Shopping in Sedro-Woolley

The craftsmen at Blueberry Meadows know a solid piece a furniture can be the difference between a house and a home. With that in mind, they've made it their mission to pair people with well-built, designer imports through a hassle-free process that cuts out the middleman and his dreaded scheming. From beds and chests to chairs and coffee tables, furnishings come in several timbers, stains, and paints, so guests can match new additions to the rest of their home decor.

The winter-sports division of Mad Dog's Source For Sports began with a meagre stash of five skis, five bindings, and eight boots. Over the past 30 years, the superstore has expanded into all seasons and terrains, equipping athletes with name-brand gear and personalized services. Staff prep hockey players for the ice with custom skate fittings catered to each player's foot type, and keep preowned blades crisp with their Blademaster sharpening system. Baseball and softball players charge out into the dirt with new cleats, gloves, or slow-pitch aluminum bats, and lacrosse players glide over the grass with a newly strung STX Proton head. The multiskilled staff strings tennis racquets for hard-court play, and tests each hockey stick they vend to make sure their flavour pairs well with this season's stick tape.

First opened in Vancouver, Bang-On T-Shirts' shops have spread over the past decade to dot the globe. No matter which continent they call home, the custom-printing stores emphasize a retro style, filling their binders with hundreds of images inspired by fashion, pop culture, and music. Patrons flip through the binder of in-store designs, selecting ones to customize or print as is. Creative types bring their own photos or illustrations of the monster living under their house in for pressing. Once customers lay out their T-shirts and tank-top patterns, staffers emblazon the cotton tops right in front of them.

The term “boutique fashion store” normally conjures up image of a trendy but very small storefront, lined with shelves that can only hold a select few articles. Lolly’s Fashion Lounge aims to keep the intimacy and uniqueness of these small boutiques, but within a space big enough to house plenty of display racks, elegantly tall ceilings, and sleek chandelier lights. Throughout the airy, open space, clothes from Michael Kors, BB Dakota, French Connection, and Miss Me Denim hang from artistically arranged racks, and trendy clutches, scarves, and jewellery from Merx, Garbo, and Rosie nestle atop glass shelves installed along the walls. The store’s staff, meanwhile, stands by to help clients beef up their wardrobes, perform style transformations, and share true feelings about wool onesies during the summer.