In response to the condos and apartments popping up all over town -- particularly in South Lake Union, Ballard and Belltown -- the folks behind the Pacific Interiors [1] furniture showroom in Greenwood have opened City Home Store [2] on Capitol Hill, with merchandise geared toward small living spaces.
The 5,000 square feet of City Home Store, which opened in September, are packed with furniture of a smaller-than-average scale, such as tall, skinny dressers and low-slung beds, plus a variety of home-décor accessories and gifts -- if you're the kind of person who gives Kama Sutra Kits ($36-$45) as gifts. The eclectic selection is organized by rotating color schemes; current combos include aqua and chocolate, plum and mustard, and black and white.
Highlights include Dreamsacks [3] bamboo bedding ($48-$260), boldly colored retro desk fans ($75) in oranges, pinks, purples and blues from DecoBreeze [4] and a lacquered purple horn sconce ($210).
The back of the store carries floor coverings, with a large selection of area rugs in wool, berber and other hearty weaves ($300-$900.) A 3-foot-high stack of small rugs in a variety of colors and prints, priced as low as $39, is well worth the dig.
City Home Store is at 517 E. Pike St. Visit the store online at www.city-home-store.com [5].
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