Seattle Culture
This Modern Outdoor Table Also Stores Your Drinks
A modern outdoor table gets its signature finish from an ancient element
This article appears in print in the July 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe. Susan Mills, owner of Susan Mills Showroom (Seattle Design Center, SoDo, 5701 Sixth Ave. S, Suite 200; 206.682.6388 ), believes outdoor furniture to be as important as what you find indoors, and options beyond the standard teak and powder-coated stainless steel to be as…
AIA Home of Distinction: Inside a Sublime San Juan Island Retreat
A couple’s San Juan Island campsite turns into the home of their dreams—30 years in the making
LITTLE BOXES: Paul and Bonnie Bunning wanted their house to be an art piece, says principal designer Geoff Prentiss. That meant from the outside as well as within. The house, a series of cascading boxes, is wrapped in cypress boards preserved in the Japan
Summer Beauty Essentials for Seattle’s Sunny Season
With consistent sunshine ahead, you'll want to add these skin and beauty essentials to your routine right away. Your skin will thank you later
It’s always sunny in Seattle. At least that is what we hope for as we look forward to the estimated 152 days of coveted summer patio cocktails and beach bonfires at Golden Gardens. With Memorial Day just around the corner, it can be tempting to ditch the sunscreen and spend an entire afternoon soaking up…
For Generations, Seattle’s Innovators Have Called Dexter and Westlake Home
Change is the only constant, they say, and it’s happening all over Seattle— no place more so than along a stretch of Dexter and Westlake where yesterday’s innovators settled and today’s dreamers are also finding a home
This article appears in print in the May 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe. White-haired Claude N. Nelson, an 86-year-old retired Boeing technical illustrator, takes two buses to get to the Friday lunch of Swedish meatballs at the Swedish Club, housed in an early 1960s-era building perched above Lake Union on Dexter Avenue. Nelson grew up on the…
AIA Home of Distinction: The DADU with Puget Sound Views That Makes Compact Living Feel Spacious
When an unsightly garage brought her down, a Sunset Hill woman built it up
For the ground level of the DADU, project designer Theresa Freeman of SHKS Architects recommended concrete floors to withstand everything from a pingpong game to boat-building; white rock was mixed with the concrete to lighten the appearance before polish
Q&A: Kyla Coleman, Winner of ‘America’s Next Top Model’ and Washington State Native
She’s no poser
Olympia native Kyla Coleman took home the crown title of America’s Next Top Model on cycle 24 of the hit reality television show hosted by Tyra Banks. While Coleman is not the first winner of the show to hail from the Evergreen State (cycle 23’s winner, India Gants, is from Seattle), her nonchalant yet confident demeanor combined with her insatiable passion for…
Why the Fort Lawton Development in Magnolia Is a Tipping Point in Seattle’s Housing Debate
The city has revived its plans for a mixed-income development at Fort Lawton. But surprisingly, not everyone is opposed
Some Magnolia residents are now in favor of removing these old military buildings at Fort Lawton to make way for a mixed-income development
Seattle Spring Fashion: Gray Is Giving Way to Season of Color
Step inside the newly renovated Hotel Theodore for our spring fashion photo shoot
This article appears in print in the April 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe. Styling by Darcy Camden | Photographs by Hayley Young | Photographed at Hotel Theodore The season’s runways boasted sophisticated minimalism coupled with the new neutrals: blush tones, golden browns and a spectrum of blues, to name a few. We mixed and matched these staple hues, adding texture…
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