A Special Place

1280 CASTLEFIELD AVE

Smack dab in the centre of the industrial parkland that is Castlefield and Caledonia is a pretty boutique specializing in sophisticated accent pieces wi...
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Akroyd Furniture

15 Case GOODS LN, STUDIO #101-102

Furniture maker Robert Akroyd’s open studio displays custom-order cabinets, chairs and tables crafted from local and regional woods –...
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Alexander Interiors

173 King St E

Urban-glam interior designer Jamie Alexander’s retail and office space boasts a whopping 4,000 condo-sized furniture pieces, as well as sustainabl...
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Atelier 688

688 Richmond ST W

Set up like a Parisian salon, Alex Jowett’s personal living space doubles as a furniture, art and accessory gallery featuring classic and e...
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Avenue Road

415 EASTERN AVE

Housed in a 1907 building glammified by world-class interior design firm Yabu Pushelberg, this showroom displays top-end furniture and accessories...
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B.O.F.F. Wall Bed

850 King St W

This Murphy bed manufacturer based in Sherbrooke, Quebec, opened its second Toronto showroom on King Street West to accom-modate its main clientele: spa...
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Barrymore Furniture

1168 CALEDONIA RD

Though made-in-Canada upholstered furniture has been this shop’s bread and butter for over 90 years, their contemporary furniture gives the showro...
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Belle Epoque

1066 YONGE ST

Although its name recalls French country, this boutique is actually classic Euro with a twist. Owners Andrew Dymecki and Kathryn Botsford stock furnishi...
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Biltmore Domicile

11 Tank House LN

The busiest piece of furniture – the sofa – has kept this family business hard at work for more than 30 years. Biltmore’s famous down-...
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Blvd Interiors

707 QUEEN ST W

With a new home and manager, BLVD is back in business, catering to contemporary-style lovers on a budget. On-site space-saving, multi- functional pieces...
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BoConcept

230 Adelaide St E

Located in the Vü condo building, Denmark’s largest furniture retailer offers contemporary, customizable furniture at mid-range prices...
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Bookhou

798 Dundas St W

With each item fashioned on-site by owners John Booth and Arounna Khounnoraj, Bookhou is local furniture and accessory design at its best. A mobile of m...
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CB2

651 QUEEN ST W

Crate and Barrel’s younger, cooler furniture brand set up shop at the former site of the Purple Monster, or The Big Bop, at Queen and Bathurst ear...
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Cabinet

10 Trinity St

This custom furniture showroom in the Distillery is about as Canadian as it gets. The preferred material is maple, harvested from sustainable for...
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Calligaris

170 King St E

Judging from the lounge music seeping out the front door, you’d never guess an 88-year-old Italian furniture company lived here. This doubl...
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Casa di Luce

4700 DUFFERIN ST, UNIT #4

Just a stone’s throw from the Yorkdale mall, this lighting showroom is exclusively European, with a specialty in residential offerings. The latest...
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Casalife

171 East Liberty St

Condo dwellers looking to maximize their space head to this sprawling open concept showroom for sustainably made multipurpose furniture by intern...
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Caviar20

135 TECUMSETH, Unit #4

Founder Troy Seidman honed his expertise by writing art market reports and attending top design fairs. His carefully curated atelier boasts a mix of hei...
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Coco-Mat

1400 CASTLEFIELD AVE

Though the store is tucked into a master bedroom-sized space, Coco-Mat’s catalogue is rich with eco sleep products. Bed frames, box springs and ma...
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Commute Home

367 Dupont St

One of the city’s best conceptual interior design shops, Commute Home, recently vacated its location on Queen West and reopened in this mas...
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Crate & Barrel

3401 Dufferin St, Yorkdale Shopping Centre

The 3,250-square-metre Yorkdale location of this ultra-popular chain gathers together all things decor-related, including furniture for every room...
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Custom Fireplace Design

5490 HARVESTER RD

Once upon a time, renowned French fireplace manufacturer Focus was only available to Torontonians online. Now, you can get up-close-and-personal with th...
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Dark Tools

4 Carlaw Ave

Lighting guru Glenn Boccini specializes in architectural lighting, from stealthy LEDs to statement-making chandeliers by Linea Light, Delta Light, LuceP...
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Design Republic

639 Queen St W

The F.C. Burroughes Furniture Company, one of the city’s great historic buildings that is still intact, has returned to its original function of s...
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Design Solutions

143 KING ST E

Want to transform a room in a single swoop? DS’s lofty showroom displays coordinated furniture, textiles, silverware and electronics. White- glove...
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Designers Walk

168 Bedford Rd

An overwhelming collection of showrooms housed in five buildings, DW is primarily frequented by industry insiders, but it is open to the public as well....
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EQ3

222 King St E

Looking for modern furniture that doesn’t require a second mortgage? Small space dwellers are drawn to the price-friendly furniture designs...
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Eliile

74 STAFFORD ST

Stafford Street is an unassuming strip for such a cornucopia of high-end home furnishings. Operating like a pop-up shop of sorts, Nathaniel Garcia regul...
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Elte

80 Ronald Ave

Elte is huge – the showroom covers 180,000 square metres, with contemporary furnishings, case goods, carpeting and home accessories, includ...
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Emily Quinn

1400 Castlefield Ave

This airy space offers everything for the classic or contemporary living and dining room. Intriguing vignettes, separated by Molo’s foldable paper...
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Fute Design

830 DUNDAS ST W

Indoor-outdoor furniture and decorative lighting are the focus of Futé’s eclectic in-house brand; designers from around the globe conceptua...
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Gautier

230 ADELAIDE ST E

Gautier’s sole Canadian location is the place to find environmentally conscious modular and convertible furniture. Quiet wood pieces like the Merv...
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Green Light District

365 RONCESVALLES AVE

It’s not unusual to hear fascinating back stories like this from GLD’s David and Deborah Peets, who personally source each object they sell ...
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Greentea Design

388 Carlaw Ave, STE 200

An Eastern oasis in the Riverdale district, this extra-large showroom features contemporary Asian furniture designed by its in-house team. GD is ...
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Gus* Studio

940 Queen St W

Owned by Stylegarage next door, Toronto’s Gus Design Group is noted for its small-space appropriate furniture featuring no-fuss forms and FSC-c...
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Hardware

760 Queen St E

Pitch-black walls, dim lighting and a tin ceiling give this store an industrial vibe. Meanwhile, the edgy, custom-made furniture by owners Murray...
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Hollace Cluny

1070 Yonge St

Design aficionados flock to this Rosedale shop for its unrivalled selection of accessories and home furnishings. Among modern classics by Knoll, Carl Ha...
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HomeStyle Furnishings

1190 CALEDONIA RD

Not far from the Yorkdale mall, this 4,180-square-metre showroom specializes in luxe leather seating by Natuzzi. Its namesake collection features clean-...
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Houndstooth Decor

1280 CASTLEFIELD AVE

Yet another reason uptown condo dwellers no longer have to venture south of Eglinton to furnish their pad or troll for decorating ideas: Houndstooth has...
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Hudson's Bay

176 YONGE ST

Since retail whisperer Bonnie Brooks upped the housewares ante at this once-humdrum chain, HBC has earned its stripes in our books. Faves at the Queen a...
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Humanscale

488 Wellington St W, 6th Fl

The Canadian headquarters of this LEED Gold-certified company has a wealth of furnishings and lighting options on display, including ergonomic desk c...
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Hästens Beds

55 Mill St, Building #8

This light-filled brick loft showroom is the only place in Ontario to buy the most pricey bed on the market – the Swedish manufacturer’s top...
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IQ Living

542 Danforth Ave

A go-to place for designer kitchen and bath supplies, IQ is stocked with enough kitchen and bath supplies to outfit an entire condo building. In ...
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Inabstracto

1160 Queen St W

Kate Eisen’s passion for mid-century modern makes her little shop a popular destination for the educated design-seeker. An impeccable selection of...
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Indesign Furnishings

214 KING ST E

Classic is always in vogue. This two-storey, brick-and-beam showroom deals in classic modern furniture for the whole home. The focus here is on Canadian...
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Industrial Storm

1106 Queen St W

Owners Gary Flaherty and Hanson Tan produce furniture with urban edge and attention to detail, sketching on the spot as customers describe their ...
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Interior Elements

255 Davenport Rd

This newly renovated two-storey showroom is a shrine to high-end Italian furniture, with big names like Gervasoni and Casamilano holding court. The firs...
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Italinteriors

359 King St E

Tucked behind a red brick storefront, built in 1891 and elegantly restored by local legend Bruce Kuwabara, this showroom embraces simplicity. In palette...
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John Paul & Co.

122-124 Avenue Rd

More like a mini-mansion than showroom, this 418-square-metre store is devoted to home accessories and furniture by luxury labels such as Fend...
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Kantelberg + Co

1150 CASTLEFIELD AVE

Crates of carefully selected antique furnishings and lighting arrive at interior designer Jill Kantelberg’s deep, airy showroom quarterly. Those w...
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Kendall & Co.

227 Carlton St

In the heart of Cabbagetown, this interior design studio also operates a retail shop. Custom window coverings and upholstered furnishings reign, but the...
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Kiosk

288 King St E

In its vast entranceway, visitors encounter avant-garde and legendary design via a sweeping display of Bocci’s luminous planted globes and Ligne R...
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L.A. Design

201 NIAGARA ST

After 11 years on King West, interior designer Christopher Wood has traded in a below-grade retail space for this loftier outlet. The former Legion Hall...
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Limitless Canada

366 Adelaide St E, STE 150

This exposed brick warehouse is the exclusive Canadian outpost for a contemporary line of ergonomic furniture, upholstered in eco-frien...
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Louis Interiors

1283 Caledonia Rd

A go-to for interior designers and style-savvy homeowners alike, this custom furniture manufacturer, outfitter of hotels and restaurants for over 50 yea...
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Love The Design

1362 QUEEN ST E

This cavernous shop is packed with enough industrial-chic furnishings to bring a vintage lover to his knees. Old-school metal mailboxes mingle with zinc...
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Made

867A Dundas St W

Shaun Moore and Julie Nicholson are expert curators of Canadian-designed light fixtures, furniture, carpets and accessories produced with a witty...
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Mi Casa

238 Carlton St

Change the vibe of any room with modern, bold accents from this Cabbagetown destination. Especially appealing to those living in smaller places, it&rsqu...
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Mjölk

2959 DUNDAS ST W

Pronounced “mi-yelk,” this accessories boutique is a popular destination for contemporary design in a neighbourhood better known for ...
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Modern Sense

1875 WILSON AVE

True to its name, this massive showroom is all about ultra-contemporary, high-end Italian products. With its finger on the pulse of the industry’s...
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Montauk Sofa

220 King St E

A giant industrial blackboard at the entrance of this concrete-clad showroom features chalked blueprints of furniture designs – a visual refe...
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Morba

665 Queen St W

A Queen Street staple for more than a decade, this quirky veteran lets you indulge in modern seating, tables and storage á la Saarinen and E...
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Neat Storage Essentials

628 QUEEN ST

This storage essentials boutique is a dream come true for the organization-obsessed. Dulton’s vintage-style glass and glossy lockable white cabine...
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Nieuw.ca

Exclusive furniture and home accessories by Dutch and Belgian artists and designers is this local online retailer’s focus. its three anchor...
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Nirvana Home Collection

55 Bloor St W

Specializing in modern furniture for the home and office, Nirvana is an official distributor for Herman Miller and offers an impressive co...
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Palazzetti

1020 Lawrence Ave W

This loft-like Lawrence Avenue showroom mainly deals in modern Italian-made furnishings and accessories that are hard to find anywhere else, from Fornas...
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Paloform

296 KING ST E

Owner Khai Foo spent 15 years honing high-performance concrete into fireplaces and fire pits in Vancouver before hanging his sign up on King East. Hand-...
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Pavilion

42 GLADSTONE AVE

And the steady shift of showrooms to off-the-beaten-path locales continues. Pavilion left its Queen West home of 11 years for airier digs in an ol...
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Plan L

160 PEARS AVE, STE #317

This shop has just enough room for a few examples of Bernhardt Design’s swoon-worthy furnishings but will order anything you like from the America...
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Poliform

99 JARVIS ST

What accounts for Poliform’s longevity is its immunity to passing fads; it hasn’t wavered from producing luxurious goods for modernists. Sol...
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Quasi Modo Modern Furniture

789 Queen St W

Martin Myers’ beautiful shop carries the heavy hitters of modern design, including lights and accessories by Artemide, LZF and Foscarini, as well ...
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Relative Space/Floorworks

365 Dupont St

Drop by this expansive showroom for the latest in hard and soft flooring. Sliding panels show off engineered wood options by Fuse, Cadorin, Foglie d&rsq...
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Resource Furniture

366 ADELAIDE ST E, STE #102

Reinventing space is the name of the game at this just-opened showroom in the Design District. Italy’s Clei makes much of the furniture, and every...
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Restoration Hardware

2434 YONGE ST

Tufted upholstered sofas, four-poster beds and grandiose chandeliers grace this two-level store of furnishings for the whole home. The real draws to thi...
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Roche-Bobois

101 Parliament St

The French manufacturer carries three classic-contemporary furniture collections: the African-inspired Les Voyages, the pop minimalist Les Contem...
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Rolo

24 Bellair St, Suite 6

It’s always a party at Rolo. This jam-packed doodad store is a mecca for designer household items and wonderful gifts, including rubber-whe...
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Roots Home Design

1400 Castlefield Ave

The furniture at this showroom resembles the brand’s clothing: classic, comfortable and vaguely outdoorsy. Handsome brown leather couches, clas...
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Selene

8051 Keele St

In less than 30 minutes, you can get from the city core to one of the GTA’s largest modern furniture shops. This showroom and manufacturing fac...
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Shelter Furniture

885 Caledonia Rd

Shelter’s carefully curated and largely condo-friendly furnishings strike the right balance between quirk and style. For example: low- hanging Dan...
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Snob

388 Carlaw Ave, Suite 202F

Owner Denise Zidel places hard-to-find African design at your fingertips. From her monthly travels to a dozen African countries, Zidel brings bac...
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South Hill Home

200 Dupont St

The draw at this glam showroom is a practical but outstanding furnishing selection, including Hickory’s exquisitely handcrafted collection of clas...
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Space Furniture

479 Queen St E

Alex Bak and Laura Payne offer custom-designed furnishings – combining wood, steel, glass, ceramic and Plexiglas – with a large part ...
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Studio B/Plan B

380 King St E

Showroom duo Studio B and Plan B’s offerings include modern designer furniture, contract collections and high-end decor items under one ...
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Studiocasa+

326 Davenport RD, Designers Walk, BLDG #2

This tucked-away showroom features super-slick kitchen and bathroom systems from Minimal (which out-fitted the villain’s kitchen in the third Tran...
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Stylegarage

938 Queen St W

Celebrating its tenth anniversary, Stylegarage’s focus is custom-made, Toronto-designed furniture that is classically modern and comfortabl...
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Suite 22 Interiors

160 Bullock Dr

Why go downtown when this Italian furniture showroom has it all? Carrying brands like Bonaldo, Diamantini & Domeniconi and Arketipo, Suite 22 is set...
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Teatro Verde

98 Yorkville Ave

Taking up two floors of a stately Georgian mansion in the heart of Yorkville, this shop is full of unique home and gift items such as cast-iron gnomes f...
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Tendex

247 Davenport Rd

Having been in the high-end European furniture business for 28 years now, Tendex is a stalwart, and this spacious showroom flaunts tactile proof ...
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The Art Shoppe

2131 YONGE ST

Established in 1936, this sprawling furniture showroom takes up an entire city block. While much of the merch veers traditional, the edgier lines includ...
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Torp

345 Wesllesley St E

Top Danish and Scandinavian brands reign supreme at this Cabbagetown distributor. Almost everything Georg Jensen can be had, from ...
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Trianon

247 King St E

With its opulently upholstered furniture and quirky accessories rooted in 18th-century Europe, Trianon has a decidedly different feel than many of its K...
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Tusch Seating

251 Bartley Dr. Unit 4

With a showroom that caters primarily to designers and architects, Tusch offers colourful stools, desk chairs, armchairs and other eleg...
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Umbra Concept Store

165 John St

Designed by Kohn Shnier Architects, UCS is clad in translucent vertical pink bands that make the building glow like a Japanese lantern at dusk. The two-...
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Union Lighting & Furnishings

1491 Castlefield Ave

You’ve got to wear comfortable shoes to visit this 9,000-square-metre lighting showroom. Offering fixtures from more than 100 manufacturers...
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UpCountry

310 King St E

The offerings at this expansive space vary from 1960s reproductions and dark-stained wall units to retro travel trunks that double as funky coffee table...
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Urban Amish

231 KING ST E

Whether you are furnishing an older downtown row house or a modern 42-square-metre condo, UA is flexible enough to suit a variety of personal aesthetic ...
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Urban Mode

145 Tecumseth St

The furnishings and accessories here range from modern classic to contemporary creations, with most pieces suited to small-space living. The stackable H...
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West Elm

109 Atlantic Ave

The hipper sibling to Pottery Barn and Williams-Sonoma, the lofty West Elm showroom attracts apartment and condo dwellers with affordable furniture ...
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WilliamsCraig Design

38 Ossington Ave

Black skulls, perched atop wooden stools, peer out from a massive storefront on the Ossington strip and draw you into the shop. But it’s only afte...
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Zenporium

998 QUEEN ST E

Be prepared to groove – perusing these two floors of home furnishings is a musical experience. Among the benches and colourfulsideboards made from...
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Ziggy's at Home

794 College St

Julie Fass named her modern design store in memory of her grandfather, who used to run a leather goods shop at this location. She purveys a solid...
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