Kitchen Design Trends and Decorating Ideas
In 2024 kitchen design trends, you can expect to see more warm wood cabinetry, marble backsplashes, mixed metal finishes, custom hood designs, and unique ceiling treatments (think beams, insets, panels, and shiplap). What kitchen styles are trending? For 2024, kitchen designs are both looking back and moving forward. In addition to a revival of French…
Team Red: Communication is Key
Selling a home in today’s real estate market brings new challenges for both buyers and sellers. Strong communication skills set Kathy Kleber and her associates apart from other Realtors with their custom Team RED project management approach to full-service senior transitions. According to Harvey and Phyllis Persinger, who recently sold their home using Team RED,…
Bowman Lake House: Big Impact Renovation
When Lindsey and Joshua Papac of Lake Tapps bought their lake home in 2012, they never really loved the material selections. With two young boys, over the years things began to show more wear and tear. “We knew we wanted to love our home and we loved where it was located,” said Lindsey. “We didn’t…
Team Red: Coming Beside Seniors
When Jim and Pat Truitt decided to sell their large tri-level home and extensive shop on 1.76 acres in Southeast Kent, they went to the person who came highly recommended to them—Kathy Kleber and Team RED. Kathryn and Kirk Kleber began to develop the Team RED Senior Transition Team almost 20 years ago and the…
OlyFed Offers Free, No-Stress Home Buying Classes
Are you considering purchasing a home? Olympia Federal is ready to help you on your journey. You can start with one of their no-cost home buying classes that gives people the chance to talk one-on-one with a loan officer. “Our loan officers have a lot of experience. We want you to use them as a…
Team Red Pre-Inspection The Right Call
Sometimes it takes more than just looking perfect on the outside. Sometimes it takes a thorough inspection to find what’s hiding on the inside that could derail your home sale before closing. John and Chris Neorr lived in Kent on ¾ of an acre and their yard was landscaped to perfection. The home was stunning,…
Team RED Gets Things DONE
The transition from living on your own to needing skilled medical care can happen practically overnight. After suffering a fall and recovering from COVID-19, Sara Fasoli’sparents were in just such a position. They had lived in their family home in the Issaquah area since 1972 when they purchased it for just $14,000. Fast forward 52…
Top Outdoor Design Trends for Summer
This summer we are finding great outdoor trends as homeowners are turning their outdoor areas, porches, and patios into luxurious staycation destinations. Features like outdoor fireplaces and fire pits, outdoor kitchens, swimming pools, greenhouses, and raised-bed gardening areas will continue to be especially popularthis year. The current popularity of modern coastal and organic modern interior…
Barn Nursery — Exceptional, One-Stop Garden Center
Stop in to smell the roses or sniff the snowdrift clematis when you visit The Barn Nursery. This family-owned business, recently purchased by Walrath, cares for your gardening spirit. You’ll find healthy plants of all sorts, as well as what you’ll need to keep them that way. With a focus on customer service, the Barn…
Ranger Heating & Cooling
Ranger Heating & Cooling prides itself on their integrity. It just comes down to doing the right thing. According to Ranger’s President, David Kallander, “We approach every project as if it were our own house and we make sure the job is done right.” The heating and cooling industry is in Kallander’s blood as the…
Cabinets by Trivonna – Tailored to YOUR Budget
The owners of Cabinets by Trivonna, Amber and Rick Bevacqua, and their team enjoy getting to know their clients and how they use their space. Their goal is to design a space that’s not only beautiful but as functional as possible for their specific needs while keeping their budget in mind. They start by scheduling…
Home Trends for 2024
Changes in interior design trends are to be expected. Lately it seems change is occurring at lightning speed. In response, people are looking to slow life down by creating nurturing homes with warm, neutral colors, natural materials, and a style that will last. In this article, you will find ideas for home design and remodeling…
Team Red Helping a Client to Honor Her Mother
When Betty Wendt passed away, she left a lifetime of treasures in her family home of 56 years. As the personal representative for hermother, Amanda Wendt was faced with a daunting task of fulfilling one of her mother’s last wishes . . . that her three children maximize their inheritance from the home she loved.…
8 Tips For Choosing A Kitchen Designer
Very few homeowners have the knowledge to design, build and install a new kitchen. That’s why many of us employ an expert kitchen designer. But how do you know if you are choosing the right kitchen designer to work with? It comes down to a bit of research and gut feelings. Design mistakes are costly,…
Tristate Roofing: We Got You Covered!
Tristate Roofing is more than just a roofing company. With five locations in the Puget Sound, having just added a new office on the Olympic Peninsula in Sequim, Tristate Roofing also offers windows, siding, gutters, doors and — just recently added — patio covers and decks, just in time for summer, to their inclusive array…
The Team RED Difference
In nearly every real estate transaction, getting top dollar is a priority. But, for Steve Rusch and Judy Richardson, now of Sequim, it was a must in order to own their new home outright. Since 1987, Steve and Judy had lived on their Renton property, building a custom home and subsequent buildings over their 35+…
eliseo hosts grand opening of two residences villas
eliseo hosted their grand opening of two new villa residences, one of them is a five story and one six story, and they also opened an apartment building on our North Tacoma campus. Between the three buildings, there are 89 Independent Living apartments that are now open and available to the public. The public was…
Remodel Accentuates Views of Mt. Rainier
The definition of interior design is, “The art or process of designing spaces in the home or business.” Local interior designer and owner of Northlight Interiors in Sumner, Juleen Pudists, certainly manifests the idea that décor is a process. “During a remodel, I work to see spaces that don’t exist, and I bend the home…
Team RED Can Handle the Tough Issues
You know that old saying, “If something can go wrong, it probably will.” Recently, Nonalee Cornell and her older brother Steve Dawson experienced one of those situations during the sale of their parent’s home with acreage in Tacoma. Without the calm, professional approach of Kathy Kleber and the Team RED difference, the outcome could have…
Designer Helped Couple Create a Striking Harborfront Home
Ready to build a dream home, retired owners Del and Lee Deide of Whistle Workwear set out to create a new home for themselves in Gig Harbor. The finished product is a 5,800-square-foot home with sweeping views of the harbor perched on the hill with show-stopping waterfront views. Even before they’d broken ground for the…