Bellevue, Washington · Established 1992

Homes drawn to be built.

Creative Comfort is Vernon's residential design practice: custom homes, remodels, additions and ADUs, taken from the first sketch through a permit-ready set and on through construction.

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Architectural front elevation of the Rose B house: a two-storey modern home with shed roofs, exposed beams, a covered entry porch and two garage doors

Selected work

Houses since 1992, and one memorial.

Elevation drawing of the 9/11 Memorial in Milton: a bent steel column on a plaza

Civic · Milton, Washington

9/11 Memorial Plaza

A 36-foot column of World Trade Center steel on a new plaza in Triangle Park, designed for three cities and a community of volunteers. Dedicated September 11, 2021. Visit the memorial's site.

Rose B front elevation

New construction · Edmonds

Rose B

Modern two-storey home for Kelli Homes: shed roofs, exposed beams, Hardie lap and vertical cedar, standing-seam metal roof. Permit set released March 2024.

Lodge-style home in Issaquah: stone base, timber entry gable, metal roof, evening light

New construction · Issaquah

Lodge-style home

Stone, timber and a steel roof on a wooded lot, with a vaulted great room under exposed trusses.

Bellevue custom home: a three-storey shingled house with a round window and a tower bay, among evergreens

New construction · Bellevue

Lake-view custom home

Three storeys among the evergreens, with a tower bay and a round window on the front.

Kent home from the back: two storeys over a wide deck with a hot tub

New construction · Kent

Family home

Two storeys over a wide back deck with a hot tub, and a covered patio off the lower floor.

Traditional remodel: dining room with a chandelier, wainscot and a bay of windows

Remodel

Traditional remodel

A whole-house traditional remodel: new kitchen, dining room, baths and a living room around the fireplace.

Seattle kitchen: long island with seating, maple cabinets, dining table beyond

Remodel · Seattle

Traditional kitchen and dining nook

A long island with seating, maple cabinetry, and the dining nook opened to the kitchen.

Issaquah great room: dining under a vaulted timber ceiling
Issaquah kitchen: white cabinets under the timber trusses
Issaquah entry: timber gable over the front door
Remodel living room around a stone fireplace
Kent home: covered patio with a stone wall
Bellevue home from the side, tower bay and round window

Services

From the first sketch to the last inspection.

Custom homes

Site planning, floor plans, elevations and a full permit-ready set, with the structural engineer coordinated.

Remodels and additions

Kitchens, second storeys, extensions and whole-house remodels that respect what's already there.

ADUs and guesthouses

Detached and attached units designed to the local code, from feasibility through permit.

Accessible design

Homes planned for aging in place and for wheelchair access, without looking clinical.

Energy-efficient homes

Envelope, orientation and systems considered from the start, not bolted on.

Construction support

Questions from the field answered while the house is being built, so the drawings get built as drawn.

How it works

Four steps, no surprises.

  1. Talk

    A conversation about the site, the budget and how you live. You leave knowing whether the idea is buildable and roughly what it takes.

  2. Design

    Preliminary plans and elevations you can react to. Revisions until the house is yours.

  3. Permit set

    Architectural and framing drawings, specifications and details, coordinated with engineering and ready for the building department.

  4. Build

    Site questions answered during construction. Changes are approved in writing, so the house that gets built is the one that was drawn.

About

Vernon.

Building designer, Bellevue, since 1992. Member of the American Institute of Building Design.

Every set that leaves the office carries the same note: if a question comes up in the field, ask before proceeding. That is the whole practice in a sentence. The drawings are made to be built from, and the designer stays reachable until the house is done.

AIBD memberEstablished 1992Bellevue, WA
Front elevation drawing, repeated as a sheet detail

Contact

Tell me about the house.

A call or an email is the start. Bring the lot, a sketch, a listing, or just the idea.

206-619-3995
creativecomfort7@gmail.com

Creative Comfort
1611 116th Avenue NE, Suite 224
Bellevue, WA 98004

Serving Seattle and the Eastside.