I was eager to work with Karolina after seeing her website. Previously, I've worked with interior…read moredesigners who restrict the use of color to small "pops" in an otherwise beige landscape. Karolina is not afraid of color! She listens, observes, and is generous with ideas and options. Over the last couple of years as our budget and time has allowed, she's helped us to evolve our home design including living room, office, entry, and bathroom. (We're still a work in progress, so forgive the too-small art in the office photo and other imperfections.) The best designs are those that feel like an expression of your own style, even if someone else has guided you to it. That's what working with Karolina has been like. She even came and personally hung some artwork to ensure it was placed perfectly. Thank you, Karolina!

First, I consider 4/5 a very good rating, and I offered to write a positive review for her because…read morewe are so pleased. I greatly appreciated Karolina's help in giving us advice for how to get ready for the sale of our house. She was highly skilled and thorough, giving me a check list of things to work on. We chipped away at the tasks for months. When we were close to ready to list our house, our real estate agent offered the services of her in-house stager, too. We took the additional advice (there wasn't much left to do - mostly adding decorating pieces) and our house sold within a week with multiple offers. It would have sold sooner but we had an offer review period.

Loved this gallery the lady was super nice as well :)…read more Check out the hidden little back room!

There's always something interesting here... smaller reasonably priced jewelry or larger unusual…read morepieces of art. Love to check Museo out when I'm in town!

Art galleries are a must visit for me on every place I go to! Especially in little islands like…read morethese. Saw this place during lunch and I had to come in! They have various kinds of art from wearable art to blown glass to bowls to paintings. All beautifully curated and reflect the island life. Love the beautiful ferry/ beach paintings. Friendly people too. Loved that gorgeous hand blown glass. I was too afraid to take it with me but they do ship too. I'll definitely be getting it online. Or maybe make another trip for it: without Baci so I can make sure it comes back in one piece. Just not on beach swimming days with my 80 lbs pup :) Overall, great little spot.Totally worth a visit or 3!!

Item is a small, antique coffee. My wife's grandma's aunt's... I wanted to have it restored for my…read morewife's XMAS/birthday... The bad... he gave me an estimate of "approximately 10 hours." When it was ready I was told it was ready, he said 20 hours! DOUBLE... and at $150/hrs I was speechless. I struggled to go ahead with the job at 10 hours figuring 2 or 3 over, but not double! Total would've been over $3300... The good... I told/asked him to split the difference and call it 15. Settled on 16 hours. I felt better but still ended up being $2625... The great... the craftsmanship... The table came out great. Looks beautiful. The kicker was he told me he's been doing this for 50 years and he's 73 and this is his living... My response was if you're at this 50 years you should be able to have a more accurate estimate. The word approximately means close to but not exact... Does NOT mean double and hose the customer.

Took a family heirloom high chair that was in pieces, Terry resurrected it so it looks brand new!…read moreHe is a master with wood, also had some chairs from our boat that were split and Terry has those looking like new as well. Terry is also great to talk to about some ideas you might have.

We need it 400 flyers and a couple of posters for a last minute event and Feather and Fox came…read morethrough. We submitted our design online in the middle of the night and we heard back from them in the morning. Joe went above and beyond making sure that the text would look good. I would very much recommend them.

It wouldn't be a visit to Langley without a trip to Feather & Fox. I love this place as a one-stop…read moreshop for art supplies and unique gifts. Photography, glass art, and home decor! Support small businesses and don't miss out.

Wow! Fantastic startup by Kate Fuller…read more Impeccable designed, manufactured in USA and absolutely stunning in the packaging of the finished product. She makes bow ties and pocket squares. I met her at the Seattle Wedding Show. My daughter is getting married, so for the groom and party.....she designed pocket squares with an unique touch. Heart with date in the corner! Check out www.handsomemenswear.com

St John Vianney is a great place to buy a tree and/or wreath! The lot is run by youth (and some…read moreadult volunteers) who are raising money to go on a service trip to build houses in Tijuana. The kids are polite and helpful and will cut your tree and tie it on your car for you. SJV is awesome and a wonderful way to support a non profit! The wreaths I got are beautiful.

Beautiful trees and wreaths! Variety of tree type choices from local family farm. The attendees of…read morethe lot are very welcoming and helpful. The proceeds help the teens to build homes for others. It is such a great program. I am happy to support and will be coming back each year to support them as they support others!

1: Getting my dress made by Madison was a 7 month long nightmare. She quoted me $3k to $3.5k at our…read moreconsultation, then sent a contract over for $4.5k, which after tax meant we were just shy of $5k. She pushed our initial fitting (my first time seeing the dress) until 10 days before the contractual completion date. It was supposed to be in October, but she pushed it to November, and then December, and went weeks without replying to my emails. I finally had my first fitting 1/4 (with a contractual completion date of 1/15). When I showed up for my initial fitting, the dress was a cheap Temu version of what we had agreed on. Specific things that were in our contract (like the shape of the bodice) were disregarded. I had to push back and advocate for myself to get the dress that was in our contract, and Madison returned by trying to charge me more money. 2: Madison didn't finish my dress until 2/17, a month after it was supposed to be done and only a week before my wedding. 3: Because this process had been such a nightmare, and I (like most brides) was in new territory that I'd never had to deal with before, I had shared my experience in the r/weddingplanning subreddit. A dress shop owner who had followed the whole saga sent me a message letting me know that my $5k "couture" "one of a kind" dress was AVAILABLE ON A CHINESE SITE FOR $599. !!!!!!!!!!! You might get the impression from her website or her storefront that everything is made by her or a team of skilled craftspeople here in Ballard. This is not the case. Madison actually uses a Chinese company called Brydealo to manufacture her "custom" "one of a kind" "couture" gowns. After Brydealo manufactures them, they then wholesale them to both dress shops and the general public. All of their dresses sell for under $600, including mine. This made SO much sense. The finishing on my dress was awful - it looks like a dog chewed it off a bolt of fabric. It's made entirely with cheap, dollar store Halloween costume polyester. The thread used to sew the dress was not the same color as the dress itself (white thread on a magenta dress) making for unsightly seams. The delay in Madison "making" my dress was clearly the result of using an overseas manufacturer. When I texted Madison to ask why my "couture" "one of a kind" gown was for sale on a Chinese site for about a tenth of what she tried to charge me, she replied by saying she didn't like the tone of my text and she was choosing to end correspondence with me. No attempt to take responsibility for her actions. No explanations. No "oh yeah, sometimes it makes more sense to work with sewists over seas". Nothing. Listen: the vast majority of gowns are manufactured overseas. There is nothing inherently "wrong" with that. But what Madison is doing is deceptive and she is taking advantage of brides who don't know how this process should work. Avoid at all costs.

Madison was a JOY to work with! I brought her my wedding dress in need of some major alterations…read moreand she delivered, 100%. I purchased the dress (Maroon by Provonias) secondhand, so I knew it'd need to be fitted. But I was also hoping to change it from the lacey/tulle sleeves, to an off-the-shoulder. Not a small task! Madison got it fitted perfectly to my body, made sure it would stay up with subtle corset boning, hung the lace from the sleeves as beautiful off-the-shoulder pieces, and gave my a stunning 3-point bustle. I was completely blown away.