From admin on November 19th, 2010 in Seattle
If Leonardo DaVinci said that simplicity is the ultimate sophistication, then this pared-down
125-square-foot studio apartment located in the
center of Seattle's famous Pike Place Market is doubly sophisticated. The building, originally temporary housing for fishermen in 1907, has been beautifully renovated with a rooftop balcony view of Puget Sound, Mount Rainer, and the Olympic Mountains as well....
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November 15th, 2010 in Seattle
When boaters Jeff and Candy Kanter moved from California to a 1960's home on Bainbridge Island, they had no intention of adding square feet. They recognized simply that their two-story house overlooking Mount Rainer and Mount Baker needed updating and could take better advantage of the view and location.
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September 24th, 2010 in Seattle
We know everybody’s strapped for cash these days. But thanks to the abundance of awesome thrift and salvage shops in Seattle, you don’t have to buy much of anything brand-new. In fact, items that have been salvaged and spruced up for second-time usage are usually rich in character and very low in price. Here are our favorite home treasure troves in Seattle.
1. Second Use
7953 2nd Ave S
Maple base kitchen cabinets for $145
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September 13th, 2010 in Seattle
When Tracey and Chuck Shigley made the bold decision to tear down their crumbling Wallingford home and start from scratch, they eagerly began anticipating the project ahead of them. But what was to become of the elements in their existing home—the parts that had a little life left in them? They left that up to the Seattle RE Store.
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August 31st, 2010 in Seattle
Originally a 1920's Sears Catalog House, this home in the Wallingford neighborhood of Seattle certainly came with some old-school charm. That was precisely why the homeowners believed that adding a second story would be a bit of a challenge—one that the famous Bosworth Hoedemaker Architecture felt more than comfortable taking on.
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