| Home – Accessories, Montreal |
| AU PRINTEMPS |
| Bring order to your world with an abundance of storage gadgets. Marvel at the sleek Brabantia stainless-steel garbage can, cardboard boxes from Evoluzione and the Danica tea towel sets. It’s got an array of heart-themed items, decorative duck paperweights, box sets covered in gingham and Leonardo glass votive holders. Don’t forget about the custom-designed melamine closets if you’re really messy. |
| 514-488-0584 |
| 4872 Sherbrooke St. W., Westmount (514-488-0584); 1110 Bernard Ave. W., Outremont (514-271-9851) and 4395 St. Denis St. (514-845-0155). |
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| Home – Accessories, Montreal |
| BEN & TOURNESOL |
| Holy Hermès! Exclusive to Montreal: Inspect the Hermès “hunting dogs” china collection and the Siesta line of florals and butterfly patterns. This is the only place in town to get Dean & Deluca spice tins and spice racks in test tubes beside exquisite Versace dinnerware. Revel in the selection of fun gift items, including Paul Frank’s line of monkey accessories and the Dirty Girl bath products. Don’t miss the Ralph Lauren bedding at the back, the Calvin Klein dishes and the handmade jewellery from Israel by Michal Negrin (Victorian cameos) and Ayala Bar (art deco geometrics). |
| 514-481-5050 |
| 4915 Sherbrooke St. W., Westmount |
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| Home – Bedding & Linens, Vancouver |
| Koo Koo and artificial |
| Designer Stephen Senini’s famous stick people towels are still all the rage. The Denman store houses loungewear and pet items (like food and litter mats), while the Main Street store offers discontinued and discounted items. |
| 604-629-1502 |
| Koo Koo, 1114 Denman St. (604-629-1502) and Artificial, 2152 Main St. (604-639-9934) kookootowels.com |
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| Home – Bedding & Linens, Vancouver |
| Letto Di Lusso |
| Florals are back, but think random pattern placings and lots of background colour. Ruffles are history in favour of the flange, with a flat border. |
| 604-732-6373 |
| 3109 Granville St. |
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| www.lettodilusso.com |
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| Home – Bedding & Linens, Vancouver |
| Terra Nova Linen House |
| Here’s where to get that hotel-chic look with 310 thread-count, embroidered New York sheeting and luxurious waffle blankets. At a luxurious 650 thread-count, Barbacci sheets come in colours and textures that will please both sexes. |
| 604-688-9280 |
| 106-1120 Hamilton St. |
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| www.threadcounts.com |
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| Home – Bedding & Linens, Vancouver |
| Chintz & Company |
| Few will deny that there are treasures to be found within the well-stocked corners. Many additions for fall are Asian-influenced, although you’ll also find little black velvet sofas. |
| 604-689-2022 |
| 950 Homer St. |
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| www.chintz.com |
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| Home – Bedding & Linens, Vancouver |
| Duxiana |
| A fixture on South Granville for 10 years in February, this Swedish specialty bed retailer also carries high-end European linens and custom sleepwear to order. |
| 604-734-2623 |
| 2623 Granville St. |
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| www.duxbed.com |
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| Home – Bedding & Linens, Vancouver |
| Fino Lino |
| Halle Berry snapped up a few chic sets of ivory, 600 thread-count sheets by Dea at this high-end linen store. The new design-oriented corner called Petite Fino has lower price points. |
| 604-736-1828 |
| 2715 Arbutus St. |
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| www.finolono.net |
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| Home – Bedding & Linens, Toronto |
| Linens-N-Things |
| Three other locations across the GTA. This big U.S. chain offers towels, bath mats, shower curtains, bedding, pillows, tablecloths and window treatments, as well as dinnerware, glassware, small appliances, etc.—all at really incredible prices. |
| 416-621-6900 |
| 167 North Queen St, Unit A, Etobicoke |
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| www.int.com |
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| Home – Bedding & Linens, Montreal |
| QUI DORT DÎNE |
| Gaëtan Larochelle and Muriel Rajaonina’s full-service bedding store is jam-packed with imports from France (Garnier Thiebaut and Tissage Moutet), England (Cally & Co. tablecloths and aprons) and Ireland (Ulster Weavers’ tea towels and table linen and aprons). Ask about the custom service and spend the day flipping through the sample books. |
| 514-288-3836 |
| 4393 St. Denis St. |
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| www.quidortdine.ca |
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| Home – Bedding & Linens, Vancouver |
| Bed |
| A favourite among UBC-bound students looking for decent bedding that won’t eat up student loans. Find a great range of sizes and colours in the Vancouver-made shirting-weight cotton sheets. Also find micro suede and ’50s retro-inspired prints for fall. |
| 604-736-3482 |
| 2151 W. Fourth Ave. ) |
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| Home – Bedding & Linens, Toronto |
| Au Lit Homestyle |
| One of the best places to buy linens in the city. So many to choose from—French country toile, contemporary styles and Italian jacquards, to name a few. With two other locations and the Au Lit Outlet Store at 2045 Yonge St. (416-489-5245), it’s a must-see for anyone who considers her bed a haven. |
| 416-489-7010 |
| 2049 Yonge St. |
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| Home – Bedding & Linens, Toronto |
| Home Outfitter Eglinton Town Centre |
| Visit homeoutfitters.ca to find a location near you. The promo claims that it’s “Canada’s largest kitchen, bed and bath superstore” and it’s hard to argue. You can get brand name bedding and towels (and more) at greatly reduced prices. |
| 416-644-1759 |
| 1901 Eglinton Ave. E. |
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| www.homeoutfitters.ca |
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| Home – Bedding & Linens, Toronto |
| Le Caprice de Marie-Claude Renaissance Plaza |
| Serious bedding connoisseurs know Madame Claude Bonniere, who in turn knows everything there is to know about bedding. All you need to know is that’s she’s from Paris and she carries the Italian line Frette and the French line D. Porthault, the most coveted linen in the world. |
| 416-921-5191 |
| 150 Bloor St. W. |
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| Home – Bedding & Linens, Montreal |
| THE BAY |
| If you read the newspapers, you’ll catch the sales. Snatch up those Ralph Lauren bedding collections—Jardinière and Dessert Plain Floral—upstairs at the Bay, along with Tommy Hilfiger’s and Nautica’s Blackwatch plaid, the Khaki Crew and Euro Crew lines. Nygård and Togo sheets are affordable and sturdy. |
| 514-281-4422 |
| 585 Ste. Catherine St. W. and 12 other Montreal-area locations. |
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| www.hbc.com |
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| Home – Bedding & Linens, Montreal |
| THE LINEN CHEST |
| Four other Montreal-area locations.The mega Linen Chest in Rockland is the Las Vegas of homeware. Within 30,000 square feet, it has two revolving stages holding three bedroom suites. There’s a waterfall to promote Royal Plush towels and countless shades of the private label Textilier bed linens, shower curtains, accent pillows and duvets. Imported bedsheets can reach 230 thread-count per inch. Brides will be drawn to marriage registry and the new Prima Ultra duvets filled with white goose down. |
| 514-341-7810 |
| Rockland Centre, TMR |
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| www.linenchest.com |
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| Home – Bedding & Linens, Toronto |
| The Shop at The Windsor Arms Hotel |
| The Shop sells almost everything that is in the hotel. Any teas from the tea room, the robes and the Frette linen that is exclusively made for the hotel are for sale. Also, get Darphin products from the hotel’s spa. |
| 416-971-9666 |
| 18 St. Thomas St. |
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| Home – Bedding & Linens, Montreal |
| SIMONS |
| Head up the escalator for a generous selection of home staples. Expect trendy colours. Simons’ house brand for bedding and bath, La Lingère, rivals the old faithfuls. |
| 514-282-1840 |
| 977 Ste. Catherine St. W. (514-282-1840); Promenades St-Bruno (514-282-1840) and Carrefour Laval, Laval (514-282-1840). |
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| Home – Bedding & Linens, Toronto |
| Le Caprice de Marie-Claude |
| One of the best in custom-made and imported linens and bedding. Brands include Porthault, Frette, Vis à Vis and Noël. There are also blankets in wool, alpaca and cashmere, and terry-cloth towels and bathrobes. |
| 416-921-5119 |
| 150 Bloor St. W. |
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| Home – Bedding & Linens, Toronto |
| Taps Bath Centre |
| Taps has all your bathroom fixtures—whirlpools, toilets, faucets and sinks, etc. There’s a boutique for bathroom accessories including towels, towel bars and soaps. Hot items: the chrome Similor Orient Express bar faucet (from $570) named after the fabled train and the Ultra thermo-masseur air tub (from $1,400). |
| 416-785-0224 |
| 1020 Lawrence Ave. W. |
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| Home – Bedding & Linens, Toronto |
| Ginger’s At Elte |
| Part of the Elte empire, Ginger’s is right across the street from the carpets and home building. It has a huge selection of everything imaginable for the kitchen and bath. You can create the ultimate bathroom with everything from free-standing claw-foot tubs and vintage-style pedestal sinks and faucets to the products needed to achieve the complete at-home spa (steam unit, air tub and heated towel-bar rails). There is an entire wall dedicated solely to shower heads. |
| 416-787-1787 |
| 95 Ronald Ave. |
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| Home – Bedding & Linens, Toronto |
| Gobelins Fine Linens |
| Everything from window treatments, bath accessories and designer bedding by Croscill, to mattresses and iron bed frames. Get yourself a luxurious mohair e throw that is available in 15 different colours and patterns ($180). The Japanese Natural Pillows will apparently provide you with the most comfortable, ventilative sleep you’ll ever have, working on the principle that ideal sleeping conditions occur when the head is cool and the feet are warm ($40 to $60). |
| 416-323-9905 |
| Manulife Centre, 55 Bloor St. W. |
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| Home – Bedding & Linens, Toronto |
| Harvest Spa |
| Two other locations in the Toronto area. It’s really so lovely in these stores that you won’t want to leave. Completely and proudly Canadian, the chain offers everything you need for your bath—from bathrobes, bath mats and towels to body lotions and Diptyque candles—all the highest quality available. |
| 416-485-2644 |
| 2586 Yonge St. |
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| Home – Bedding & Linens, Toronto |
| Au Lit Fine Linens |
| Lots of delicious white hotel-style sheets with white bedspreads and waffle blankets. Using Egyptian cotton that’s woven in Italy and manufactured in Montreal, 90 per cent of the products are from Au Lit’s own line. Expect lots and lots of neutrals in many, many variations. A second outlet at 598 Mount Pleasant Rd. sells ends of lines and promos at 30 to 60 per cent off the regular price. |
| 416-488-9662 |
| 630 Mount Pleasant Rd |
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| Home – Bedding & Linens, Montreal |
| BLEU NUIT |
| Looking for a Siberian White Goose Down comforter? It’s here, along with pure linen sheets, corduroy throws and cotton piqué bedspreads. The store-brand duvets and covers are quality merchandise, as are Delorme bathrobes and towels, Samuel Heath accessories and Lesage’s luxurious bath rugs. For an understated look, try Anne de Solène’s duvet covers and tablecloths, bedding in white or natural linen and classy towels from Italy by Tessitura Pardi. Sonia Rykiel’s line of home products is charming with her cherry-patterned and striped duvet cover. See the Bleu Nuit web site to learn how to remove awful stains from your yummy bedding and kitchen linens. |
| 514-843-5702 |
| 3913 St. Denis St. |
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| Home – Bedding & Linens, Montreal |
| CARRÉ BLANC |
| Lunchtime shopping just got better. Carré Blanc expanded its Montreal presence, adding a new downtown location! Pay homage to this 20-year-old label from France. The store only carries its own brand, Carré Blanc, so prepare to pay for 100 per cent cotton products and Old World craftsmanship. |
| 514-847-0729 |
| 3999 St. Denis St. (514-847-0729) and 615 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W. (514-845-0729) |
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| www.carreblanc.com |
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| Home – Classic Contemporary, Toronto |
| Triede Design |
| The Francis Francis X1 espresso machine is the hot item these days. It comes in bright colours ($795) and stainless steel ($1,150). Also popular is the Bonbo adjustable bar stool that comes in eight different colours. Triede Design carries all sorts of interesting stuff—lighting, rugs from France and lots of furniture, too. |
| 416-941-9666 |
| 256 King St. E. |
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| Home – Classic Contemporary, Toronto |
| UpCountry |
| Upscale and stylish, UpCountry is all about rich woods in muted shades of white, olive and brown. Find big comfy chairs and beautiful beds. In the Vintage Collection, you’ll find retro bureaus and consoles from a mid-century doctor’s office. |
| 416-777 1700 |
| 214 King St. E |
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| Home – Classic Contemporary, Vancouver |
| UpCountry – Vancouver |
| The sales team specializes in customizing contemporary furniture from quality Vancouver lines like Bombast, Hom and Momentum. The UpCountry Warehouse has 20 to 70 per cent off clearance inventory. All UpCountry stores become Koolhaus on November 15, including the Whistler satellite store located at Function Junction. |
| 604-875-9004 |
| 2199 W. Fourth Ave. (604-875-9004) and UpCountry Warehouse, 1425 Odlum Dr. (604-254-9008) |
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| Home – Classic Contemporary, Toronto |
| Roche Bobois |
| Toronto Roche Bobois lovers are no longer forced to drive to Montreal to buy their favourite pieces. Open since June, fans can now happily browse through two floors and 15,000 square feet of Roche Bobois furniture in their very own city. “They keep saying, ‘Finally, you are here,’” says manager Shahrzad Ghaffari, who describes the furniture as “contemporary, minimalist but not cold.” He promises the best Italian leather products in the city—everything from sofas and chairs to very low coffee tables and wall units. This French chain has traditional lines under the headings Les Voyages and Les Provinciales, but Ghaffari says young couples love the contemporary furniture (Les Contemporains), especially the Metropolis line. “People think Toronto is conservative but we are not finding this. The younger generation is looking for contemporary. They sit down in here and they don’t want to leave.” |
| 416-366-3273 |
| 101 Parliament St |
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| Home – Classic Contemporary, Toronto |
| Studio B Home |
| From traditional to contemporary and everything in between, find it all for your living room, dining room and bedroom. |
| 416-363-2996 |
| 334 King St. E. |
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| Home – Classic Contemporary, Toronto |
| The Nienkämper Store |
| The name Klaus Nienkämper is synonymous with sharp design. Find chairs with fun names like Wavelength, Zara, Kurve, Epp, Club 21 and Blob (made by Karim Rashid from soft moulded foam). You won’t be able to pull yourself away from Robert Haussman’s chocolate leather Baden sofa ($8,996). |
| 416-362-3434 |
| 300 King St. E. |
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| Home – Classic Contemporary, Toronto |
| Palazzetti Inc. |
| A Toronto institution for 14 years, Palazzetti specializes in expensive modern classic furniture by big name architects such as Le Corbusier, Mies van der Rohe and Marcel Breuer. Owner Fabia Sadoch says people are often impressed by the leather Mies van der Rohe Barcelona chair ($2,950), which has been featured in various magazines. In this 6,500-square-foot space, you’ll find sofas, sofa beds and dining tables, as well as beds and linens. |
| 416-785-7190 |
| 1020 Lawrence Ave. W. |
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