The Best New Design Stores in Toronto for 2016

The best new design stores in Toronto are defined by their heart. These places aren’t only selling cute and eclectic knick-knacks, furniture, and other design items to spruce up your apartment and your life, they’re bringing the love by repping independent designers.

Here are the best new design stores that opened in Toronto during 2016.

7 - Kids at Home

Those with kids can now spoil them with furniture at this Leslieville store that looks so fun I kinda still want some of it now, and teach them to view design in a creative way from a young age with imaginative pieces.
10 - Kroft

This showroom is where to go in the Castlefield Design District to ogle at minimalist, locally-made furniture that favours neutral wood tones and black over finicky patterns and loud colours.
8 - Task New York

This Beaches destination sells many eclectic and pretty items, from crazy old timey key rings to "celebration candles" to fancy tea strainers, and design fans are loving it.
9 - Jalice

This interior design shop near Avenue Road and Davenport has been wowing furniture lovers with their clean, contemporary furniture in luxurious colours with basic but fun lines.
11 - Made by Madrigal

This Junction design store is known for a rootsy approach to home decor. They specialize in refurbishing and selling vintage furniture.
5 - Simply Beautiful

This unassuming little shop in the Junction wins over design lovers with their dedication to quality handcrafted items.
6 - Unlovable General

This Dundas West shop affiliated with Unlovable bar and Loveless cafe brings the same high-energy artistic passion from those businesses into a combination gallery/design store.
4 - Tuck Shop Trading Co.

Now this ain’t Montreal: a ton of the sweaters, toques and caps in this Rosedale store are emblazoned with names of Toronto neighbourhoods in capital lettering. Head here for cozy gifts for those with local pride.
3 - VdeV

For the uneducated, it’s “Vee de Vee,” not “Vee-dev” or the like. This Ossington shop stocks cute items from local creators like Your Pal, Al as well as furniture, lighting and other home decor, proving when Toronto hunts for style, we still look to Montreal for guidance.

by Amy Carlberg via blogTO