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Seattle Hotels: The Four Seasons Seattle
Insider tips on where to stay in and around Seattle
!–paging_filter–pemstrongLocation: /strong/emDowntown, 99 Union St.; 206.749.7000; a href=”http://www.fourseasons.com/seattle/” target=”_blank”fourseasons.com/seattle/a/ppemstrongNumber of Rooms: /strong/em147 guest rooms including 13 luxury suites, many with reproductions of art by local artists/ppstrongemRates: /em/strongFrom $395 for a city view to $445 for a deluxe bay room and up to $5,000 for the Presidential Suite/ppemstrongPool: /strong/emYes, an outdoor rooftop infinity pool with spectacular…
Seattle Happy Hours: A.J. Rathbun Picks Four of His Favorites
!–paging_filter–pThere is nothing like happy hour. An hour, maybe an hour and a half, between the workday rigors and the calm of a nice evening at home; it almost feels as necessary as breakfast. To really be a great happy hour spot, in my opinion, a bar must fit a few criteria. First, it must…
Restaurant Openings, Closings More
!–paging_filter–pKeeping track of restaurant news can be a daunting task. Here’s a round-up from the past week to help you manage./ppspan style=”font-size: large;”OPENINGS/span/ppstrongBelltownbr/strongThe owner of stronga href=”http://local360.org/” target=”_blank”Local 360/a/strong is opening another restaurant in Belltown. This one will be called strongBell + Whete/strong (Middle English for “wheat”) and will be an homage to Old World…
Seattle Mariners Turn Back the Clock, a New Must-See Sculpture Downtown and Four Party Drinks to Make on Memorial Day
!–paging_filter–pstrongMust Marvelbra href=”http://bit.ly/1kviK32” target=”_blank”The Olympic Sculpture Park Gets a Head/a/strongbrStep aside, Ferris wheel. “Echo,” the new, 46-foot-tall white head—just installed at the shoreline of the Olympic Sculpture Park—faces the Olympic Mountains and serves as a serene beacon for everyone from Puget Sound sailors to Myrtle Edwards joggers./ppstrongMust Drinkbra href=”http://bit.ly/Re43YM” target=”_blank”Celebrate Memorial Day with Four Boozy…
Ikea Seattle, Room Board and More Must-Shop National Stores
Bigger rarely means better, but we found plenty to praise at local outposts of these national stores
Once upon a time, a home item from Nordstrom basically meant a nice chunk of crystal from its gift store. Now, the Bellevue and Seattle locations (downtown, 500 Pine St., 206.628.2111; Bellevue Square, 100 Bellevue Square; 425.455.580) have a bona fide home collection, Nordstrom at Home, boasting everything from sweet Lamp-in-a-Box table lamps ($38) to…
Rustic Meets Hipster in these Seattle Home Decor Shops
!–paging_filter–pButter Home (Capitol Hill, 1531 Melrose Ave.; 206.623.2626;a href=”http://www.butterhomeseattle.com” target=”_blank” butterhomeseattle.com/a) might be small (at 300 square feet) and tucked away in the Melrose Market loft, but it’s mighty cool. Current crowd-pleasers: Sheepshead Design’s screen prints ($20–$60) on reclaimed wood by Philip Sachs, and pendant lamps with exposed filament bulbs ($45), popularized when Butter began…
Where to Shop if Your Style Leans Mod
Alchemy Collections (downtown, 2029 Second Ave.; 206.448.3309) has a diverse mix of mod furnishings, including the indoor/outdoor Alchemia dining chair ($319 and up), which comes in some knockout neon shades. From David Trubridge’s groovy geometric sphere pendants (starting at $340) to the minimalistic magnetic organizing elements by Seattle’s Three By Three Click! Design That Fits…
The Best Consignment Stores in Seattle
If your taste runs toward the high end, but your budget doesn’t, consignment shopping for home furnishings is where it’s at. Not only can you find deals galore at these shops, but you can sell your own gently used furniture to offset the price of your new-to-you pieces. Consignment stores tend to offer a varied…
Where to Find Antiques and Oddities Around Seattle
If you’re looking to furnish your home with eccentric and unusual conversation pieces, add these stores to your shopping list. Find taxidermy, medical antiques and fraternal order ephemera at The Belfry (309A Third Ave. S; 206.682.2951) in Pioneer Square. Owners Christian and Jessica Harding have a keen eye for the eerie, spooky and downright unearthly….
Stores in Seattle that Stock all the Midcentury Modern Stunners
Where to score your Eames, Nelson and Starck in Seattle
!–paging_filter–pAs well as a comely collection of contemporary modern pieces—from Blu Dot to Kartell—Chartreuse Modern (Belltown, 2609 First Ave.; 877.328.4844; a href=”http://www.chartreusemodern.com” target=”_blank”chartreusemodern.com/a) shows an eclectic field of midcentury pieces, from accessories, such as a sky-blue Holmegaard vase carafe ($159), to chairs, such as an Eero Saarinen–designed side chair ($325), still bearing its Knoll production…
Mossback On Assignment: Sightseeing via the Rocky Mountaineer Train
!–paging_filter–pAs emSeattle /emMagazine’s editor at large, I get to do the dirty jobs sometimes. Like this week, I’m up in the Canadian Rockies. We came up from Seattle to Vancouver then on to Banff via a Canadian a href=”http://www.rockymountaineer.com/en_CA_BC/routes_and_packages?gclid=CNfT3…” target=”_blank”sightseeing train called the Rocky Mountaineer/a: think domes, cars and gourmet food while cruising on rails…
Four Memorial Day Party Punches to Whip Up this Weekend
!–paging_filter–pThe long and awesome Memorial Day weekend is here, and it’s the ideal time to dust off the punch bowl (or bowls, if you’re really lucky) or a large pitcher and whip up an extra big batch of goodness for friends and family. Heck, you may want to make it a punch weekend, and try…