Even if Vancouver is more renowned for their outdoor lifestyle, you can still find cool home decor stores in the city. I selected these four stores because they each have a well-defined personality. And yes, they are a subset of what is available in Vancouver, so please add your favorite Indie home decor store as a comment.
Modern Sophistication - Kim's Favorite
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529 Beatty Street (map)
604-632-0095
I follow this modern home decor store since Robert Quinnell and David Keller opened it in 2007. It’s also a good place to shop for gifts for weddings and housewarming parties. They carry home accessories, tabletop and lightning made by artists and designers.
Modern and Organic
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3039 Granville Street (map)
604-742-1880
18 Karat is a design, import and distribution company specializing in home decor, furniture for your dining room and living room, beautiful garden planters, tableware, textiles and lifestyle products. They operate a single retail store in Vancouver. They also run an online store with delivery across Canada and continental United States. A short list of [...]
Architecture Edge
3612 Main Street (map)
604-568-3673
This store founded by a former architect carries contemporary furniture, sofas, design objects, household accessories, and art and architecture books. Their catalogue include the entire range of Tivoli Audio products, the stick lighters by Tsubota Pearl,the Float glassware by Molo Design, the Solair chairs by Montreal architects Fabio Fabiano and Michelange Panzini, Kasmi teas, Tord Boontje’s Until Dawn [...]
A Male Touch
320 West Cordova Street (map)
778-327-9376
If you do not mind being for a while in a tougher neighborhood, I suggest that you stop by the Old Faithful Shop. It has a feel of the old general store. They carry old-fashioned home accessories like storage baskets, glass domes, table linens, soaps and coffee pots. Head to their blog (bottom menu) because [...]
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Vancouver | August 15, 2010 | by Kim Vallee