The INSIDE storefront on East First Street in Port Angeles

Our Story

Bringing your home to life.

A curated shop of living plants, home accents, and things made to last — and a place that's grown into something more than a store.

Sunlit plants filling the window at INSIDE in Port Angeles

How It Started

It began with a love of plants.

INSIDE began with my daughter, Jade. She moved home in 2020 with a dream of opening a plant store, and we took on the space the very week the world shut down — a rough, run-down interior we gutted and rebuilt into something warm and welcoming.

When Jade started a family and decided to focus her love and attention on her children, I couldn't let the store go. It gave me the chance to fulfill a dream of my own from decades earlier, one I'd happily set aside while we raised our beautiful family. So I kept Jade's love of plants at the heart of it and brought in everything I'd spent a lifetime doing: retail, visual display, the craft of making a space feel beautiful.

We held our grand opening in May of 2022. The rest we figured out the way most good things come together — trial and error, better signage, a lot of small improvements, and time, until people understood exactly who we are and what we're here for.

What We're About

We opened this store to be a city set on a hill — something that shines bright, draws people in, and gives them more than just a product. They get conversation, connection, and a place where they feel loved, accepted, and respected.

Jennifer

Owner & Curator · INSIDE

A warm welcome from the team at INSIDE

More Than a Shop

A place to feel at home.

We care about delivering a great product. What we really care about is people.

INSIDE is meant to feel like a place to slow down, enjoy yourself, and feel at home — not just somewhere to buy something and leave. Some people come for a plant. Some come for a gift. A lot of people come back. What I hope everyone leaves with is the feeling that they made a friend.

That care shows up in what we carry, too. We look for things with a story behind them — fair-trade goods, natural materials, beautiful pieces given a second life — chosen by hand, one at a time.

Jennifer and her husband Randy Van Dyke at their adjoining Port Angeles showrooms

It's a Family Affair

Better together.

INSIDE sits right alongside Van Dyke Hardwood Floors, my husband Randy's showroom. The two aren't just neighbors; they're a natural extension of the same idea. Randy builds gorgeous floors, the foundation of your home, and I help you figure out how to make it feel like a home.

Customers often wander in wondering about flooring and leave with a clearer sense of how their whole home could feel. "Bringing your home to life" turns out to describe both of us pretty well.

Friends building terrariums together at an INSIDE workshopWORKSHOPS

Come make something

The best way to understand INSIDE is to spend an afternoon in it. Our terrarium workshops are where the plants, the craft, and the welcome all come together — no experience needed, just bring yourself.

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The front entrance of INSIDE in Port AngelesVISIT US

Come see us

We'd love to have you in. Stop by, take your time, and leave having made a friend. Browse what's in the shop on In-Store Now.

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