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The Best Furniture Stores in Toronto

Posted by Robyn Urback / August 31, 2011

Furniture TorontoThe Best Furniture Stores in Toronto offer beautifully crafted, unique designs that serve as art as much as function. These stores come into play at that wonderful moment in our lives when carbon copy cardboard furniture will no longer do (a point to which I am eagerly looking forward) and we decide to spend our money on some real, quality, grown-up furniture. While most of us may have to wait until we're very, very grown-up to afford some of the furniture from a few stores on this list, most of these shops offer investment pieces that pay off over time.

With a range of price points and takes on style, here is the list of the best furniture stores in Toronto.

See also:

The best vintage furniture stores in Toronto

Klaus by Nienkamper

Klaus by Nienkamper

Klaus by Nienkamper is an eye-catching multi-level showroom on King East featuring some of the best contemporary designers working today including Castor Design and Tom Dixon. While its high-end $18,000 sofas and $26,000 daybeds may be hopelessly out of reach for the humble furniture admirer, the 44-year-old company has recently taken to Twitter, giving everyone a 140-character glimpse into the world of ultra exclusive design. So far, they haven’t taken to hashtag games. More »

Kiosk (King East)

Kiosk (King East)

With its relatively new showroom at King and Berkeley (dangerously close to its competitor described above), Kiosk offers three levels of unique and colourful furniture boasting sleek designs with a modern edge. This isn’t the furniture store for a project on a tight budget, but it is the place to find unusual creations by brands such as Capellini, Ligne Roset and Poltrona Frau. More »

Mjolk

Mjolk

Mjolk translates to “milk,” which jives perfectly with the feel of the products at this Junction furniture shop. Offering designs from Scandinavia and Japan, the furniture here is clean, simple, and timeless, curated by co-owners John Baker and Juli Daoust. The first furniture shop on the list so far where you can also buy a $12 mushroom brush. More »

Made

Made

Made is a Toronto showroom and gallery exclusively for Canadian-made design. By that description you would think it has nothing but solid pine tables and formed antler coat racks, but the products here are actually quite diverse. Many of the pieces have a retro/rustic feel, with the odd milk crate stool (literally—a milk crate) thrown into the mix. More »

Shelter Furniture

Shelter Furniture

Shelter Furniture is a relatively new arrival to the Castlefield Design District, offering furniture for the bedroom, living room, and dining room at an aggressive price point for the area. Most of the pieces are classic with a bit of a modern edge, and many items are available within weeks of ordering. Since they’ve opened last year they’ve had ongoing sales including pay no HST. Don’t forget to check out their collection of antique typewriters. More »

Commute Home

Commute Home

Now on Dupont after a move from West Queen West, Commute Home offers an immediately recognizable aesthetic that often mixes reclaimed industrial materials with top quality wood finishes. From headlight chandeliers to solid wood dining tables and platform sofas, Commute Home does a little bit of everything, including custom interiors for restaurants throughout Toronto. More »

Stylegarage/Gus

Stylegarage/Gus

Besides the wooden animal heads on the walls, Stylegarage and the adjacent Gus studio on Queen West are beacons of modern. All of the bedroom, dining room, and living room furniture is designed in-house, and can be customized based on your specs and preferences. Stylegarage is the home of the recycled milk jug planter on wheels. More »

Elte/Elte 2nd Floor

Elte/Elte 2nd Floor

With its new, hipper, less expensive second floor, Elte is now catering both to land-owning suburbanites and urban condo dwellers. Specializing in high-end furniture and various collections of fine rugs, Elte sources its products from all over the world, arranging them in its massive warehouse just off of Castlefield Avenue. The second floor is where you’ll find rugs named for rock stars. More »

Avenue Road

Avenue Road

Avenue Road is a sophisticated furniture shop not located on Avenue Road. Go figure. The furniture here at this massive Eastern Avenue showroom is timeless and refined, with price points to match. The store features line from designers around the world such as Christophe Delcourt, Tobias Grau, and Vladimir Kagan. More »

Discussion

23 Comments

TWT / August 31, 2011 at 10:00 am
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can we get a "best budget furniture stores" list? Most of these places only offer furniture at a high price point - even GUS* stuff is high priced given that it's made in China.
TWT / August 31, 2011 at 10:01 am
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can we get a "best budget furniture stores" list? Most of these places only offer furniture at a high price point - even GUS* stuff is high priced given that it's made in China.
Dean / August 31, 2011 at 10:26 am
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What about a best office furniture list. For selfish reasons I nominate: http://www.officeandshopfurniture.ca, they might look like an antique dealer on the outside but they sell some nice unique stuff.
C replying to a comment from TWT / August 31, 2011 at 10:40 am
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I was going to say the same thing as TWT, but then I realized this is a list of local stores (not chains).
Irishboy33 / August 31, 2011 at 10:49 am
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Structube on Queen East at Woodbine, best and reasonable compared to these.. also http://www.ghjohnsontrading.com/ on Dupont
Roadent / August 31, 2011 at 10:54 am
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Arggg - not 'price point' it's high 'prices' - a 'price point' is a technical retail expression meaning a selling price or prices within a range (good/better/best, it doesn't refer to indivdual prices...pet peeve, like 'very unique'...
Cindy / August 31, 2011 at 10:57 am
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G.H. Johnson's Trading on Dufferin and Dupont offers a ton of stuff at reasonable prices. And they also will knock down a sofa and rebuild it, if say, your basement entranceway is too narrow. And it's loads better than what you can get at Ikea (and you don't have to build it yourself)! And they are fast!
Alex / August 31, 2011 at 11:01 am
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Chek out Geovin Furniture its made in Toronto, solid wood and lots of customization options.
Bob Loblaw / August 31, 2011 at 11:08 am
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Elte wins the prize for most obnoxious shoppers / staff
Milo / August 31, 2011 at 11:20 am
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I love DOMISON, from Montreal ... they recently opened at Jarvis and Front. The designs are modern yet comfortable and the prices are very reasonable. Reverse sticker shock - i.e. "Oh, I can actually afford it instead of daydreaming about it." That's where I'm getting my next sofa.

http://www.domison.com/

Roberto / August 31, 2011 at 11:51 am
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ok fine, shameless plug Suite 22 Interiors (www.suite22.ca) north of the city in Markham selling strictly Italian products at great prices. Blogto actually came yesterday to take some pics so I hope to see them up here soon and I will look forward to some comments/critics.

of the list though, my fave is Klaus, very original, great showroom.
Daniel / August 31, 2011 at 01:24 pm
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GH Johnson on dupont (near ossington) is the best. Great selection, great staff and prices.
TWT replying to a comment from C / August 31, 2011 at 01:24 pm
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ahh, but they don't have to be mutually exclusive. Green Sofa Designs, for example, will do a totally custom sofa for the same price (or cheaper than) a GUS* Sofa. Quality should be on par given they use similar foams and materials, but I can't say for sure. hoping to visit their factory next week!
Kelly / August 31, 2011 at 05:22 pm
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actually I visited Suite 22, bought a lot of my furniture there for my condo in the city, great selection, service and price, very easy to deal with.
Morris / September 1, 2011 at 11:40 am
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Little far from the city, but worth the drive. Suite22 in Markham (suite22.ca) Got the same Italian product I was looking for but for less. Big showroom for a lot less cost per sq/ft gives you some savings. Still not cheap, but the stuff is so beautiful it's hard to say no. Great to deal with, super helpful and everything I bought turned out as or better than expected.
Francois / September 1, 2011 at 10:42 pm
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"Investment pieces that will pay off over time"? Does this mean I can charge people for coming over to sit and look sophisticated on my designer couch?
CHEAP UGGS / September 9, 2011 at 10:32 am
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"? Does this mean I can charge people for coming over to sit and look sophisticated on my designer couch?
CHEAP UGGS / September 9, 2011 at 10:36 am
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"? Does this mean I can charge people for coming over to sit and look sophisticated on my designer couch?
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Doug replying to a comment from TWT / April 23, 2012 at 12:12 pm
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Doug replying to a comment from TWT / April 23, 2012 at 12:13 pm
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