Our interior design services.

Apartments & Mixed-Use at Board & Vellum – Seattle Architecture & Design Firm

Apartments & Mixed-Use

With architecture, interior design, and landscape architecture in-house, our dynamic teams are passionate about designing new mid-rise apartments and mixed-use developments that please the residents who live there, the developers behind them, and the surrounding community they share.

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Townhouses at Board & Vellum – Seattle Architecture & Design Firm

Townhouses

From small urban infill to large communities of dense housing, our multidisciplinary team lends an experienced eye to townhouse developments. Our goal is to create positive impacts on neighborhoods by providing well-designed, sustainable dwelling spaces contributing to the diversity of housing options needed for healthy urban fabric.

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Queen Anne Commercial Conversion – Office-to-Housing Conversion – Rendering by Board & Vellum
Exterior Updates

Strategic updates to the building’s exterior — like a high-contrast paint upgrade — celebrate its commercial origin while bringing it into the 21st century with a new use. Queen Anne Commercial Conversion | Project Rendering by Board & Vellum

Office-to-Residential Conversions

These unique and complex projects require a design team that has the experience to confidently take them from feasibility through construction, addressing the challenges of transforming a building from commercial to residential use. Our multidisciplinary approach is an excellent match, with the ability to consider your project from all angles.

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Multifamily Refresh & Repositioning at Board & Vellum – Seattle Architecture & Interior Design Firm

Multifamily Remodel & Repositioning

With in-house architecture, interior design, and landscape architecture, we are uniquely positioned to collaborate on the reinvention and repositioning of aging multifamily housing stock. We’ll design the environment to attract your target resident, and breathe new life into your multifamily development.

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Commercial Design at Board & Vellum – Seven Starlings Workloft

Commercial

We build dynamic, multidisciplinary teams customized for the needs of your project. Whether you are starting from scratch opening your first space, or updating your existing brick-and-mortar location, we’ll collaborate with you to design a commercial experience true to your brand and values.

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Restaurants & Retail at Board & Vellum – Seattle Architecture & Design Firm

Hospitality & Retail

Our in-house architecture, interior design, and landscape architecture teams collaborate closely to design holistic, stimulating experiences for your hospitality or retail space, enticing visitors to return again and again, and to share their excitement about your business organically.

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Our interior design posts.

Cloverdale House – Second Story Addition by Board & Vellum
Custom Residential, Interior Design

Five Kitchen Island Must-Haves

If you’re adding an island to your kitchen, you might be wondering what details are essential to achieving a functional space that’s a delight to use and also looks great. We’ve got you covered with five of our favorite must-have details for every kitchen island.

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Four chairs encircle a round coffee table. In the background, a large window looking out at Puget Sound is flanked by two built in book cases.
Ask a Designer, Custom Residential, Interior Design

How to Design to a Concept Instead of a Theme

Concept vs. Theme. Maybe you’ve never thought about the difference between these approaches to design. Maybe you didn’t even realize they were related to design! The difference is subtle, but being able to tell them apart could be what keeps you from taking your design vision to an unpleasant extreme.

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A bright white living room with a feature couch in blue, a coffee table, and a small dining area.
Ask a Designer, Commercial, Custom Residential, Interior Design

How a Designer Can Help You Navigate Lead Times

Product lead times can play a major role in the success of your project and, these days, they’re longer and less predictable than ever. If you’ve been frustrated trying to find a product in stock and on your timeline, we feel you. And we have some simple ways to help you overcome these challenges.

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An aerial view of overlapping textiles. They are mostly grey, blue, and white, with a bright red Persian rug at the top right.
Custom Residential, Interior Design

Our FF&E Procurement Process

When it comes to acquiring your project’s FF&E, the process might seem confusing and complicated. But it doesn’t have to be! Sure, it’s complex, but we can help you get there. With the right team and interior designer at your side, the FF&E procurement process can be simple — even fun!

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Sigma Kappa Mu Interiors – Board & Vellum
Ask a Designer, Custom Residential, Interior Design

What is FF&E Procurement?

If you’re working with an interior designer, you may be wondering how you’re going to acquire all the amazing items they’re helping you select for your space. We have the answer: FF&E Procurement. It’s one of the many ways we work to help you get the most out of your project!

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A bathroom vanity in process. There are square holes in the walls, paper is covering protecting the vanity, and a gold mirror sits on the vanity.
Ask a Designer, Custom Residential, Interior Design

How an Interior Designer Can Help During Construction

Watching your project come together during construction can be exciting and also stressful. As interior designers, our work isn’t done just because your contractor is finally on site. There are many ways we can continue to support you and your project during construction to make sure it comes out just as you imagined.

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Our interior design recognition stories.

Board & Vellum earns Best of Houzz in both the “Design” and “Service” categories, for the 8th year in a row.

Best of Houzz 2021: Design & Service

We are excited to be recognized for the 8th year in a row with Best of Houzz awards for both Design and Service. Many, many thanks to our wonderful clients and partners who’ve collaborated with us over the years!

Best Restaurant Architects in Seattle: Board & Vellum makes the 2020 list.

Best Restaurant Architects in Seattle: Seattle Architects’ 2020 List

Seattle Architects includes Board & Vellum on their list of the 15 Best Restaurant Architects in Seattle in 2020.

Board & Vellum wins 2020 Best of Houzz awards in the Design & Service categories.

Best of Houzz 2020: Design & Service

We are so appreciative of our fantastic clients, collaborators, and fans — with your support, we are excited to have been recognized for the 7th year in a row for Best of Houzz awards for both Design and Service. Thank you!

BUILD Sustainable Building Awards: Board & Vellum honored as

BUILD Sustainable Building Awards 2019

We’re honored that BUILD magazine has named us the "Architecture & Interior Design Firm of the Year" in Washington state in their Sustainable Building Awards, 2019.

Best of Houzz 2019: Design & Service – Board & Vellum

Best of Houzz 2019: Design & Service

At six years, we’ve officially reached more than half a decade winning Best of Houzz badges! Many, many thanks to all our fantastic clients, collaborators, and fans out there — we appreciate your support.

Board & Vellum project, Seward Park Gables, wins two REX/T-REX awards, 2019.

Seward Park Gables Wins Two 2019 REX/T-REX Awards

Our Seward Park Gables project takes home not one, but two REX/T-REX Awards: for bath excellence and major remodel excellence.

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Our Story

Board & Vellum is vibrant design firm built on the idea that an informed, engaged, and cared-for team collaborating on a variety of disciplines and sectors leads to elevated design and happy clients.

Our Process

Bringing your project from “idea” to fruition is a little different at Board & Vellum. We give personal care to each of our projects, and with in-house multidisciplinary design services, each project has access to a wealth of knowledge.

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