Home & Decor

A classic Tudor Revival home has been brought up-to-date inside, while still maintaining an old world charm, Monday, Dec. 17, 2018, in Seattle. Pictured is a detail of tudor exterior.

March 8, 2019 at 7:00 am

In this top-to-bottom remodel, you will not see THIS top coming — which is the whole idea VIEW

A classic Queen Anne home holds stunning surprises on every level.

Tuesday, November 27, 2018. NWLiving Issaquah. Carey Moran of BUILD LLC has created a modern home for a family of 4; plus extended family. exterior 208397 208397 (Steve Ringman / The Seattle Times)

March 1, 2019 at 7:00 am

A new modern home in the Issaquah Highlands has room for everyone — but not necessarily every single thing VIEW

Homeowners with architectural backgrounds work with BUILD LLC to create a place of maximum minimalism.

Michelle Dirkse goes through some of the fabric and wallpaper she has designed in her Capitol Hill studio, where she works and displays her line, Monday, December 17, 2018. Pillows and the wallpaper behind her are also her designs. 208754

February 8, 2019 at 7:00 am

Interior designer Michelle Dirkse creates one-of-a-kind textiles from local artists’ work VIEW

THE CREATORS: In a longtime pattern of collaboration, Dirkse develops a new line of wallpapers, fabrics and area rugs.

The Swopes’ 1903 home was raised and moved 5 feet toward the street to create a larger backyard, and to add on a family room and garage while using some of the original windows to maintain the exterior character of this classic Denny Blaine house. The whole house was modernized and remodeled, including an all-new basement level.
Photographed on November 1, 2018.

February 1, 2019 at 7:00 am

A historical Denny-Blaine home shifts into a more-contemporary aesthetic — and onto a new foundation 5 feet away VIEW

With a new addition and a thorough remodel, this 1903 home undergoes a moving experience.

Sheri Olson’s family room, seen through the kitchen, after remodeling her midcentury-modern house, Monday, Oct. 29, 2018, in West Seattle.

January 4, 2019 at 7:00 am

An architect remodels her own West Seattle rambler, putting her skills — and heaps of elbow grease — to excellent use VIEW

Modernizing her midcentury-modern home has become an intensely personal (and personally intense) project.

December 15, 2018 at 8:00 am

Is your house ready for holiday guests? Simple fixes might be the way to go

Sixty-seven percent of homeowners worry that friends and family will judge their homes when they visit. But simple fixes can hide many imperfections. Or maybe...

This Noble fir has legs as Johathan Muir carries it to the shaker and bailer at Christmas Creek Tree Farm in North Bend.

Friday Nov 30, 2018

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December 7, 2018 at 2:29 pm

Cutting your own Christmas tree: a day of family traditions on a North Bend farm VIEW

A trip to a Puget Sound-area Christmas tree farm can be a bonding experience. In North Bend, the families cutting down these trees spoke of...

December 5, 2018 at 2:31 pm

Sea reefs and sunsets: Living Coral is color of the year

Pantone Color Institute names the 2019 color of the year.

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Bridget Beth Collins breathes life into foraged botanicals, which she shares with over 200,000 follwers on Instagram.

November 28, 2018 at 7:00 am

Bridget Beth Collins, the Flora Forager, paints with petals

The natural artist from Ravenna still considers herself a beginning gardener, but her botanical compositions are blooming into big business.

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If planted now, amaryllis plants like this candy-striped variety should bloom in 8-12 weeks.

November 14, 2018 at 7:00 am

Sure, you could buy a festive blooming amaryllis, but it’s so much more fun to grow your own

Here’s how to plant bare-root bulbs for dramatic winter-brightening blossoms.

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