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Collective
Seattle

Collective is one of those places that we almost don't want to spread the word too far about, because it's such a choice destination for immaculately restored and maintained vintage Danish pieces. O...

Earthwise
Seattle

Embark on a remodeling project in Seattle, and you'll find Earthwise an indispensable resource for building salvage, from lumber to fixtures to furniture. We've heard nothing but praise from their cu...

Maxine's Pickity Patch
Seattle

When we visited Urbanweeds a couple of weeks ago, we also happened to be on the lookout for fresh cut flowers for our apartment — we felt like stepping up from the usual grocery store fare that da...

Urbanweeds

We're used to having to eke out a modern vibe for our houseplants and patio using pots and plants from more traditional and country-style garden stores. It's not that it's terribly difficult to acco...

City People's Merchantile

City People's Mercantile might be one of the more underestimated home resources in Seattle. In the guise of a small-town hardware, sundry and garden store, a vast yet choosy selection of vessels, ca...

Great Jones Home

We once inherited a fabulous deco-era chair from our mother, a sidewalk-sale savant. It was beautiful but had no cushions, thereby initiating our first foray into the world of upholstery. Upholstery...

Portage Bay Goods

This welcoming shop at "the center of the universe" (the Fremont neighborhood of Seattle, that is) has long been our favorite and fail-safe stop for last-minute gifts and a healthy dose of socially co...

Bamboo Hardwoods

We love bamboo as a sustainable fiber and building material, and Bamboo Hardwoods founder Douglas Lewis clearly shares that love, to a great extent. His store is an outpost of every type of bamboo p...

Kyoto Art and Antiques Warehouse Sale

Open only twice a year for 10 days each time, walking into the warehouse of Kyoto Art and Antiques feels like stumbling into the past — namely, the storerooms of an early 20th century trader with ...

Glassybaby

Flowers die, chocolates melt, glassybaby forever. That is the compelling concept behind this Seattle-based hand-blown glass vessel business, which grew out of founder Lee Rhodes' garage into somethin...

Lucca Great Finds

Lucca Great Finds is the second Lucca store of owners Francine Katz and Peter Riches, whose first venture, Lucca Statuary, brought classic European garden statues to the Northwest in 1991. The newe...

Area 51

Galactic Boutique

Galactic Boutique sits in a little strip of shops on Pine street in Seattle, arching steeply over I-5. The sandwich board out front reads "Sexy Home Accessories," and visitors should prepare for sam...

Consign Design

Don't be fooled by the logo font. Seattle's Consign Design is a perfectly viable source for upscale home furnishings, and an alternative to Craigslist for unloading nicer pieces that have done thei...

Great Stuff

We happened by Great Stuff one evening while on our way through Georgetown in Seattle. The bright storefront was like a siren in the otherwise dark industrial district, which is gaining popularity...

Velocity Art and Design

The best of the West. Velocity is a mid-century modern haven. With original designs from Eames, Panton and Breuer and top picks from the murderers' row of current fun design: Jonathan Adler, Blu Do...

Veritables

Veritables is a two-pronged outfit: owner Marie Harris’ Madison home boutique focuses on lighting and oriental-flavored accents; and, as a designer for more than 13 years, she offers consultation...

Rosanna Inc.

Rosanna makes us see the appeal of holiday dishes, despite our vow to keep a single set to serve the whole year in our teeny apartment. Now we're thinking vow might be a little strong....

Clover House

Its always a lucky day at Clover House. Throws, lamps and home accessories form the complement of wares at a shop where the real highlights are the plants, high-quality body products and a fantasti...

Earthues

Natural color. Since color is the focus this month, we thought wed introduce you to Earthues, a textile-design studio that specializes in natural dyes made from roots, bark, flowers and insects. Na...

Pacific Galleries Antique Mall and Auction House

We are flea market junkies. A stroll through this industrial district auction house and antique mall is just what the doctor ordered on a rainy fall afternoon. ...

Enlighten

Seattles Ballard neighborhood is home to a tidy cache of low-key home stores, of which group Enlighten is a notable member. And if youre wanting the soft, organic lighting of a paper lantern but ...

David Smith & Co.

To say that this enormous South Lake Union warehouse is a wonderland of Indonesian furniture, textiles and home accessories does not do justice to just how much of an incredible find this store is. ...

Watson Kennedy Fine Living

A walk through Watson Kennedy induces the best kind of browsing stupor, where every shelf holds a new hidden treasure, as if it were planted there just for you to find and make special. The kind of...