Portland-based interior designer, Jennifer Leonard, creates a view-oriented condominium space with tons of entertaining potential for a Portland couple on the 22nd floor of the Cosmopolitan building.

European-born interior designer Hester Capriotti, gives her century-old home in Portland's West Hills a modern refresh without losing any of its original charm—or party potential.

Architect James Dixon of Portland, Oregon, and Chatham, New York, has long had a fascination for barns. This one - fashioned as a pool house - looks like a simple vernacular barn when seen from afar, until you get up close and find it's part of a pavilion.

Abutting a major arterial, screening was critical for this custom home owned and built by Treebird Construction. The owners had recently relocated from a more rural part of the state, and wanted to do everything they could to preserve the peaceful feel of the country.

Bahn mi sandwiches. Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young. Scotch whisky aged in sherry casks. Tradition has its place, but sometimes, great things come from the collision of cultures. For this home in Oregon, cross-cultural thinking made it possible to create the feel of a European vacation in the heart of the Willamette Valley.

Dana Gish and her husband have lived all over, from Southern California and Wyoming to Chicago, even spending time living internationally. But as they searched for a home to raise their children, they found themselves drawn to a clean, traditional style that can be hard to find in the Northwest.

Designer Garret Cord Werner spent a great deal of time studying this sloping Vancouver, BC lot to discover how to integrate his new home design into the landscape and still achieve the best view, privacy and livability possible.

On the windswept southern end of Whidbey Island, this family retreat combines nautical themes, industrial design, and a casual vibe with some serious durability features to ensure many multi-generational gatherings to come.

DeForest Architects teamed NB Design Group to build a serene lakefront home. The living spaces open to terraces, gardens and sweeping views of the water and Mt. Rainier.

A love of the shingle-style homes of the Hamptons and on Nantucket informed the build of a Southwest Portland family home.

Kirk Riley Design undertakes a kitchen remodel fitting of a 1920’s Tudor home in the Queen Anne neighborhood. Navy cabinets with antique mirror details shimmer around brass hardware and fixtures.

Architect Paul Moon and interior designer Susan Marinello collaborate to create a warm, modern interpretation of a classic Italian villa.

After taking photos of barns her whole life, Tracey Brown and her husband Charlie build their own barn home on an apple orchard near Lake Chelan in Washington. SkB Architects leads the design team.

Squeezed between Washington’s Chuckanut Bay and a steep ferny incline, a home made entirely from cast concrete rises and surprises with its warmth and natural feel.

A new home in Oregon’s High Desert is both a nod to mid-century design and a thoughtful reflection of its surroundings. Knotted juniper siding and rough-hewn accessories complete the look.

When a couple with contemporary taste finds a house in Portland’s Grant Park neighborhood but it’s a 1925 Dutch Colonial, they turn to Jeff and Jenny Guggenheim to freshen it up.

On a waterfront site in Lake Oswego, a family builds a home with entertainment spaces on multiple levels. Now, there’s a seamless flow between the house and water, and visitors come by car and boat.

A Seattle design team transforms a dark, oversized lodge in Cle Elum, Washington into an elegant proportion of light, materials and connection to its woodland setting.

When a German family living in the Northwest decides to remodel their outdated suburban kitchen, they look to Europe for inspiration and to Seattle designer Cathleen Summers for guidance.

Portland architect Tim Eddy designs a modern new home with an expansive glass envelope that blurs the lines between inside and out, and incorporates leading sustainability features.