Seattle Mag
8 Seattle Restaurants You Can Dock Your Boat At
It's going to be a stellar weekend for boating!
!–paging_filter–pMemorial Day weekend is fast approaching. And if you’re not lucky enough to get a long weekend, perhaps you’re lucky enough to have a boat—or a friend who has a boat—enabling you to get in a little chill water time at some point./ppHere now, for your cruising pleasure, are 8 Seattle restaurants (in alphabetical order)…
Update Your Sofa Instantly with Pillows that Pop
Pretty pillows with plenty of punch for your home
Left to right: Hand-stitched floral pillow ($650) from Susan Wheeler Home, local artist Nancy Klapmeier’s custom horse silhouette pillow made of felted wool and vintage suit scraps ($65) from Ludlow Home; Ryan Studio Neo Stripe Lagoon pillow ($225) from Veritables; Great Findz vintage pennant pillow ($78) from Haystack Home in Kirkland; and an antique suzani pillow ($225) from…
Where to Go for Top-Notch Upholstery
Aside from tempting tabletop fodder and furniture, Camelion Design (Ballard, 5330 Ballard Ave. NW; 206.783.7125) has a fabulous fabric line ($150 per yard), with a swatch count of 1,000 to choose from to give your couch or chair a classy new cover, or to create that just-right accent pillow. (FYI, Camelion recommends Eidem’s Upholstery, just…
Six Great Garden Stores in Seattle
Dig Nursery (Vashon Island, 19028 Vashon Hwy. SW; 206.463.5096) is a full-fledged, flora-rich nursery full of garden goodies, from plants and seeds to colorful pots and crow statuary. Exotic flora is the focus of The Palm Room (Ballard, 5336 Ballard Ave. NW; 206.782.7256), where you can buy one of its sexy succulents or tropicals, or…
Home Decor Stores with Classic, Contemporary Goods
Masins (Bellevue, 10708 Main St.; 425.450.9999) has been decorating homes in the Pacific Northwest since 1927. Today, this decidedly up-market and sophisticated store is filled with designs from Stickley to Kravet, and a staff of accredited interior designers to guide you through the process. Current crush: a dining table with a stained cobalt blue top…
Best Home Decor Shops in Seattle for Green Goods
NuBe Green (Capitol Hill, 1527 10th Ave.; 206.402.4515) really makes green beautiful—from vintage blanket-covered club chairs and salvaged wood furniture to handmade Pebble vases ($14–$26) from Seattle’s Material Good, which benefit good causes. It even has a rental service, complete with charming reclaimed place settings, vintage bud vases and candelabras, to make your next shindig…
Visit Federal Way’s Stumpery to Frolic Among Hundreds of Ferns
Seattle’s fronded friends flourish at the Stumpery and Fern Festival
!–paging_filter–pThe Northwest climate is heaven for ferns, where their fronded glory unfurls in countless dappled rockeries and shady groves. And as the saying goes, if you can’t beat ’em, join ’em. In 1989, a group of fervent fern fans in Seattle formed the Hardy Fern Foundation, committed to celebrating and propagating the plant via display…
Seattle’s Hottest Music Venue is…the Airport
Sub Pop lands at SeaTac
!–paging_filter–pIs Seattle’s hottest music venue SeaTac Airport? Certainly that’s where local musicians can get the widest exposure. Thanks to the Experience the City of Music initiative, since 2013 travelers have been listening to welcome announcements from the likes of Macklemore, Brandi Carlile, Quincy Jones and Ann Wilson, and hearing local music on the SeaTac speakers….
Bike Along The John Wayne Pioneer Trail
!–paging_filter–pstrongWHERE:/strong The John Wayne Pioneer Trail. strongWHY:/strong To bike the more than 100-mile section of the trail running from the trailheads at Cedar Falls (near North Bend) and Army East (part of the U.S. Army’s Yakima Training Center, near Vantage, on the Columbia River). strongWHAT: /strongThe longest Rails-to-Trails conversion in the country—the full length stretches…
John Sundstrom On Why He’s Moving Lark and His Ambitious New Project on Capitol Hill
!–paging_filter–pAfter more than a decade, chef John Sundstrom is back to opening restaurants, and he’s going big!/ppNot only is he moving his quaint little Capitol Hill restaurant a href=”http://larkseattle.com/” target=”_blank”Lark/a to bigger digs, he’s launching two new projects — all under the same roof./ppFortunately for the Capitol Hill contingent, he’s staying close to home, heading…
MB’s Finds Hosts Huge Trunk Show
!–paging_filter–pHead to the old Sway Cake location (1631 Sixth Ave.) Wednesday though Friday, May 28 through 30 for an a href=”http://mbsfinds.com/” target=”_blank”MB’s Finds/a pop up shop. Expect deals galore on racks and racks of high-end consignment clothing and accessories from the likes of Chanel, Balenciaga, Lanvin, Missoni and Chloe as well as items from Vince,…
AstroTwins Host Pine 14th Family Day
!–paging_filter–pGet to know the a href=”http://astrostyle.com/” target=”_blank”AstroTwin/a ladies, Ophira and Tali Edut on Saturday, May 24 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at a href=”http://raremediumseattle.com/” target=”_blank”Rare Medium/a on Capitol Hill as they fete the release of their newest book, ema href=”http://www.momstrology.com/” target=”_blank”Momstrology: The AstroTwins’ Guide to Parenting Your Little Ones by the Stars/a/em during Pine…