Minding the Store
Save between 50 and 80 percent at this Eastlake fabric warehouse.
By Alison Brownrigg | April 15, 2009
Daily Find
Have you ever walked through
an open house and found yourself oohing and aahing over the way the house was
staged rather than the house itself? Realtor and stager
Katrina Puetz opened Furnishments in December 2008 as a place to sell pieces
from her staging company. The store has evolved to include furniture, home decor and accessories from the community
at large as well as fellow stagers.
By Alison Brownrigg | April 15, 2009
Daily Find
Seattle is chock-full of wine
shops that regularly offer in-store tastings, allowing you to sample unfamiliar
wines before you buy them and saving you the expense of a wine you might not
like. Below
are three such wine stores near my north-end neighborhood, all of which
offer
weekly tastings, a great selection, some truly crazy bargains and loads
of hospitality. When I visited, I didn't find a single wine snob --
just great wine and happy customers.
By Sheryl Wiser | March 30, 2009
Minding the Store
Swing by the new Pioneer Square location and find gorgeous treasures for your home.
By Alison Brownrigg | March 23, 2009
Daily Find
Candles are a modestly priced
way to transform a room, influencing the mood through both sight and smell -- the
most refined of our five senses. As spring approaches, I'm attracted to sweet,
uplifting floral scents, and locally made Petal Candles fit the bill nicely.
By Alison Brownrigg | March 26, 2009
Minding the Store
Scout out Revival's wares online before you visit the shop in person.
By Alison Brownrigg | March 17, 2009
Minding the Store
Save big on modern furnishingd for your home.
By Alison Brownrigg | March 5, 2009
Daily Find
On my way to check out Take 5
Urban Market in Ballard, I recalled the corner store near my childhood home in
suburban Detroit.
It was kind of like
Mr. Hooper's store on "Sesame
Street," where neighbors chatted and you always
knew the guy behind the counter. I had high hopes that Take 5
would bring that same vibe to the corner of Eighth Avenue Northwest and
Northwest 70th Street.
By Alison Brownrigg | March 5, 2009
Daily Find
The recent demise of Domino magazine has created a huge void in the lives of interior design lovers. Last month, a new shop arrived on Capitol Hill that nicely fills that Domino-shaped hole. Friends Dawn Bassett and Jennifer June have combined their shops, LiT and Hermitage (from Pioneer Square and Portland, respectively), and pooled their talents -- for creating couture lampshades and scouting unique small-production wallpapers -- into a one-stop shop for design inspiration.
By Alison Brownrigg | March 10, 2009
Daily Find
President Barack Obama can take some of the credit for the recent surge in sales of salted caramels, but Lauren Adler, owner of sweets boutique Chocolopolis, has a more fundamental explanation for our obsession with the combination of chocolate, caramel and salt: "It's just good." Below are the salted caramels on offer at the Queen Anne shop, along with a more of our favorite locally available salty-sweet treats.
By Monica Fischer | February 11, 2009
