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Andrew and April Rauch have a great fondness for their red-brick rambler in the Olympic Manor neighborhood, a well-manicured pasture of low-slung Mid-century homes in North Seattle.
Photos BENJAMIN BENSCHNEIDER / THE SEATTLE TIMES

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Gus Design Group, the Toronto-based furniture company has an absolutely gorgeous line of furniture. Gus itself is not new to the game they have been posted all over the place. Their pieces have strong lines mixed with natural and industrial materials. The price points on their work are spot on. Not to compare them to Ikea what so ever but just save up a few more months and go Gus. It is obvious that their furniture could last a lifetime. I love their “VISION” statement. More info after the jump

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What can I say about RAY20 but, wow! RAY20 offers a wide range furniture designed buy some of the worlds tops designers. One of these pieces would certainly be the focal point of your home, and I am sure your friends will not ask “did you get that at Ikea” not that there is anything wrong with that. More pics + link after the jump.

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So After 3 months of being on back order our new light for the master bathroom came in and we got rid of the “grandma pineapple” at least that is what I called it.

Now that you have seen the front of the house, Let’s check out the inside. Wow I sound like a lame TV show host or something. The entry was done in a slate gray/green tile which we were not so hot on at first, but has really grown on us. There was a perfect place for a small side table. We went to the c02 going out of business sale not really expecting to find anything but there it was. Actually Rebecca spotted it and called. Note: the green carpet on the stairs will be changed. As you can see it is sort of a split entry, if you go upstairs you enter the master bedroom loft, downstairs will take you to the rest of the house.

Standing at the stairs to go up or down, if you look straight up you will see our new chandelier. It was really cool to find this, yes I got it on EBay. The glass is all hand blown, It was a little scary hanging it. The chandelier is actually a replica of this one. No I did not pay anywhere close to that. Most of us are on a budget so you have to choose where to go HIGH or LOW on your decor. We where very pleased on how this turned out. Oh and here is a pic of the old light, not really into the stain glass look.

Here are some links to other modern lighting sites we like:
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2modern
lumens
inmod
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