The 10 Best Hardware Stores in Washington State! By
Penny Fox
Whether you’re overseeing a large weekend project or completing a “honey do” list, Washington State’s great locally-owned hardware stores will provide you with exactly what you’re looking for. With high quality and expert knowledge, check out our 10 favorite hardware stores in the state.
1. Pacific Supply, Seattle, WA
Heralded as one of Seattle’s favorite independent hardware stores, Pacific Supply has been serving the community with their hardware needs since 1972. Carrying a wide range of products, they can help you find that hard-to-find nut and bolt, and they can expertly match any paint color imaginable. Free parking every day and free donuts on Saturdays.
2. Rockler Woodworking & Hardware, Tukwila, WA
Rockler Woodworking & Hardware store in Tukwila, Washington carries a large number of in-stock, hard-to-find items. The employees at this store go the extra mile to help you find what you need, and the individual woodworking experience they each have really makes the difference. If you’re looking for quality and woodworking expertise, this is the place for you.
3. Lincoln Hardware, Tacoma, WA
If you’re looking for quality hardware, plumbing, and paint supplies, handheld tools and power tools, and cast iron cookware, Lincoln Hardware in Tacoma, Washington, should be at the top of your list. Open every day except Sunday, there is more than 88 years of experience at work to help you find what you need. Great customer service and reliable products is what you’ll find here.
4. Martin Lumber & Hardware, Everett, WA
Even though Martin Lumber & Hardware is part of the Ace Hardware family of stores, you’ll not find the impersonal big box store mentality here. Instead, you’ll find good quality lumber and related services at reasonable prices at this family-owned establishment that’s been around for over 60 years serving the Everett and the surrounding area.
5. 5 Yard Line, Olympia, WA
The 5 Yard Line in Olympia, Washington, has friendly, helpful, and professional service combined with fast delivery and reasonable prices. A five-star rank is what social media sites award them because they do what they say they will, and typically beat other hardware store prices. The owner is very committed to supporting the community and donates sawdust and other material to local charitable organizations like Nature Nurtures Farm.
6. Stewart Lumber & Hardware Company, Seattle, WA
Another locally owned and operated Ace Hardware family store, Stewart Lumber & Hardware Company has been serving Seattle and the surrounding area since 1926. Offering superior building materials, lumber, and tools, their emphasis is on quality and excellent customer service. An active member of the local Chamber of Commerce and the Better Business Bureau, they have a superior rating, and are open every day except Sunday.
7. Manor Hardware & Construction Supply, Multiple locations
Are you looking for a locally owned hardware supply store that has great customer service and reasonable prices? Look no further than Manor Hardware & Construction Supply with three convenient locations in Lynnwood, Everett, and Tacoma, Washington. Have a special request or hard-to-find item? Give them a call and if they don’t have it in stock, they’ll special order it for you with next-day delivery. You can also get your tools fixed or sharpened, and they carry tools from all the major suppliers.
8. Dunn Lumber, Multiple locations
This family-owned building supply store has been in operation since 1907, and has earned the reputation of having top-notch customer service and consistent quality materials. Dunn Lumber is a clean, well-organized, and convenient place to buy items needed to repair or replace almost any type of hardware, lumber, tools, and other building items.
9. Vintage Hardware & Lighting, Port Townsend, WA
Known as the “home of antique hardware and historic lights,” Vintage Hardware & Lighting in Port Townsend, Washington has been around since 1978. The store specializes in hard-to-find items for numerous architectural styles including Victorian, Rococo, Gothic, and Art Deco and is a leader in manufacturing and supplying period hardware and lighting. Winner of the “Best of Houzz 2017” award, some of their lighting and hardware can be seen in the White House and at Walt Disney World.
10. Old & Elegant Distributing, Bellevue, WA
Old & Elegant Distributing has been a prevailing retailed for antique plumbing fixtures, and brass, glass, wood, and iron hardware for over 42 years. Just 15 minutes from downtown Seattle and open six days a week, their large showroom showcases faucets, sinks, towel racks, various styles of cabinets and assorted fixtures, claw foot tubs, weathervanes, lamps and lamp shades, architectural gingerbread and iron, moldings, and so much more. It’s definitely worth the trip.
