With Seattle’s famous gray days upon us, aren’t you craving some warm, comfort food and a cozy atmosphere? Outfit your kitchen and table for fall with these inviting kitchen and dining accessories:
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From Top Left: Le Creuset Heritage Collection Flame 3-Piece Pâté Terrine, Revol Carmel-Colored Lion’s Head Bowl, Antique Hotel du Louvre Silver Teapot, Dubost French Olive Wood Flatware, available through Sur la Table (Seattle and two Eastside Locations)
From Top Left: Foglia Print Dishtowel, Chocolate Mug, Bodum Bean Coffee Press, 90th Anniversary Edition KitchenAid Stand Mixer, available at Crate and Barrel (Seattle and Bellevue locations)
Comfort Food Cookbook, Set of 4 Melamine Bowls, Essential Oils Candle in Spiced Chestnut, Peugeot Olivier Roellinger Pepper Mill, available at Williams-Sonoma (Seattle and Eastside Locations)
October 22nd, 2009
We got to tour and admire Pental Tile’s (713 South Fidalgo St., (206) 768-3200) new trade-only showroom, and we took pictures so you could too!
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Working show kitchen
We loved this tile– it’s made to look like horn!
June 4th, 2009
Turn in your Bath of the Year submission to us today for a chance to win a spot in the magazine!
If you’ve got a home that’s stylish and full of personality, take some photos, grab a stamp (or log into your e-mail), and you could wind up in the pages of Seattle Homes & Lifestyles!
To enter any of our 2009 contests, follow the instructions below.
Bath of the Year
Due March 16, 2009
The winner of the 2009 Bath of the Year contest will be published in the July/August 2009 issue of Seattle Homes & Lifestyles. Homeowners must be available for interviews and a photo shoot in March, April or May 2009.
Click HERE for detailed submission instructions.
Kitchen of the Year
Due May 15, 2009
The winner of the 2009 Kitchen of the Year contest will be published in the September 2009 issue of Seattle Homes & Lifestyles. Homeowners must be available for interviews and a photo shoot in May, June or July 2009.
Click HERE for detailed submission instructions.
Home of the Year
Due July 15, 2009
The winner of the 2009 Home of the Year contest will be published in the November 2009 issue of Seattle Homes & Lifestyles. Homeowners must be available for interviews and a photo shoot in July, August or September 2009.
Click HERE for detailed submission instructions.
March 16th, 2009
In our March issue, we featured hip barware to liven up your next cocktail soirée. We just couldn’t get enough, so here are a few more products to fill your (martini) glass. —Courtney Sanks
A Grand Garnish
A throwback to the original martini garnish, DeLaurenti offers Pike Place Market goers authentic stuffed olives from around the globe. DeLaurenti, 1435 First Ave., (206) 622-0141.
Cool Tool
Get help learning all the tricks of the trade with essential tools every home bar needs. Faces Bar Tool Set, $65, available at Williams-Sonoma, many locations.
Divine Delicacy
Say goodbye to mixed nuts and hello to a classier bar snack with Seattle Caviar Company’s array of specialty caviars. Seattle Caviar Company, 2922 Eastlake Ave. E., (206) 323-3005.
Glam Guide
Enjoy more than 60 fresh and exotic cocktail recipes from Northwest master mixologist Lucy Brennan. Hip Sips: Modern Cocktails to Raise Your Spirits (Chronicle Books), $16.95, available at Barnes & Noble, many locations.
March 9th, 2009
Color us smitten with Le Creuset’s latest hues: white and black onyx. White is being re-introduced from a former discontinuation, while black is the new dark darling. Early last year, Le Creuset added charcoal gray to their retinue, to great acclaim by the neutral-loving portion of the population. No matter what colors you already have of the popular cast-iron cookware, black and white can be added to the mix. And if you’re just starting out, collecting black and white will always be a chic combination.
For now, black onyx is only available at Bloomingdales, but white can be found at Sur la Table: Seattle and Kirkland locations.
January 26th, 2009
The word is out: graphic prints will be in style this spring. It may still be dewy and chilly outside now, but these bright, bold tumblers and side plates by Orla Kiely for Target are sure to put a spring in your step. Born and raised in Dublin, Kiely has received several awards for her "cheeky and down-to-earth, practical" approach to fashion and design. —Courtney Sanks
Tall Tumblers and Side Plates, $3.49 each, Target
January 19th, 2009
We all know Seattle’s Henrybuilt as the creator of sleek kitchen systems, but we will see more of the seven-year-old company as it launches products for the entire home. Their new Whole House line will include storage pieces such as bathroom vanities, wardrobes, media centers and workspaces, as well as products such as shelving, tables and various seating for the whole house.
The company says that the impetus for the line came from customer requests—kitchen projects grew into more when the homeowners wanted other pieces made to match. Each was a custom project, but now the company says it will be the first kitchen system company in the world to branch out into similar systems for every room in the home.
Also projected for the company for later this month is a new 4,500-square-foot showroom on the corner of Western and Madison in downtown Seattle. The space will have a working kitchen for events and feature installations for their Whole House line.
Henrybuilt
913 Western Ave, 206-624-9270
July 11th, 2008
The kitchen, according to statistics-keepers, is one of the most-frequently remodeled rooms in the home, which is no surprise. After all, we spend a great many of our at-home waking hours in the kitchen—cooking, eating, cleaning, entertaining. The best ones have room for all of these things and more—reading, doing homework, paying bills, surfing the Web and even watching TV.
Here at Seattle Homes & Lifestyles, we’re fascinated by these rooms and in love with the ways modern designers make them beautiful, smart and functional, tailored to suit the specific needs and styles of individual homeowners. We feature four such kitchens in this issue, including our 2008 Kitchen of the Year winner.
Our panel of judges pored over a record number of entries to come up with the winner of our second annual contest—but were so impressed by all of them that they insisted on also naming two runners-up. One of these is featured as our Room for Improvement in this issue, and the other will appear in a future issue of SH&L.
In keeping with our kitchen theme—and as promised in our last issue—our Going to Market column highlights fabulous products from April’s Kitchen and Bath Industry Show in Chicago.
When you are at home on Seattle summer days and not in the kitchen, the only other place to be is outside. So Market Editor Virginia Bunker reports on the newest trends in outdoor furnishings and offers some great shopping ideas for your summer gardening projects.
For the second year in a row, SH&L is proud to cosponsor Kirkland Uncorked. We hope you’ll join us on the Kirkland waterfront, July 18-20, for this festival of art, music, food and wine. Please stop by the SH&L tend and introduce yourself to members of our staff!
Giselle Smith, Editor
gsmith@seattlehomesmag.com
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July 1st, 2008
Seattle has so much going on design-wise that it’s hard to keep track of everything—but that’s how we like it. Yesterday I stopped by SieMatic’s new store in Belltown to talk with the storeowner Elaine Pagones. For the last seven years she has managed Villa in Bellevue, which also sells SieMatic, but she decided it was time for Seattle to have it’s own SieMatic-focused storefront, so now she splits her time between the two stores.
The space, which opened May 21st, displays five kitchens, but I was most impressed with SieMatic’s new BeauxArts kitchen. 
The combination of modern, streamlined organization with a touch of traditional in the cabinetry wooed me, but then the glowing chandelier and eclectic mix of materials made me want to marry this kitchen.
I also loved the thick and thin variations of SieMatic’s countertops. The thin countertops, especially, were graceful and not overbearing. They have organizational systems and color options galore, as well.
SieMatic
2030 First Ave., (206) 443-8620
Villa
10038 Main St., Bellevue, (206) 455-8300
Check back tomorrow for a complete round-up of even more retail and showroom news.
June 12th, 2008
