Shopping in Everett

Within a 2,000-square-foot shop, Backdrop Sports maintains and sells equipment that can turn the area’s roads and backcountry into outdoor playgrounds. Ready to fix up rides that tackle snow, dirt, or asphalt, the crew of experienced technicians performs tune-ups that help to renew skis and snowboards and improve gear performance. Leaving no detail untouched, they tune skis and snowboards by hand, waxing and grinding bases before giving each board a much-needed hug. Paying similar attention to bicycles, mechanics tighten, adjust, and lubricate everything bikes need to operate smoothly on challenging trails. The staff also can build custom bikes, cut new splitboards, and help customers navigate the store's stock of men’s and women’s apparel, mountain bikes, and snowboards.

With a degree in landscape architecture from Washington State and more than 20 years of experience, Chris McAuslan crafts custom designs for both residential and commercial properties. When he isn't stocking his nursery with beautiful trees and shrubs, he installs landscape lighting, waterfalls, synthetic grass, and eco-friendly, solar-powered flowers.

The Mill Creek framery has been offering customized framing treatments for your favorite artwork or collectibles for 18 years. The friendly and experienced staff perform all work on-site, ensuring a personalized experience and quick turnaround time. Frame an 11"x14" picture of your poodle with a custom rag mat of your choosing ($100), or pin a portion of Omar Vizquel's jersey into a readymade 16"x20" frame with custom mat ($100) to remember forever. Custom framed art or memories impact a room's décor as much as its furniture, so put your prized possessions into the hands of the professionals with today's deal. Call ahead to schedule a consultation.

Named Best Gift/Book Store in the Bothell Reporter's Best of Northshore 2010 Readers' Choice Awards, Ostroms Drug & Gift has presented patrons with greeting cards, novelty gifts, and pharmaceuticals for half a century. Owned and operated by three generations of the Ramsey family, the store has amassed a loyal staff, with each employee averaging 10 years. In addition to greeting their customers with a friendly face and an enthusiastic chest bump during regular business hours, the staff's community-minded pharmacists make emergency house calls.

Coco Chanel once mused, "Luxury must be comfortable, otherwise it is not luxury." The staff at Opal Boutiques takes its cue from this fashion icon, outfitting three stores with colorful displays of clothing that effortlessly emanate elegance but are comfortable enough for everyday wear. These pieces hail from renowned brands such as Joe's Jeans, Juicy Couture, and Marc Jacobs, forging a trendy inventory that has helped earn the boutique accolades from Seattle magazine and a cold shoulder from Popular Mechanics.

At Spex in the City, Dr. Mark J. Hamilton and Dr. Cathy Tran lead their team in framing faces with trendy yet functional eyewear. The optometric physicians begin by examining eyes and conjuring up prescriptions that correct nearsighted, farsighted, or age-related vision problems, as well as those caused by wearing View-Masters as glasses. From there, frame stylists step in to help clients select complementary frames from D&G, Oakley, Tom Ford, and other major designers. Technicians at the in-house laboratory can craft the custom eyewear in as little as one hour, treating Zeiss prescription lenses with luxurious extras such as progressive thickness, antiglare coating, and the ability to discern dreams from reality.: