Find your personal style at these Vancouver home stores
The way you decorate your home is an immediate extension of your own personal style, equal to how you choose your own clothing fashions. From traditional to modern, functional to whimsical, here are some stores to help you outfit your home in style.
The Cross Décor & Design
1198 Homer St, Vancouver, BC V6B 2X6Walking into Yaletown’s The Cross is like entering a fairy tale — if your fairy tale fantasy is a mix of modern-vintage, French country and Hollywood glam. Sparkling light fixtures, an array of scented candles you could almost eat, beautiful hand-dyed linens, and white everything make a trip to this store your impetus to fully redecorate your home. From large pieces of furniture to the smallest perfect knickknack gift item to stationery and even jewellery, The Cross is every posh city girl’s favourite home store.
Chintz & Company
950 Homer St, Vancouver, BC V6B 2W7Just up the street from The Cross and on the other end of the design spectrum is the traditional Chintz & Company. Its warehouse proportions house furniture, garden décor, artwork, dishes and tchotchkes for every conceivable occasion, all of it forcing you wind your way through its mazes of inventory, curiosities at every turn. Whether you’re on the hunt for a special wedding gift or something to refresh your own home, this is elegant, rather formal store is for you.
CB2
1277 Robson Street, Vancouver, BC V6E 1C2As the younger, hipper, more affordable sister to Crate & Barrel, CB2 should be your first stop after IKEA graduation. Rid your rental of the Swedish stuff and kit out your first home with the modern and fun furnishings available here. Just looking for a dinnerware update? New rug to inject a jolt of colour? A few throw pillows and some candle sticks? All are here to fit your budget and help you curate your new-found independent living in style.
Vancouver Special
3612 Main St, Vancouver, BC V5V 3N5Named for the iconic Vancouver home constructed between 1965 and 1985 that, in our current real estate climate, is actually coming back into vogue, this hip furniture and home décor shop on trendy Main Street will easily and stylishly outfit your home. From Scandinavian-inspired tea and flatware sets to simple felt ottomans to funky trinkets ideal for gift-giving, the recently expanded space houses an excellently curated selection of modern pieces. Check out their impressive selection of design and architecture books and their various events hosted in-store.
Nineteen Ten Boutique
4366 Main St, Vancouver, BC V5V 3P9This quaint little shop up the road from Vancouver Special showcases its lovely collection of home décor items, stationery, lighting and gifts in carefully thought-out vignettes all with a style bent owners Amy Russell and Jennifer Kiel describe as “modern rustic.” Natural fibres like wool and linen are found in their throw pillows and blankets; their house-designed glass terrariums are constructed by a local stained glass artist. Everything in the store will add a welcome texture to your own home, warming and cozying up those glass towers so many Vancouverites calls home.
Anthropologie
2912 Granville St, Vancouver, BC V6H 3J7From stunning textiles in vibrant patterns to ceramic drawer pulls to cozy café au lait mugs, every item in Anthropologie’s House and Home section screams modern French country. Fresh and youthful, the designs evoke an entire mood — leisurely breakfasts of croissants and steaming coffee, French doors draped in billowing fabric opened onto lavender fields, indulgent yet healthful living. This appealing lifestyle is ripe for the taking in their gorgeous displays. And the perfect bohemian tunic to match is just in the next room.
Eighteen Karat Canada Ltd
3039 Granville St, Vancouver, BC V6H 3J9A strong design ethos of minimalism, longevity and inspiration through nature permeates this lovely space on South Granville. Large-scale, resin vases, modern plant holders and high quality, rustic and organic ceramics are displayed in-store with the care and design intuition they hope to see carried through to your home via your personal style. Their commitment to conducting a low-impact, equitable business practice means that you can feel good about your purchases here, especially as they’ll look so gorgeous in your home.
Ten Thousand Villages
1660 Duranleau St, Vancouver, BC V6H 3S4If you’re looking to shop with a clear conscience, look no further than Ten Thousand Villages, the oldest Fair Trade organization in North America that imports artisan-made goods for the home from countries around the world. The design vibe here, then, is global, with lots of dark wood benches, stools, bowls and accessories as well as stunning fabrics used for throw pillows and table linens. Woven baskets, pleasingly shaped vases and mosaic tiles all will add a touch of the exotic to your personal home style.
Parliament Design Inc
2703 Main St, Vancouver, BC V5T 3E9This modern furniture and home décor shop in the heart of Gastown specializes in items with pared-back contemporary design. Space-saving furniture, like modular sofas and storage beds, are ideal for Vancouver’s small-space condos and do not sacrifice style, taking cues from mid-century design but with a modern edge. The owl motif apparent in their name runs through the store with the nocturnal bird popping up in mugs, salt-and-pepper shakers and even a wine-stopper. Home accessories in of-the-moment metals add the perfect hit of glamour.
My Twitter
