Fiesta music wafts through the air, a saleswoman offers customers a sampler of chips and dip (made with packets of spices available for sale, of course), and the exposed brick and warm “adobe” walls flatter the store's astonishingly varied inventory of furniture, garden wares and tchotchkes.
By Caren Gussoff | November 17, 2006
He learned metalworking from his grandfather and father growing up in Arkansas, though he didn't think it would become a career. He wasn't even convinced of it after an Army stint stationed in Germany, though he headed straight for cemeteries in every European city he visited to study the iron work.
By Nicole Tsong | July 26, 2006
Summer is here ... is your patio ready? If outdoor furniture is on your shopping list this season, you're not alone.
By Sarah Jio | July 12, 2006
Convergence Zone
When Ashley Baker began gardening in earnest, she wanted her basic tools within reach. And she wanted cute. So she made her own pocketed garden apron. Then she made them for friends. Now she makes them for other girls who want a little style while they garden.
By Kathy Schultz | May 11, 2006
Finding new life in old or traditional items is the backbone of Bitters Co., the business Carson runs with her sister, Katie Carson, in Seattle's Fremont neighborhood.
By Nicole Tsong | March 28, 2006
Fashion rules at Great Jones Home. This is where the eclectic style of Paris meets the flair of Miami. Here you'll get a taste of mixing paradoxical trends in home décor, blending contemporary furniture with antique, vintage and art deco finds, and accentuating the furnishings with dramatic avant-garde art pieces.
By Joann Natalia Aquino | February 16, 2006
The storefront at Retrofit Home is a good test: If you perk up at the sight of aqua and yellow stripes, a hot-pink sign and a mandarin-orange chair, you might well be on the cusp of decorating nirvana.
By Nicole Tsong | February 13, 2006
Saunter into Square Room for the first time and you might think your geometry is a little off, as it's actually rectangular in shape. But most shoppers and art fans get distracted by the shop's unique nature-based art and intriguing interior ideas well before they begin questioning their math skills.
By Lori Hinton | February 2, 2006
Convergence Zone
Look, I don't know how to say this without sounding like a 12-year-old, so I'm just going to blurt it out: Woodland Park Zoo is once again selling poop by the gallon.
By Geoff Carter | November 30, 2005
