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A Hidden Sanctuary

The Team at Designed Community · April 17, 2022 ·

When Terry and Jackie Lehmann moved to their Bellingham home, just north of Lake Whatcom, the backyard consisted of little but grass and a small deck. After 25 years of work, it has been transformed into an oasis, inspired by Terry’s appreciation of Chinese and Japanese culture.“For me, it’s so tranquil,” he says. The Lehmann’s…

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Shaw Island Timber Frame Home

The Team at Designed Community · April 4, 2022 ·

Set on idyllic Shaw Island, snuggled among the trees, this finely detailed timber frame home really captures the imagination. As with many Pacific Northwest contemporary homes, it masterfully blends a clean, simple, even minimalist aesthetic with warmth from the naturally finished wood throughout.Even the home’s traditional timber-frame-style skeleton and Douglas Fir tongue-and-groove ceilings give a…

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Skagit Bay Waterfront Home

The Team at Designed Community · March 11, 2022 ·

This stunning Skagit Bay waterfront home was once a comfortable weekend cabin that offered a retreat from Seattle city life. But as its owners approached retirement, they turned to principal architect Dan Nelson and project architect Matt Radach of Designs Northwest to transform the cabin, with its low ceilings and multiple additions, into a primary…

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Lake Whatcom House

The Team at Designed Community · March 11, 2022 ·

The stunning views of the lake, city, and Puget Sound set the stage for a spectacular home that blurs the line between the indoors and outdoors. Our clients came to us with three overarching goals for their home: execute a clean, modern aesthetic; use our experience to optimize the home’s high-performance chops; and maintain discipline…

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A Pacific Northwest Retreat

The Team at Designed Community · March 6, 2022 ·

When I first met owners Ken and Lisa Chovil, they were looking for a general contractor that could work well with their designer, Christine Coder, to upgrade their home in Bellingham’s Ridgemont neighborhood. It had long been their dream to update the interior and add more storage. Over the course of the project, there were…

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