I partnered with the Inn at the Market in Seattle while Colin and I were visiting the city for a recent project. It has always been such a favorite hotel for us. Nestled into the hillside, just steps away from Pike Place Market, it’s like getting the most perfect infusion of the Seattle experience for as long as you stay. Its boutique size makes it feel special and cozy to me.

The view from the rooftop deck pretty much says it all. Hello, beautiful Seattle!

And the view from the room during our most recent stay was pretty great too.

The Inn at the Market surrounds a sweet little outdoor courtyard that houses four wonderful restaurants (I highly recommend all of them: Bacco Cafe, Sushi Kashiba, Chan Seattle, and Cafe Campagne), and two little shops, one of which, Watson Kennedy, is one of my favorite little gift shops ever. The selection there is so wonderfully curated and I don’t think I’ve ever visited and not walked away with something. I adore how they sprinkle in a tiny bit of vintage finds into their offerings.

We’ve been staying at the Inn at the Market from time to time for many years now and have stayed in a wide variety of different rooms. There are rooms with an incredible water view and rooms with a city view. Although the water view is amazing, I think my favorite was a two story room city view room when our children were smaller. They LOVED going up and down the stairs and it just felt so fancy to be in a room with two levels.

All in all, this was another wonderful stay.

IT'S ME, SERENA!

I bounced through the first years of my life in a hippie gypsy wagon, hand-built by my father, wandering the back roads of the U.S., Canada and Mexico. My family eventually settled into a tiny cabin in the woods on property that was once inhabited by Native American Indians.

I spent my childhood days searching for arrowheads, teaching myself to sew on a treadle sewing machine and to bake in a wood-burning stove, with no running water, refrigeration, or electricity in our home. My family lived frugally and early on, inspired by my parent’s thriftiness and style, I gained a knack for thrifty creativity and turning ordinary objects into something useful. And I dreamed of the home I would create for my own family someday.

Now I’m married to my husband, Colin, and our children are all grown. After 24 years of producing The Farm Chicks Vintage & Handmade Fair, I'm spending time visiting other markets around the world. You can watch episodes of Serena Goes to Market here.

I share more about my life story from time to time, here on my blog. You can also find me on Instagram, and Facebook.

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