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Lauren "Lo-BAL" M.'s Profile

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Places in the T-dot to buy furniture, kitchen and home decor items for your home.

1. Homesense

195 Yonge St
Toronto, ON M5B 1M4
(416) 941-9185

Category: Home Decor

Neighbourhood: Downtown Core

12/28/2010

Hell yeah, so much awesome stuff here. Homesense really needed a downtown location.

(I'm giving -1 star because it's way too crowded, with narrow aisles. I could hardly manover my cart around the shop without taking out other customers. Sigh.…More »

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2. Dreams Bed-Bath-Home Decor

215 Spadina Ave
Toronto, ON M5T
(416) 596-8489

Categories: Mattresses, Home Decor

Neighbourhoods: Alexandra Park, Chinatown, Downtown Core

1/2/2011 First to Review

This place has a HUGE selection of bedding, I was slightly amazed at the selection. Prices are very reasonable too, on par with Homesense or other discount home decor stores.

The upstairs/main floor has 7-8 beds set up with sample duvet sets and…More »

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3. West Elm

109 Alantic Ave
Toronto, ON M6K 1E2
(416) 537-0110

Category: Furniture Stores

Neighbourhood: Liberty Village

12/29/2010

Personally, I'm surprised that anyone is comparing this place to Ikea. Wtf? I went today for the first time and was expecting cheap Ikea shit with higher prices (based on other reviews).

Needless to say, I was pleasantly surprised. Very cool…More »

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4. Toss & Serve

130 King St
Toronto, ON M9N 1L6
(416) 363-2082

Category: Kitchen & Bath

1/27/2011 First to Review

Very cool kitchen store in the PATH (underground) just west of St Andrew station.

This place has more upscale brand name kitchen gadgets and cookery items. Pricier than say, Kitchen Stuff Plus, but modestly priced in comparison to Williams Sonoma.

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5. Anthropologie

80 Yorkville Avenue
Toronto, ON M5R 2C2
(416) 964-9700

Category: Women's Clothing

Neighbourhood: Yorkville

12/6/2010

I knew I was avoiding this place for a reason! I finally ventured in today. Wow. So many beautiful things. Expensive. Not ridiculously expensive, but still somewhat pricey.

I wasn't that bothered by the clothing, not really my style.

But the kitschy…More »

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6. Winners

110 Bloor St W
Toronto, ON M5S 2W7
(416) 920-0193

Category: Department Stores

Neighbourhoods: Discovery District, Yorkville, Downtown Core

8/24/2010

This is my favourite Winners in the city (I haven't visited them all, but most). Since it's located in Yorkville, they carry a lot of higher-end fashion brands.

The second floor has accessories (shoes, handbags, belts, hair accessories, soaps &…More »

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7. IQ Living

542 Danforth Ave
Toronto, ON M4K 1P8
(416) 466-2727

Category: Home Decor

Neighbourhoods: The Danforth, Greektown

12/17/2010

Pretty cool shop on the Danforth. Lots of kitschy household items for your kitchen, bathroom or small living space:

-Dining and table ware
-Pots and pans
-Baking stuff
-Kitchen gadgets
-Bathroom accessories (shower curtains, soap dishes, etc)
-Cookbooks
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8. China Panda

842 Yonge Street
Toronto, ON M4W 2H1
(416) 924-3014

Category: Furniture Stores

Neighbourhood: Yorkville

2/9/2011

There are some pretty nice things in China Panda. It wasn't as junky as I expected given the other reviews. The store has a lot of condo sized furniture, most of it by a brand called Dynasty. Looks to be high quality but the prices are quite…More »

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9. East West Futons

464 Bloor Street W
Toronto, ON M5S 1X8
(416) 588-1391

Category: Furniture Stores

Neighbourhood: The Annex

3/14/2011 First to Review

East West Futons is slightly confusing because:

a) It will likely be mistaken for "The Futon Store" which is about 4 shops down from East West Futons

b) It really does not even specialize in futons

What East West Futons really does have is a nice…More »

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10. The Kitchen and Glass Place

840 Yonge Street
Toronto, ON M4W 2H1
(416) 927-9925

Category: Kitchen & Bath

Neighbourhood: Yorkville

2/9/2011

Crazy amounts of kitchen stuff. Mostly higher quality/higher costing things.

The owner was nice and asked if he could help me find anything.

Unfortunately, the store is somewhat overcrowded and disorganized, so you have to pick your way carefully to…More »

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11. Pottery Barn

100 Bloor Street W
Toronto, ON M5S 3L3
(416) 962-2276

Category: Shopping

Neighbourhoods: Discovery District, Yorkville, Downtown Core

1/3/2011 First to Review

Pottery Barn is a US-based home furnishings store with a few locations in Toronto (the location in the Eaton Centre is closing soon).

This particular location has an upstairs with "Pottery Barn kids" stuff too.

The selection here is quite limited,…More »

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12. Williams Sonoma

100 Bloor St W
Toronto, ON M5S 1M4
(416) 962-9455

Category: Kitchen & Bath

Neighbourhoods: Discovery District, Yorkville, Downtown Core

11/10/2010

Bloor Street location is definitely a fav. I love visiting Williams-Sonoma especially during the holiday seasons. They often have cooking demos and sometimes free food samples of something tasty. Holiday music, festive decorations and friendly staff.…More »

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13. Canadian Tire

65 Dundas Street W
Toronto, ON M5G 2C3
(416) 979-9056

Categories: Tires, Hardware Stores

Neighbourhood: Downtown Core

1/18/2011

Horrible customer service.

I have such fond memories of going to Canadian Tire with my dad when I was young. This place ruined it for me.

It could be a great place. It is really well located and spacious, with lots of selection. But they need to get…More »

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14. Wiener Home Hardware

432 Bloor St W
Toronto, ON M5R
(416) 922-7043

Category: Hardware Stores

Neighbourhood: The Annex

1/2/2011 First to Review

This place is truly quite bad. I've been waiting anxiously for nearly 4 years for it to close so a new Asian restaurant can open up in it's space (just like all the other failed businesses on the Bloor-Annex strip) but people must be spending money…More »

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