Before & After: A Seattle Midcentury Sloughs Off Its Unsightly Finishes
Design studio Le Whit peels away decades’ worth of dated remodels at this 1958 residence in View Ridge.
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When Liza Curtiss and Corey Kingston of design studio Le Whit first toured this 1958 home in a lovely Seattle neighborhood known for its fantastic views, they found a growing list of offenses: swirling, patterned carpet throughout the main floor; a fireplace of mottled, beige brick; yellow floral wallpaper in the main en suite; the bold, stone-like material in the hall bathroom.
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Melissa Dalton
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Melissa Dalton is a freelance writer in Portland, Oregon, who has been writing for Dwell since 2017. Read more of her work about design and architecture at melissadalton.net.
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