Category Archives: Furniture

You’re going to need a bigger pavilion


Great White Sharks are absolutely amazing and really scary at the same time.  I once made the serious mistake of bringing the book Jaws for a week long vacation at Laguna Beach.  Suffice it to say, I didn’t do a lot … Continue reading

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Please send me a new couch!


We finished our basement about eight years ago, and one of our big purchases was a huge sectional couch we could sit on to watch T.V.  At the time I bought it, I was not nearly as concerned about buying … Continue reading

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I’d forget my head if it wasn’t screwed on!


I did a post on Dania’s sale the other day and thankfully my friend Theresa Schneider of McKinnon Furniture reminded me that we are in the middle of McKinnon Spring Sale.  I am featuring McKinnon in my soon to be … Continue reading

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Going to the cupboard


I am very excited to present my second video project with a fine American manufacturing firm.  Canyon Creek makes great kitchen, bathroom and any other kind of room cabinets in Monroe, Washington.  I had the good fortune to visit them … Continue reading

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My other home town


My mum and my sister live in Portland, Oregon.  Actually my sister lives in Beaverton and my mum lives in Helvetia, but close enough.  I lived in Portland briefly after college and I have to say I prefer Seattle to … Continue reading

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Lights, camera, action!


I often hear a common complaint. “I want to buy more products manufactured in the U.S., but they are tough to find. Well, one retailer that is making it easy to go on a “one stop, all-American” shopping trip is … Continue reading

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Lights, camera, action!


I am very pleased and excited to announce the first video I have ever put up on YouTube.  The video features the amazing people at McKinnon Furniture here in Seattle.  You can watch as they construct a one of a kind … Continue reading

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What’s not to like?


The fine group pictured above make my favorite furniture in the world, McKinnon Furniture.  Sheila McKinnon, the lady in the middle of the picture, has been making furniture for more than twenty years in my home town on Seattle.  I have … Continue reading

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Sitting pretty


Nothing makes you appreciate furniture as much as backpacking.  While backpacking, a lowly rock, stump or log suffices for a chair.  These chair wannabees seldom are stable, padded or particularly attractive.  Thankfully, I recently discovered an American firm making outdoor patio … Continue reading

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You’ll sleep like a rock on this mattress


Sleep is very underrated. Without proper amounts of sleep, a bad mood and shoddy performance is virtually guaranteed. The amount of sleep humans need varies on their age.  Teenagers need at least nine hours of sleep, while kiddos under twelve need … Continue reading

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