The Capitol Hill Housing Community Forum is coming up: June 11, 2013, Doors at 5pm Broadway Performance Hall, 1625 Broadway, Seattle, WA 98122 Panelists (more to be announced): Sally Clark, Seattle City Council Member Stephen O’Connor, Director of the University of Washington Runstad Center for Real Estate Studies Elizabeth Dunn, Principal of Dunn + Hobbes,… Read More

Our favorite vintage furniture store, Kirk Albert, is having an open house this Friday from 5pm to 8pm. If I weren’t in Maui I’d be there as this is the place for those one of kind loft furnishings. Hello Everyone! It’s that time again: you’re invited to our fifth annual Spring Open House! Once again,… Read More

Thursday, Redfin is a hosting a how to buy a condo class. From 6 to 8pm Winston McClanahan will cover: Is buying for you? Seattle area condo prices, inventory levels, and market conditions Condo association & related documents and assessments Things to looks out for and ask about Home finance for pre-approval to mortgages Quick… Read More

Heads up, the 2013 Green Home Tour is coming up Saturday April 27 from 11 am to 5pm. There are 28 Sites are participating in the tour in Seattle and around the Greater Seattle Area: North Seattle Tour Sites Central, South & West Seattle Tour Sites Eastside Tour Sites Bainbridge Island Tour Site

At $150 this isn’t a cheap event! But we thought we’d give you a heads up none-the-less. When: Thursday, April 11th, 8am-5pm Where: Seattle City Hall RSVP: Register Description: Seattle’s got a lot going for it, but we still have a hard time supporting families who want to live downtown. How do we change that,… Read More

Coming up this Sunday is a tour of a beautiful home re-modeled mid-century. Designed by Stephen Bobbitt Architects, this mid-century modern dwelling has a newly chic contemporary cast. “An important principle of classic Northwest design are indoor-outdoor relationships,” says Bobbitt, “and that’s a big part of what this house is about.” Northwest Home Open House… Read More

Our friends over at Red Propeller, a real estate consulting firm, are looking for participants for a focus group for a high rise apartment. If you’re selected let us know what they asked you :). Or just leave your comments about apartment design here and I’ll forward them on.

If you’re a fan of interesting design, mark your calendar for next week. The 2nd annual Seattle Design Festival starts September 20th and runs through the 23rd. A group of non-profits, such as AIA Seattle and ARCADE,  created the event to showcase how “design adds value to our lives, our city, and our region.” There… Read More

Flooring fans rejoice, Flor is coming to Seattle! And they’re throwing a party Thursday October 20th. I’ve got some Flor tiles in my entryway so I’m a fan.

What: Design Block Party at Rosichelli SODO Warehouse Where: Rosichelli Design 4660 Ohio Ave. South, Unit B, Seattle, 98134 When: This Wednesday, 4 to 8pm RSVP: Facebook I love Jon’s work! He always has the best vintage pieces. Plus it was through him that I met Christopher Balder who helped with the interior design of… Read More

Tonight I attended Capitol Hill Housing’s 7th Annual Community Forum (along with about 250 other interested folks), Creating an EcoDistrict – How do we make Capitol Hill a model of sustainable development? I went knowing embarrassingly little about Capitol Hill Housing (they own 43 buildings around town) and mainly interested to hear if we’d be… Read More

Capitol Hill readers, there is an interesting event coming up next Tuesday by the Capitol Hill Housing Foundation, Creating an EcoDistrict – How do we make Capitol Hill a model of sustainable development? Moderator: Former HUD Deputy Secretary and King County Executive Ron Sims Distinguished panelists: Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn Denis Hayes, President of the… Read More

The 2012 Green Home Tour is this weekend. While there aren’t any condos there are some other cool places like container homes! Saturday  Green Home Tour – FREE Self-guided tour featuring 24 sites!  (Highlights below) Location – Various Green Home Expo - FREE 26 Exhibitor sustainable products and services show. Location – Green Depot 4121 1st Avenue S…. Read More

Have you heard of WithinSodo? I’ve admired this Pb Elemental-designed event venue from afar but haven’t had the opportunity to visit in person — yet. Fortunately, Urbnlivn got wind of an upcoming fundraiser – Holiday Cocktail Party by Chickpea Charity. It is to be held there this Friday, Dec 9 and we’re passing the word… Read More

December is already starting to feel like a short month with all the merriment packed into the days that stretch from Thanksgiving to the New Year. This weekend alone offers two home tours (that I know of so far): Mount Baker Home Tour A fundraiser for Mount Baker Community Center, there are six homes being… Read More