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6 Camping Essentials You Need in the Pacific Northwest

6 Camping Essentials You Need in the Pacific Northwest

Whether you’re heading out on a camping trip or just want to improve the stash of supplies in your earthquake kit, these essentials work both ways

This article appears in print in the April 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe. 1. BioLite CampStove 2 Bundle (above)This wood-burning camp stove (smokeless flames, thanks to an internal airflow system), the latest iteration of the little stove that started a revolution, cooks your meal and creates electricity for your devices (and has a USB port). The…

The Foodie's Guide to Devouring 48 Hours in Victoria, Canada
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The Foodie’s Guide to Devouring 48 Hours in Victoria, Canada

Farm-to-table eats, craft distilleries and cozy cafés are all just a short ferry or plane ride away

  Now that spring has officially sprung, a weekend away from it all is just the thing to shake off the last vestiges of winter. While you may not want to dip into your banked vacation time just yet, an island getaway is closer than you think. Old-world charm meets modern fun in Victoria, British Columbia,…

This Pinterest-Worthy Pop-Up Barn Is Perfect For Parties

This Pinterest-Worthy Pop-Up Barn Is Perfect For Parties

Next time you’re throwing a party, try a barn raising

This article appears in print in the March 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe. Coming soon to a field near you, Kelsey Von Stubbe’s new Tentwood barn is the stuff of DIY dreams. The rustic-chic pop-up structure can be set up by the Tentwood crew in less than one day to create the perfect party venue in…

High Fashion: Five Must-Have Cannabis Products to Elevate Your Green Style Game

High Fashion: Five Must-Have Cannabis Products to Elevate Your Green Style Game

These PNW-made designs are giving cannabis accessories a makeover

A burgeoning group of Northwest-based companies are giving the formally taboo topic of marijuana a makeover. Interior designer-turned-fashion maven April Pride of Van der Pop recently debuted a collection of stylish Italian leather stash bags thoughtfully lined with a waterproof zipper to conceal odors. Pride and others like her are infusing their cannabis-forward offerings with a focus on design that, in some ways, has made the green industry more approachable. And then, of course, there is the beauty industry’s latest “it ingredient,” CBD, a cannabis-based compound that is shown to…

Less Is More: For Creative Powerhouse Ava J. Holmes, Conservation Is Her Fashion Passion

Less Is More: For Creative Powerhouse Ava J. Holmes, Conservation Is Her Fashion Passion

The cofounder of Fashion for Conservation combines her love of fashion and the outdoors

This article appears in print in the March 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe. Country Meets CityA love of the outdoors and couture may seem like a contradiction, but not for Ava J. Holmes, who spent her childhood alternating between upstate New York at her father’s wilderness survival school and in Manhattan with her filmmaker/musician mother. In…

AIA Home of Distinction: A Seattle Architect Takes On the Tiny-Home Challenge

AIA Home of Distinction: A Seattle Architect Takes On the Tiny-Home Challenge

In a Seattle tiny house village, two shelters work together to offer more than just a place to call home

The two-unit Parabay Home, located in Nickelsville Georgetown, is designed for a family with kids in one unit and adults in the other; facing glass windows keep everyone in view of each other. The space between the units creates a semi-private “yard.”

3 Questions With A Scandinavian Furniture Purveyor on Seattle's Hygge Moment

3 Questions With A Scandinavian Furniture Purveyor on Seattle’s Hygge Moment

The Skaaning brothers know their way around hygge

The Imola chair from BoConcept makes for a a cozy reading corner

Brighten Up Your Home With These Simple Northwest Candlestick Holders

Brighten Up Your Home With These Simple Northwest Candlestick Holders

Notary Ceramics candleholders at Flora and Henri add a hint of hygge to the home

This article appears in print in the March 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe. As you look forward to more daylight hours this season, let these elegant, handmade candlestick holders in bone white ($32–$40), by Portland-based Notary Ceramics, add further warmth to your home. Find them at Flora and Henri (Pioneer Square, 401 First Ave. S; 206.749.9698),…

A Seattle Woodworker Is Turning Bathtubs Into Works of Art

A Seattle Woodworker Is Turning Bathtubs Into Works of Art

Award-winning Seattle design studio NK Woodworking crafts one-of-a-kind bathtubs from domestic and exotic hardwoods, finished with a durable marine varnish.

Prices for the Lotus model pictured here start at $30,000

Winemaker Charles Smith’s Leschi Home Is One For the Ages

Winemaker Charles Smith’s Leschi Home Is One For the Ages

Scandinavian influence makes its way through this home on Lake Washington

Charles Smith and daughter Charlotte cozy up on the expansive sectional in the main living area. A big change he made to this space was removing a glass ceiling in the dining room—“It made the room seem vast,” Smith says—and replacing accordian doors that

Wild Weekend: Bear Watching in Canada's Great Bear Rainforest
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Wild Weekend: Bear Watching in Canada’s Great Bear Rainforest

Get up close and personal with the Canadian wilderness by land, sky or sea.

The majestic Kermode (Spirit) Bear.

These Seattle Women Started a Fashion Company That's Changing How Shoppers Think About Size

These Seattle Women Started a Fashion Company That’s Changing How Shoppers Think About Size

Online clothing brand Universal Standard's new program program allows customers to exchange sizes that are too big or too small for new ones

The Talfer Cocoon Coat from Universal Standard

Should You Become a Life Coach?
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Should You Become a Life Coach?

Five frequently asked questions, plus how to get certified in Washington.

Sponsored by Rich Cavaness and The Certified Coaches Federation The primary criteria for anyone to be qualified as a life coach isn’t a course as much as it’s the lessons they’ve learned from their journey, including victories and losses, frustrations and all the events that have given them the ability to offer perspective. Becoming a…

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