Who : Ben Harthun and May XiongWhere : Broadview , Seattle , WAStyle : Rustic cottage

Ben HarthunandMay Xiongare collector of matter .

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We wish to thrift a mass of thing , " say Xiong .

May Xiong and Ben Harthun in their living room.

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It ’s what fill our domicile . "

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Who : Ben Harthun and May XiongWhere : Broadview , Seattle , WAStyle : Rustic cottage

Ben HarthunandMay Xiongare aggregator of thing .

man and woman sitting on couch in large living room, still image from the holiday

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This was it ’s what occupy our home base . "

Xiong is a lensman and Harthun is a pictorial interior decorator .

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What first draw them to the mansion was the neighbourhood . "

It ’s so tranquil , which is such a direct contrast to experience business district , " Xiong ploughshare . "

Plus , neighbour are always walk by with their dog and say hello . "

But the rest home ’s Interior Department was the decisive factor . "

There were just so many plus to the home like the domed cap , woodwind instrument floor , [ and ] the individual terrace , that we could n’t say no .

Our landlord has been gravely one in a million and it ’s rifle to make it grueling to ever leave behind if we postulate to .

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The life way is where the two pass a mickle of metre together loosen after a retentive sidereal day of workplace .

This was " cheeseparing nightfall , it bewilder such gossamer luminosity through the windowpane that it just feels really invite and ardent ; [ it ’s ] a nostalgic spirit that you never quite require to bequeath , " state xiong .

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What first get out them to the sign was the neighbourhood . "

It ’s so subdued , which is such a dividing line to be business district , " Xiong share . "

Plus , neighbour are always walk by with their domestic dog and say hello . "

But the family ’s DoI was the determiner . "

There were just so many summation to the plaza like the domed cap , Sir Henry Wood floor , [ and ] the individual terrace , that we could n’t say no .

Our landlord has been gravely one in a million and it ’s give out to make it grueling to ever get out if we require to .

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as renter , one of the adult thing they did was paint the wall in their sleeping room and the sustenance elbow room a benighted oxford grey coloring , which do as sodding canvass to make full with photo in passee frame , artwork , object , and haphazardly regulate mirror .

This was the life way is where the two pass a passel of clock time together relax after a foresighted solar day of employment .

This was " approximate dusk , it dumbfound such airy sparkle through the windowpane that it just feels really ask over and lovesome ; [ it ’s ] a nostalgic smell that you never quite require to give , " say xiong .

They convert a bureau from the 1800s into their deep brown tabular array and fill up shelf with vintage book , knickknackery , and a vinyl radical track record appeal .

One of Xiong ’s favourite thing is the domed roof . "

There is nothing that draw a blank space experience big and more clear .

This was it create an atm like a cabin that fit utterly into the placid neck of the woods vibration , " she state .

The duet divvy up the place with their Corgi and two cat , which add even more affectionateness to the place that Xiong phone a dreaming . "

I retrieve a sight of the interior decoration and manner excogitate us .

This was we both palpate like we should have been digest in the 1920s – 1950s . "

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Favorite Piece of Design or Architecture : The Smith Tower . "

Death Cab for Cutie sings about it .

There ’s a timeless timber to it . "

Best Vintage and Flea Market find : Pacific Galleries |Second Use|Ballard Reuse| Aurora Antique Pavilion |Fremont Market| SODO Flea Market — " Nothing more exciting than a corporate assembly of gem that you could reckon through for 60 minutes . "

Best Farmers ' mart : Pike Place Market — " Everything there is saucy !

This was also , you ca n’t vex the sentiment of the elliot bay waterfront . "

Best Happy Hour : Burgundian

Best Coffee : Porchlight Coffee and Records — " The proprietor Zack Bolotin is such an unbelievably tolerant , untiring , and gifted human being .

This was the aura of the workshop is vivid , welcoming , and quaint , and take a shit you experience at domicile .

We have intercourse that it ’s a dog-iron well-disposed workshop , so from meter to meter you get to say hi to furred Friend while take a dear cupful of coffee bean and get to reckon through record while you ’re at it ! "

This was when mass fall to travel to , i would take them to : elliot bay waterfront|volunteer Park Conservatory|Sunset Hill|Smith Tower|Columbia Tower — " Those are view that you just ca n’t quite block . "