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How Granting Wishes Can Help Children with Critical Illnesses Heal
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How Granting Wishes Can Help Children with Critical Illnesses Heal

Wishes have proven physical and emotional benefits for seriously-ill children.

Sponsored by Make-A-Wish® Some might call Erika Jackman a superwoman. By profession, she’s a pilot traveling the world, but she’s also a loving and dedicated wife, mother of three young daughters, and a wish-granting volunteer. How does she do it all? “People would be really surprised by the wish-granting process, the flexibility and how easy it is…

When You Need to Warm Up Your Home, This Beloved Neighborhood Gem Has You Covered

When You Need to Warm Up Your Home, This Beloved Neighborhood Gem Has You Covered

Camelion Design has been a Ballard staple for 20 years.

Indoor/outdoor weather resistant polyester hand-loomed Desert Carver rug by Jaipur Living Inc. ($94-$1,050).

Put a Little Belgian-Palace Flavor in Your Living Room

Put a Little Belgian-Palace Flavor in Your Living Room

Interior designer Brian Paquette finds inspiration from European travels.

Brian Paquette’s “Brussels” (left) and “Edinburgh” (right) pillows are inspired by European architecture.

This Hot New Food and Health Trend is Raising Eyebrows

This Hot New Food and Health Trend is Raising Eyebrows

Charcoal is trending: in food, drinks, cosmetics and more.

From left to right: Juicebox’s cold-pressed charcoal ginger juice, Frankie & Jo’s salted caramel ash ice cream and Herbivore’s bamboo charcoal cleansing bar soap.

Spring Season in Whistler: Five Tips for Living It Up Like the Locals
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Spring Season in Whistler: Five Tips for Living It Up Like the Locals

Wonder how those lucky folks who live in North America’s leading mountain resort spend their spring? We asked Whistler locals and got schooled on more than where to shred the slopes.

  You can feel it the moment your vehicle rounds the corner and approaches Whistler Village. The road opens up to display majestic mountains and panoramic views. The energy is palpable. Your spirits lift with the promise of adventure and the rush of possibility. There are many reasons why Whistler, British Columbia, is repeatedly rated…

The Elegant Way to Mix and Match Your Bathroom Design

The Elegant Way to Mix and Match Your Bathroom Design

Well-chosen details freshen up the most essential of rooms.

The master bath is decked out in glazed porcelain subway tile in aloe.

Home of the Week: Summerwell Homes
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Home of the Week: Summerwell Homes

Take a look around.

Sponsored by: Summerwell Homes  Recently named “Community of the Year” at the 2017 Tribute Awards by the New Home Council, Summerwell’s 16 homes, designed by renowned McCullough Architects, reflect a contemporary design aesthetic with clean lines, open spaces, dramatic interior lighting from sensitive window placement, as well as a decidedly upscale palette of materials, fixtures,…

This New High-End Nail Salon Looks More Like a Fancy Cocktail Bar

This New High-End Nail Salon Looks More Like a Fancy Cocktail Bar

Nail Bar's new flagship boutique is a glammy indulgence.

Butter London’s new 537-square-foot South Lake Union flagship, designed by Seattle-based Leah Steen

These Are the Top Places to Work in Seattle

These Are the Top Places to Work in Seattle

The Seattle companies that know how to keep their employees happy.

From work-life-balance practices to cool perks, companies are keeping their employees happy in different ways.

Top 10 Tech Transformations for a Smarter Home
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Top 10 Tech Transformations for a Smarter Home

How modern home design is taking the fiction out of sci-fi.

Sponsored by Realogics, Inc. The concept of the smart home is no longer reserved for sci-fi flicks and Jetson-esque cartoons, which just a few short years ago may have seemed lifetimes away. Increasingly more homes are becoming connected, intelligent, and changing the way we live our daily lives, moving us closer to the once fictionalized…

Science be Damned, Spiritual Crystals Are Making a Major Comeback

Science be Damned, Spiritual Crystals Are Making a Major Comeback

From home décor to jewelry, crystals are having a moment again.

Need to mend a broken heart? Rose quartz crystal can help with that. Or ward off bad energy? Try wearing a black tourmaline crystal. AJ Crecelius of NW Crystals (Ballard, 2221 NW 56th St.; 424.419.9789), a shop selling healing crystals since 2015, believes that the metaphysical properties of certain stones can help cure ailments like…

Tweet Retreat: The Perfect Urban Escape From the Social Media Madness

Tweet Retreat: The Perfect Urban Escape From the Social Media Madness

Finding respite from the endless crush of the news cycle along the shores of Lake Washington.

I don’t know about you, but sometimes I just need to escape The Tweeting. It’s too easy to become entranced in the early hour of the morning by a Twitter feed of disturbing nonsense. My “stable genius” is unsettled! Fortunately, I’ve found an antidote. Nature abounds in Seattle. On recent walks and trips across Puget…

This Urban Farmhouse in the Central District Comes With Spectacular Views

This Urban Farmhouse in the Central District Comes With Spectacular Views

A couple rebuilds a 1940s house into an easy-to-live-in urban farmhouse.

An extensive backyard garden is part of Leslie (left) and Jessica Bower’s new house which was built on the foundation of the original 1949 structure.

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