Vancouverites love fine, antique, and eclectic home furnishings. Vancouver showrooms and retail stores are full of reproduction and antique, country, and vintage looks. Some of the best places to find these looks include mid to higher-end stores such as Restoration Hardware, Farmhouse Collections, and Country Furniture and thrift/secondhand/antique stores, many of which are found on or near Main Street. Because Vancouver is both an affluent city and a city with a large homeless population, pretty much anything goes. Vancouverites are fond of embracing individualistic unique style, rather than conforming to one particular theme or genre.
The following is a list of popular home furnishings stores, including bigger chain stores, followed by a list of secondhand and antique stores:
Home Furnishings Stores
Shilo Living — http://www.shiloliving.com/
Quality Farmhouse, Country, Mexican, Plantation, and Shaker-style furniture made in Canada; customized pieces made to order; mid to higher-priced
Location:
Mount Pleasant
18 East Broadway
Telephone:
604-733-0100
EQ3 — http://eq3.com/cat-eq3/splash.html
Innovative and modern home furnishings and design; higher-priced
Location:
South Granville
2301 Granville Street
Telephone:
604-681-5155
Inform Interiors — http://www.informinteriors.com/
High-end Italian designer furnishings, one-of-a-kind pieces, ultra modern; high-priced
Location:
Gastown
50 Water Street
Telephone:
604 682 3868
Once A Tree Furniture — http://www.onceatreefurniture.com/
Fine custom wood furniture; higher-priced
Location:
South Vancouver
750 Southwest Marine Drive
Telephone:
604-324-2126
Jordans — http://www.jordans.ca/
Superb home furnishings, accessories, and floor coverings; interior design service; check website for additional locations; mid to higher-priced
Location:
Fairview Slopes
1470 West Broadway
Email:
broadway@jordans.ca
Telephone:
604-733-1174
Pottery Barn — http://www.potterybarn.ca/
Rustic, casual, stylish home furnishings; mid to higher-priced
Location:
South Granville
2600 Granville Street
Telephone:
604-678-9897
Bombay & Co —
Period Reproduction and fine home furnishings; check website for additional locations; higher-priced
Location:
South Granville
2526 & 2536 Granville Street
Telephone:
778-328-8661
The Brick — http://www1.thebrick.com/brickb2c/jsp/index.jsp
Home furnishings, mattresses, appliances, electronics; check website for additional locations; lower to mid-priced
Location:
South Granville
2360 Granville Street
Telephone:
604-734-7963
IKEA — http://www.ikea.ca
Everything for the home and more; Scandinavian, put-it-together-yourself furnishings; check website for additional location; low-priced
Location:
1000 Lougheed Highway
Coquitlam
Telephone:
604-636-1000
Pier 1 Imports — http://www.pier1.com
Global fine furnishings with an artisan feel; check website for additional locations; mid to higher-priced
Location:
Fairview Slopes
1702 West Broadway
Telephone:
604-742-2340
Thrift/Secondhand and Antique Stores
SPCA Thrift Store
Great place to find a bargain; no set prices
Location:
Kitsilano
3626 West Broadway (near Alma)
Telephone:
604-736-4136
Baker’s Dozen Antiques
Wonderful collection of antique toys, curios, and vintage items
Location:
Riley Park
3520 Main Street
Telephone:
604-879-3348
Salvation Army
Some good bargains, nice book section
Location:
Kitsilano
1906 4th Avenue W
Telephone:
604-737-2444
