKBEFORE CHRISTMAS, THEY HOST A GET-TOGETHER FOR A DOZEN ORSO GOOD FRIENDS. THE FAMILY OF FOUR HAS A CASUAL PASTA DINNERON CHRISTMAS EVE AND A FORMAL DINNER TOGETHER ON CHRISTMAS.
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This bold showpiece can
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holidays with sprigs of
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INSPIRATIONS BORROWEDFROM SUSAN MARINELLO
CREATE YOUR OWN WINTERWONDERLAND WITH NATURE-INSPIRED ORNAMENTS ANDDECORATIONS
Clip-on Nest Ornament and GlitterDimensional Snowflake Ornament,$11 and $6.50 at Fireworks Gallery,
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Put your winter floralarrangements in silver vases of different shapes and sizes fora casual but unified look.
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Vintage Pewter Large Two-Handled
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pillows. Bennet Olive Pillow, $29.95 at
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simply timelessA Cl¥de Hill famil¥ surrounds itself with histor¥ and rootsWRITTEN BY KATHRYN RENNER PHOTOGRAPHS BY MICHAEL SKOTT
THE BURNETT HOME EXUDES TRADITION IN EVERY NOOK AND SWIRL OFFABRIC. ARCHITECT STUART SILK AND PROJECT ARCHITECT ANNE ADAMSEMBRACED CLASSIC LINES. LEAVE IT PURE, WITHOUT DILUTING ANDCONVOLUTING STYLES, SILK RECOMMENDS. “THIS IS QUIET, NOTRAMBUNCTIOUS, AND TIMELESS,” HE SAYS.
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Still, there was no question they would eventually return to the
Northwest. Roots run deep here. A fourth-generation Seattleite, David
met Tricia when they both attended Seattle Pacific University. But after
returning in 1998, they learned that a DC-style home in this Washington
was hard to find.
The couple soon realized if they wanted this dream house, they’d
have to build it. In 2002, they bought a dated Clyde Hill rambler on
nearly an acre and rented it for two years before they demolished the
old place and launched construction.
Through referrals and word-of-mouth, the perfect design team evolved.
Explaining their vision to Seattle architect Stuart Silk was effortless, David
recalls. “We were rambling on, trying to describe our ideas when he
reached for a book.”
Silk had opened Creating a New Old House by Russell Versaci that
features a residence he designed. “Something like this?” he asked the
couple, paging through the photos in the book.
Exactly.
So Silk and project architect Anne Adams began to render a home
for David, Tricia and their three (now four) young children.
“We didn’t want anything trendy that would date the home,” David
says. They had no interest in loft-like “great rooms,” or spiral staircases
open two floors high. There’s no Zen water feature outside, but there is
a swing on a rope hanging from an old tree.
Home is tradition. This house, completed in 2006, is airy, fresh and
au courant based on timeless forms and principles. Silk and Adams
share a proclivity for beautiful pediments, moldings and the stately
bove a marble-topped antique buffet in David and Tricia Burnett’s entryway hangs a dramatic oil painting of theCapitol Building in Washington, DC. That vignette says a lot about this family. The buffet was placed there withcare and pride because it was handed down from David’s grandmother. And the painting speaks to an interestin American history, rekindled when the couple lived in Virginia while David attended law school. Living andworking on Thomas Jefferson’s turf went straight to their hearts—as did homes with Federal and Georgian bones.a
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above: THE BURNETTS
CONGREGATE AROUND THE
LARGE, HICKORY-TOPPED
KITCHEN ISLAND. COUNTER TOPS
ARE CHOCOLATE-COLORED
HONED MARBLE. THE GRACEFUL
HOME, BUILT IN 2005, LOOKS AS
IF IT HAS BEEN HERE FOREVER.
left: THE ENTRY PULLS YOU INTO
THE HOUSE “WITH COMFORT,
CLARITY AND ORGANIZATION,”
NOTES ARCHITECT ANNE ADAMS.
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symmetry hallowed by traditional style. Elegance trumps pretension. “Formal”
is tamed to be livable, even with tots afoot. Spaces flow into each other off a
central hallway. “The symmetry of the floor plan orients you,” Adams explains.
“You intuitively know where to go. The house has clarity, stability.”
Interior designer Patricia Schlapp shared the new-old house mindset, using
textures and fabrics to give each room an aged patina. When Schlapp came on
board, Tricia had already purchased a dining table with tall chairs with a swirl of
celery and pink upholstery. The entry looks into this room so that’s the first thing
you see. The colors weren’t the easiest choice to work around, Tricia admits.
“Rather than carrying the pink into other rooms, I tied in soft corals,”
Schlapp recalls. A rug of coral, pink and neutrals anchors the living room and
provides a visual segue.
“Tricia and David wanted warm, comfortable sophistication, but it had to be
kid-proof and be able to survive large gatherings,” she says. “David has a big family.”
Consequently, fabrics aren’t too delicate or precious. The custom coffee
table has built-in drawers for crayons and books. Ottomans around the table
are kid-sized. By virtue of architectural grace and soft English floral drapes and
accents, rooms are refined, yet they hardily multitask.
Even though most furnishings are new, they don’t look matched. “We
wanted it to look like a collection of pieces gathered over time,” Tricia says.
With antiques and silver inherited from grandparents woven throughout, the
home is a gallery of all this family holds dear—traditions old and new.
Kathr¥n Renner writes about homes old and new for local and national publications from her home in Kirkland.
For resource information, see Sources, page 86.
INTERIOR DESIGNER PATRICIA SCHLAPP UNDERSCORED THE HOME’S WARM SOPHISTICATION
WITH SUBTLE ENGLISH AND FRENCH FLORAL FABRICS. EVEN NEW FURNISHINGS OFFER AN
AGED PANACHE. KID-FRIENDLINESS AND EASY CARE WERE PARAMOUNT CONCERNS. THE
HOME BUSTLES WITH FAMILY.
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A leading color expert finds inspirationin her Bainbridge garden
WRITTEN BY KATHRYN RENNER PHOTOGRAPHS BY ANDREW DRAKE
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“GARDENS GIVE US A BUFFER FROM OUR OTHER WORLDS,” SAYS COLOR EXPERT LEATRICE EISEMAN. HER
HOME WORLD IS DELIGHTFULLY BUFFERED BY VIVID ECHINACEA TIKI TORCH (OPPOSITE), AND—
CLOCKWISE FROM UPPER LEFT—A BEVY OF HYDRANGEAS, RED SPIRE POLYGONATUM, HEBE MCKEAN,
SEDUMS AND DAY LILY STELLA DE ORO.
EISEMAN IS HUMBLED BY THE HUES; A COLOREXPERT KNOWS THAT NOTHING COMPETESWITH A ROSE OR DAHLIA IN FULL BLOOM.
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left to right: A VIVID PINK DAHLIA IS A POLKA DOT OF COLOR IN THIS GARDEN LOVINGLY TENDED BY JOY HARTLEY; EVERGREEN CLEMATIS SCALES THE TRELLIS
WITH DEEP BLUE SALVIA ON EITHER SIDE; AND THE PORCH MELTS INTO A COZY BANK OF HYDRANGEA, HARDY GERANIUMS, CAMPANULA GLOMERATA AND
BASKETS OF FUCHSIAS. “I HAVE FAMILY SIZES OF FUCHSIAS, ON UP TO THE GRANDMOTHER,” EISEMAN QUIPS.
hen the phone rings at this Bainbridge Island
farmhouse, the caller could be a designer from Milan, Amsterdam or New
York. They ask for color consultant and specialist Leatrice Eiseman, author
of seven books on color and one of the top 10 business decision-makers,
as named by Fortune magazine.
Next year’s “it” color is forever on their minds. What shade will best influ-
ence, flatter and sell? The answer, Eiseman says, is complex—underpinned
by technology, politics and global and cultural drift. When the annual “it”
color is announced, it’s to full press hoopla—and as a consultant to the
über–color company Pantone, Eiseman is instrumental in that decision.
So going to see her garden, one can’t help but speculate: Will there be
a precise color wheel of annuals? Will there be plats of petals planted in
the current “it” color? (For 2009 it was Mimosa Pantone #14-0848.)
Not far from the ferry landing, on two and a half acres of pastoral
slopes and woodlands, sits a stylish red-with-white-trim house, inspired by
the angles and charm of a barn, and the home office of Eiseman Center
for Color Information and Training. When Eiseman and her husband, Herb,
moved here 12 years ago, only trees and the tentacles of pesky vines
reigned. With the help of Seabeck gardener Joy Hartley, a hearty berth of
primroses, white lobelia, coneflowers and tassel ferns now hugs the home’s
circumference. Colorful pots of coleus and geraniums—“polka dots of tex-
ture and color,” Eiseman calls them—line steps and border the sunroom.
A fence defends roses and the vegetable garden from insatiable deer.
As urbane as she is, Eiseman quickly quells a visitor’s fear of failing
Color 101 and puts her garden philosophy straight. “There are no rigid
rules in the garden,” she says. “You can’t improve on Mother Nature.”
So her garden remains delightfully blue-jeans-and-work-shirt casual—
a source of wonder, still, to the Eisemans since they relocated to the
Northwest in 1990 from Los Angeles, where Herb worked at Twentieth
Century Fox. “Not a hydrangea in sight there,” Leatrice rues of L.A. But here,
hydrangeas, Eiseman’s favorite flowering plant, look as indigenous to the
Bainbridge property as Noodles, the resident Labradoodle.
The Eisemans remain charmed by this garden zone and its wily micro-
climates. They can be mesmerized by flowers on racks outside Ace
Hardware as well as seedlings at fine nurseries. “We have a proclivity for
falling in love at the same time,” Eiseman says, recalling when she and
Herb first laid eyes on a red Japanese maple and had to bring it home. It’s
now full, thriving and visible from her office.
“There’s a different vantage point of the garden from every window,”
she says. Even among the shaded woodlands, contrasting yellow-green
leaves of Sun Goddess hydrangea or Himalayan honeysuckle offer natural
dioramas of layered color and texture.
Eiseman strolls the garden as if she’s walking among friends. This cut-
ting came from a neighbor’s garden, she says, and launches the tale. “That
prehistoric-looking hydrangea (H. aspera gigantica) was a spindly little
stick when we brought it home.” She is humbled by the hues; a color
expert knows that nothing competes with a rose or dahlia in full bloom.
She recently took a photo of her dahlias to a color-forecasting meeting in
Amsterdam. “For inspiration,” she avows.
Perhaps the world’s next “it” color will be rooted from the image of one
vivacious blossom, face pressed to the sun in a Bainbridge garden.
For resource information, see Sources, page 86.
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WHIMSICAL TOUCHES IN THE GARDEN INCLUDE GLOVE MOLDS
MOUNTED ON WOOD BASES THAT MIMIC HANDS WAVING
HELLO AND GOODBYE AT EITHER END OF THE CIRCULAR DRIVE.
THE BIRDBATH IS PAINTED PURPLE (“REALLY, MORE AUBERGINE,”
LEATRICE EISEMAN MUSES). CERAMIC EYES AND MOUTHS
AFFIXED TO TREE TRUNKS ADD A SPOT OF TOLKIEN FANTASY—
SOME LOOK LIKE GRUMPY OLD MEN.
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MANY OF THE FURNISHINGS HAVE SPECIAL MEANINGS FOR THE COUPLE. THE PENDANT LAMP ABOVE THE DINING TABLE
(OPPOSITE) IS REMINISCENT OF THE KEROSENE LAMPS BOTH JEN AND LEE’S GRANDMOTHERS HAD IN THEIR HOMES; THE
HANS WEGNER CHAIRS IN THE LIVING ROOM (ABOVE) REMIND THEM OF THEIR HONEYMOON IN DENMARK.
WINNINGDESIGN WRITTEN BY GISELLE SMITH
PHOTOGRAPHS BY ALEX HAYDEN
STYLING BY MICHELLE CRISTALLI
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Seattle Homes & Lifestyles’ 2009 Home of the Year is a space-efficient
house atop Queen Anne hill that combines elements of contemporary
and traditional architecture to blend into an older urban neighborhood.
Architect Rik Adams, of Adams Mohler Ghillino Architects, designed the
residence to fit the lives and lifestyle of his clients, Lee and Jen Falck—
and their 2-year-old son, Samuel.
Lee first met Adams in 2002, when he and his business partner hired
Adams Mohler Ghillino to design their company’s furniture showroom
at Chicago’s Merchandise Mart for the NeoCon trade show. During the
design process for the project—which won the IIDA “Best in Show, New
Showroom” award at NeoCon in 2003—client and architect discovered
a shared approach to design and problem solving that grew into a
friendship. When Lee and his wife, Jen, were thinking about remodeling
their 1904 cottage in 2007, of course they called Adams.
The Falcks loved their neighborhood, but at just 810 square feet,
their single-story house wasn’t big enough for two—let alone three.
Initially Lee and Jen wanted to put an addition on the house, but con-
versations with Adams eventually led to the decision to rebuild.
“We spent hours and days and weeks thinking about how we use
the space,” Lee says of the design process. “It’s really about opening your
life up—how you live, what’s important to you—before thinking about
aesthetics.”
The result is a supremely flexible space. Private areas—three bed-
rooms, two baths and a media room—are on the second floor, while the
first floor is primarily one large volume that houses the living room, open
kitchen and dining room. A cedar-clad wall separates the living areas on
the south side of the home from the “service” areas—entry, powder room,
pantry and stairs—on the other. Slide-fold Nana Wall doors at the east
and west ends of the living space open up to the back courtyard and
front yard respectively, blurring the line between interior and exterior.
Across the courtyard is a new detached, multipurpose accessory
structure. The approximately 500-square-foot space includes a bath-
room and workshop, and will house relatives when they come to visit.
“The studio was expressly designed to be a true living space—or a
crazy place for a ton of kids,” Lee says.
“The flexibility of the space was really important,” Adams says,
explaining how the home was designed to be a series of indoor and
outdoor rooms.
Materials such as the black concrete floor and wood wall are “fairly
indestructible,” Lee notes. The design includes large, easily accessible
cabinets and a sculptural EcoSmart alcohol-burning fireplace built into
the living room cabinets. When not in use, the fireplace can be covered
with cushions for completely kid-safe extra seating.
“We can clean this place up in five minutes … it’s a Big Wheel track
during the day and an adult space in the evening,” Lee says. “We want
to play in every space, so the whole house is accessible and a part of
our child’s life”
A small patio off the front of the house becomes a porch when the
Falcks slide open the front wall of their living room. After Samuel goes
to bed, Lee and Jen can turn their chairs out to the street and join the
neighborhood conversation. Inside, they can pull down the privacy
shades, or opt for what Lee calls a “blanket-wrapped feeling” by drawing
the soft-gray sheer drapes. “The space can house a large party, but it
can be very intimate,” he says.
FLEXIBILITY IS THE KEY INTHIS SPACE- AND ENERGY-EFFICIENT FAMILY HOME
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opposite: HOMEOWNERS JEN, LEE AND SAMUEL FALCK DEVELOPED A FRIENDSHIP WITH ARCHITECT RIK
ADAMS, WHOSE FAMILY OFTEN VISITS. top: AN ECOSMART BURNER ONE STAINLESS STEEL, DENATURED
ALCOHOL FIREPLACE PROVIDES A FOCAL POINT IN THE LIVING ROOM. left: A CLEAR-FINISHED
TIGHT-KNOT CEDAR FEATURE WALL SEPARATES THE LIVING AND “SERVICE” PARTS OF THE MAIN FLOOR.
above: THE KITCHEN FEATURES WHITE OAK/LAMINATE CABINETS BY HENRYBUILT AND CAMBRIAN
BLACK SATIN GRANITE COUNTER TOPS.
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above left: “IVY” COAT HOOKS BY COOPER HEWITT SERVE AS FUNCTIONAL ARTWORK IN THE ENTRYWAY; VITRA STOOLS BY ULMER HOCKER PROVIDE
EASY SEATING FOR TAKING OFF—OR PUTTING ON—LITTLE SHOES. above right: THE POWDER ROOM, ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE MAIN FLOOR,
HAS A SLIDING POCKET DOOR; THE SINK AND FAUCET ARE BY KOHLER. below: THE FLOOR PLAN SHOWS HOW THE HOUSE IS DESIGNED AS A SERIES
OF ROOMS, BOTH INDOOR AND OUTDOOR. opposite: NANA WALL SLIDE-FOLD DOORS ACROSS THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE OPEN TO THE STREET
TO CREATE A “FRONT PORCH” FEELING.
1. ENTRY
2. POWDER ROOM
3. PANTRY/MECHANICAL ROOM
4. LIVING ROOM
5. KITCHEN
6. DINING ROOM
7. PATIO
8. STUDIO/GARAGE
9. STORAGE
10. BATHROOMS
11. BEDROOMS
12. MEDIA ROOM
FIRST FLOOR SECOND FLOOR
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“We try to give clients as many options as possible,” Adams notes.
“The house is designed so they have a ton of control over how they
want to live in it. The openness of the house changes when the doors
are open or closed, when the curtains are open or closed and whether
it’s day or night.”
DURING CONSTRUCTION, neighbors and passersby often pressed
their noses against the front windows for a glimpse inside, and they
asked questions whenever the architect was around. Adams marvels at
one neighbor who told him, “Typically I don’t like modern architecture,
and I keep trying to figure out why I like this house so much.”
The reason might be the scale of the home. At just 1,900 square
feet, the two-story house doesn’t overpower the more traditional
homes nearby. Or it could be the shed-style roof, which echoes the
rooflines on neighboring houses.
“Blending into the neighborhood is intentional,” Adams says. “The
pitched roof and overhang make good sense in our climate and also fit
better in this neighborhood, and Hardiplank siding fits the beveled sid-
ing of other houses in the neighborhood.”
The Falcks themselves don’t see the house as “modern,” though
Lee allows that contemporary architecture lends itself more easily to
how they wanted to live in their house. “Our view of it is from the
inside,” he says. “We wanted to use natural materials, [but] if anything
our style was rooted in something older.” The Falcks think of the
house as traditional because of the materials they chose—natural
wood and stone, for example.
Sustainability was another value that the architect and homeowners
shared. “To make a meaningful difference, with respect to sustainability,
we have to move beyond whether one material is more sustainable than
another and talk about larger issues such as how big a house we really
need,” Adams notes. “A thoughtfully designed 2,000-square-foot house
can feel as spacious as a poorly designed 3,000-square-foot house.”
Because a previous owner of the original house had given it a new
foundation, they opted to build the new house on the old footprint.
They hired The Re-Store to do the demolition by hand, recycling as
much of the old materials as possible. Energy-efficient features in the
new home include gas-fired radiant heating throughout, as well as a
solar hot water system.
“We wanted to do all these things [to be sustainable], but we want-
ed it to be very beautiful—simple and elemental,” Lee says, and he and
Jen couldn’t be happier with the result. Seattle Homes & Lifestyles may
have chosen their house as Home of the Year, but Jen and Lee Falck see
it as the home of their lives.
For resource information, see Sources, page 86.
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above: THE STUDIO HAS MULTIPLE USES AS A LIVING SPACE FOR VISITING RELATIVES, A WORKSHOP AND A
PLAYROOM FOR KIDS. SEPARATED FROM THE MAIN HOUSE BY A BRIGHT COURTYARD, IT OFFERS PRIVACY FROM—
AS WELL AS CONNECTION TO—THE MAIN HOUSE. MATERIALS, SUCH AS THE CAST-CONCRETE FLOOR AND CLEAR
FINISHED TONGUE-AND-GROOVE TIGHT-KNOT CEDAR WALLS, ECHO THOSE IN THE HOUSE.
meet the judges
Choosing our 2009 Home of the Year was no easytask. Once the entries were cataloged, we removedall identifying information and convened a panel ofjudges representing various aspects of the homedesign industry.
The criteria on which our judges scored eachentry included scale and proportion, color andcomposition, functional use of space, quality ofworkmanship, use of materials, originality andphotographic appeal. Despite this qualitativeapproach, we make no pretense of the contestbeing purely objective. After all, what makes aresidence worthy of the title “Home of the Year” isreally a hard-to-define “wow” factor.
Ultimately, the winning home was the one thatmet all of the contest rules, scored highest acrossthe board and most impressed our judges.
Interior designer Rick Baye is alsothe owner of Designer FabricLiquidations, a 2007 Seattle Design100+ honoree. Over the past 15-plusyears, his design projects have spread
from Maui to Denver, and his textiles have appeared ininteriors ranging from luxury hotels to private aircraft.
Architect Scott Hommas has beena partner in Gelotte HommasArchitecture since 1996. TheBellevue firm has won numerousawards and contests, includingSeattle Homes & Lifestyles’ 2002 Home of the Yearand Professional Builder Magazine’s Best One-of-a-Kind Custom House award.
SH&L market advisor LindaHumphrey is also Seattle CityEditor for Metropolitan Home, aposition she has held for the past25 years, in addition to serving as
Field Editor for Traditional Home and otherpublications. Humphrey looks at more than 100Northwest homes every year.
Landscape architect Chip Ragen isthe owner of Seattle’s Ragen &Associates, a 2006 Seattle Design100+ honoree. For more than 20years, Ragen and his team havedesigned and built custom residential gardens inthe Seattle area. Ragen also carries a line of outdoorvases and planters, ranging from Vietnamese glazedstoneware to handmade terra-cotta vessels.
Marc Vassallo, of 2008 Seattle Design100+ honoree Schultz Miller, is alsoan established writer. He is theauthor of two design books, TheBarefoot Home: Dressed-Down Design
for Casual Living (Taunton, 2006) and Inside the NotSo Big House: Discovering the Details that Bring aHome to Life (Taunton, 2005), with Sarah Susanka.
—AARON MONCIVAIZ
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DESIGNAWARD
Every year, Seattle Design Center presents the Northwest Design Awards towinners in a competition that recognizes design excellence in 10 categories. This year, forthe first time, Seattle Homes & Lifest¥les presented the Publisher’s Choice Award to one ofthe first-place-winning projects that has never been published.
SH&L chose Tyler Engle Architects’ Mount Baker
courtyard project—the first-place winner in the
NWDA Outdoor category—for this award. We loved
its economy of space, privacy and functionality.
Robert McCroskey and Stanley Perryman ‘s strictly-
for-access backyard was “essentially a drainage ditch
off an alley” when they came to Engle for help. The
architect’s response was to approach the outdoor
space in the same way he does houses. “We planned
this yard with functional outdoor rooms and cohesive
circulation from the alley to the house,” Engle explains.
The new outdoor living space features a private
patio with a fireplace and room for dining and enter-
taining, as well as separate areas for a sunken stainless-
steel hot tub and an outdoor shower. New pathways
connect the house to the garage and alley and frame
the primary outdoor living and dining area. An archi-
tectural concrete wall offers privacy from the alley,
and a heavy timber trellis and wood fence provide
warmth and scale. A jog in the concrete wall provides
an additional parking space off the alley.
The clients asked for a modern space but wanted
it to relate to their 1909 house. Engle married old and
new by covering the wall that conceals the outdoor
shower in siding to match the house and repeated
the cedar trellis from the alley wall along the garage
next to the house to provide shade for the kitchen.
“Our desire for this courtyard was to create a
modern sense of introspection that seamlessly coexists
with the original house and existing neighborhood,”
Engle says.
We think he succeeded admirably. It is refreshing to
see an outdoor living space truly designed for living—
isn’t that the point of beautiful home design?
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CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THE WINNERSOF 2009 NORTHWESTDESIGN AWARDS
Scott Cole, Ardeo Design Inc.
Garret Cord Werner, Garret Cord Werner, LLC
Jody Pene, Lindsey Hendricks and Craig Norman, GBD Architects, Inc.
Gretchen Evans, Gretchen Evans Design
Steven Hensel, Hensel Design Studios
Barbara Hyde Evans, Hyde Evans Design
Jessica Helgerson and Andy Beers, Jessica Helgerson Interior Design
Dean Harris, Dennis Dieni and Brooke Prince, JPC Architects
Robert Ledingham and Denise Ashmore, Ledingham Design Consultants
Lena Fomichev,LF Interior Design
Nancy Burfiend, Theresa Benny, Devin Fitzpatrick and My Nguyen, NB Design Group
Susan Marinello, Susan Marinello Interiors
Sylvia Bolton, Sylvia Bolton Design, Inc.
Tyler Engle, AIA, Tyler Engle Architects, PS
Holly Van Biene, Van Biene Interiors
Eric Lee, VictorEric Design Group
Student Winners:Junghwa Suh and Sarah McGovern,Washington State University
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BEFORE& AFTER
❯❯ The Challenge: When Jeff and Teresa Santerre
purchased their home in 1986, the outdoor shelter in
the backyard (right) was little more than a corrugated
fiberglass shed roof supported by nearly collapsing
steel pipes over a large stone hearth. “It didn’t go with
the house, and it wasn’t very inviting,” Teresa recalls.
left: THE GABLE ROOF AND
EXTENDED FIREPLACE CREATE A
MORE COMFORTABLE INTERIOR,
WHILE REDESIGNED COLUMNS
BETTER MATCH THE HOUSE.
right, top to bottom: A GLOWING FIRE
MAKES ANY EVENT SPECIAL; THE
CARVED DAGGER MOTIF APPEARS
THROUGHOUT THE HOME’S
EXTERIOR.
The Solution: To turn the shelter into a comfortable spot
for relaxing or hosting special events, the Santerres, who
own Prestige Custom Builders, redesigned the roof and
support columns. Inspired by picnic shelters in nearby
Seward Park, Jeff designed a traditional gable roof and
expanded the interior space. For continuity between the
1906 Dutch colonial home and the outdoor living space,
Jeff created two new support columns for the shelter
that match the house’s original front-porch columns. He
even included the dagger-with-a-drop-of-blood shape,
which echoes the motif on porch columns and wrought-
iron railings. The river rock used to extend the outdoor
fireplace chimney was added elsewhere around the
home’s exterior to further connect the structures. By
using similar materials in the house and shelter, the
Santerres created an outdoor living space that is an
extension of their home. Welcoming and spacious, the
structure is perfect for cigars around a crackling winter
fire or a spring dinner for as many as 18. “It’s wonderful
to gather people and create memories,” Teresa says. “It’s
my favorite place on the property.”
For resource information, see Sources, page 86.
WRITTEN BY AARON MONCIVAIZ PHOTOGRAPHS BY ALEX HAYDEN STYLING BY MICHELLE CRISTALLI
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GREENLIVING
A HOME OVERLOOKING THE METHOW VALLEY WAS BUILTTO PRESERVE THE ENVIRONMENT AS MUCH AS TO ENJOY IT
keeping climate
WRITTEN BY AARON MONCIVAIZ PHOTOGRAPHS BY STEVE KEATING PHOTOGRAPHY
GR
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THE FOLLOWING ELEMENTS
IN THIS ENERGY-EFFICIENT
PROJECT:
✽ Drought-tolerant landscaping
✽ Insulated concrete form (ICF) walls
✽ Radiant floor heating
✽ Natural ventilation
✽ Reclaimed wood, inside and out
✽ Low-flow faucets
✽ Large external sun screens
✽ Low-VOC paints and stains
Isabella Range
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Sawtooth RangeSun
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opposite and top left: THOUGH SNOW FALLS
THROUGHOUT THE WINTER IN THE METHOW
VALLEY, SUMMER TEMPERATURES REGULARLY CLIMB
INTO THE 100s. INSULATED CONCRETE WALLS AND
A UNIQUE FLOOR PLAN HELP MODERATE
TEMPERATURE FLUCTUATION INSIDE THE HOUSE.
top right: PASSIVE SOLAR DESIGN ELEMENTS SUCH
AS LARGE EXTERIOR SUN SCREENS HELP PROVIDE
NATURAL AIR CONDITIONING.
above: RECYCLED WOOD IS USED THROUGHOUT
THE INTERIOR, AND LOW-EMISSION PAINTS AND
STAINS CREATE A HOME THAT’S HEALTHY FOR ITS
INHABITANTS AND FOR THE ENVIRONMENT.
THIS 3,500-SQUARE-FOOT HOUSE, designed by architect Tom Lenchek of Balance Associates
(80 Vine St., Ste. 201, 206-322-7737, balanceassociates.com), is protected from the bright sun and
the Methow Valley’s strong winds, but it also makes the best of them. With a module design and
effective insulation, the home is both heated and cooled by the elements.
An architect devoted to energy efficiency since 1980, Lenchek designs homes that answer his
clients’ desires for environmental responsibility and architectural sophistication. “The most important
elements of efficiency are proper home siting and insulation,” he says.
Lenchek designed this Methow Valley house in four parts, orienting each section to a different
solar exposure and maximizing the wind as ventilation. The kitchen-and-dining wing faces south-
west, toward the Sawtooth Range. The living module, which includes a large screened porch for
insect-free summer relaxing, faces west and is vented by winds from the northwest. The sleeping
module faces north, and the garage, which includes a guest suite, faces northeast. Insulated
concrete form (ICF) walls provide an increased thermal mass, which reduces inside temperature
fluctuation. The large thermal mass combined with exterior sun screens eliminates the need for air
conditioning.
Inside the house, the architect and interior designer Jennifer Randall of Jennifer Randall &
Associates (1100 E. Union St., Ste. 1B, 206-323-1520, jradesigns.com) incorporated reclaimed Douglas
fir on the exposed cathedral ceilings, interior trim and cabinet doors. Low-VOC paint reduces
energy use by decreasing the need for ventilation, and low-flow water fixtures help to conserve
water (drawn from an on-site well). Native plants such as bluebunch wheatgrass, aspen and
sumac make up the drought-tolerant landscaping—a necessity in this region that gets only 10–15
inches of annual precipitation, much of it as snow.
Demonstrating the best of 21st-century efficiency, this home exists in balance with its environ-
ment in all seasons—in looks, comfort and energy use.
For resource information, see Sources, page 86.
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delight in the
details
The true talent of an artist often lies in the particulars. Instead of stepping back to see the big picture, take a step forward and
discover the beaut¥ in these carefull¥ crafted small things
▲ With his client seeking a “design that
speaks to nature,” Mike Sofie of OA&IDesign created a marriage between
organic materials by juxtaposing heat
patterns in black steel with the natural
grain of walnut woodworking. Sofie
transformed an unimpressive fireplace
into what he calls “a formal, timeless
statement that serves as an anchor for
the living space.”
Custom fireplace designed by Mike Sofie,
interior designer and space planner,
OA&I Design, 121 Lakeside Ave., Ste. 205,
(206) 605-7091.
WRITTEN BY NANCY CLARK
Interior designer Christy Romoser adds“texture and whimsy” to a Lake Washingtonhome by adorning a pillow with this Samuel& Sons trim. Playfully referring to it as “jewelryfor the chair,” Romoser says the trim allowedher to transform a pillow into a decorativepiece of art.
Design by Christy Romoser, Christy RomoserDesigns, 22857 N.E. 61st St., Redmond, (425) 466-1434, cromoserdesigns.com.
❮❮ Chris Armes and Sharon Khosla, the
husband-and-wife duo behind 16thWorkshop, drew from a shared back-
ground in architecture to create what
Armes refers to as “handmade modern”
all-wood furniture. By combining modern
forms with old-fashioned joinery, they
seek to bring back what they call “the
origin of modern design [before Bauhaus]
when the hand was still evident in the
work.” The power of the artisans’ hands is
clearly seen in these perfectly contoured
hand-cut dovetails.
Custom furniture available through 16th
Workshop, 353 16th Ave., (206) 905-8662,
16thworkshop.com.
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and varied line weight, this
wall covering makes it easy
to find yourself climbing
through the forest, hearing
dry branches cracking under
your feet … if only for a
moment.
Ferm Living wallpaper
available in Seattle through
Hermitage Is a Home, 1906 E.
Prospect St., (206) 328-5550,
hermitageisahome.com.
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EVENTS
winte® gardening ideasEmery’s Garden winter classes include Get the Garden Winter Ready, November 14, 15 and 18;
Thanksgiving Centerpieces, November 21, 22 and 25; Holiday Wreath & Swag Making,
November 14, 15, 21, 22, 28 and 29 and December 5, 6, 12, 13, 19 and 20;
and Holiday Bow Making, December 5. Details: (425) 743-4555 or emerysgarden.com.
December 8–9Northwest Builders ShowThe 2009 show features building
and remodeling products, as well
as educational sessions, December
8, and The Economic Forecast
Luncheon, December 9. The show
takes place at Meydenbauer
Center in Bellevue. Details:
northwestbuilders show.com.
❮❮ November 5–December 8Seattle ArchitectureFoundationNovember and December tours
include Design Details, November 7
and December 5, and Modern
Skyscrapers, November 21 and
December 19. Details:
seattlearchitecture.org.
November 9aia hono® awards
The AIA Seattle Honor Awards, “improv\improve,” celebrates excellence in architecture in the
Northwest, with a focus on small projects with big impacts and big projects with small footprints.
Award event is held at Benaroya Hall; tickets are $25 or $10 for students. Details: (206) 448-4938
or aiaseattle.org.
November 5evening of technology
Learn how to enhance your home technology at this Wipliance event at Alchemy Collections.
Details: wipliance.com.
editors’ picª°
November 5–December 2Gordon Woodside/
John Braseth GalleryAn exhibition of new works by
artist Jared Rue includes modern
interpretations of landscapes that
lean toward the abstract. Admission
is free. Details: (206) 622-7243 or
woodsidebrasethgallery.com.
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November 7
Festive Dining: Giving the Holidays aModern MakeoverFour Seasons Seattle Executive
Chef Kerry Sear and interior
designer Kevin Bradford demon-
strate preparing dishes, decorating
the table and other helpful tips on
throwing festive parties. Class
includes lunch, wine and recipe
cards. Tickets are $100, plus tax
and gratuity. Details: (206) 749-
7000 or fourseasons.com/seattle.
November 24–January 3, 2010
Gingerbread Village Seattle architects and the
Sheraton Seattle Hotel’s culinary
Best of the NorthwestNovember 13–15
Northwest Art Alliance’s21st annual juried fineart and craft show offersopportunities to meetthe artists behind the artand support local talentthis holiday season. Theshow of “art made byhands you can shake”takes place at SeattleCenter. Admission is $7.Details: (206) 525-5926 ornwartalliance.com.
FESTIVAL OF
PoinsettiasDon’t miss this annual event December 7–25 at
Molbak’s Nursery in Woodinville, which displays almost40 different varieties of poinsettia, with roaming carolers
and the traditional poinsettia Christmas tree. Details:(425) 483-5000 or molbaks.com.
November 1 & 8
The Salvage Studio Gift MakingClasses offer creative new ideas
for quick, inexpensive holiday
gifts at PS-Stores in Seattle
(November 1) and Redmond
(November 8). Cost is $10 and
includes a $10 PS-Stores voucher.
Details: thesalvagestudio.com.
November 6–8
Beautiful Tables ShowcaseExperience the art of entertaining
at Lakewold Gardens’ showcase
of professional and novice table
designers. Admission is $5 for
members, $10 for nonmembers.
Details: lakewoldgardens.org.
SEASONAL EVENTS
For more upcomingevents, visitSeattleHomesMag.com
staff design, bake and construct
a village of gingerbread beauties.
Admission is free and donations
benefit the Northwest Chapter
of the Juvenile Diabetes Research
Foundation. Details: (206)
621-9000 or jdrfnorthwest.org.
November 29–January 11, 2010Garden d’Lights Every holiday season, Bellevue
Botanical Garden is transformed
into a fantasyland for this festival.
Twinkling lights are fashioned
into flowers and shrubs, as well
as critters that children can seek
amidst the light display. Admission
is free. Details: (425) 452-2750 or
bellevuebotanical.org.
November 30–December 2Providence O’Christmas TreesVisit Santa, enjoy live music and
bid on decorated Christmas trees
at the three events associated
with the 2009 celebration: Family
Affair Treeview, November 30;
Silver Bells Luncheon, December 1;
and gala auction, December 2.
Auction proceeds benefit
Providence Health and Services.
The treeview event is free;
luncheon tickets are $50; and
auction tickets are $275. Details:
(206) 938-2788 or providence.org/
long_term_care/O_Trees.
December 6Holidays with HeARTThis family fun event at the Four
Seasons Hotel Seattle features
cookie-decorating stations, the
Ultimate Holiday Cookie Recipe
Showdown and more. Tickets are
$35; $25 for children 6–12. A portion
of proceeds benefits Treehouse
Seattle. Details: (206) 749-7000
or fourseasons.com/seattle.
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Out & About with Seattle Homes & Lifest¥les
secret garden tour
Seattle Homes & Lifestyles and Ragen & Associates collaborated for the third year in a row on the Secret
Garden Tour. This year, the tour was an auction item in the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation’s 20thAnniversary Dream Gala, March 7, which raised more than $3 million for juvenile diabetes research. Winningbidders Kathy and Ralph Brindley invited their friends to join SH&L and Chip Ragen for a tour of three privateresidential gardens, designed by Ragen & Associates, on an unseasonably misty day in August.left to right: Keith Kessler; Kathy and Ralph Brindley; Lyn Kessler; A.J. King; Chip Ragen; and Terri King.
northwest design awards galaSeattle Homes & Lifestyles and Seattle Design Center’s 2009 Design Achievement Awards were announced and winners of SDC’s 11th
annual Northwest Design Awards were revealed at the Northwest Design Awards Gala, September 24. The Design Achievement
Awards honor designers who are making a significant local impact in their disciplines (see complete story, page 32). The NWDA contest
celebrates the best of regional interior design, this year recognizing design excellence in 10 categories. 1. 2009 Seattle Design 100+
honoree Jane Weed, owner of Jane Piper Reid & Company, with Pierre Frey. 2. Left to right: Design Achievement Awards went to Kathryn
Gustafson (whose award was accepted by Jennifer Guthrie), Curtis Steiner, Terry Hunziker and George Suyama. 3. Seattle Homes &
Lifestyles Publishing Director Suzie Osterloh (left) and Editor Giselle Smith (right) congratulate Tyler Engle, of Tyler Engle Architects PS,
who received the magazine’s first Publisher’s Choice Award at the Northwest Design Awards gala. His Mount Baker project also won first
place in the NWDA Outdoor category.
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Washington’s second annual Product Runway show to see couture
garments made from interior finishes and materials head down the
runway. The event raised money for Ronald McDonald House Charities
in Western Washington and Alaska. above: Members of SkB Architects,
Pental Granite & Marble and Luwa celebrate their winning design,
made from tiles and vacuum cleaner materials.
PRODUCT RUNWAY
The 22nd annual Auction of Washington Wines raised $1.5 million for
uncompensated care at Seattle Children’s Hospital and for the Washington Wine
Education Foundation. 1. Rich and Cathy Gaspar of Gaspar’s Construction
attended the Barrel Auction & Picnic with the Winemakers on the grounds of
Chateau Ste. Michelle. 2. Netra Nei of Netra Nei Design with Sara Nadolny and
Driscoll Robbins of Driscoll Robbins Fine Carpets.
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REALESTATE
Mercer Island
$32 million
Everything needed for a royal retreat can be
found in this stone-and-stucco manse on Lake
Washington: boathouse, dock, hot tub, six-car
garage and a 13,636-square-foot house.
Contact: Wendy Lister, Coldwell Banker Bain,
(425) 450-5206
Medina
$26.8 million
This 15,320-square-foot home with a wine cellar
may feel like a chateau in the Alps, but it has expan-
sive views of downtown Seattle, Lake Washington,
Mount Rainier—and everything in between.
Contact: Tere Foster, Windermere Real Estate,
(206) 200-8373
(tie) Mercer Island
$25 million
A Chihuly chandelier sparkles in the entry of this
home, but through its atrium, one can see the
stars sparkle. This exotic home also has mirrored
lagoons, saltwater pools, dinner chambers and
a marble salon.
Contact: Wendy Lister, Coldwell Banker Bain,
(425) 450-5206
(tie) Yarrow Point
$25 million
This Eastside traditional estate, built in the
1900s and remodeled in 2007, provides a gaze-
bo, dock and gardens designed to be a private
oasis from city life.
Contact: Anna Riley, Windermere Real Estate,
(425) 822-5100
Seattle
$14.95 million
A tennis player would love the regulation-sized
tennis court on this property. The estate also
features a detached apartment, covered boat-
house, new bulkhead and dock.
Contact: Betsy Terry, Ewing & Clark, Inc.,
(206) 322-2840
Seattle
$12.85 million
A not-too-ostentatious luxury lakefront home is
always classic. This one-story stucco has two
kitchens, skylights, a hot tub, a master bedroom
fireplace and more.
Contact: Kathryn Hughes, Madison House, Ltd.,
(206) 328-1011
Seattle
$10.9 million
Marble inlay, burl wood, granite, mahogany and
onyx are some of the materials used in this
1930s French Normandy home, reconstructed
in 2005, on 0.4 acre. Three adjacent lots are also
available for purchase.
Contact: Betsy Terry, Ewing & Clark, Inc.,
(206) 322-2840
(tie) Snoqualmie
$10.5 million
Step out the doors of this 14,400-square-foot
log home, and you can wander the grounds to
a trout pond, pool, pastoral meadows and gar-
dens—all with Mount Si as a backdrop.
Contact: Wendy Lister, Coldwell Banker Bain,
(425) 450-5206
(tie) Seattle
$10.5 million
This shingle-and-stone home is reminiscent of
the Hamptons, only the views through the bay
windows of Lake Washington and the Cascades
are more majestic. The verdant lot has terraces,
fruit trees and space for gardening.
Contact: Betsy Terry, Ewing & Clark, Inc.,
(206) 322-2840
Mercer Island
$10.3 million
Sit in the infinity pool by the outdoor party
zone of this 8,900-square-foot mansion and you
may feel as if you're actually in Lake Washington.
The party continues with full guest quarters,
three kitchens and 96 feet of beach.
Contact: Wendy Lister, Coldwell Banker Bain,
(425) 450-5206
a view of the topOUR ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE REGION’S 10 MOST EXPENSIVE HOMES
COMPILED BY LINDSEY ROBERTS
Extra, extra! Snap up one of these newsworthy beautieswhile you can. Home sales are predicted to increase in the next year, so theresidences on our annual list of Western Washington’s most expensivehomes may also find their way onto the most-wanted list.
While some real estate values have dropped, prices in this range are holding relativelysteady. “They are less affected by interest rates,” says Coldwell Banker Bain’s Wendy Lister.“These luxury properties have strong value retention, without question.” Those who missthe chance to invest in one of these homes now may just have to admire their top-of-the-line amenities from afar. Consider what’s included in these homes:
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The ideal place for your next getaway!
Victoria’s 55-acre Butchart Gardens (butchartgardens.com) sums up the city’s pleasant floral feel.Winter will soon be setting in, but the gardensoffer greenhouse tours through November andpresents its 23rd annual Magic of Christmas
event, December–January 6, 2010. The gardensmake a wonderful backdrop for holiday displayswith thousands of lights, musical performancesand an outdoor skating rink.
While visiting the city named for a queen, youcan be treated like royalty in the elegant Empress
Room at The Fairmont Empress Hotel (Fairmont
.com/Empress). The restaurant’s mahogany ceilings,tapestry-covered walls and candlelit settings cre-ate a comfortable mood as you enjoy meals fea-turing fresh, local ingredients.
THE FIFTH ANNUAL Crème de la Crème (weddingshowblog.com) wedding show at Vancouver’sFour Seasons Hotel, November 15, presentstrendsetting designs and a showcase of productsand services that cater to brides.
One of Vancouver’s most important contribu-tions to the sudsy tradition of craft beer is
Granville Island Brewing Company (gib.ca) onGranville Island, across False Creek from down-town Vancouver. The brewery near the popularpublic market hosts tours and tastings daily.
Rain may cause visitors to reach for theirumbrellas, but some of Vancouver’s residents arehappiest in water. They can be found at theVancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre(vanaqua.org) in Stanley Park. Sharks, sea turtles,sea otters and even Amazonian animals includingsloths and caimans are home in the internationallyacclaimed aquarium.
During the holiday season, Stanley Park hostsBright Nights (vancouver.ca/PARKS/events/brightnights), November 27–January 2. The park’sminiature railroad rolls through a forest and farm-yard decked in more than 1 million holiday lights.
Combining energetic cosmopolitan culture with unique, organic detail,British Columbia is alluring during all seasons. The B.C. cities of Vancouverand Victoria represent Pacific Northwest elegance, and both feature a widerange of attractions for visitors in winter.
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From sharing the morning paper to chatting about
your day over dinner, chances are your family gathers
in the kitchen. When it’s time to redesign, turn your
kitchen into a comfortable, inviting hangout with
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SOURCES
22 STYLE: HOME OFFICE DESIGN
Page 22: Interior Designer: Christine Archer
Interiors, (425) 898-7789, archerco.com;
Desk, cubes, Porter Collector’s Desk and
Sullivan Leather Cubes, Pottery Barn, pottery
barn.com; office chair, Surf Office Chair, CB2,
cb2.com; mirror, Picture Source, 5961
Corson Ave., (206) 767-6100, picture-
source.com; lamp bases, Shine Home,
Veritables, 10220 Main St., Bellevue, (425)
455-8335, veritablesdecor.com; lampshades, Laurel Ann Studios, Seattle Design
Center, Ste. P-367, (206) 767-2711, laurel
annstudios.com; side chairs, Emerald Home,
emeraldhome.com.
Page 24: Interior Designer: Carrie Hayden,
Style For Living Interior Design, 1921 Second
Ave., (206) 448-9405, greatjoneshome.com;
desk, chairs, chandelier, Great Jones Home,
1921 Second Ave., (206) 448-9405, great
joneshome.com; rug, therugcompany.info.
28 TREND
Settee, shades, votive holders, Custom
raspberry settee, $1,800, raspberry shades,
$5.99 each, mercury glass votives, $5.50
each, at Lauren Sloan Designs, 2612 N.E.
55th St., (206) 245-8105, laurensloandesigns
.com; sequined throw, Bojan fabric by Jakob
Schlaepfer, Trammell-Gagné*, Seattle Design
Center, Ste. A-117, (206) 957-6005, tgshow
room.com; wallpaper, table, Diva by Graham
and Brown, $60 per double roll, and Pumpkin
table by De La Espada, $3,745, at Velocity Art
and Design, 251 Yale Ave. N., (206) 749-9575,
velocityartanddesign.com; chandelier, crys-
tal chandelier, $939.60 at Lighting Universe,
Seattle Design Center, Ste. P-391, (206) 762-
7335, lightinguniverse.com; accent rug,cowhide, $495 at Pizzazzz Interiors, 1520
11th Ave. N.W., Issaquah, (425) 369-0480;
rug, Afghan Peshawar, $8,895 at Andonian
Rugs, Seattle Design Center, Ste. P-392, (206)
762-0323, www.andonianrugs.com; mantel,vintage cast iron, $400 at Antique Importers,
620 Alaskan Way, Ste. 100, (206) 628-8905;
birds, small mirror, Painted gold peacocks,
$95, and vintage gold painted mirror, $175,
through Scavenger Vintage, (425) 890-4911,
vicariouslylovely.blogspot.com, at Foundry,
13th Avenue S. & S. Bailey Street, (206) 618-
3731; large mirror, antique Louis Philippe sil-
ver gilt mirror, $5,720 at Polly McArthur &
Associates, 607 S. Fidalgo St., (206) 768-1964,
pollymcarthur.com; fire screen, Star Fire-
screen, $587 at Masins Fine Furnishings &
Interior Design, 220 Second Ave. S., (206)
622-5606, masins.com; wardrobe, Draped
Darboven Tank Dress, Shipley & Halmos,
$435, Ron Ron pumps, Christian Louboutin,
$595, at Barney’s New York, 600 Pine St.,
(206) 622-6300, barneys.com.
44 HOME FOR CHRISTMAS
Interior Designer: Susan Marinello
Susan Marinello Interiors, 119 S. Main St.,
Ste. 300, (206) 344-5551, susanmarinello.com.
Architects: Lyle and Meredith Grant
Maple Leaf Design, 8057 12th Ave. N.E.,
(206) 523-6427, mleafdesign.com.
Landscape Designer: Bruce Freed
Medina Gardening & Landscaping,
(425) 864-9811.
Builder: Jeff Jordan
JL Jordan Co., 10740 Meridian Ave. N.,
Ste. 108, (206) 726-9577.
Page 44: Ribbon, Midori, PS Stores, 2560
152nd Ave. N.E., Ste. L, Redmond, (425) 885-
0264, ps-stores.com; mirror above fireplace,Nancy Corzine, (310) 672-6775, nancy
corzine.com; silver vases, Smith & Hawken,
smithandhawken.com, and Target, target
.com; sofas, coffee table, Michael Folks
Showroom*, Seattle Design Center, Ste. A-
254, (206) 762-6776, www.michaelfolks.com;
rug, Ramri Rugs*, 1407 11th Ave., (206) 860-
8366, ramrirugs.com; pillows, custom, Susan
Marinello Interiors; ornaments, Target,
target.com, and Roost Home Furnishings,
The Barron Collection Ltd., Pacific Market
Center, 6100 Fourth Ave. S., Ste. 432, (206)
763-2779, barroncollection.com.
Page 48: Entryway lighting fixture, Imports
from Marrakesh Ltd., (212) 675-9700, imports
frommarrakesh.com; table, Baker Knapp &
Tubbs*, Seattle Design Center, Ste. P-170,
(206) 763-3399, bakerfurniture.com; sofa,side chairs, mirror, custom, Susan Marinello
Interiors; coffee table, Baker Knapp &
Tubbs*; rug, Andonian Rugs*, Seattle Design
Center, Ste. P-392, (206) 762-0323, www
.andonianrugs.com; side tables, lamps,Visual Comfort, (713) 686-5999,
visualcomfort.com.
50 SIMPLY TIMELESS
Architects: Stuart Silk Architects
Anne Adams, project architect, 2400 N. 45th
St., Ste. 200, (206) 728-9500, stuartsilk.com.
Landscape Architect: Linda Withington
Beers Withington Landscape Architecture,
1907 E. Aloha St., (206) 322-3884,
beerswithington.com.
Contractor: Schultz Miller
822 John St., (206) 281-1234, schultz
miller.com.
Interior Designer: Patricia Schlapp
Earls & Schlapp, 2009 Broadmoor Dr. E.,
(206) 324-1527.
Page 50: Dining table, chairs, Bausman,
bausman.net.
Page 52: Drapery fabric, Brunswig and Fils,
Jartgar 179/01, The Dixon Group, LLC*,
Seattle Design Center, Ste. P-162, (206) 767-
4454, www.thedixongroup.net; chair, William
Switzer, The Dixon Group*, fabric, Quadrille
Praz, Jane Piper Reid & Company*, 835 S.
Fidalgo St., (206) 621-9290, jprco.com.
Page 53: Bar stools, Michael Folks Showroom*,
Seattle Design Center, Ste. A-254, (206) 762-
6776, www.michaelfolks.com, fabric, Pierre
Frey F2374-007, Jane Piper Reid &
Company*; draperies, fabric, Pierre Frey,
Rubans 178007 in Mozart Bleu 1, Jane Piper
Reid & Company*.
Page 54: Side chairs, Bausman, bausman.net,
fabric, Pierre Frey Mezquita F24998-3, Jane
Piper Reid & Company*; sofa, arm chairs,National Upholstery, The Dixon Group, LLC*;
chair and sofa fabric, Pierre Frey F24975
cordoba-tabac and Pierre Frey F2347-003,
Jane Piper Reid & Company*; rugs,Andonian Rugs, Seattle Design Center, Ste.
P-392, (206) 762-0323, www.andonian
rugs.com; table (between chairs), Panache,
The Dixon Group, LLC*; buttoned back armchair, Edward Farrell, Michael Folks Show-
room*, cover, Fonthill 1923-03, Jane Piper
Reid & Company*; leather ottomans, cus-
tom, Earls & Schlapp, 2009 Broadmoor Dr. E.,
(206) 324-1527; drapery fabric, Ralph Lauren
Malloy l0308F, The Dixon Group, LLC*.
56 ALL THE RIGHT HUES
Garden Designer: Joy Hartley
Garden of Joy, 18551 Morgan Marsh Lane,
Seabeck, (360) 830-5737.
60 HOME OF THE YEAR
Architect: Rik Adams
Adams Mohler Ghillino Architects, 911
Western Ave., Ste. 550, (206) 709-3070,
adamsmohler.com.
Interior Designer: Nell Sanger
Nell Studio, (206) 915-1150, nellstudio.com.
Landscape Architect: Bill Noland
Noland Landscape Design, (206) 284-7019.
Bulider: Phoenix Construction
19004 Lago Pl. N.E., Lake Forest Park, (206)
362-2356, myphoenixconstructioninc.com.
Page 60: Dining table, chairs, bench,Henrybuilt, henrybuilt.com; side chairs,George Nakashima Straight Chair, Knoll,
knoll.com; doors, aluminum slide-fold doors,
NanaWall, nanawall.com; pendant light,Romeo Moon S1, Philippe Starck, flos.com;
kitchen stools, Emeco Counter Stool, duGraf
& Associates, 2233 15th Ave. W., (206) 281-
9366, fabric, Paul Smith Modulating Stripe,
Maharam, maharam.com.
Page 63: Sofa, Piero Lissoni Alphabet Sofa,
Fritz Hansen, Inform Interiors, www.inform
seattle.com; coffee table, Jean Prouve
Gueridon Bas, Vitra, Inform Interiors; fire-place, Burner One, EcoSmart Fire, Inform
Interiors; draperies, Pumice, Wool Challis,
Maharam; kitchen backsplash, Modern
Dimensions Arctic White, Dal-Tile, 6020 Sixth
Ave. S., (206) 763-3004, daltile.com; countertops, Cambrian Black satin granite, Oregon
Tile & Marble, oregontileandmarble.com;
cabinets, White Oak/laminate casework,
Henrybuilt, 997 Western Ave., (206) 624-
9270, henrybuilt.com; refrigerator, French
door refrigerator, Fisher Paykel, Albert Lee
Appliance, albertleeappliance.com; faucet,Talis, Hansgrohe, The Fixture Gallery, thefix
turegallery.com; rangehood, built-in ventila-
tion hood, Miele, Albert Lee Appliance.
Page 64: Coat hooks, mos Office Ivy, Rare
Device, 1845 Market Street, San Francisco,
(415) 863-3969, raredevice.net; benches,Vitra, Ulmer Hocker, Inform Interiors; paint,Benjamin Moore, Seattle Paint Supply,
seattlepaint.com; powder room sink, Escale
wall-mount lavatory, Kohler, kohler.com;
faucet, Symbol, Kohler.
Page 65: Doors, aluminum slide-fold doors,
NanaWall; chair, Fritz Hansen, Hans Wegner
Chair 44, Inform Interiors; floor lamp, Santa
& Cole, TMM Lamp, Liave, 1205 Western Ave.,
(206) 364-0748, liave-home.com; side table,Fritz Hansen, Little Friend, Inform Interiors;
draperies, Pumice, Wool Challis, Maharam.
Page 66: Sofa, Revive, Brandrud Furniture,
brandrud.com.
67 GARDEN PARTY
Architect: Tyler Engle
Tyler Engle Architects, 2126 Westlake Ave.,
(206) 621-7150, tylerengle.com.
Contractor:Thomas Jacobson Construction
2618 Eastlake Ave. E., (206) 720-1800,
thomasjacobson.com.
70 BEFORE & AFTER
Builder: Prestige Custom Builders
(206) 722-1540, prestigecustom
builders.com.
74 GREEN LIVING
Architect: Tom Lenchek
Balance Associates, 80 Vine St., Ste. 201,
(206) 322-7737, balanceassociates.com.
Interior Designer: Jennifer Randall
Jennifer Randall & Associates, 1100 E. Union
St., Ste. 1B, (206) 323-1520, jradesigns.com.
General Contractor:Rhinehart Construction
Winthrop, (509) 996-3396.
Landscape Designers:Windy Valley Landscaping
(509) 733-1090, windyvalleylandscaping.com.
Methow Natives Nursery
(509) 341-4060, methownatives.com.
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