Minding the Store
Art lovers can map out Pioneer Square venues and see who's showing their art there by logging on to the First Thursday Art Walk Web site which features downloadable art walk maps and recent news from Seattle's art world.
By Alison Brownrigg | September 4, 2008
Minding the Store
Summer gardening may be at it's ebb, but if you've got a gardener on your gift list, now is the time to stock up on cool accessories to wow them with. Revival Home and Garden is having a 25% off sale on all garden related stock starting Saturday 8/30 and running until sunday 9/7.
By Alison Brownrigg | August 30, 2008
Daily Find
It's not hard to become enamored by the European lifestyle. There's something so charming about the laid-back pace, the high standard of living and the way centuries-old traditions are still a part of everyday life. Europe charmed Leslie Conti when she spent her junior year of college in Strasbourg, France and worked at a ski resort in Switzerland. A career in the insurance industry and three grown kids later, Conti has embarked on a quest to bring everything she loved about Europe to her new Fremont store, Eurostyle Your Life.
By Alison Brownrigg | August 2, 2008
Daily Find
Buying a couch seems like a simple thing, but it's really not. At least, it's not for me. I'm slightly commitment-phobic when it comes to choosing a couch. It's the focal point of the room, and it's got to be comfortable and cool at the same time. That's a lot of pressure. Most of the modern styles that I like are usually way outside my price range. Or so I thought until I stumbled upon Couch, a shop in Fremont that will custom make more than 200 models of couches at affordable prices.
By Alison Brownrigg | September 3, 2008
Minding the Store
Starting on Oct. 1, the Washington State Liquor Control Board (WSLCB) is starting a pilot program allowing 30 grocery stores to have wine and beer tastings. Out of the 30 stores participating, 15 are independently owned and 15 are chain stores.
By Alison Brownrigg | August 21, 2008
Daily Find
For so many of us, boutiques are a window-shopping-only proposition, but Cornelia Veit, owner of Downtown's new Liave Home, is looking to change all that.
By Anna Roth | August 22, 2008
Minding the Store
While Velocity carries many international brands, they also support local artists and artisans (which makes me love them even more) and has taken that support one step further with The Lab, a monthly forum for the creative literati of Seattle to connect with each other and the community.
By Alison Brownrigg | August 19, 2008
Daily Find
Bad things may come in threes, but I have often found that good things come in twos. Such is the case in Georgetown, with the opening in the last year of two sets of adjacent interior design stores in the south Seattle neighborhood.
By Alison Brownrigg | August 5, 2008
Daily Find
With the world what it is today, we all deserve a little whimsy -- an unexpected pleasure that gives us a giggle. I found my whimsy in the form of the GurglePot, a delightful pitcher in the shape of a fish that actually gurgles and glugs when poured. At first glance, I thought it was just a great-looking pitcher that matched my turquoise Fiesta ware, but after trying it out, I was completely smitten.
By Alison Brownrigg | July 31, 2008
Daily Find
If you've ever gone looking for lighting, you know it's not an easy task. I have found that lamps often range from boring to horrific. The base is right, the shade is hideous. It's the perfect shape, but the wrong color. Then I discovered Slip lamps at Clover House in South Lake Union.
By Kathy Schultz | July 28, 2008
