Shop Talk

The stock market may be on shaky ground, but if the recent surge of U.S. chains opening in Canada is any sign, the home-design market can’t be in bad shape. In Toronto, you can head to Bed Bath & Beyond, Crate and Barrel, and as of October 16, the Williams-Sonoma-owned West Elm. Their location in the hip and still-rough-enough-around-the-edges-to-be-cool Liberty Village is sure to corner downtown’s colossal condo market – and for good reason. It’s a one-stop shop with great finds from furniture to tableware to organic bedding to curtain rods to light fixtures – all at very reasonable prices. Think Pottery Barn but younger and cooler. The store also features a virtual space planner so you can map out your new West Elm pieces within the dimensions of your rooms. And if you can’t fit it all into your compact hybrid, there is a delivery and assembly service that will set everything up wherever you want. It’s a good time to be moving after all!
- Andrea Mills, Home Associate

West Elm, 109 Atlantic Ave., Toronto, westelm.com.