Flipper Nation

Things have been busy over at our Green Lake renovation (update coming soon).  Forget HGTV and TLC television, here is a better glimpse into the world of the “flipper nation“.  Very funny.

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Rehab | Step One

STEP #1:  Get rid of the smoke smell. (Not to preach, but… this is your lungs if you smoke.)

That’s not a window on the wall, it is where a picture was hanging!
This is after we washed the walls with TSP to strip as much of the nicotine and smoke residue as we could. Next we [...]

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Meet The Rehab

 Green Lake 1940 “Cottage” Project
 

 

 

 
Come along as we bring this neglected Green Lake home back to life. This is not a “flip” or spawned from watching too much Home & Garden television. We have done this a few times and will finish the home to be attractive and livable. Then hopefully find someone that wants [...]

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Affordable Seattle Living

With the recent discussion on dwellingspot about the bland nature of some townhouses and a proposal that there be design guidelines.  I wanted to introduce a property that was built as a simple and affordable way for homebuyers to enter the Seattle market.  

Often referred to as Minimal Traditional style or “A world War II Cottage”.  [...]

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Townhouses & Seattle’s Continued Confusion

Yesterday the Seattle Times continued the confusing Seattle message regarding housing.  Just a few days after Earth Day and everyone painting themselves “green” and complaining about growing carbon footprints, the Seattle Times turns on the local townhouse developers and gives another forum to Vlad Oustimovitch, a person simply on a personal crusade against one local [...]

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