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While we ordinarily spend our days turning our clients’ dream homes into a reality, we also embrace opportunities to flex our creative muscles and apply our skill to other creative ventures. Last week, we traded our drawing boards for 5-by-5-inch cocktail napkins and entered our designs into the Architectural Record Cocktail Napkin Sketch Contest. The …

The interior and exterior of a home can be mesmerizing, but when you visit somebody who has a great view of their surroundings, chances are it’s the real showpiece that they want to share with you. If you’re lucky enough to have one of those breathtaking panoramic views, it’s important that you play up your …

Building a home from scratch or remodeling your home can give you the freedom to finally have the dream house you’ve always wanted. However, selecting the right home floor plan for your land, existing structure, and your family isn’t always easy. In fact, it’s downright impossible to do a wonderful job. That’s where Gelotte Hommas’ …

Choosing a style for your home can be very difficult if you’re building from the ground up or you’re going through a major renovation project where you’re basically gutting your home and leaving only the frame. However, in recent years, many clients have been interested in a cottage design that reminds them of actual storybooks …

GELOTTE HOMMAS ARCHITECTURE of Seattle, Washington Receives Best Of Houzz 2015 Award Over 25 Million Monthly Unique Users Rated Top-Rated Home Building, Remodeling, and Design Professionals in the United States and Around the World Seattle, USA, January 19, 2015 – Gelotte Hommas Architecture of Seattle Washington has been awarded “Best Of Houzz” for Design by Houzz, the …

Outdoor kitchens are becoming more and more popular, and if you love to entertain, chances are you’ve considered putting one in your backyard before. However, the logistics and process of incorporating an outdoor kitchen into a contemporary home design can feel pretty challenging for the average homeowner. While hiring a reputable architectural and design firm …

For homeowners who are satisfied with their homes for the most part but nonetheless see room for improvement, there is a perfect solution in the form of home remodeling. In particular, including an outdoor living space in the home remodeling is a choice that can provide a whole host of important benefits to the homeowner. …

Beach houses are meant to be comfortable in a casual manner, making them well-suited to people in need of some rest and relaxation. In contrast, traditional homes are all about their classic timelessness, having withstood the test of time to survive into the present. For people who find something to like in both kinds of …

Even though fire can no longer claim the same importance in our lives that it commanded from our predecessors, it still retains something of its primordial appeal. Perhaps it is the beautiful visuals of its ever-changing existence or perhaps it is the storied relationship between home and hearth. Whatever the cause, home fire pits are …

The homeowner’s view of the surroundings is one of the reasons that choosing the right location is so important when it comes to building a home. More than pleasing to the senses, a spectacular view can have a real impact on human well-being for the better. Our Puget Sound architects gathered these tips for building a …