Designer Marianne Simon brings East Coast charm and classicism to the West Coast’s Mt. Vernon. This whole-house design embodies livable luxury by mixing traditional elements with a palette of clean whites and an uncluttered approach.

From out of the desert landscape comes this High Desert home, envisioned by Hacker Architects of Portland, Oregon, as an outcropping of the geologic formations from whence it came. Its Western Red Cedar exterior and floor-to-ceiling glass that echo the surroundings were constructed by Bend, Oregon’s KN Visions to withstand the oft-daily vacillating desert temperatures.

It took a decade for this Woodinville, Washington, home to gestate in the minds of Orlin and Carrie Sorensen, but hiring Jeff Ireland of Ireland General Construction and design partners Beth Dotolo and Carolina Gentry of Pulp Design Studios of Seattle brought it beautifully to life.

For 18 years, owners of this property alongside Face Rock on Bandon, Oregon’s coastline, let it stand vacant. When their son suggested employing Portland’s GSW Architects, who, in turn, recommended Wendy O’Brien Interior Planning and Design, the long-awaited project began.

A plan to repair a failing deck took these homeowners on a journey with GRO Outdoor Living and Finn Hill Masonry that not only improved their deck but also created an entire athletic playground where once there was nothing but a patch of grass.

A complete renovation of this 1980s contemporary gracing the Gearhart, Oregon coastal estuary preserves craftsmanship and prioritizes views.

Magic happened when the owner of this prime real estate overlooking Lake Washington and downtown Seattle hired architect, designer, landscaper Paul Moon of Paul Moon Design and DME Construction to raze his 1970s Bellevue home and design/build an ultra-modern house nestled amongst a forest of stately Douglas firs.

When a young couple purchased a historic family compound on Orcas Island that included 10 outbuildings and an oddly modified central house that needed to be razed, they chose DeForest Architects and NB Design Group of Seattle to design a common space for multiple friends and family to come together to share.

Interior Designer Molly Brown of Molly Brown Creative teamed with Venetian Stone Works to transform her home’s much-outdated kitchen, sourcing Calcutta marble from the same quarry outside Verona, Italy that Michelangelo used. The result – a bright, expansive and fully functional family-friendly space perfect for entertaining.

David Coleman Architecture transformed a single-story Mid-Century Modern home overlooking Elliott Bay into a TWO-story, light-filled home with Danish Modern style and ambiance tied to multiple outdoor spaces. Mark Schilperoort of SBI Construction brought the complex design to life, including craning in the hefty steel package, and skillfully burying it.

Perplexed about how to take full advantage of the spacious living area in the 1930s Laurelhurst home they just purchased, this young family discovered a kindred spirit in Seattle interior designer Kat Lawton of Kat Lawton Interiors to whom they turned for advice.

A combination of unique entertaining areas, raised garden beds, and a relaxing she shed were created to bring the outside in in a way that relates intimately to one another despite their juxtaposition to the otherwise expansive spaces found in this 4,311 sq. ft. Home.

International business executive Kristin Luck and Portland interior designer Angela Todd of Angela Todd Studios met at a time when Luck was at a critical crossroads in life.

A Salem couple flips their kitchen from front to back and is rewarded with an open, welcoming workspace, a new casual eating area and better flow to the backyard at one end and living areas at the other.

The design brief for the kitchen and bath remodels of a Seattle home was make it all memorable, make it all modern and make it all something that the homeowners’ friends and family will definitely talk about.

It didn’t take homeowners Susan and Gary Collar long to realize that the 1938 Lake Oswego home they had purchased for its prime lakeside real estate had undergone one too many remodels to support yet another.

Architects Steve and Cheryl Click of Click Architects teamed with Donald Baptiste of LDB Homes, Architects Steve and Cheryl Click of Click Architects teamed with Donald Baptiste of LDB Homes, LLC, of Seattle to create this innovative modern home whose dramatic corrugated metal exterior with perforated metal detailing creates a very dynamic, yet purposeful architectural statement.

Steve Hoedemaker and Kelly Jimenez of Hoedemaker Pfeiffer in Seattle answered a unique challenge when designing this forever lakeside vacation home alongside a revered 1920s family fishing cabin by mixing architectural simplicity with a modern aesthetic suitable for two siblings’ families and the generations beyond.

When a prominent Ketchum, Idaho gallery owner introduced her art-loving fiancé to award-winning Seattle architect Tom Kundig of Olson Kundig, the desire to build a Kundig home was born. Nestled amidst a warren of Aspen trees, the house rises dramatically to enjoy the view, while simultaneously honoring the couple’s extraordinary art collection.

To open the kitchen, living room and breakfast nook, Andy Patterson of Patterson Ruehlmann Design + Architecture, replaced a glass fireplace that cordoned the living spaces off with a stunning 3-sided fireplace that opens rooms to one another.