UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                  SCHEDULE 13G


                    UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                                (AMENDMENT NO. )*

                      OLYMPIC CASCADE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
                                (Name of Issuer)

                                  COMMON STOCK
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    68158N106
                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                GREGORY C. LOWNEY
                               MARYANNE K. SNYDER
                              15207 NE 68TH STREET
                            REDMOND, WASHINGTON 98052
                                 (425) 882-1629
           (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to
                       Receive Notices and Communications)

                                DECEMBER 28, 2001
             (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)



Check the  appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:
|_| Rule 13d-1(b)
|X| Rule 13d-1(c)
|_| Rule 13d-1(d)

*The  remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting  person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for  any  subsequent   amendment   containing   information  which  would  alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise  subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but  shall be  subject  to all other  provisions  of the Act  (however,  see the
Notes).



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                                  SCHEDULE 13G
                                (AMENDMENT NO. ___)

CUSIP NO. 68158N106
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1        NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
         S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

         GREGORY C. LOWNEY
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2        CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF MEMBER OF A GROUP

         (a)
         (b)

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3        SEC USE ONLY

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4        CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

         USA
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                            5  SOLE VOTING POWER

                               0
                          ------------------------------------------------------
NUMBER OF                   6  SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY                   475,200*
OWNED BY                  ------------------------------------------------------
EACH                        7  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON                         0
WITH                      ------------------------------------------------------
                            8  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                               475,200*
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9        AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

         475,200*
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10       CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

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11       PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

         12.4%**
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12       TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

         IN
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* This amount includes:  (i) 375,200 shares of the Company's common stock,  $.01
par value  per share  (the  "Common  Stock")  issuable  upon  conversion  of the
Company's Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (the "Preferred Stock"); and (ii)
warrants to purchase 100,000 shares of Common Stock.

**  Calculated  after  including  the above  referenced  shares of Common  Stock
issuable upon  conversion of the Preferred Stock and exercise of the warrants in
the numerator and the denominator.

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                                  SCHEDULE 13G
                                (AMENDMENT NO. )

CUSIP NO. 68158N106
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1        NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
         S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

         MARYANNE K. SNYDER
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2        CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF MEMBER OF A GROUP

         (a)
         (b)
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3        SEC USE ONLY

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4        CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

         USA
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                            5  SOLE VOTING POWER

                               0
                          ------------------------------------------------------
NUMBER OF                   6  SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY                   475,200*
OWNED BY                  ------------------------------------------------------
EACH                        7  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON                         0
WITH                      ------------------------------------------------------
                            8  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                               475,200*
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9        AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

         475,200*
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10       CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

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11       PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

         12.4%**
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12       TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

         IN
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* This amount includes:  (i) 375,200 shares of the Company's common stock,  $.01
par value  per share  (the  "Common  Stock")  issuable  upon  conversion  of the
Company's Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (the "Preferred Stock"); and (ii)
warrants to purchase 100,000 shares of Common Stock.

**  Calculated  after  including  the above  referenced  shares of Common  Stock
issuable upon  conversion of the Preferred Stock and exercise of the warrants in
the numerator and the denominator.

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                                  SCHEDULE 13G
                                (AMENDMENT NO. )

ITEM 1(a).        NAME OF ISSUER:

                  Olympic Cascade Financial Corporation

ITEM 1(b).        ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES:

                  875 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 1560, Chicago, IL 60611

ITEM 2(a) AND (b).NAME OF PERSON  FILING AND ADDRESS OF  PRINCIPAL BUSINESS
                  OR OFFICE OR, IF NONE, RESIDENCE:

                  Gregory C. Lowney
                  15207 NE 68th Street
                  Redmond, Washington 98052

                  Maryanne K. Snyder
                  15207 NE 68th Street
                  Redmond, Washington 98052

ITEM 2(c).        CITIZENSHIP:

                  Gregory C. Lowney             United States
                  Maryanne K. Snyder            United States

ITEM 2(d).        TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES:

                  Common Stock

ITEM 2(e).        CUSIP NUMBER:

                  68158N106

ITEM 3.           IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO RULES  13D-1(B),  OR
                  13D-2(B) OR (C), CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A:

            (a)   |_|   Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act.
            (b)   |_|   Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act.
            (c)   |_|   Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the
                        Act.
            (d)   |_|   Investment company registered under Section 8 of the
                        Investment Company Act of 1940.
            (e)   |_|   An investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)
                        (1)(ii)(E);
            (f)   |_|   An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance
                        with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
            (g)   |_|   A parent holding company or control person in accordance
                        with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
            (h)   |_|   A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the
                        Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);

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            (i)   |_|   A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an
                        investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the
                        Investment Company Act of 1940
            (j)   |_|   Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

ITEM 4.           OWNERSHIP:

                  (a)   Amount beneficially owned:

                  See responses to Item 9 of the cover pages

                  (b)   Percent of class:

                  See responses to Item 11 of the cover pages

                  (c)   Number of shares as to which the person has:

                        (i)   Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:

                        See responses to Item 5 of the cover pages.

                        (ii)  Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:

                        See responses to Item 6 of the cover pages.

                        (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition
                              of:

                        See responses to Item 7 of the cover pages.

                        (iv)  Shared   power  to   dispose   or  to  direct  the
                              disposition of:

                        See responses to Item 8 of the cover pages.

ITEM 5.           OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS:

                  Not Applicable.

ITEM 6.           OWNERSHIP  OF MORE THAN FIVE  PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER
                  PERSON:

                  Not Applicable

ITEM 7.           IDENTIFICATION  AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH
                  ACQUIRED THE SECURITY  BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING
                  COMPANY OR CONTROL PERSON:

                  Not Applicable

ITEM 8.           IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP:

                  Not Applicable

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ITEM 9.           NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP:

                  Not Applicable

ITEM 10.          CERTIFICATION:

                  By signing  below I certify  that, to the best of my knowledge
                  and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired
                  and are not held for the  purpose  of or with  the  effect  of
                  changing  or  influencing  the  control  of the  issuer of the
                  securities   and  were  not  acquired  and  are  not  held  in
                  connection with or as a participant in any transaction  having
                  that purpose or effect.






                                    SIGNATURE

      After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of my knowledge  and belief,  I
certify that the information  set forth in this statement is true,  complete and
correct.

Dated:  April 12, 2004

/s/ Gregory C. Lowney
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Gregory C. Lowney

/s/ Maryanne K. Snyder
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Maryanne K. Snyder



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