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retreat is an escape from the ordinary.
retreat is style - relaxed, comfortable, welcoming, restorative.
retreat is design - useful, innovative, simple products and environments.
retreat is a philosophy - be creative, be imaginative, and be respon

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  • Great Debate

    Posted on Monday August 24th, 2009 at 08:36 in shows, coming attractions, one of a kind art, sand point antique design market

    The table in this photo has already sold, but we still have the 'Butler's Table' (old door with half table attached). Red does NOT seem to be a selling point, even tho it is the original paint and in crazygood condition. Curious. So, I am debating a ...

  • Fair Game!

    Posted on Monday July 27th, 2009 at 01:18 in shows, coming attractions, one of a kind art, poppyseeds

    Join Retreat at Poppyseeds in Stanwood for a Furniture Fair!We figured since the Stanwood-Camano Fair is running from July 31 to August 2, we needed to do something BIG... so here it is, folks! We'll haul our big tent to the Poppyseeds parking lot, s...

  • Summer at the Beach

    Posted on Thursday July 23rd, 2009 at 16:09 in new, one of a kind art, poppyseeds

    We are now featuring our summer theme, Beach Cottage Retreat, in our room at Poppyseeds. If you have a party coming up this summer, we have some terrific decor ideas - like using old Scrabble game boards as placemats and Scrabble tiles as placemarke...

  • Retreat Collections: Beach Cottage Retreat

    Posted on Tuesday July 21st, 2009 at 02:04 in barnhouse, one of a kind art, retreat brand image

    Our theme for the BarnHouse Flea Market was 'Beach Cottage Retreat', and so we gathered materials, designed & created furnishings & decor accessories to inspire you to relive your summer vacation every day in your home. Now, that being said, ...

  • I Spy!

    Posted on Thursday July 9th, 2009 at 23:25 in shops, one of a kind art, retreat on the web

    I was perusing Tamara's blog (Tamara reads my design blog) and ran across her lovely post about a romantic a day in Victoria, B.C. (It's a very romantic place!) She mentioned a shop that she had discovered there, and showed a few photos. I'm sharing ...

  • 'The World is Waiting for the Sunrise'

    Posted on Wednesday July 8th, 2009 at 15:21 in one of a kind art, farm chicks

    This song holds a very special meaning for a young lady whom we met at Farm Chicks last month. When she saw the sheet music that I had collaged inside the front of our Piano Bar, she reacted visibly and then told me a story that made me completely we...

  • Spring Fling...Finally!

    Posted on Monday March 16th, 2009 at 22:42 in decorating, one of a kind art, faded elegance

    Even on these cold, gray days, there are robins and chickadees and wrens and even a family of six mourning doves that perch in the still-bare branches of the trees on our farm and serenade us with beautiful songs. The trilling, warbling, melodic note...

  • Spring Fresh!

    Posted on Thursday February 12th, 2009 at 22:00 in one of a kind art, faded elegance

    Our new 'Elegant Garden' theme is now in our space at Faded Elegance... it has a little bit of garden style (with more to come in March) and a lot of elegance. We just got really tired of waiting for spring to arrive, so we brought it in ourselves! I...

  • Finally! Photos!

    Posted on Wednesday January 28th, 2009 at 23:40 in one of a kind art, faded elegance

    Dear Mr. Bob worked miracles somehow, and now my computer recognizes the camera again! So I can download photos and then upload them to Blogger. (I am wondering how exactly the computer managed to 'forget' the camera that it's been recognizing for ov...

  • Happy Halloween, My Pretties!

    Posted on Friday October 31st, 2008 at 09:36 in one of a kind art, faded elegance

    This is Witchie Poo. She's an altered photo that I dreamed up one day. As soon as I finished her, this tagline popped into my head: "Witches are really just Princesses with PMS!"The girls below are altered, too....'Blanche just couldn't seem to stay ...