Save the date for Maison Luxe’s Third Annual Sample Sale and Oly Studio Special Pricing Event on Sunday, July 12 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Furniture samples from Oly Studio, Two’s Company, Designers Guild, Arteriors and Global Views, as well as vintage items, will be 40 percent off. This is a must-attend sale if you’re in the market to spiff up your abode with some unique pieces.

Maison Luxe is located at 95 Yesler Way, Second Floor. Call 206-405-2828 for more information.

As an aside, Maison Luxe is a member of an excellent organization called The 3/50 Project, twhich urges people to pick three locally owned brick-and-mortar stores and spend $50 between the three. According to the Web site, if half of the employed people in the country spent $50 monthly, it would generate $42.6 billion in revenue. That's big money.

Other local participants include Petal Candles and Haute Goat recycled cashmere.

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