Built in the 1940's, this house had a great location, but a small Kitchen. By removing the wall between the Kitchen and Dining room, the spaces now flow together and the Kitchen becomes the center of the home. A long narrow island defines the space and allows for increased work area and casual seating. The Kitchen also opens to a small Family room which also includes a built in desk as well as coat and shoe storage. The goal was to create an open cohesive space where everything has a place.
This home has an amazing view from West Seattle toward Magnolia and Downtown. The view gets even better the higher up you go. In this project, we wanted to have lots of places to enjoy the view during nice weather as well as when it's raining. The house has a large deep porch off the Entry and Living room. Then above is an uncovered deck off the Primary Suite. On the uppermost floor there are french doors that go out to another covered deck.
This project is currently under construction by Niederberger Contracting.
Set on a hill overlooking Elliott Bay, this house has an amazing view. But the existing house had many closed off rooms that didn’t connect. The entire Main Floor was remodeled and a second story was added. We opened the Kitchen to the Dining room as well as to the Family room. This made for well connected spaces that work well day to day as well as for entertaining. The large bi-fold windows at the Kitchen sink open completely to connect to the exterior deck. The Upper floor takes advantage of the view and provide a separate Master Suite, deck and private office.
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Originally built as a spec house, this remodel project backs right up to Mt Si. A large skylight and metal sliding door were added to all the house to view the outdoors from the center of the house. Steel, concrete, plywood and dark stained floors were used to give the house a modern feel.
Featured in Dwell Magazine - 2006
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Nestled next to a forested hill on the edge of a field overlooking the Bitterroot Valley, this home was sited to take advantage of the expansive view. Using reclaimed wood and local stone, the home blends old and new to create a natural retreat.
By adding on to the back of this West Seattle house, the Kitchen could be expanded to allow for a better work flow, central island and storage area for coats and shoes. The island incorporates seating and prep space that makes it easy to have large gatherings of family and friends and have a direct connection to the adjacent garden.
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