On the north shore of Washington’s Mercer Island—part of the Seattle metro area—a midcentury abode just got a colorful and deluxe upgrade.
Originally built in 1962, the property’s bones were strong, but its design details were feeling dated and dark to the home’s owners, who worked with the local firm Dyna Builders to update the five-bedroom, 3.5-bath layout. Now it feels like a modern lakefront home that looks to the future by leaning into both midcentury and Pacific…

