This small Craftsman bungalow was built in the Montlake neighborhood of Seattle in 1912 but had been neglected for so long that by the time LimeLite Development started working on it, it was hard to even see the house in the overgrown ... Keep Reading
A Beat-Up Bungalow Gets a Modern Makeover
Heaton Dainard Real Estate wrote me about its remodel, saying, "It was featured in the Northwest Green Home Tour and we had dozens of neighbors come by to thank us for what we did to the home. It had been the 'house in despair' on the ... Keep Reading
A Craftsman in Mount Baker Gets a New (Old) Look
This house was built in 1912 in Mount Baker, an urban neighborhood of Seattle known for its Craftsman-style houses and popular biennial Home Tour. As you can see, she was a Plain Jane with the front door kind of hidden on one side of the ... Keep Reading
Renovating a Small House from the 1920s
If I had seen this house when it was for sale in West Seattle, even with its fabulous city views and reasonable price tag for the area, I probably would have kept on driving. Fortunately, there are people with better imaginations than I ... Keep Reading