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Thread Shop

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Thread Shop is a hybrid retail store/exhibition space/art installation, that offers glimpses of Seattle’s local art scene. Frequently changing exhibitions feature what the founders, Rhonda Howard and Rebecca Richards, call “everyday art.” Items for sale include one-of-a-kind works as well as limited-editions prints, paintings, photographs, sculpture and installation art. (via Elements of Living)

Updated Apr 11, 2006

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Enlighten

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Seattle-based Enlighten is owned by the husband-and-wife team Kalan and Chris Intawong. He’s from Thailand, she’s from Seattle, and they met while she was in the Peace Corps. Most of the furniture in the store is made of recycled teak by artisans in Thailand. (If you’re interested, Kalan or Chris will tell you the history of each piece of wood.) Kalan is also a lighting designer, and his woven bamboo lanterns take up one whole side of the store. (via Elements of Living)

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Tableau

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Seattle-based Tableau shows owner Karen Olsen’s love of all things fashionable and her flair for mixing mediums—pairing Asian-inspired paper lanterns with hand-painted Provençal furniture, for example. The eclectic shop also carries mismatched tableware, embossed stationery and, my personal favorite, five-inch-tall letters decorated with shimmering glass chips, just like pixie dust. (via Elements of Living)

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Greener Lifestyles

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Greener Lifestyles is a Seattle-based company whose goal, says co-owner Alicia Silva, is to raise the standard and the awareness of green design. The store sells sustainable furniture, organic bedding and environmentally friendly gifts; designs green interiors; and advocates for greener products. (via Elements of Living)

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Veritables Decor

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Veritables Décor is a neighborhood institution that has drawn many other chic establishments to the area. This Seattle shoebox of a shop is packed with piles of handmade pillows, candles, garden accessories, illustrated books and other wonderful accents. (via Elements of Living)

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Watson Kennedy

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On First Avenue you’ll find Watson Kennedy Fine Home, housed in the Holyoke Building, another of Seattle’s historic landmarks. This shop is home to both new and old furniture, as well as tableware, linens and accessories, including French glassware. (via Elements of Living)

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Great Jones Home

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Carrie Hayden, a sucker for all things glamorous, named her Seattle store Great Jones Home as a tribute to New York City’s Great Jones Street. Nothing here is mainstream; the custom, exotic and unusual are the norm. In addition to reinvented antiques (“Something’s always changed—we reupholster, relacquer, repaint”), Hayden sells luxurious embroidered and quilted custom linens from lesser known but top-quality European manufacturers like Bagni Volpi Noemi in Italy. The store’s interior itself is worth a visit—bold brown-and-cream-painted stripes decorate one section of wall, and high ceilings and skylights provide natural light even on rainy days. Displays are innovative too—yard-long samples of fabrics are hung from robe hooks on the wall so you can take one home and drape it over a chair to really see what it would look like in your house (so much better than the standard swatch that disappears on a sofa or chair). (via Elements of Living)

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Velocity: Your Home For Modern Living

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Started in 2000 as a website, Velocity Art and Design morphed into a store in 2003 and is now the ideal setting for all things modern in design. Located in the Belltown district of Seattle, here you’ll come upon all the regulars: Akari lights by Isamu Noguchi, rugs by Angela Adams, pillows by Thomas Paul, vinyl floor coverings by Chilewich, bedding by Dwell, as well as more unusual and one-of-a-kind pieces by contemporary artists. The front section of the store is a gallery with exhibitions that rotate every six to eight weeks. But don’t forget Velocity’s roots; you can find most of store’s items for sale on its website, www.velocityartanddesign.com. (via Elements of Living)

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