The Perfect Rental in Seattle By: Amy Azzarito

The journey to Seattle’s Beacon Hill began about a year before Sara Knowles and Logan Cox settled into this 1924 Craftsman-style house they now call home. Last year, the couple decided to leave their life in Washington, D.C. to embark on a cross-country road trip and spend the summer in Sara’s home state of Alaska, ultimately landing in Seattle. Sara’s sister owns a home in Beacon Hill, so when the couple found this rental on the same street, they knew it was meant to be. Sara works in interior design, so she rose to the challenge of turning a rental into a home (no permanent changes!), and luckily their home had been recently remodeled by their landlords so it has served as a great blank canvas. And right now, they are channeling that home renovation energy into using Logan’s expertise as a chef to start a new line of healthy (and beautifully packaged) snack foods! -Amy

Photography by Dorothee Brand of Belathee

Image above: “I love this corner of the house – our little entryway,” Sara says. “Out of the frame is a big hobart mixer that we use to house a lot of our shoes. I don’t think a house can have too many buckets or baskets. They are great for controlling clutter and adding a little pizzaz to a space. Before moving to Seattle, I spent the last three years working as a buyer for a wonderful vintage home furnishings store in Washington, D.C. called Miss Pixie’s. This corner – and many others in the house – are a nice reminder of that wonderful job. This console table was actually purchased by Logan when he was wooing me, so it’s a sweet reminder of our courtship, too! ”

Image above: “We spend a lot of time in this nook of the house – be it alone, together, or surrounded by family and friends. We brought the 6′ pine farm table from D.C. (another Miss Pixie’s gem) and were determined to find a space big enough for it since we love it so much. We love to gussy up the table, make a big meal and invite friends over. We have also done a lot of great people-watching from this window which looks directly out onto the sidewalk below…it’s amazing how no one ever looks up!”

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IKEA GORM with doors By: Mark

This is IKEA GORM with extended functionality!

I build this for my student kitchen and it was very useful.

Material:

- wooden plate

- joints from an old cupboard

- old chain

- Forstner bit

- Magnet to hold the doors

Have Fun!

Mark

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Modern, but not cold in New York By: Amy Azzarito

A Peace Treaty is one of my favorite online shops (Caftans, yes please!) – I love their mission of creating employment for artisans around the world. So I jumped at the chance to peek into the Chinatown home of co-founder Dana Arbib. When Dana found the apartment a little over a year ago, she enlisted the help of Lauren Stern Design to assist in making the most of amazing light in this apartment. Because the space was so light and bright, Dana took it as an opportunity to seriously declutter, in order to make her home feel like a mini vacation from the color and patterns that she is surrounded by at work. They created a space that feels modern yet handmade – just like what Dana does with A Peace Treaty. -Amy

Photography by Maxwell Tielman

Image above: “ALL WHITE EVERYTHING,” Dana says. “My cousin Hila is studying fashion in Barcelona and I begged her to go pick up these wall weavings from an artist there named Belen Senra (Ran Ran Designs). She had to bring them to NYC in her suitcase for me. That’s what family is for!”

Image above: “My family is addicted to auctions in Canada where there are a lot of good, cheap antiques available. I purchased this dining table for $300 at an auction there and a father/son team drove it all the way to NYC! It weighs 1,000 pounds but I love it.”

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