Diva Fav | Mid-Century Kitchen Remodel
The Divas love a stylized and creative renovation. It warms our little heart to see someone use a splash of color, reclaimed materials, found objects or anything that gets us out of our box of what we think is the proper way of living. Well this little gem popped through our Houzz email this morning. […]
Building Your Own Custom Home | The Reality via Coop 15 Blog
Often Team Diva is asked if it is cheaper to renovate an existing home than build a brand new one from scratch. Our personal opinion is that it really is based on our Diva Dweller which one of these options is the right decision for them individually. Land costs in Seattle are super high prohibiting […]
Celebrate Your Diva Freedom this 4th of July
Last night the fireworks started early in my good old Rainier Valley neighbors. As usual at Chez Diva, we barely noticed the happenings that occur on the other side of Rainier and giggled at our cousins excitement of the neighbor works. But this morning I was thinking about the fact that many of my neighbors […]
Best of Capitol Hill
BIG NEWS!!! Just the other day, the Divas were nominated as the “Best of Capitol Hill” by Umpqua Bank. Basically this is a friendly competition where the winner receives $10,00 for their favorite community project or organization. In addition to the $10,000 for a community organization, Team Diva would receive $1,000 more to do with […]
Mid-Century Living Rooms Fit for a Diva
10 Vibrant Midcentury Modern Living Rooms he Divas LOVEÂ a well styled room that is full of character and sass. And the fascinating thing is that Urban home buyers also appreciate it when a seller brings a unique take on classic design. Check out these fabulous homes from HOUZZ for ideas for your own home. […]
A Diva Walk Down Olive Way
As you all know, we absolutely adore our favorite hood, Capitol Hill. But even within such a lively place, we still have a little tenderness in our heart for some places over others. With the Pike/Pine corridor seemingly overrun by Seattle bridge and tunnelers coming from the Eastside, it seems that more and more, Olive […]
Diva Dweller Spotlight: Justin + Adam
Justin and Adam just finished up being one of our incredible sponsors at this year’s Divas Take the Hill event where we raised $2,500 for Washington United for Marriage. Although Justin and Adam supported the event, in many ways our event was actually inspired by them as well. Early on in the creation stages of their Cellar […]
Why Marriage Matters
Just last weekend, Divas Chavi and Kim had the pleasure of attending a fundraiser for Equal Rights Washington to support gay marriage in Washington State. Â While there, the Divas were fortunate enough to be seated next to a lovely couple named Stuart and John. After chatting for a bit, the Divas found out that on […]
Why Seattle is Awesome?
Ok, not to toot our own horn, but frankly – our city is better than your city. Lots of folks will talk about the miracles of Amazon, Boeing’s prosperous pipeline, or Starbucks and their cafe culture. Really it just comes down to the fact that we are extra nerdy, like to read and love our […]
Magnificent Magnolia – Impressive Homes and Views
The Magnolia neighborhood of Seattle was actually misnamed by a US Coastal worker who thought that the bluff’s beautiful Madrona trees were actually Magnolia trees, this gorgeous neighborhood (second largest in the city) of Seattle is the best of both worlds: small town living that is minutes from the city. With an emphasis on community, […]
Diva Dweller Spotlight | Scott + Dion
Kaz invited Scott and Dion to a Chez Diva event right after they just arrived in town. They were so sassy and fun that they quickly integrated with into the Diva social scene. Now several years later they have officially made it from the Divotee circle into the Diva Dweller realm. Here is their story> […]
Diva Studio at the Seaview Showcased on MSN
Our studio listing at the Seaview was just highlighted by MSN News. How amazing is this! Our cute little studio was just showcased in MSN Real Estate’s 12 of the Tiniest Homes on the Market. They chose our studio at the Seaview because of the stunning photography of pal John G. Wilbanks Photography Inc. The […]
Refinance Bonzana Diva Style
In the next six weeks we predict it to be the best time to refinance. Why? Well the Feds and the Big Banks have FINALLY realized that it is time to help out our home owners who are paying their mortgages and need a little extra cash in their pocket. I asked one of our […]
Prices Still Lower Than 2011
Lately the Divas have been feeling like every house is a cat fight to get an offer accepted. My natural assumption is that we have way outpaced home prices from 2011 and are on the fast track to a full housing recovery. But the April results were released this week from our good friends at […]
Young Gal in the City-Home Buying for the First Time
When I came home from working over seas, I had a really good chunk of change saved up. With that, I decided to rent a beautiful and peaceful, 1000 square foot, one bedroom apartment on Alki Beach, costing me at the end of the month (with utilities/rent/cable/etc.) roughly $1300. After a year, I had blown […]
