Property Watch: Midcentury Modern Maple Leaf Home Stays True to Its Story

For interior designers with an eye toward historic preservation, the goal of doing right by a classic midcentury home while ushering it into the modern era is a careful balancing act. 

When the previous owner of the home is as beloved as Dr. Sam Sebesta, a retired University of Washington education professor and children’s book author who lived and entertained there until his passing at the age of 93, that goal feels like a mandate.

Real estate agent and interior designer Storm Monette’s thoughtful revamp of this 1961 Maple Leaf home maintains a great deal of its central midcentury features. The era’s characteristically elongated roman

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