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Fernish lets you be Fickle about Furniture

Fernish lets you be Fickle about Furniture

If you lack couch commitment, you can rent instead

Fernish co-founders Lucas Dickey, left, and Michael Barlow

Seattle Magazine Essentials: Pet Names, Pillows and Backyard Cabins

Seattle Magazine Essentials: Pet Names, Pillows and Backyard Cabins

Check out our roundup of local hidden gems.

Move over Fido Pet names in Seattle reflect the year that was If you adopted a dog or cat last year, there’s a good chance you named it Milo. Milo is among the top five 2020 pet names in Seattle for both dogs and cats, according to Seattle-based dog walking and pet sitting company Rover’s…

AIA Seattle Home of Distinction: Cozy and Comfy

AIA Seattle Home of Distinction: Cozy and Comfy

Vacation home borrows from Scandinavian, European mountain designs

It is sometimes the role of the artist to jar clients from their comfort zone. It is not common for residential architects to be asked do the same. But that was the challenge presented to Syndicate Smith LLC, a residential and commercial architectural studio in Leavenworth. Seattle residents Paul Carpenter and Steve Bartz wanted a…

How to Prepare for the Ultimate Staycation

How to Prepare for the Ultimate Staycation

Cooped up at home and afraid to travel? Use these tips to stay sane.

This story first appeared on Zillow.com. You don’t need to stay in a hotel and play tourist to have a proper vacation. Look no further than your own home for a staycation that dreams are made of. Make no mistake, an at-home staycation doesn’t just mean a lazy weekend on the couch. Turn your humble…

Tips from the Home Comfort Experts

Tips from the Home Comfort Experts

You’re stuck in your house. Here’s how to make it pop.

First, Karl Hackett; Second, Katie Largent

Comfort Food Confessionals

Comfort Food Confessionals

Here’s what experts make at home

First, Trophy Cupcakes; Second, Salt & Staw; Third, Metropolitan Market

A Kabin in the City

A Kabin in the City

Cities are literally creating a cottage industry because of the pandemic, and MyKabin is taking full advantage

Seattle’s lowest-profile contractor is also one of the city’s highest-volume homebuilders. In just its second year of operation, Bellevue-based MyKabin has already constructed 42 backyard cottages and offices, mostly in Seattle proper. Clint Jones and Tom Todaro launched the business in anticipation of Seattle’s new briskly waving green flag for detached additional dwelling units (DADU)….

Digitizing the American Dream

Digitizing the American Dream

Real estate hit the pause button due to the coronavirus pandemic

Georgia Stevens, 2020 president of Seattle King County Realtors

Seattle Magazine Essentials: Coffee Awards, Green Smoothies and Sober Moms

Seattle Magazine Essentials: Coffee Awards, Green Smoothies and Sober Moms

A roundup of Seattle happenings, news and hidden gems

First, Austin Hirsh of Smoothie 2050; Second, Tony’s Coffee; Third, Cody Chan and Thomas Brown of Food for Heroes

Holiday Gift Guide: The Gift of Adventure

Holiday Gift Guide: The Gift of Adventure

Take a flight, rent a van, learn a survival skill

Instead of a material present think about giving an experience. Surveys show more than 60% of consumers want some sort of experiential gift. There’s no shortage of that in the Seattle area, but here are three of our favorites for the adventurer in your family. Kenmore Air Take to the sky on a volcano tour…

Book Excerpt: Vegetarian Chinese Soul Food

Book Excerpt: Vegetarian Chinese Soul Food

Hsiao-Ching Chou offers up an ode to vegetables in her second cookbook

Hsiao-Ching Chou’s second cook-book, ‘Vegetarian Chinese Soul Food,’ is a follow-up to her popular Chinese Soul Food and will hit shelves Jan. 15. Hsiao-Ching is known for her sold-out classes that have made Chinese cooking accessible to home cooks, but with the pandemic she has shifted to social media to share her recipes and tips. …

Holiday Gift Guide: The Purpose-Driven Palate

Holiday Gift Guide: The Purpose-Driven Palate

Here’s how to support local food businesses

The Pantry at Delancy (First); The Table Less Travelled (Second); Mio Posto (Third); Hello Robin (Fourth); New Day Cooperative (Fifth)

Finding Comfort in Cookbooks

Finding Comfort in Cookbooks

Two cookbook aficionados dish on their favorite books and recipes

Lara Hamilton (First), owns Book Larder. Susan Roxborough (Second) is the executive editor at Sasquatch Books.

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