ON THE COVER: It took two workers three weeks to cut, grind and lay the stone tiles that form the Greco-Roman pattern and leaf border of the kitchen floor in the Braseth family home. It makes eating off the floor a pleasure for 15-year-old Plato.

COVER STORY Islands of        Serenity Space well used creates the comfort we crave Thinking Inside the Box Inside "The Brain," light and lines open the way for creative things to happen Mediterranean Revival A home with a history is at once honored and made modern Bainbridge to Belltown From roomy, rural Bainbridge to edgy, urbane downtown and a convenient condo Zero Redundancy A former rambler becomes the very modern model of savvy space efficiency Hands-on Experience The art of simplicity is painstakingly practiced

NOTEBOOK Design Notebook What's new in housewares design TASTE Blade Runner Skills sharpened, a master craftsman makes knives that feed chefs' needs NOW & THEN House Of God

PLANT LIFE Salvaged Sophistication In handcrafted furniture, damaged trees find a second life PORTRAITS Rocky Rochon The Seattle interior designer has a who's who client list that he won't divulge

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