When the husband and wife team of Pete & Hope Colling moved Hope’s clothing store, Marmalade, to a larger location last year, the dynamic pair took on the challenge of designing and building out the new space entirely on their own. But even from the start the duo knew they had created something special, when on their second day open, a customer begged Hope to allow her to buy a table used to displ
ay candles that Pete had made from redwood he salvaged from an old roller rink in Petaluma. She said yes, and Pete made a similar one to replace it. Within a week that one sold too. It became such a frequent occurrence that customers would inquire about purchasing the fixtures and displays that they decided to open a second store nearby and call it The Mason Jar so they could do just that. When Hope started casually letting Marmalade customers know about the upcoming store, a buzz began to grow and Refinery 29 even interviewed Hope about it. The result was a 24 page article highlighting Hope & Pete’s ability to set trends in both apparel and interiors, and since it’s release there have been subsequent blogs, blurbs and insider’s buzz about it. With Marmalade about to enter it’s 7th year in business on Union Street, it’s 5 star rating on Yelp and over 2,500 loyal, local Facebook & Twitter followers, The Mason Jar is sure to follow in its older sister’s footsteps!
