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The Dream Home You May Never Own

ARDELL on 06 8, 2009 | 5 Comments

The Dream Home You May Never Own

Blythe Lawrence over at The Seattle Times asked me to write a little something about "people who fall in love with a particular house or houses and eagerly wait (sometimes for years) for them to go on

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Spring Home Improvement: Deck maintenance

Tim on 05 24, 2009 | 8 Comments

Spring Home Improvement: Deck maintenance

One of the things I enjoy about home improvement is trying out different products so see how they stand up to our Northwest climate.   The project that my wife and I knew was on our top five to-do l

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What’s to like about Mid-Century Modern Homes in these Foreclosure days?

Jerry Gropp Architect AIA on 04 13, 2009 | 30 Comments

What's to like about Mid-Century Modern Homes in these Foreclosure days?

These homes are called "Mid-Century Modern" because then was the heyday of architect-designed homes that were carefully fitted to the needs of the owners and the properties involved. Often located o

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the “White Trim Syndrome”all over Rain City- There’s a whole lot more to designing homes

Jerry Gropp Architect AIA on 03 14, 2009 | 50 Comments

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Mercer Island and a lot of other nice places are being overrun by "Spec Builders" madly producing these oversize boxes with their wide white trim. Other tell-tale touches of their indifferent computer

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