Author: Rebekah Ueland

As Bellevue residential architects, we’re constantly aware of the needs and dreams that our clients look to fulfill in their homes…and how those dreams change with time and life stages. While a recent study revealed that millennials are dreaming of large, suburban homes with smart, energy-efficient technology, baby boomers envision a smaller, tropical escape. According …

A recent study revealed that most American dreamers have drifted away from the house with a white picket fence ideal…and that there’s a significant gap between what millennials and their baby boomer counterparts want in a dream home. Millennials, the most recent generation to enter the housing market, have a concrete vision for their dream …

“Mere color…can speak to the soul in a thousand different ways.” Oscar Wilde We play with light, shape, and volumes. It’s part of the art of architecture. These concepts capture our creativity and dominate great luxury home design. In this realm, we discover the impact color has on a space. How natural light brings out …

Summer in the Pacific Northwest never fails to inspire. Warm days, lingering evenings, hiking alpine paths, boating on the Sound—our region is source of incredible beauty and opportunity, and we want our homes to reflect that. This week, we’ve collected a few of our Woodinville architects’ favorite summer-focused ideas, homes, and design elements for your …

Building a home in the mountains often requires clearing trees. But our Bothell home designers opted for a different method in our Cedar Haven project. We cleared trees, yes, but then we recycled those trees to build the house both structurally and stylistically. In keeping with the homeowners’ vision, we evoked the aesthetic of a log cabin …

Home is a sanctuary. It’s the place we gather with friends and family…to talk, to laugh, to relax in comfort. This weekend, we’d like to invite you to join us in one of the homes we designed: Wood, Stone, Water. Our Bellevue home design firm is hosting a wine-tasting event in partnership with Northwest Cellars …

Last Saturday, we had the distinct pleasure of hosting an open house at one of Curtis Gelotte’s past (and now on the market) projects. We savored the opportunity to welcome visitors into the home and share our work. That’s our passion, after all: connecting with clients through exceptional luxury home design. The Home Although settled …

It’s not often that we get to host an open house at one of the homes we design. After all, one of the cornerstones of our design approach is that it’s not our home. But this weekend we have a unique opportunity to participate in an open house at a past Bellevue home design project: Wood, …

Great custom home design unites every element to create a single, coherent, beautiful home. Inside and out, the home feels like a unified painting with colors, materials, and setting in perfect alignment. We seek this balance in every home we create. And landscape architecture is a big part of that balance. While our custom home …

Spring reawakens our love of the outdoors. Even when the cold lingers, the longer light and promise of warmer days draws our eyes outside. While windows are a functional necessity in home design, they can also brim with beauty. Our Bothell architects gathered their favorite light-filled spring home ideas. Flood with Light Windows flood the …