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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...
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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...
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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”...
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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...
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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...
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A classic American success story
Every once in a while I meet an American craftsman whose story I just feel compelled to tell. David Stine is one of those craftsman. Last June I was honored to be invited to appear on a panel about...
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Celebrate your local makers!
The folks pictured above work at Seattle’s best bike shop, R&E Cycles. Dan Towle has owned Rodriguez Bicycles (R+E Cycles) since 1993. Dan and his crew have been making amazing bikes on the...
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Which coast is this again?
My dad, Richard Briggs, grew up on the east coast. Living in New York City, he took most of his beach vacations in Massachusetts. Sadly, we didn’t get to take an East Coast beach vacation together...
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Redemption
Ponder the lowly pallet. Assembled of pine, it performs its intended role in the shipping trade admirably. But after a few trips across the country, it is often discarded and ends up being burned or...
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Nice work Dwell!
I have written about Dwell Magazine before. Michela O’Connor Abrams, the President of Dwell Media, produces what I think is the best magazine focused on homes in their many shapes and forms. I urge...
View ArticleI’ll just take everything in the showroom please
When you walk into the McKinnon Furniture showroom on Western Avenue in Seattle, what hits you first is the pleasing fragrance. Wood. Beautiful wooden dining room sets. Handsome wooden bookcases....
View ArticleA little of this, a little of that
We did our video shoot at McKinnon Furniture’s wood shop and showroom yesterday and it was a hoot. My cameraman extraordinaire Johnathan Iishi and I spend the entire day with Sheila McKinnon and...
View ArticleThey’re back!
There is no reason to ever buy furniture that isn’t made in America. Let me say that again. There is no reason to ever buy furniture that isn’t made in America. Here in Seattle, the furniture...
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It reads a bit like a murder mystery.
I came across a couple of interesting blog posts written by an American manufacturer of furniture. Paul Downs makes furniture in Philadelphia, and was contacted by a German furniture maker who wanted...
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How often do you hear someone say, “Nothing is made in America anymore!” That sentiment is understandable given the huge number of consumer products manufactured overseas these days. However, there...
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