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SO MUCH DEPENDS ON THE NURSERY. Whether it’s your first child or your fifth, this room is special—despite the sleepless nights. This is the place where the family brings home each tiny new addition for the first time. Pink may seem predictable for a little girl, but the soft gray and plum in Dwell Baby’s Gio nursery palette add interest, and the effect is anything but average. We designed for a tot with taste, starting with one of the most important pieces in the nursery: the rocking chair. Modernica’s Rocker Arm Chair comes in 16 delightful colors, and this design classic will bring enjoyment to more generations than one. For added amusement above a modern changing table from Tottini, we chose a quirky mountain-goat mobile made by the Duvall company Skyflight Mobiles. With a nursery that is this bright and playful, Mom and Dad won’t mind being sleep-deprived. Well, maybe.
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AS DESIGN DEVOTEES, we’re obsessed with color—exploring fresh combinations, how they evolve and why. Though neutrals are a way of life for many Seattleites, one of the top color gurus is one of our own: Bainbridge Island–based Leatrice Eiseman is director of the Pantone Color Institute. The annual color palettes that Eiseman helps develop for Pantone impact design worldwide. Those schemes guide us in determining how the look of our living spaces will change—and each year’s new colors are shaped as much by current events as by design trends. Of the eight palettes released for 2010, we were particularly inspired by a collection that Pantone named “Resourceful.” The palette’s eight colors (see swatches, above) resonate with us in the Northwest because, now that winter is over, color is creeping back into our lives and even more so into our homes. The combination is a dynamic mix of vibrant sunset hues and elegant neutrals that Eiseman says is in keeping with our regional desire to incorporate the outside environment in our inside living spaces.
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y pantry is an ever-present character in my life. Sometimes it pulses and bulges with too many ingredients, bought with good intentions but never used. Sometimes I open it up, look at all my well-stocked shelves full of grains, fruits, nuts and preserves, and think, “I have nothing to make.” Pantries are fickle—sometimes offering a wealth of options and sometimes feeling completely bare, even when packed to the gills. Stocking a pantry takes organization. It’s easy to fill it with ingredients that seem fun at the grocery store but sit untouched for months once you get them home. In my own pantry, I’ve been staring at the same bag of amaranth flour for far too long. It drives me crazy to waste the space and have this bag of grain taunting me every time I see it. So now I have to figure out what to make with it. My forthcoming book, Urban Pantry: Tips & Recipes for a Thrifty, Sustainable & Seasonal Kitchen, in bookstores in April, aims to demystify that age-old question: “What’s for dinner?” It provides a creative and wholesome foundation to start thinking about food in a fresh, different, delicious way. Recipes maximize ingredients the average home cook tends to have around. If you make roast chicken one night for dinner, for example, plan on using the leftovers the next day in a panzanella salad. Making the most out of your time spent in the kitchen is a smart way to start thinking about food. And varying the ingredients considerably keeps food interesting. I’m not a culinary genius—I’m just organized. Living an organic, healthy, seasonal, sustainable, insert-other-eco-buzz-word-here lifestyle does not mean you have to eat boring food better served to horses. I’m a city girl through and through. I may have dirt under my fingernails and a farmer’s tan, but I also like to drink fancy cocktails with basil-scented syrup and have champagne on a Tuesday night. Why not? Life is short. Too short for running out to the grocery store at 8 p.m. because you ran out of flour and your friend can’t make her gravy that tastes so good over her world-famous roast chicken. Here’s a recipe that uses eggs—one of the most neglected staples in the pantry. It also calls for another, less familiar, staple in my pantry: caster sugar, a superfine sugar that dissolves quickly in liquids. Eggs have a long shelf life, plus they are protein-rich and inexpensive and they cook up in a flash. They can be used for quick meals at home, far beyond the standard breakfast regime. Eggs can be poached, fried, baked, boiled, whipped into dressings, used as garnish—or used to create desserts such as this one. I discovered pavlova after I started making ice cream at home and had extra egg whites. Pavlova is a baked meringue dessert traditionally topped with simple fruit left unadorned. Because pavlova is so sweet, there is no need to add sugar to the fruit on top.
2. Beat the egg whites in a standing mixer until foamy and thick, usually about three to four minutes. Pour in half the caster sugar and beat until incorporated. Add the remaining caster sugar and beat until the mixture forms firm peaks. Using a fine-mesh strainer or sifter, shake the powdered sugar over the mixture. Using a rubber spatula, fold in the powdered sugar, incorporating it well, which will take several folds. 3. Using an offset spatula (or butter knife), spread the meringue into a uniform disc on the parchment. Place the baking sheet on the center rack of the preheated oven. Bake for 30 minutes, then reduce oven temperature to 250 degrees Fahrenheit. Bake for another 45 minutes, until the pavlova is slightly golden, and turn off the oven, leaving the meringue to dry out overnight. Do not open the oven door! 4. Serve the next day with the crushed fruit of your liking—passion fruit, berries or stewed peaches work well. You can also serve with a generous dusting of cocoa powder for a subtle chocolate flavor. *Note: Pavlova holds at room temperature, loosely covered with parchment paper, for a week. Crumble up any leftover bits and store in a glass jar in the freezer for ice cream toppings.
This article is adapted from Urban Pantry: Tips & Recipes for a Thrifty, Sustainable & Seasonal Kitchen (Skipstone, $19.95) by Amy Pennington. The author is the creator of GoGo Green Garden and UrbanGardenShare.org. She has been featured on Martha Stewart Living Radio and is a regular contributing writer to Edible Seattle. Visit www.gogo greengarden.com.
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THE BOLD 3FOOTWIDE BRONZE SCULPTURE IN THE BAY WINDOW WAS DESIGNED BY A FAMILY FRIEND AND GRABS GUESTS’ ATTENTION AS SOON AS THEY WALK THROUGH THE FRONT DOOR. opposite: “THINGS CAN BE DIFFERENT AND STILL LOOK GOOD TOGETHER,” THE WIFE SAYS OF HER
DESIRE FOR AN ECLECTIC LOOK. TO ACHIEVE THIS, INTERIOR DESIGNER NANCY BURFIEND PAIRED A LEATHER SOFA AND MODERN WINGBACK CHAIRS WITH A TRADITIONAL AREA RUG.
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The homeowners asked Burfiend for a warmer look that combines their traditional and modern tastes into a youthful yet sophisticated eclectic style. “I wanted to create a comfortable, inviting environment—to have something that the whole family can enjoy, spill things, what have you,” Burfiend says. “We didn’t want to have any rooms that were off-limits for kids,” the wife agrees. With principal architects Stuart Silk and Michael Troyer and contractors from Roberts Wygal also on board, the design team planned a fast-track remodel so the homeowners could move in and get settled before the birth of their daughter.
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Most of the project involved redefining spaces on the main and upper levels. Silk and Troyer removed a service staircase and tore down a wall, fireplace and all, between the kitchen and the formal dining room to create an open area that is now the hub of family life. The former dining area was rededicated as a family room adjacent to the kitchen, and now the homeowners can cook while enjoying sunlight and garden views through south-facing windows. An elegant new dining room next to the kitchen features a zero-clearance fireplace and unique wine racks; it is perfect for both large holiday meals and casual pizza dinners. A wall separates the kitchen and family room from a formal living and sitting area. Pocket doors can slide shut when the homeowners want to entertain while the kids watch TV in the room next door. Upstairs, Silk and Troyer expanded the master suite into a neighboring
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bedroom to open up enough space for a walk-in dressing area and a spalike bathroom. Although they were reworking the interiors, the design team was careful to respect the traditional elements of the original home. The architects matched the existing hardwood floors and crown moldings and designed French doors to fit the style of the home’s existing windows and doors. “It takes a real quiet, soft hand to work on these houses and be sensitive to protect the heritage but accommodate modern elements that families require today,” Silk says. Throughout the newly defined spaces, Burfiend created the eclectic look that the homeowners desired. In the study, a white lacquer desk, high-sheen casework and a traditional fireplace mantel—salvaged from the wall that was removed between the old dining room and kitchen—
ARCHITECTS STUART SILK AND MICHAEL TROYER DESIGNED THE DINING ROOM’S UNIQUE WINE RACKS, WHICH THE HUSBAND REQUESTED AFTER SEEING A SIMILAR IDEA IN A MAGAZINE. opposite: THE KITCHEN IS THE HUB OF FAMILY LIFE, WITH VIEWS OUT TO THE
LUSH LANDSCAPE AND PLENTY OF LIGHT FROM SOUTHFACING WINDOWS IN THE ADJACENT FAMILY ROOM.
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SILK AND TROYER INSTALLED A HANGING MIRROR IN THE EASTFACING WINDOW TO PREVENT HAVING TO MAKE EXTERIOR CHANGES IN THE MASTER SUITE; A SUNLIT HALLWAY CONNECTS THE BEDROOM TO ITS WALKIN DRESSING AREA AND BATH; BURFIEND DESIGNED AN UPHOLSTERED HEADBOARD FOR A DRAMATIC TOUCH.
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mingle for a look thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s both edgy and chic. In the kitchen, an elegant Donghia chandelier adds a traditional touch to the otherwise contemporary room. The formal living room and a sitting area next to dramatic bay windows are reďŹ ned yet cozy, with a leather sofa and upholstered chairs from the homeownersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; previous home, two new chartreuse armchairs and a statement-making geometric sculpture. In the second-ďŹ&#x201A;oor master bath, a Murano glass chandelier and contemporary egg-shaped tubâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;selected because it is shallow enough in which to bathe a babyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;strike the right balance between traditional glam and modern minimalism. BurďŹ end heeded the homeownersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; requests for child-friendly furnishings and ďŹ nishes throughout. Honed Calcutta marble, which easily stains, was nixed in favor of polished CaesarStone quartz on the kitchen counters. (The marble did ďŹ nd its way into less high-traďŹ&#x192;c areas such as the powder room, however.) Silk fabrics and sharply angled furniture were out, so
Burfiend searched for pieces with rounded corners and dirt-resistant materials that are practical but still gorgeous. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Amazingly, I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t feel like we had to make a lot of compromises,â&#x20AC;? the wife says about designing with their children in mind and working within such a tight time frame. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The reason is probably that we had worked with Nancy before, and we really trusted her decisions.â&#x20AC;? The feeling is mutual. Burfiend lauds the designersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; teamwork, and architects Silk and Troyer describe the owners as perfect clients who make quick decisions. Eight months after the start of the project, the homeowners and their 2-year-old son were settled into their new home. And their daughter arrived two months later, right on schedule. /\USZO 1OP]bOXS Wa /aaWabO\b 3RWb]` ]T GYUhh`Y <caYg @]ZYghm`Yg"
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THE LIBRARY FEATURES A TABLE MADE FROM AN ANTIQUE CHINESE DOOR, CONTEMPORARY CHAIRS FROM HOLLY HUNT AND AN ANTIQUE FRENCH EMPIRE CHAIR. THE ROOMSIZED SISAL RUG IS OVERLAID WITH AN USHAK RUG FROM TURKEY. THE OIL PAINTING OF NAPOLEON BONAPARTE IS BY TONY SHERMAN.
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nterior designer Doug Rasar often works on multiple projects with the same clients over the years. Not long ago, Rasar and architect Brandt Hollinger (who has since retired and moved to California) revisited a home on Yarrow Point that they had designed more than 10 years ago for a Bellevue family. The couple’s then-young children had since grown into high school students, and the family was ready for a new look as well as a remodel to meet their changing needs. Since their first collaboration, Rasar had worked on the owners’ Montana ranch and their business office interiors. The designer welcomed the opportunity for another “joint venture.” “We always have a lot of back and forth,” Rasar says of the relationship with his clients, who were involved in all aspects of the redesign. In its original conception, the shingle-style home kept to traditional décor and primary colors. This time around, the idea was to introduce a more
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muted and sophisticated color sensibility and to infuse the interiors with both eclectic and modern touches. “The whole agenda was to make this a more mature family house,” says Rasar, who used dark, rich earth tones for the finishes and furnishings. The first priority was to enhance the home as a gathering spot for the teenage twins and their friends. Rasar and Hollinger enlarged the kitchen and moved it to an outside wall so the owners can enjoy natural light in that room. They created an informal dining space in the former kitchen area and converted what was once the main living room into an inviting library. Other additions include a media and game room and a covered outdoor patio with a fireplace that serves as an all-weather entertainment area. Upstairs, they reconfigured the children’s rooms and the closets. A collection of exquisite contemporary American artwork—which the owners had originally acquired for a corporate office—found new life in
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the redesigned home. Many of the pieces are now focal points that are given added relief by deep hues on the walls. Rasar, who believes in creating a highly individualized look for each project, shopped in New York and Los Angeles as well as Seattle to outďŹ t the new interiors, as well as creating many custom light ďŹ xtures with Gulassa & Co., Inc. The home is now a harmonious mix of both old and new European, Asian and American furnishings. As in all Rasar interiors, the home contains many unique features. In the media room, for example, Rasar juxtaposed stained and painted wood on the walls. He also seamed together small area rugs to form a larger ďŹ&#x201A;oor rug and designed a custom sectional with a back upholstered in woven tribal rugs. The marriage of diverse elements is perhaps most surprising in the kitchen. Here, a two-toned wood island is topped by honed granite bordered by a leather-ďŹ nish granite; tiled walls, leaded glass cabinets, an antique Japanese
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tansu and old European hexagonal ďŹ&#x201A;ooring tiles all magically come together into a warm, coherent whole. Throughout the project, durability was a strict requirementâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;everything needed to be able to withstand heavy use by the active household. Seating in the dining room and kitchen was upholstered in Izit man-made leather, and the outdoor patio chairs are resin for ease of maintenance. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This family has a huge zest for life and really lives large,â&#x20AC;? Rasar says. With its personalized touches, updated and enlarged kitchen, and reconďŹ gured bedroomsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;plus the new library, media room and outdoor entertaining spaceâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;this home now has everything the family needs to live as large they want. 2SaWU\ e`WbS` O\R W\bS`W]` RSaWU\S` :WaO 9S\\SRÂĄ `SQS\bZÂĄ []dSR W\b] O \Se V][S W\ bVS ;ORWa]\ DOZZSÂĄ
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THE COOL DRAMA OF THE FIREPLACE IS WARMED BY THE EARTHY TONES OF THE NATURAL WOOD SHUTTERS AND THE KNOTTY PINE WALLS AND CEIL ING. THE PAINTING IS BY JOE ANDOE; AN ANTIQUE INDUSTRIAL ARMOIRE PURCHASED IN NEW YORK HIDES MEDIA EQUIPMENT; THE COVERED OUTDOOR PATIO OUTLINED BY A CIRCULAR COLONNADE IS BUILT AROUND A MASSIVE FIREPLACE AND LENDS ITSELF TO ALLSEASON ENTERTAINING. THE WICKER RESIN CHAIRS AND TABLES CAN WITHSTAND THE ELEMENTS AS WELL AS TOUGH USE. THE LIGHT FIXTURE IS BY PAUL FERRANTE INC., IN LOS ANGELES.
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A CRUSHEDGRANITE PATH LEADS THROUGH THE BOUNTIFUL PLANTINGS IN PHYLLIS WARMAN’S FRONT GARDEN. WARMAN FOCUSES ON FOLIAGE COLOR, SUCH AS THE LOWGROWING BLACK MONDO GRASS OPHIOPOGON PLANISCAPUS ‘NIGRESCENS’ IN THE FOREGROUND, AND PLANT FORM AND TEXTURE, INCLUDING MOUNDS OF REDLEAF JAPANESE MAPLES, AT LEFT, TO CREATE A LANDSCAPE OF YEARROUND INTEREST.
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The Kirkland house that she and her husband, Leon, had built for them 24 years ago after they moved to the Northwest from California is adjacent to a spring-fed wetland. A stream runs east of the house, then diagonally through the front landscape where itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s then diverted into the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s storm drains. Warman added water of her own design: fountains that burble, gush and weep as well as basins that hold still water throughout the garden. Water collects in depressions atop basalt basin stones and in a shallow copper bowl, where it reďŹ&#x201A;ects images and light. As a landscape designer, Warman knows that water features, plants and garden accessories must be integrated elements in a landscapeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;pieces working toward a whole eďŹ&#x20AC;ectâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and she knows that every garden begins somewhere. In her own garden, the ďŹ rst piece she added was a ďŹ&#x201A;agstone patio in back. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was all ďŹ ll dirt,â&#x20AC;? Warman says, describing the blank slate with which she started in 1985. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wanted a place for my daughter to ride her Big Wheel.â&#x20AC;? But because the house sits to the back of the quarter-acre lot, it was close to the property lines. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We wanted to make this more private,â&#x20AC;? Warman says, standing on the back deck. So at the top of the bank above the patio, they planted English laurel (Prunus laurocerasus) and Leyland cypress (x Cuprocyparis leylandii) that grew into a tall green wall to accompany native willow, buckthorn and vine maple. For years, that was the extent of Warmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s home garden design. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This climate didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t engender gardening in me,â&#x20AC;? she says of often gray, rainy days in the Puget Sound region. Still, a high school job in a Southern California ďŹ&#x201A;ower shop and a love of plants eventually led her to garden design. In 2002, when she worked in the indoor plants department at Molbakâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in Woodinville, Warman met Don Marshall, who runs the environmental horticulture program at Lake Washington Technical College in Kirkland. She decided to enroll in the program and soon began using her talent for design and knowledge of plants to create gardens that included an award-winning display for the 2007 Northwest Flower & Garden Show. Warmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s evolved love of plants and new skills as a designer led her to dive back into her own garden creation. Because she wanted a focal point that
THE UPRIGHT FORM OF HORSETAIL ď&#x161;ŽEQUISETUM HYEMALEď&#x161;Ż FORMS AN EXCLAMATION POINT RISING FROM THE FOUNTAIN BELOW THE WHITE MOPď&#x161;şHEAD FLOWERS OF HYDRANGEA â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;BLUSHING BRIDE.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;
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could be enjoyed from inside the house as well as from the garden, Warman and her husband installed a trough fountain at the edge of the patio. A secondary benefit was that the fountain provides an aural privacy screen. Its design is sleek and classic: Decorative metal-toned concrete tiles set into quartz tile are fixed with copper pipes as spigots on either side of a central spout fashioned from an antique coal scoop. Concrete accented with small, embedded tiles covers the cinderblock that forms the fountain, which is capped with Arizona flagstone. As Warman worked on her own garden and began helping clients with their garden dreams, she realized her main interest lies in foliage and form—“I look for leaf shape and texture,” she says. “I don’t plant for [how a plant] flowers, because flowers don’t last.” At the east end of her backyard flagstone patio grow native plants that include sword fern (Polystichum munitum), red-flowering currant (Ribes sanguineum) and high-bush cranberry (Viburnum edule). “I start a lot of plants in containers,” Warman says of the ceramic pots that sit on her deck, on the front porch and throughout the garden. In one large green container grows Ginkgo biloba ‘Jade Butterflies.’ The ancient ginkgo is Warman’s favorite plant, the one she chose as her business logo: “It symbolizes strength, longevity and wisdom.” The fan-shaped leaves of ‘Jade Butterflies’ are especially large and scalloped.
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A quiet shade garden outside the dining room at the corner of the house was designed “mainly for viewing through the windows,” the designer explains. This garden claims the spot of her son’s former sandbox—he’s now 16. Warman designed it for winter, with glossy fronds of the tassel fern at the base of the Japanese pagoda tree (Sophora japonica), along with native wild ginger and hellebores. Evergreen shrubs add color year-round—the red foliage of heavenly bamboo and mottled cream-pink-white-and-green leaves of Osmanthus heterophyllus ‘Goshiki.’ Outside the shade garden, through a gate flanked by Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Lady in Red,’ sits a patio screened from the street by trees and large shrubs. A copper fire cauldron draws family and friends here to enjoy the garden in the evening. “Our son is a musician, and he and his friends come out here, roast hot dogs and marshmallows and play music,” Warman says. A purple-leaf plum tree creates a canopy for the patio; the tree is underplanted with more tassel ferns and silver-leaf bugloss (Brunnera macrophylla ‘Jack Frost’). Water from the hillside runs through a rock-lined channel in the front garden—after Warman and her husband cleared out invasive blackberries. Native plants reclaim the eastern edge of their property and, with permission, the Warmans now clear noxious weeds off their neighbor’s hillside, too, and help maintain the canopy of evergreens and bigleaf maples. Arborists from Apical
AFTER REMOVING INVASIVE BLACKBERRIES ON THE WOODED SIDE OF THEIR PROPERTY AND, WITH PERMISSION, ON THEIR NEIGHBOR’S LOT, WARMAN AND HER HUSBAND BECAME STEWARDS OF THE LAND, RESTORING NATIVE HABITAT AND MAINTAINING THE HEALTH OF THE TREES. DOG BYRON BAY ACCOMPANIES WARMAN IN THE GARDEN.
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PIECE OF HARDSCAPEď&#x161;źWHICH SERVES AS ENTERTAINMENT SPACE; A TALL BROWN URN, AGAINST THE HOUSE, IS ONE OF FIVE RECIRCULATING FOUNTAINS IN THE GARDEN; THE PURPLEď&#x161;şLEAF PLUM TREE PROVIDES NOT JUST A FOCAL POINT BUT ALSO GOOD COLOR AND A BOUNTY OF SUMMER FRUIT. opposite: THE COPPER FIRE CAULDRON OFFERS WARMTH AND A GATHERING PLACE AMID ABUNDANT PLANTINGS THAT INCLUDE HYDRANGEA â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;LADY IN RED,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;
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THE KITCHEN IN THIS BAINBRIDGE ISLAND HOME was dark and small, and the home’s choppy and restrictive layout made the owners feel as though they were sitting across from each other on a small train, architect Peter Brachvogel explains. THE SOLUTION: To help them create an open kitchen with room for a dining table, the homeowners brought in Brachvogel and Stella Carroso of BC&J Architects. “The idea was to move the kitchen to the sunnier back porch area,” Brachvogel says. The old kitchen was at the center of the house, with no windows. Now the room, well lit by west-facing windows with backyard views, is a more comfortable place for family gatherings. Brachvogel and Carroso painted the vaulted ceiling charcoal and installed hemlock wood strips, spaced a quarter inch apart, to create an appealing shadow line and to add texture to an
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otherwise plain ceiling. To keep with the home’s farmhouse aesthetic, they used matching hickory flooring. At the homeowners’ request, the architects added an exit to an adjoining mudroom and a passage to the master bedroom to prevent bottlenecks in the high-traffic area. “Our kids were growing and it was difficult to have more people in the kitchen,” the owner says. “But this flows better. It’s more welcoming.” The owners also found a new—and better—use for the old kitchen space: They turned the windowless area into an appropriately low-lit study. For resource information, see Sources, page 78.
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WHAT STARTED AS A DESIRE TO MAKE ROOM FOR A SIMPLE STUDIO in Deb Prince and Jerry Diercks’ waterfront Salmon Bay home eventually transformed into a plan for a fully renovated, environmentally friendly home. “The catalyst was that Jerry needed a studio to work in, and that was the whole tipping point,” explains architect Cheryl Hughes of Hughes Studio Architects. “We decided, if we’re going to do this, let’s do it right.” To work within the house’s original footprint, Hughes and the homeowners opted to reconfigure existing spaces to make them more functional. They renovated the basement, excavating the ground on the water side and adding windows to let in light. “Not all of the elements of the remodel appear green at first glance, but it was a shared goal from the beginning,” Hughes explains. The pool, for example, is integrated with a solar hot water system that warms the house through an in-floor system when it is cold outside and heats the pool during warmer months. Rooftop photovoltaic panels generate electricity, which powers the home. Inside the house, all of the appliances are Energy Star; floors, interior doors and cabinetry are made of sustainable woods such as lyptus, bamboo and ipe. Many of the home’s elements, such as the slide-fold doors, were available at local stores, and all of the cabinetry and interior doors were made by the contractor, cutting down on the overall carbon footprint of the project. But materials and design are not the only elements of a green remodel: “The biggest green thing about the whole project was that they didn’t move,” Hughes says. “They didn’t tear down the house they already had. They used every inch of space and intend to stay there the rest of their lives.” For resource information, see Sources, page 78.
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POSITION OF THE HOMEOWNERS’ PROPERTY REQUIRED THEM TO BE MINDFUL ABOUT INCORPORATING ONLY NATIVE PLANT SPECIES IN THE LANDSCAPE DESIGN; THE SWIMMING POOL IS FILLED WITH SALTWATER, ELIMINAT ING THE NEED FOR HARSH CHEMICAL TREAT MENTS SUCH AS CHLORINE; THE SOLAR HOT WATER SYSTEM ON THE ROOF ALLOWS FOR AN EFFICIENT HEATING SYSTEM, INTEGRATING THE HOME’S INTERIOR, THE SWIMMING POOL AND THE SPA.
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Lisa Harris Gallery New Hampshire native Kim Osgood displays her cheerful monotypes, including Warm (right). Details: (206) 443-3315 or lisaharrisgallery.com.
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Historic Seattle Demonstrations Part of Historic Seattleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Preserving Your Old House program, hands-on demonstrations include â&#x20AC;&#x153;Plasterwork,â&#x20AC;? March 13, and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Woodwork and Painting,â&#x20AC;? April 10. The series runs through June 5. Registration is $10 per demonstration. Details: (206) 622-6952 or historicseattle.org.
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Master Builders Association 2010 Charity Auction Join the Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties at Teatro ZinZanni, April 24, for a night of theater, ďŹ ne dining, interactive performance and an auction to beneďŹ t the Master Builders Career Connection and Master Builders Care Foundation, which funds scholarships and helps build shelter for the homeless and ramps for the disabled. Tickets are $200â&#x20AC;&#x201C;$300. Details: (425) 451-7920 or mba-ks.com.
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Built Green Conference Join building industry professionals at Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue and learn about quality green building practices and materials, discover eco-friendly products and discuss projects with others interested in building sustainable communities. Registration is $135 per person for three or more from one company, $180 for Built Green members, $225 for nonâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Built Green members, $90 for students. Details: (425) 460-8238 or builtgreen conference.com. March 12â&#x20AC;&#x201C;14
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Tacoma Remodeling Expo The Tacoma Remodeling Expo, at the Greater Tacoma Convention and Trade Center, features demonstrations and building experts who can help with every aspect of home renovation. Admission is $6. Details: homeshowcenter.com.
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April 22 is the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. Join other volunteers for environmental clean-up activities and to spread awareness. Help restore the Duwamish River at Duwamish Alive! (206-382-7007 or puget sound.org), April 17; clear the Burke-Gilman Trail (green seattle.org) of invasive species, April 17â&#x20AC;&#x201C;23; or learn about the latest sustainable business practices at the GoGreen Conference (206-450-4034 or seattle.gogreenconference.net), April 21.
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Bellevue Arts Museum presents a retrospective of Beth Levine, a pioneer in shoe design, who created the iconic white go-go boots. The exhibit features more than 100 pairs of shoes and boots designed by Levine. Admission is $9. Details: (425) 519-0770 or bellevuearts.org.
The Everett Home & Garden Show takes place at Comcast Arena. Get home improvement tips and ideas, enjoy informational lectures and talk to experts about everything from lighting to paint. Admission is $7.50. Details: (425) 210-3505 or everetthomegardenshow.com.
Co-sponsored by Seattle Homes & Lifestyles, the Bainbridge Tour of Architects features various projects including an accessible tree house, a boathouse remodel and a renovated landmark. Suggested donation is $15 for one day, $20 for both days, and includes shuttle service. Details: (206) 819-3618 or tourofarchitects.com.
Unwind and enjoy the weekend at the Taste Washington! food- and wine-tasting event at Qwest Field Event Center. Tickets are $75. Details: (206) 667-9463 or tastewashington.org.
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Spruce up your garden for spring and browse a large assortment of plants provided by 15 specialty growers. The sale takes place at the Northwest Horticulture Society Hall at the Center for Urban Horticulture. Details: (206) 780-8172 or northwesthort.org.
Dozens of specialty nurseries present their choicest perennials, annuals, trees and more at Magnuson Park for FlorAbundance, the regionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest plant sale, beneďŹ ting the Arboretum Foundation. Parking and admission are free. Details: (206) 325-4510 or arboretumfoundation.org.
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“I love these sheets from my good friend Jeff Curran’s online catalog. The more they’re laundered, the softer they get, and they only come in my favorite color: white!” —Nancy Burfiend, principal, NB Design Group
1. “I love the new color that Le Crueset has introduced for its cast-iron cookware: Cassis. Though the whole line comes in this delicious shade of purple, my choice for spring is this set of Round French Ovens.” —Giselle Smith, Editor-in-Chief Le Crueset Round French Ovens, $184.95–$269.95 at Sur La Table, multiple locations, surlatable.com.
500 thread-count sheets, $115–$125 at Curran, 1932 First Ave., Ste. 905, (800) 555-6653, curranonline.com.
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2. “These cheery folding chairs inspire me to throw an impromptu lunch party on the lawn underneath some lanterns and with a colorful mix of dishes!” —Stacy Kendall, Market Editor Terai folding chair, floral stripe, $198 at Anthropologie, multiple locations, anthropologie.com.
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